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Vimshottari dasha
Venus (Shukra) Mahadasha
20 years
Venus mahadasha runs 20 years in the Vimshottari cycle — the longest of the nine. It follows Ketu mahadasha and is followed by Sun; anyone born with the Moon in Bharani, Purva Phalguni or Purva Ashadha begins life in it.
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- Length
- 20 years
- Place in the cycle
- Ketu → Venus → Sun
- Nakshatras it rules
- Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha
- Antardashas
- 9
Venus mahadasha is the longest in the cycle and brings relationships, marriage, comfort, vehicles, the arts, luxury and wealth. Well placed, the texts read it as a long spell of comfort and prosperity; afflicted, they link it to indulgence, strained relationships and reproductive or urinary complaints.
Each antardasha lasts mahadasha years × its lord's years ÷ 120, in the order of the cycle starting with Venus itself. Lengths are shown as the traditional tables print them (12 months of 30 days); the dasha calculator dates every one exactly for a birth.
| Antardasha | Length | Years | Ends after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venus – Venus | 3y 4m | 3.33 | 3y 4m |
| Venus – Sun | 1y | 1.00 | 4y 4m |
| Venus – Moon | 1y 8m | 1.67 | 6y |
| Venus – Mars | 1y 2m | 1.17 | 7y 2m |
| Venus – Rahu | 3y | 3.00 | 10y 2m |
| Venus – Jupiter | 2y 8m | 2.67 | 12y 10m |
| Venus – Saturn | 3y 2m | 3.17 | 16y |
| Venus – Mercury | 2y 10m | 2.83 | 18y 10m |
| Venus – Ketu | 1y 2m | 1.17 | 20y |
A mahadasha brings the matters of the houses its lord rules. Which houses those are depends on the lagna:
| Lagna | Houses it rules | Classical role | Brings into focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries (Mesha) | 2nd, 7th | Kendra lord — follows its placement | Wealth, Speech & Family; Marriage & Partner |
| Taurus (Vrishabha) | 1st, 6th | Lagna lord — favourable wherever it sits | Personality & Health; Enemies, Debt & Health |
| Gemini (Mithuna) | 5th, 12th | Trikona lord — favourable | Children & Intellect; Expenses & Foreign Lands |
| Cancer (Karka) | 4th, 11th | Lord of the 3rd or 11th — mixed | Home, Mother & Property; Income & Gains |
| Leo (Simha) | 3rd, 10th | Lord of the 3rd or 11th — mixed | Courage & Siblings; Career & Status |
| Virgo (Kanya) | 2nd, 9th | Trikona lord — favourable | Wealth, Speech & Family; Fortune & Father |
| Libra (Tula) | 1st, 8th | Lagna lord — favourable wherever it sits | Personality & Health; Longevity & Sudden Change |
| Scorpio (Vrishchika) | 7th, 12th | Dusthana lord — results come through effort | Marriage & Partner; Expenses & Foreign Lands |
| Sagittarius (Dhanu) | 6th, 11th | Dusthana lord — results come through effort | Enemies, Debt & Health; Income & Gains |
| Capricorn (Makara) | 5th, 10th | Yogakaraka — rules a kendra and a trikona | Children & Intellect; Career & Status |
| Aquarius (Kumbha) | 4th, 9th | Yogakaraka — rules a kendra and a trikona | Home, Mother & Property; Fortune & Father |
| Pisces (Meena) | 3rd, 8th | Dusthana lord — results come through effort | Courage & Siblings; Longevity & Sudden Change |
- Venus in the 1st houseVenus on the lagna gives charm, good looks, refinement and an artistic eye; the classical texts add comforts, long life and popularity, especially with the opposite sex.
- Venus in the 2nd houseVenus in the 2nd sweetens speech and fills the table: the texts describe a pleasant, persuasive voice, wealth, fine food, a cultured family and talent in poetry, music or the arts.
- Venus in the 3rd houseVenus in the 3rd would rather charm than strive: the classical texts read a soft, pleasure-loving planet in this upachaya house of nerve as half-hearted effort, some rivalry with siblings and modest gains from one's own initiative.
- Venus in the 4th houseVenus in the 4th furnishes the home: it has directional strength (dig bala) here, and the texts describe a beautiful house, vehicles, ornaments, comforts, a loving mother and contentment — one of Venus's most comfortable houses.
- Venus in the 5th houseIn the house of romance, creativity and children Venus is joyful: the texts describe children, intelligence, wealth and success in the arts, with a romantic, pleasure-loving temperament.
- Venus in the 6th houseThe 6th is a weak house for Venus in the classical texts: they read trouble through relationships, health complaints that come from excess and an unsatisfying working life, though enemies are few.
- Venus in the 7th houseVenus is the natural significator of marriage, and in the 7th the texts give an attractive, cultured spouse, romance, pleasure and success through partnership and the public.
- Venus in the 8th houseVenus in the 8th brings comfort through others' resources: the texts, hard on most planets here, give it long life, wealth through inheritance, a spouse's family or joint resources, and comfort after middle age.
- Venus in the 9th houseIn the house of fortune Venus brings grace to belief: the texts describe wealth, good fortune, a virtuous disposition, comforts, a fortunate spouse and good relations with teachers and the father.
- Venus in the 10th houseVenus in the 10th gives a graceful, popular career: the texts describe fame, honours and wealth earned through charm and the arts, and unafflicted it forms Amala yoga, the yoga of a clean reputation.
- Venus in the 11th houseVenus in the 11th earns through pleasure and people: the texts describe wealth, comforts, many friends and gains through women, the arts and fine goods, with desires fulfilled.
- Venus in the 12th houseVenus is the one planet the classical texts welcome in the 12th: they give comforts and sensual pleasures, wealth spent on enjoyment and an inclination to foreign places — and in Pisces, its exaltation, a refined devotion.
- Chant the Venus mantra: Om Draam Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namah. Sit facing east after sunrise — Friday is the strongest day for it. Chant 4 malas a day (432 repetitions), keeping count on a 108-bead mala. Keep it up for 40 days without a break — that completes the traditional 16,000.
- Give a Venus donation. Give white sweets, white cloth, perfume on Friday, before noon. Offer it to a young woman or an artist, or to anyone in genuine need. Give quietly, in person, without expecting thanks.
- Daily practice for Venus. Treat women with respect; donate clothes or cosmetics to women in need. Keep it up every day for 40 days — consistency is the remedy.
Which mahadasha you are in, and when Venus mahadasha begins or ends for you, depends on the Moon's nakshatra at birth. The dasha calculator gives every period with dates.
Common questions
How long is Venus mahadasha?
20 years, in the 120-year Vimshottari cycle.
What is the order of antardashas in Venus mahadasha?
Venus → Sun → Moon → Mars → Rahu → Jupiter → Saturn → Mercury → Ketu. The first is Venus's own (3y 4m).
Is Venus mahadasha good or bad?
It depends on Venus in your chart — the house it occupies, its sign, and which houses it rules for your lagna. The tables above show each of these.
How do I know if I am in Venus mahadasha?
Enter your birth date, time and place in the dasha calculator; it lists every mahadasha and antardasha with dates.