Current mahadasha + antardasha
See which planets rule your timeline now, with end dates in your timezone.
What dasha am I in? Your Vimshottari timeline.
Jyotish times life in chapters. Astro Mate computes your Vimshottari balance from birth, shows the period you are in now, and lines up your sidereal sky for each day.
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Vimshottari dasha
Birth star Pushya, pada 1
This chapter
Mercury mahadasha
with Saturn antardasha
Communication, commerce, study, and nimble problem-solving.
Chapters around now
Demo timeline from a sample Vedic chart. Yours is computed from your Moon nakshatra.
Life chapters, not sun-sign memes
Mahadasha and antardasha name the planet ruling your wider season and your nearer chapter. Pair that with today's Moon nakshatra and classical gochara for a daily loop that respects the Vedic frame.
Birth nakshatra context
Your Moon nakshatra sets the opening balance of the 120-year Vimshottari cycle.
Sidereal daily sky
Vedic Astro Digest uses Lahiri transits, gochara houses, and calm Sade Sati notes when relevant.
From first detail to deeper insight.
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Save birth data
Add date, time, and place. Exact birth time sharpens the Moon nakshatra that seeds your dasha.
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Choose Vedic (Sidereal)
Turn on Vedic in profile settings. Your birth chart shows the dasha card and Moon nakshatra.
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Check today's gochara
Open the dashboard or Astro Digest for transiting Moon nakshatra and classical planet themes.
Dasha and gochara, in plain language.
Why the Moon nakshatra matters
At birth, the Moon's sidereal nakshatra sets which mahadasha is running and how much of that period remains. That balance rolls forward through Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mercury for 120 years.
Reading periods without fear
Saturn and Rahu mahadashas are not punishments. They name where life asks for patience, structure, or bold change. Use the theme line on your chart as a conversation starter, not a verdict.
Daily gochara on Astro Mate
When your profile is Vedic, Astro Digest computes Lahiri noon-local transits against your sidereal natal chart. You see Moon nakshatra, Jupiter and Saturn houses from your lagna, and optional Sade Sati context without Western outer planets.
Before you follow the thread.
What is Vimshottari dasha?
Vimshottari is the most widely used dasha system in Jyotish: nine planetary periods totaling 120 years, starting from the lord of your birth Moon nakshatra. Mahadasha is the major chapter; antardasha is the sub-period inside it.
Do I need exact birth time?
Exact time is best because the Moon moves quickly through nakshatras. With unknown birth time Astro Mate uses noon and warns that the Moon (and dasha seed) may be approximate.
Is dasha the same as Guna Milan?
No. Dasha describes your personal timeline. Guna Milan scores two charts for compatibility from both Moon nakshatras. Astro Mate offers both in Vedic mode.
What about navamsa or other vargas?
Navamsa (D9) and other divisional charts are not in Astro Mate yet. Dasha, gochara, and Guna Milan cover the daily and matching loops for now.
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