Surya mahadasha is about
standing, authority and the father
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
Surya · Chandra
Surya Mahadasha, Chandra Antardasha
Chandra antardasha in Surya mahadasha runs 6 months. It is the second of the nine and begins 3 months 18 days after the mahadasha starts.
How long it runs
Surya’s 6 years × Chandra’s 10 years ÷ 120
6 months · 183 days
Surya antardasha comes before it, and Mangal antardasha after it.
How the two grahas get on
Surya and Chandra are friends to each other. That natural relationship is where reading a Surya–Chandra period starts; where Surya and Chandra sit in your kundli decides what it brings.
Chandra antardasha adds
the mind, the mother and the home
What it touches in life
Surya–Chandra 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: favour from government, a rise to authority or command, and fulfilled hopes; when it is hard: failure in ventures, friction with those in power, loss of servants, and loss of position. |
| Money and property | When it goes well: gains of wealth, property, clothes, land and vehicles; when it is hard: loss of wealth and grain. |
| Family | When it goes well: marriage, the birth of children and grandchildren, and more joy from spouse and children; when it is hard: distress to spouse and children and disputes with relatives. |
| Health | When it is hard: mental anguish, illness, danger from water, bodily pain and urinary trouble; poor food and living away from home are also warned of. |
For faith and journeys, Parashara’s verses on Surya–Chandra give nothing of their own; there the two grahas’ places in your kundli decide.
What Parashara says
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 52, verses 4–14
Parashara reads Chandra’s antardasha in Surya’s mahadasha by where Chandra sits, counted from the lagna and from Surya, 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 Chandra is in a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house) or a trikona (the 1st, 5th or 9th house), BPHS gives happy family occasions such as a marriage, gains of wealth and property, and the purchase of a house, land, livestock and vehicles.BPHS 52.4–6
- When Chandra is exalted (in her sign of greatest strength) or in her own sign, BPHS gives marriage, the birth of children, kindness and favour from government or those in power, and the fulfilment of one's hopes.BPHS 52.4–6
- When benefic grahas (the gentle planets) stand in the 1st, the 9th or a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th place) counted from Surya, the lord of the mahadasha, BPHS gives comforts and pleasures, a rise in fortune (bhagyodaya), more joy from spouse and children, a rise to authority or a position of command, marriage and religious ceremonies at home, gains of clothes, land and vehicles, and the birth of children and grandchildren.BPHS 52.11–12½
When it is hard
- When Chandra is waning (losing light after Purnima) or is joined by malefic grahas (the harsh planets), BPHS warns of distress to spouse and children, failure in ventures, disputes with others, loss of servants or staff, friction with those in power, and loss of wealth and grain.BPHS 52.7–10
- When Chandra is in the 6th, 8th or 12th house (the dusthanas, houses of difficulty), BPHS warns of danger from water, mental anguish, risk of imprisonment, illness, loss of position, travel to hard places, disputes with relatives who share the family property, poor food, trouble from thieves, the displeasure of those in power, urinary trouble and bodily pain.BPHS 52.7–10
- When Chandra is in the 6th, 8th or 12th from Surya, the lord of the mahadasha, or Chandra is weak, BPHS speaks of poor or coarse food, and of having to live away from home.BPHS 52.13–14
Parashara’s remedy
For peace and comfort, BPHS prescribes giving a white cow and a she-buffalo in charity.
BPHS 52.13–14A caution: BPHS counts this a maraka period (one the texts link with danger to life) when Chandra rules a maraka house, your 2nd or 7th. It warns of danger of untimely death and asks for care with health. BPHS 52.13–14
Surya–Chandra for your lagna
What Surya and Chandra are for each lagna, as Parashara lists them, and the two read together
Both are favourable for Vrishchik (Scorpio) lagna. Both are hard for Mithun (Gemini), Kumbh (Aquarius) lagna, where the period asks for the most care. For Vrishabh (Taurus), Kark (Cancer), Singh (Leo), Meen (Pisces) 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), Dhanu (Sagittarius) and towards hard for Kanya (Virgo), Tula (Libra), Makar (Capricorn).
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 | Surya is (lord of) | Chandra is (lord of) | Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Benefic 5th | Neutral 4th | Leans favourable |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Benefic 4th | 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 | Mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Malefic 3rd | Maraka 2nd | Hard |
| Kark (Cancer) | Maraka 2nd | Benefic 1st | Mixed |
| Singh (Leo) | Benefic 1st | Maraka— lord of the 12th only, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.29–30) 12th | Mixed |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Neutral— gives results by association (34.32) 12th | Malefic 11th | Leans hard |
| Tula (Libra) | Malefic 11th | Neutral · Yoga— gives yoga together with Budh (34.34) 10th | Leans hard |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Yogakaraka— as the verse names it, together with Chandra, the 9th lord (34.35–36) 10th | Yogakaraka— as the verse names it, together with Surya, the 10th lord (34.35–36) 9th | Favourable |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Benefic · Yoga— gives yoga together with Budh (34.38) 9th | Neutral 8th | Leans favourable |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Neutral 8th | Malefic— lord of the 7th, but the killer the verse names for this lagna is Mangal (34.39–40) 7th | Leans hard |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Maraka 7th | Malefic 6th | Hard |
| Meen (Pisces) | Malefic 6th | Benefic 5th | Mixed |
“Together” reads Surya and Chandra 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 Surya–Chandra at 30, read the way the report reads yours
From the Janam Kundli report
Surya mahadasha Opens
Surya rules your 11th house and sits in your 9th house: this period brings those matters forward — income, gains, elder siblings, and friends who help. Favourable — a kendra or trikona, enough Shadbala and vargottama.
Chandra antardasha Mixed
In this kundli it runs 1 September 2020 – 2 March 2021, at the age of 30. Its length here can differ from the one above by a day, because each kundli’s dates round to the day.
Chandra: rules your 10th house, sits in your 6th house. It brings work, standing, and those senior to you. Mixed — well placed from Surya and vargottama; on the other side: a difficult house and short of Shadbala.
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.
Its nine pratyantars
Surya–Chandra divides into nine pratyantars from Chandra’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandra | 15 days | 1 September 2020 – 16 September 2020 | Care |
| Mangal | 11 days | 16 September 2020 – 27 September 2020 | Mixed |
| Rahu | 27 days | 27 September 2020 – 24 October 2020 | Opens |
| Guru | 24 days | 24 October 2020 – 17 November 2020 | Mixed |
| Shani | 29 days | 17 November 2020 – 16 December 2020 | Opens |
| Budh | 26 days | 16 December 2020 – 11 January 2021 | Mixed |
| Ketu | 11 days | 11 January 2021 – 22 January 2021 | Mixed |
| Shukra | 30 days | 22 January 2021 – 21 February 2021 | Mixed |
| Surya | 9 days | 21 February 2021 – 2 March 2021 | Opens |
The dasha calculator finds your own Surya–Chandra dates free, and the Janam Kundli report reads your antardashas this way, with the pratyantars of the one you are in.
Upay in Surya–Chandra
Suggestions for Chandra’s months, which your kundli confirms
For this pair
Parashara gives Surya–Chandra a remedy of its own (BPHS 52.13–14), set out above under “Parashara’s remedy”; it comes first.
Chandra’s beej mantra and daan
ॐ श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चन्द्राय नमः
Daan: rice and white cloth, on Monday
Every Chandra upay
What helps and what to keep clear of in any Chandra period: Chandra mahadasha. Its vrat, ratna, stotra and puja: Chandra upay.
Chandra antardasha in the other mahadashas
Common questions
How long is Surya mahadasha Chandra antardasha?
6 months (183 days): Surya’s 6 years × Chandra’s 10 years ÷ 120. It begins 3 months 18 days after a Surya mahadasha starts.
Is Surya mahadasha Chandra antardasha good or bad?
Not in advance: it turns on your lagna and on where Surya and Chandra sit in your kundli. By Parashara’s lists it is strongest for Vrishchik (Scorpio) lagna. It is hardest for Mithun (Gemini), Kumbh (Aquarius) lagna. By nature the two are friends. On the Tula lagna kundli above, the Janam Kundli report reads it as “Mixed”, as its chip above says.
What are the pratyantars of Surya mahadasha Chandra antardasha?
Nine, in the order Chandra, Mangal, Rahu, Guru, Shani, Budh, Ketu, Shukra, Surya. Each is Surya–Chandra’s length × the pratyantar lord’s years ÷ 120, so the longest is Shukra’s, about 30 days, and the shortest Surya’s, about 9 days.
What upay helps in Chandra antardasha?
Parashara gives this antardasha a remedy of its own (BPHS 52.13–14), set out above under “Parashara’s remedy”. The Chandra beej mantra, Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandraya Namah, and a daan of rice and white cloth on Monday are the everyday upay for Surya–Chandra, 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.
