Vimshottari dasha meaning in Vedic astrology

Vimshottari's sequence is reckoned from the nakshatra the Moon occupies at birth.

Rahu and Ketu have their own periods in the sequence.

This is one reason the Moon's position carries so much of the timing in Jyotish.

Related terms

• Dasha →A dasha system divides a life into periods, sub-periods and so on, each ruled by a planet or a sign.
• Nakshatra →Nakshatra means lunar mansion in Vedic astrology: one of the 27 divisions of the zodiac, each 13 degrees 20 minutes wide.
• Moon sign →Moon sign is the sign the Moon was in when you were born.
• Rahu and Ketu →Rahu and Ketu are the two 'shadow planets' (chaya grahas) of Vedic astrology, also called the north node and the south node.

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Sources for this entry

1. P.V.R. Narasimha Rao, Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach
2. AstroCentral, Sidereal and Tropical: Why the Systems Differ (26 Jun 2026)