# Dasha Period Guides > Mahadasha timelines and life-phase predictions. - **Canonical URL**: https://merirashi.com/en/dashas - **Language**: en --- Vimshottari - 120-Year Cycle Mahadasha timelines and life-phase predictions. [![Ketu (Ketu)](https://merirashi.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplanets%2Fketu.png&w=3840&q=85)Ketu Mahadasha7 yearsThe Turning InwardThe Ketu period turns life inward, toward spirituality, detachment, and inner mastery. Themes of introspection, research, past-life skill, sudden endings, and the longing for liberation (moksha) come forward. Ketu is not loss or doom but a chapter of release -- it loosens worldly grip so that what is essential, and what lies beneath the surface, can finally be seen.](https://merirashi.com/en/dashas/ketu-mahadasha) [![Venus (Shukra)](https://merirashi.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplanets%2Fvenus.png&w=3840&q=85)Venus Mahadasha20 yearsThe Garden of DelightThe Venus period, longest of all, unfolds a chapter of love, beauty, and pleasure. Themes of relationships and marriage, art, refinement, comfort, vehicles, and the finer things in life come forward. It is a sensuous, relational time that invites you to cultivate harmony -- to tend a garden of connection, creativity, and well-being.](https://merirashi.com/en/dashas/venus-mahadasha) [![Sun (Surya)](https://merirashi.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplanets%2Fsun.png&w=3840&q=85)Sun Mahadasha6 yearsThe Reign of the SelfThe Sun period turns the light onto your core identity, soul-purpose, and standing in the world. Questions of authority, recognition, and your relationship with father figures, government, or institutions tend to come forward. It is a chapter for vitality and visibility, where the work is to let your ego mature from something that demands attention into a steady inner sovereignty.](https://merirashi.com/en/dashas/sun-mahadasha) [![Moon (Chandra)](https://merirashi.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplanets%2Fmoon.png&w=3840&q=85)Moon Mahadasha10 yearsThe Tides of the HeartThe Moon period draws attention inward to the mind, emotions, and your sense of belonging. Themes of mother, home, nurture, and your standing with the public or community become prominent. Like the tides it governs, this chapter tends to fluctuate, asking you to find a steady inner shore amid changing moods and circumstances.](https://merirashi.com/en/dashas/moon-mahadasha) [![Mars (Mangala)](https://merirashi.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplanets%2Fmars.png&w=3840&q=85)Mars Mahadasha7 yearsThe Forge of CourageThe Mars period ignites energy, drive, and the will to act. Themes of courage, initiative, property, land, and relationships with siblings come to the fore, often alongside competition or the need to defend your ground. This is a chapter of forging: heat and effort that can either temper you into disciplined strength or flare into needless conflict.](https://merirashi.com/en/dashas/mars-mahadasha) [![Rahu (Rahu)](https://merirashi.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplanets%2Frahu.png&w=3840&q=85)Rahu Mahadasha18 yearsThe Storm of AmbitionThe Rahu period amplifies worldly ambition, desire, and the pull toward the new, foreign, or unconventional. Themes of sudden rise, obsession, technology, and breaking norms run strong, often with an electric intensity. Rahu is a powerful but disorienting amplifier -- not a curse, but a force that magnifies whatever it touches and so calls for grounding and clear intent.](https://merirashi.com/en/dashas/rahu-mahadasha) [![Jupiter (Guru)](https://merirashi.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplanets%2Fjupiter.png&w=3840&q=85)Jupiter Mahadasha16 yearsThe Path of WisdomThe Jupiter period opens a chapter of wisdom, expansion, and meaning. Themes of dharma, higher learning, teachers and mentors, children, fortune, and ethics rise to prominence. Traditionally one of the most benevolent periods, it tends to broaden your horizons and invites you to grow not just outwardly but in understanding and faith.](https://merirashi.com/en/dashas/jupiter-mahadasha) [![Saturn (Shani)](https://merirashi.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplanets%2Fsaturn.png&w=3840&q=85)Saturn Mahadasha19 yearsThe Great TeacherThe Saturn period is the chapter of the great teacher -- discipline, responsibility, and the long, honest work of maturing. Themes of karma, structure, perseverance, detachment, and delay-then-reward define it. Saturn is exacting but fair: it is not punishment but a patient instructor that strips away the unessential and rewards effort that endures.](https://merirashi.com/en/dashas/saturn-mahadasha) [![Mercury (Budha)](https://merirashi.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplanets%2Fmercury.png&w=3840&q=85)Mercury Mahadasha17 yearsThe Weaver of WordsThe Mercury period quickens the intellect, communication, and curiosity. Themes of learning, writing, trade and commerce, networks, and analytical skill define this long chapter. It is a versatile, mentally busy time that rewards adaptability -- life asks you to weave information, people, and opportunities into something useful.](https://merirashi.com/en/dashas/mercury-mahadasha) [Planetary Placement Guides](https://merirashi.com/en/planets)[Nakshatra Guides](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras)[Rashi (Sign) Guides](https://merirashi.com/en/rashi)