Antardasha 4 of 9 in Sun mahadasha · 10 mo 24 d
Sun-Rahu antardasha सूर्य-राहु अंतर्दशा
Sun-Rahu lasts about ten months and twenty-four days. Rahu, modelled on Saturn, counts the Sun as an enemy, and the Sun returns it, so tradition reads this as one of the harder sub-periods. Ambition rises sharply and may outrun judgement; dealings with foreigners, unconventional career moves, and confrontations with authority are listed. Deception by associates, the father's health, and stress-related ailments are classical cautions. Gains here often come with strings.
- Length
- 10 mo 24 d
- Position
- 4 of 9 in Sun
- Natural relation
- Sun is enemy to Rahu
The mahadasha behind it
Sun mahadasha is a short six year period that tradition links with authority, visibility, the father, and one's standing in the world. After the long and comfortable Venus period it feels brisk and demanding, with fewer indulgences and more responsibility. Classical texts read a strong Sun as bringing status and clarity of purpose, and a weak Sun as bringing ego friction and setbacks with superiors. Read the full Sun mahadasha.
What Rahu adds as sub-lord
Rahu mahadasha is an eighteen year period that tradition associates with ambition, unconventional paths, foreign lands, and the hunger for what one does not yet have. After the direct Mars period it feels more complicated and less predictable. Classical texts read a well-placed Rahu as bringing worldly rise by unusual routes, and an afflicted Rahu as bringing confusion, deception, and dissatisfaction despite gains. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Rahu owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Sun's themes for 10 mo 24 d. See Rahu as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Sun runs 6 years and Rahu runs 18 years in the 120-year cycle, so Sun-Rahu lasts 6 × 18 ÷ 120 = 0.900 years, about 10 mo 24 d. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.