Dasha explorer Eight dasha systems, every level each one is read to, for any date: what runs, which periods are at a junction, what changes between two dates, and the whole tree to open by hand.
Vimshottari 120 years, by the Moon's star
The dasha every jathagam is read by: 120 years from the Moon's nakshatra, and the one every other system is checked against.
When astrologers use each system
- Vimshottari
- The dasha every jathagam is read by: 120 years from the Moon's nakshatra, and the one every other system is checked against.
- Ashtottari
- Read as a second opinion on Vimshottari's timing, classically only when Rahu stands in a kendra or trikona from the lagna lord.
- Yogini
- A short 36-year cycle of eight yoginis, used for near-term timing and for prashna, the chart of a question.
- Chara
- Jaimini's sign dasha from the lagna, read for events tied to a house — marriage, property, a change of work — beside Vimshottari.
- Kalachakra
- Parashara calls it the most respected of the dashas; it is read from the Moon's pada for longevity and for the body and life signs (deha and jeeva), and its sudden jumps across the wheel are watched for sudden turns in health and fortune.
- Narayana
- The Jaimini dasha most read today for the events of the outer life — career, moves, marriage — timed sign by sign from the stronger of the lagna and the 7th.
- Sthira
- The "fixed" dasha of 96 years from the Brahma graha, read in Jaimini for longevity and for the timing of death and serious illness rather than for daily events.
- Mandook
- The "frog" dasha that leaps three signs at a time, read in Jaimini beside Narayana to time the rise and fall of fortune.
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