Jyotiṣa · Timing System
Vimśottarī is the master timing system of Parāśara’s Jyotiṣa — a 120-year cycle of nine planetary periods, run in a fixed order, anchored to the exact nakṣatra your Moon occupied at birth.
Every graha rules a fixed number of years, and the sum is exactly 120 — a full symbolic lifetime. Which period you are born into, and where in it, is set by your Moon’s nakṣatra. From there the sequence never changes.
01The nine periods, in order
| Graha | Period | Signifies |
|---|---|---|
| Ketuketu | 7 years | Detachment, endings and the inward pull. |
| Śukravenus | 20 years | Relationships, comfort and the arts. |
| Sūryasun | 6 years | Authority, the ego and the father-principle. |
| Candramoon | 10 years | The emotional mind, mother and inner tides. |
| Maṅgalamars | 7 years | Drive, courage and open conflict. |
| Rāhurahu | 18 years | Ambition and the unorthodox. |
| Gurujupiter | 16 years | Wisdom, dharma and expansion. |
| Śanisaturn | 19 years | Discipline, delay and endurance. |
| Budhamercury | 17 years | Intellect, speech and commerce. |
| Total cycle | 120 years | Ketu → Venus → … → Mercury, then repeats. |
Order: Ketu · Venus · Sun · Moon · Mars · Rāhu · Jupiter · Saturn · Mercury. Each mahādaśā subdivides into nine antardaśās in the same order.
02How your starting point is fixed
At birth, your Moon sits in one of the 27 nakṣatras, each ruled by a graha. That ruler’s daśā is the one you are born into — and how far the Moon has travelled through the nakṣatra decides how much of it remains. Everything after runs in the fixed order.
This is why timing in Jyotiṣa is computational, not intuitive: given an exact birth moment, the entire 120-year map is determined.
See your exact Vimśottarī Mahādaśā
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Find yours today →03Common questions
Why 120 years?
It is the sum of the nine planetary allotments (7+20+6+10+7+18+16+19+17) — a symbolic full lifespan in the Parāśara system.
Which daśā am I running now?
That depends on your birth Moon’s nakṣatra and the time elapsed since. Karma Jyotiṣa computes your current mahādaśā and antardaśā with exact dates, free.
