Chandra mahadasha is about
the mind, the mother and the home
Menu
Today’s panchangall five angas with exact timesTithithe lunar day, and when it endsNakshatrathe Moon’s position todayHorathe planetary hour, all twenty-fourRahu Kaalthe time to avoid starting new workChoghadiyaday and night, each split into eightFestivalsDiwali, Holi and 81 more, with the rule behind each dateVratEkadashi with parana, Purnima, Amavasya, Pradosh
Chandra · Mangal
Chandra Mahadasha, Mangal Antardasha
Mangal antardasha in Chandra mahadasha runs 7 months. It is the second of the nine and begins 10 months after the mahadasha starts.
How long it runs
Chandra’s 10 years × Mangal’s 7 years ÷ 120
7 months · 213 days
Chandra antardasha comes before it, and Rahu antardasha after it.
How the two grahas get on
Chandra counts Mangal neither friend nor enemy (neutral), and Mangal counts Chandra a friend. That natural relationship is where reading a Chandra–Mangal period starts; where Chandra and Mangal sit in your kundli decides what it brings.
Mangal antardasha adds
effort, property and disputes
What it touches in life
Chandra–Mangal area by area, in plain words, from Parashara’s verses set out below
| Area | What the verses give |
|---|---|
| Work and standing | When it goes well: your fortune rises, government recognises you, and every effort succeeds; when it is hard: you clash with employees and those in power. |
| Money and property | When it goes well: you gain clothes and ornaments, better harvests, home prosperity and business profit; when it is hard: you lose at home, in farming and in business. |
| Family | When it is hard: you are separated from relatives. |
| Health | When it is hard: your body suffers distress. |
For faith and journeys, Parashara’s verses on Chandra–Mangal give nothing of their own; there the two grahas’ places in your kundli decide.
What Parashara says
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 53, verses 7–12
Parashara reads Mangal’s antardasha in Chandra’s mahadasha by where Mangal sits, counted from the lagna and from Chandra, and by what it rules; your kundli shows which line is yours, and though the text speaks of a man, its results apply to anyone.
When it goes well
- When Mangal is in a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house) or a trikona (the 1st, 5th or 9th house), BPHS gives rising fortune, recognition from government, gains of clothes and ornaments, success in every effort, better harvests and prosperity at home, and profit in business.BPHS 53.7–8½
- When Mangal is exalted (in his sign of greatest strength) or in his own sign, BPHS gives great happiness and the enjoyment of comforts.BPHS 53.7–8½
When it is hard
- When Mangal is in the 6th, 8th or 12th house from the lagna (ascendant), or is joined or aspected (receives drishti) by malefic grahas (the harsh planets) placed in the 6th, 8th or 12th from Chandra, the lord of the mahadasha, BPHS warns of bodily distress, losses at home and in farming, losses in business dealings, friction with employees and with those in power, separation from relatives, and a hot temper.BPHS 53.9–12
These verses give no remedy of their own for Mangal’s antardasha in Chandra’s mahadasha; the everyday upay for Mangal are below.
Chandra–Mangal for your lagna
What Chandra and Mangal are for each lagna, as Parashara lists them, and the two read together
Both are favourable for Kark (Cancer), Meen (Pisces) lagna. Both are hard for Vrishabh (Taurus), Mithun (Gemini), Kanya (Virgo), Makar (Capricorn), Kumbh (Aquarius) lagna, where the period asks for the most care. For Singh (Leo) lagna one is good and the other hard, so the period is mixed. Where one of the two is neutral, the other decides the lean: towards good for Mesh (Aries), Vrishchik (Scorpio), Dhanu (Sagittarius) and towards hard for Tula (Libra).
The labels, from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 34:
- Yogakaraka: the strongest graha a lagna can have: the one Parashara names as bringing yoga, or the one lord of both a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th) and a trikona (1st, 5th, 9th) (34.13)
- Benefic, Malefic, Neutral: works for the lagna; brings its harder matters; neither
- Lagna lord: the lagna’s own graha, where the verse calls it neither good nor hard
- Maraka: a killer Parashara names for the lagna, watched for health and longevity; printed alone, or after another label. It is not always the lord of the 2nd or 7th: where it differs, the line under it gives the verse
- · Yoga: one of two grahas he says give yoga together for this lagna
| Lagna | Chandra is (lord of) | Mangal is (lord of) | Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Neutral 4th | Benefic 1st and 8th | Leans favourable |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 3rd only, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.23–24) 3rd | Maraka 7th and 12th | Hard |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Maraka 2nd | Malefic 6th and 11th | Hard |
| Kark (Cancer) | Benefic 1st | Yogakaraka 5th and 10th | Favourable |
| Singh (Leo) | Maraka— lord of the 12th only, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.29–30) 12th | Yogakaraka 4th and 9th | Mixed |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Malefic 11th | Malefic 3rd and 8th | Hard |
| Tula (Libra) | Neutral · Yoga— gives yoga together with Budh (34.34) 10th | Malefic · Maraka 2nd and 7th | Leans hard |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Yogakaraka— as the verse names it, together with Surya, the 10th lord (34.35–36) 9th | Neutral 1st and 6th | Leans favourable |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Neutral 8th | Benefic 5th and 12th | Leans favourable |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Malefic— lord of the 7th, but the killer the verse names for this lagna is Mangal (34.39–40) 7th | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 4th and 11th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.39–40) 4th and 11th | Hard |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Malefic 6th | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 3rd and 10th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.41–42) 3rd and 10th | Hard |
| Meen (Pisces) | Benefic 5th | Benefic · Yoga— gives yoga together with Guru (34.44)— also named a killer, though not one who kills on his own (34.44) 2nd and 9th | Favourable |
“Together” reads Chandra and Mangal side by side: both favourable is Favourable; one favourable and one neutral, Leans favourable; one each way, Mixed; one hard and one neutral, Leans hard; both hard, Hard; both neutral, Placement decides. A Yoga pair is two grahas Parashara names together for that lagna.
Read on a real kundli
One kundli that meets Chandra–Mangal at 36, read the way the report reads yours
From the Janam Kundli report
Chandra mahadasha Care
Chandra rules your 10th house and sits in your 6th house: this period brings those matters forward — work, standing, and those senior to you. Go carefully — a difficult house and short of Shadbala; on the other side: vargottama.
Mangal antardasha Mixed
In this kundli it runs 15 March 2027 – 14 October 2027, from the age of 36 to 37. Its length here can differ from the one above by a day, because each kundli’s dates round to the day.
Mangal: rules your 2nd house and 7th house, sits in your 7th house. It brings the money at hand, the family, and speech; the spouse, partners, and those one deals with. Mixed — a kendra or trikona and strong in its sign; on the other side: short of Shadbala and in an enemy's sign in the navamsa.
Shadbala: the six-fold measure of a graha’s strength the report computes; “short of Shadbala” means below the strength the texts ask of it. Vargottama: in the same rashi in the birth chart and in the navamsa, which strengthens a graha. Navamsa: the ninth-division chart, read for a graha’s inner strength.
Its nine pratyantars
Chandra–Mangal divides into nine pratyantars from Mangal’s own on. Each length is counted between the dates beside it, and comes out the same in any kundli give or take a day; the dates and readings are this one’s.
| Pratyantar | Length | In this kundli | The report reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangal | 12 days | 15 March 2027 – 27 March 2027 | Mixed |
| Rahu | 1 month 1 day | 27 March 2027 – 28 April 2027 | Opens |
| Guru | 29 days | 28 April 2027 – 27 May 2027 | Mixed |
| Shani | 1 month 2 days | 27 May 2027 – 29 June 2027 | Opens |
| Budh | 1 month 1 day | 29 June 2027 – 30 July 2027 | Mixed |
| Ketu | 12 days | 30 July 2027 – 11 August 2027 | Mixed |
| Shukra | 1 month 5 days | 11 August 2027 – 16 September 2027 | Mixed |
| Surya | 10 days | 16 September 2027 – 26 September 2027 | Opens |
| Chandra | 18 days | 26 September 2027 – 14 October 2027 | Care |
The dasha calculator finds your own Chandra–Mangal dates free, and the Janam Kundli report reads your antardashas this way, with the pratyantars of the one you are in.
Upay in Chandra–Mangal
Suggestions for Mangal’s months, which your kundli confirms
For this pair
Parashara’s verses give Chandra–Mangal no remedy of their own, so the everyday upay for Mangal carry it.
Mangal’s beej mantra and daan
ॐ क्रां क्रीं क्रौं सः भौमाय नमः
Daan: red lentils and jaggery, on Tuesday
Every Mangal upay
What helps and what to keep clear of in any Mangal period: Mangal mahadasha. Its vrat, ratna, stotra and puja: Mangal upay.
Mangal antardasha in the other mahadashas
Common questions
How long is Chandra mahadasha Mangal antardasha?
7 months (213 days): Chandra’s 10 years × Mangal’s 7 years ÷ 120. It begins 10 months after a Chandra mahadasha starts.
Is Chandra mahadasha Mangal antardasha good or bad?
Not in advance: it turns on your lagna and on where Chandra and Mangal sit in your kundli. By Parashara’s lists it is strongest for Kark (Cancer), Meen (Pisces) lagna. It is hardest for Vrishabh (Taurus), Mithun (Gemini), Kanya (Virgo), Makar (Capricorn), Kumbh (Aquarius) lagna. By nature the friendship is uneven: Chandra sees Mangal as neutral, and Mangal sees Chandra as a friend. On the Tula lagna kundli above, the Janam Kundli report reads it as “Mixed”, as its chip above says.
What are the pratyantars of Chandra mahadasha Mangal antardasha?
Nine, in the order Mangal, Rahu, Guru, Shani, Budh, Ketu, Shukra, Surya, Chandra. Each is Chandra–Mangal’s length × the pratyantar lord’s years ÷ 120, so the longest is Shukra’s, about 1 month 5 days, and the shortest Surya’s, about 10 days.
What upay helps in Mangal antardasha?
The Mangal beej mantra, Om Kraam Kreem Kraum Sah Bhaumaya Namah, and a daan of red lentils and jaggery on Tuesday are the everyday upay for Chandra–Mangal, where your kundli shows the need.
Which dasha you are running is a fact about your chart.
It follows from the Moon’s nakshatra at your birth. Enter your birth details and the whole 120-year timeline comes with it, each period read for your chart.
Find my dashaAsk Acharya Parashara
An AI Vedic astrologer. Chat in any Indian language; call in Hindi and English.Try asking“Give me the most detailed analysis of my kundli”“What rare yogas exist in my birth chart?”“Analyze my Sookshma dasha for this month”Chat Call Billed per minute, only while your chat or call is on. End it any time.
