Vimshottari dasha: balance and five levels

Vimshottari is a nine-lord dasha system with a complete cycle of 120 years. The birth Moon's nakshatra selects the first lord; the Moon's progress through it determines how much of that lord's period remains.

Lord sequence

The sequence repeats across the 27 nakshatras. The starting row can begin with any lord; it need not begin with Ketu.

A birth-balance example

Take a schematic Moon exactly halfway through Ashwini. Ashwini's lord is Ketu, so half of Ketu's seven-year period remains: 3.5 years. The full period did not begin at birth. This is an angular example, not a dated birth chart.

The opening sentence on the page gives the birth lord and remaining duration. “From birth” replaces the earlier start in a row already running when the person was born.

Five levels

The hierarchy is Mahadasha → Antardasha → Pratyantardasha → Sookshma → Prana. Each period has its own nested sequence, beginning with its lord. Expand the displayed branches to reach the next level; the two deepest levels load when requested.

Major and early subperiods display dates. The deepest levels include clock times because their durations can be short. The chart's birth clock zone is used, and “now” identifies the interval running when the page was computed.

If expansion fails to retrieve rows, close and reopen that branch to retry. This does not mean that a traditional period is absent.

Uncertain periods

The page estimates how much a birth-time change shifts the Moon's position and thus the dates. With a selected uncertainty, periods shorter than four times the estimated date shift are faded. Faded means timing not settled, not unfavourable.

If the Moon crosses into a nakshatra with another starting lord within the checked interval, every period is marked uncertain. The sequence shown still belongs to the exact entered time. The birth-time guide explains the endpoint comparison and its limits.

A precise-looking date is not proof of a precise birth time, nor a prediction of an event on that date.

See the chart and its tables on the Kundli page.