This page provides an in-depth look at Desmond Howard's Nakshatra dashas, including Vimshottari, Mahadasha, Antardasha, and Pratyantardasha, revealing how these astrological cycles influence their life journey and personality according to Vedic astrology.

Index of Nakshatra Dashas

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Vimshottari Dasha

It is an universal dasha and applicable to all kundalis, but more suitable when birth time is in Krishna Paksha and Sun Hora

In this kundali, Birth time is in Shukla Paksha and Moon Hora.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1 | 1 Ve Jan. 12, 1954 Jan. 11, 1974 20.0 Years
2 | 1 Su Jan. 11, 1974 Jan. 12, 1980 6.0 Years
3 | 1 Mo Jan. 12, 1980 Jan. 11, 1990 10.0 Years
4 | 1 Ma Jan. 11, 1990 Jan. 11, 1997 7.0 Years
5 | 1 Ra Jan. 11, 1997 Jan. 11, 2015 18.0 Years
6 | 1 Ju Jan. 11, 2015 Jan. 11, 2031 16.0 Years
7 | 1 Sa Jan. 11, 2031 Jan. 11, 2050 19.0 Years
8 | 1 Me Jan. 11, 2050 Jan. 11, 2067 17.0 Years
9 | 1 Ke Jan. 11, 2067 Jan. 11, 2074 7.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Shodashottari Dasha

Birth time should be in Krishna Paksha and Moon Hora or Shukla Paksha and Sun Hora

In this kundali, Birth time is in Shukla Paksha and Moon Hora.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Sa Dec. 07, 1958 Dec. 06, 1972 14.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ke Dec. 06, 1972 Dec. 07, 1987 15.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Mo Dec. 07, 1987 Dec. 07, 2003 16.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Me Dec. 07, 2003 Dec. 06, 2020 17.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ve Dec. 06, 2020 Dec. 06, 2038 18.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Su Dec. 06, 2038 Dec. 06, 2049 11.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ma Dec. 06, 2049 Dec. 06, 2061 12.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ju Dec. 06, 2061 Dec. 06, 2074 13.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Dwadasottari Dasha

Birth ascendant navamsha lord should be Venus

In this kundali, Birth ascendant navamsha lord is in Ma.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Su Aug. 25, 1964 Aug. 26, 1971 7.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ju Aug. 26, 1971 Aug. 25, 1980 9.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ke Aug. 25, 1980 Aug. 26, 1991 11.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Me Aug. 26, 1991 Aug. 25, 2004 13.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ra Aug. 25, 2004 Aug. 26, 2019 15.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ma Aug. 26, 2019 Aug. 25, 2036 17.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Sa Aug. 25, 2036 Aug. 25, 2055 19.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Mo Aug. 25, 2055 Aug. 24, 2076 21.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Ashtottari Dasha

Rahu should be located in either angle or trine except first house.

In this kundali, Rahu is located in H9.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1 | 1 Ma Jun. 20, 1963 Jun. 20, 1971 8.0 Years
2 | 1 Me Jun. 20, 1971 Jun. 19, 1988 17.0 Years
3 | 1 Sa Jun. 19, 1988 Jun. 20, 1998 10.0 Years
4 | 1 Ju Jun. 20, 1998 Jun. 19, 2017 19.0 Years
5 | 1 Ra Jun. 19, 2017 Jun. 19, 2029 12.0 Years
6 | 1 Ve Jun. 19, 2029 Jun. 19, 2050 21.0 Years
7 | 1 Su Jun. 19, 2050 Jun. 19, 2056 6.0 Years
8 | 1 Mo Jun. 19, 2056 Jun. 19, 2071 15.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Panchottari Dasha

Birth ascendant should be cancer and it should be same for D1 and D12 charts.

In this kundali, Birth ascendant is Ge and same for D1 and D12 charts.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Su Jul. 25, 1960 Jul. 25, 1972 12.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Me Jul. 25, 1972 Jul. 26, 1985 13.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Sa Jul. 26, 1985 Jul. 26, 1999 14.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ma Jul. 26, 1999 Jul. 26, 2014 15.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ve Jul. 26, 2014 Jul. 25, 2030 16.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Mo Jul. 25, 2030 Jul. 26, 2047 17.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ju Jul. 26, 2047 Jul. 25, 2065 18.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Shatabdika Dasha

Birth ascendant should be vargottam.

In this kundali, Birth ascendant (Ge) is vargottam.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ju Jan. 12, 1954 Jan. 11, 1974 20.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ma Jan. 11, 1974 Jan. 11, 1994 20.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Sa Jan. 11, 1994 Jan. 11, 2024 30.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Su Jan. 11, 2024 Jan. 11, 2029 5.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Mo Jan. 11, 2029 Jan. 11, 2034 5.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ve Jan. 11, 2034 Jan. 11, 2044 10.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Me Jan. 11, 2044 Jan. 11, 2054 10.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Chaturshiti Sama Dasha

H10 lord should be in H10.

In this kundali, H10 lord (Ju) is located in H10.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ma Jul. 25, 1960 Jul. 25, 1972 12.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Me Jul. 25, 1972 Jul. 25, 1984 12.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ju Jul. 25, 1984 Jul. 25, 1996 12.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ve Jul. 25, 1996 Jul. 25, 2008 12.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Sa Jul. 25, 2008 Jul. 25, 2020 12.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Su Jul. 25, 2020 Jul. 25, 2032 12.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Mo Jul. 25, 2032 Jul. 25, 2044 12.0 Years
8.0 | 2 Ma Jul. 25, 2044 Jul. 25, 2056 12.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Dwisaptati Sama Dasha

H1 lord should be in H7 or H7 lord should be in H1.

In this kundali, H7 lord (Ju) is located in H1, H7 lord (Ju) is located in H1.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Me Jan. 07, 1963 Jan. 07, 1972 9.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ju Jan. 07, 1972 Jan. 06, 1981 9.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ve Jan. 06, 1981 Jan. 06, 1990 9.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Sa Jan. 06, 1990 Jan. 06, 1999 9.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ra Jan. 06, 1999 Jan. 06, 2008 9.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Su Jan. 06, 2008 Jan. 06, 2017 9.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Mo Jan. 06, 2017 Jan. 06, 2026 9.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ma Jan. 06, 2026 Jan. 06, 2035 9.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Me Jan. 06, 2035 Jan. 06, 2044 9.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Ju Jan. 06, 2044 Jan. 05, 2053 9.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Ve Jan. 05, 2053 Jan. 06, 2062 9.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Shashtihayani Dasha

Sun should be located in first house (H1).

In this kundali, Sun is not located in first house (H1).

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1 | 1 Mo Jun. 20, 1965 Jun. 20, 1971 6.0 Years
2 | 1 Me Jun. 20, 1971 Jun. 20, 1977 6.0 Years
3 | 1 Ve Jun. 20, 1977 Jun. 20, 1983 6.0 Years
4 | 1 Sa Jun. 20, 1983 Jun. 19, 1989 6.0 Years
5 | 1 Ra Jun. 19, 1989 Jun. 20, 1995 6.0 Years
6 | 1 Ju Jun. 20, 1995 Jun. 19, 2005 10.0 Years
7 | 1 Su Jun. 19, 2005 Jun. 20, 2015 10.0 Years
8 | 1 Ma Jun. 20, 2015 Jun. 19, 2025 10.0 Years
9 | 2 Mo Jun. 19, 2025 Jun. 20, 2031 6.0 Years
10 | 2 Me Jun. 20, 2031 Jun. 19, 2037 6.0 Years
11 | 2 Ve Jun. 19, 2037 Jun. 20, 2043 6.0 Years
12 | 2 Sa Jun. 20, 2043 Jun. 19, 2049 6.0 Years
13 | 2 Ra Jun. 19, 2049 Jun. 19, 2055 6.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Shattrimshat Sama Dasha

Birth time should be in Moon Hora and fall under the category of Nigth Birth or in Sun Hora and fall under the category of Day Birth.

In this kundali, Birth time is in Moon Hora and fall under category of Day Birth.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Mo Jul. 21, 1969 Jul. 21, 1970 1.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Su Jul. 21, 1970 Jul. 20, 1972 2.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ju Jul. 20, 1972 Jul. 21, 1975 3.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ma Jul. 21, 1975 Jul. 21, 1979 4.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Me Jul. 21, 1979 Jul. 20, 1984 5.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Sa Jul. 20, 1984 Jul. 21, 1990 6.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ve Jul. 21, 1990 Jul. 20, 1997 7.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ra Jul. 20, 1997 Jul. 20, 2005 8.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Mo Jul. 20, 2005 Jul. 20, 2006 1.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Su Jul. 20, 2006 Jul. 20, 2008 2.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Ju Jul. 20, 2008 Jul. 21, 2011 3.0 Years
12.0 | 2 Ma Jul. 21, 2011 Jul. 21, 2015 4.0 Years
13.0 | 2 Me Jul. 21, 2015 Jul. 20, 2020 5.0 Years
14.0 | 2 Sa Jul. 20, 2020 Jul. 20, 2026 6.0 Years
15.0 | 2 Ve Jul. 20, 2026 Jul. 20, 2033 7.0 Years
16.0 | 2 Ra Jul. 20, 2033 Jul. 20, 2041 8.0 Years
17.0 | 3 Mo Jul. 20, 2041 Jul. 20, 2042 1.0 Years
18.0 | 3 Su Jul. 20, 2042 Jul. 20, 2044 2.0 Years
19.0 | 3 Ju Jul. 20, 2044 Jul. 20, 2047 3.0 Years
20.0 | 3 Ma Jul. 20, 2047 Jul. 20, 2051 4.0 Years
21.0 | 3 Me Jul. 20, 2051 Jul. 20, 2056 5.0 Years
22.0 | 3 Sa Jul. 20, 2056 Jul. 20, 2062 6.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration