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title: "Surya Mahadasha: 6-Year Timeline, Antardasha Dates & Effects"
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description: "The complete Surya (Sūrya) Mahādaśā timeline — all nine antardaśā sub-periods with exact durations, what the 6-year period structures, and how to compute your own dates by the classical Vimśottarī method."
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# Surya Mahadasha: 6-Year Timeline, Antardasha Dates & Effects

Jyotiṣa · Vimśottarī Daśā

The Sun is the ātmakāraka of the visible zodiac — the soul, the will, the father. Its daśā is short but pivotal: six years that test where you draw your authority from, and whether it is real.

Karma JyotiṣaComputed reading≈ 5 min

Sūrya · at a glance

Period6 yearsNatureKrūra · royalKāraka ofSoul · authority · fatherRulesSiṃhaExaltedMeṣaDebilitatedTulāDayRavivāraDirectionEastThe Sun is the ātmakāraka of the visible zodiac — the soul, the will, the father. Its daśā is short but pivotal: six years that test where you draw your authority from, and whether it is real.

## 01The nine antardaśās, computed
Every mahādaśā divides into nine sub-periods in the fixed Vimśottarī order, beginning with the daśā lord itself. Their lengths are a fixed proportion of Sūrya's 6 years — not opinion.

Sūrya Mahādaśā · antardaśā timeline
| Sub-period | Duration | What it colours |
| ---------- | -------- | --------------- |
| Sūrya–Sūryasun | 0y 3m 18d | Authority, the ego and the father-principle. |
| Sūrya–Candramoon | 0y 6m 0d | The emotional mind, mother and inner tides. |
| Sūrya–Maṅgalamars | 0y 4m 6d | Drive, courage and open conflict. |
| Sūrya–Rāhurahu | 0y 10m 24d | Ambition and the unorthodox. |
| Sūrya–Gurujupiter | 0y 9m 18d | Wisdom, dharma and expansion. |
| Sūrya–Śanisaturn | 0y 11m 12d | Discipline, delay and endurance. |
| Sūrya–Budhamercury | 0y 10m 6d | Intellect, speech and commerce. |
| Sūrya–Ketuketu | 0y 4m 6d | Detachment, endings and the inward pull. |
| Sūrya–Śukravenus | 1y 0m 0d | Relationships, comfort and the arts. |
| Full mahādaśā | 6y 0m 0d | Nine sub-periods, one lord. |
Method: antardaśā = **(sub-lord's Vimśottarī years × 6) ÷ 120**, on the 360-day classical convention. Anchored to your Moon's nakṣatra, these become exact calendar dates.

## 02What the 6 years structure
When the Sun is well-disposed — exalted in Meṣa, in its own Siṃha, or strong in a kendra — the period confers recognition, standing and a clarified sense of self. Afflicted or combust-adjacent, it strains the eyes, the heart, the father, and the ego meets correction.

None of this predicts events. It is the classical *tendency* of a placement — a lens for timing, not a verdict.

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## 03Common questions
How long is Sūrya Mahādaśā?6 years — its Vimśottarī allotment. It divides into nine antardaśā sub-periods, from Sūrya–Sūrya (0y 3m 18d) to Sūrya–Śukra (1y 0m 0d).

Is Surya Mahādaśā good or bad?Neither by default. It depends on Sūrya's house, sign and dignity in your chart — a well-placed graha gives its best significations, an afflicted one strains them. Classical texts describe a tendency, never a fixed fate.

Which antardaśā matters most?The sub-period whose lord is strong and friendly to Sūrya usually reads best; one that is afflicted or inimical is felt hardest. A computed reading of your own chart resolves it precisely.

How do I find my own Sūrya Mahādaśā dates?Exact dates need your birth date, time and place, because the sequence is anchored to your Moon's nakṣatra at birth. Karma Jyotiṣa computes it free.