Marriage in Sun mahadasha: ask an astrologer whether the 6 years point to a wedding
In a surya mahadasha, astrologers read marriage from whether the Sun touches your 7th house, how close Venus sits to the Sun, and which short sub-period meets your marriage years.
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I am 28 and my family wants my wedding fixed this year. My sun mahadasha started six months ago. Is marriage shown in this period?
Share your birth date, exact time and place, please. I check whether the Sun touches your 7th house and how close Venus sits to the Sun. Then I see which sub-period covers the coming months and how its lord relates to your 7th.
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Marriage in Sun mahadasha, or surya mahadasha, can happen, and astrologers read it from the Sun's link to the 7th house and the sub-period. Phaladeepika says marriage may come in the dasha of a planet in, aspecting or owning the 7th 2. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra names marriage in four Sun sub-periods: Moon, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury 1. Kismo's verified Vedic astrologers read both charts by chat or call, online from anywhere.
What are the key facts about sun mahadasha?
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| The question | Whether a wedding, a proposal or a strained marriage is shown in the 6-year Sun mahadasha |
| Sun linked to the 7th | About 1 chart in 5 (21.7%): Sun in the 7th, Sun as 7th lord, or Sun in the 1st aspecting the 7th (calculated) |
| Sub-periods that name marriage | Sun-Moon, Sun-Jupiter, Sun-Saturn and Sun-Mercury, in BPHS chapter 52 1 |
| The spouse's planet | Venus, karaka of the 7th house in Phaladeepika 15.17 3; it is never more than about 47 degrees from the Sun |
| Bring to the session | Both birth details if you have a match in mind, and the months your family is looking at |
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What does an astrologer check for marriage in a surya mahadasha?
- Whether the Sun is a marriage dasha lord. Phaladeepika 10.13 says marriage may come in the dasha of a planet placed in the 7th, aspecting the 7th or owning it 2.
- Venus and the 7th lord near the Sun. Phaladeepika 10.9 wants the lords of the 5th and 7th strong and not overpowered by the Sun's rays for a wife and children 2.
- Venus as the significator. Phaladeepika 15.16 says the wife, love affairs and pleasures are sought through Venus, and 15.17 makes Venus the karaka of the 7th 3.
- The sub-lord's place. BPHS 52.4 reads Sun-Moon as marriage with the Moon in a kendra or trikona, and 52.32 reads Sun-Jupiter as marriage with Jupiter in a kendra or trikona 1.
- Strain signals. BPHS 52.7 reads a weak Moon as trouble to spouse and children, and 52.37 reads a badly placed Jupiter the same way 1.
Why does a Sun mahadasha read differently for two people waiting to marry?
- Whether the period meets your marriage years at all. Only 18.8% of people have a Sun mahadasha that overlaps the ages 22 to 35.
- Single or married. For someone single the question is timing; for a married couple the same sub-periods are read for harmony or strain.
- Your ascendant. For Aquarius the Sun rules the 7th, which makes its dasha a marriage dasha by Phaladeepika 10.13 2.
- Venus's distance from the Sun. In 15.5% of charts Venus sits within 10 degrees of the Sun, the setting Phaladeepika 10.9 asks astrologers to weigh 2.
How often does the Sun touch the house of marriage?
The Sun touches the 7th house, the house of marriage, in 21.7% of charts. The sample is 20,000 random births from 1960 to 2005, cast for Delhi, Lahiri sidereal, whole-sign houses.
| Fact from the sample | Charts or people |
|---|---|
| Sun placed in the 7th | 8.2% |
| Sun is lord of the 7th (Aquarius rising) | 6.2% |
| Sun in the 1st, its 7th aspect falling on the 7th | 8.3% |
| At least one of these three | 21.7% |
| Venus in the same sign as the Sun | 23.8% |
| Venus within 10 degrees of the Sun | 15.5% |
| Sun mahadasha overlaps the ages 22 to 35 | 18.8% |
| Average years of overlap, among those | 4.74 of 6 |
| Sun-Venus touches ages 22 to 35, among those | 83.3% |
Venus never strays far from the Sun as seen from Earth; the largest gap in the sample is 47.1 degrees. Calculated from public astronomical data with the open-source astronomia library.
Which Sun sub-periods do the classical texts tie to marriage?
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra chapter 52 names marriage in four of the Sun's nine sub-periods. Verse 52.4 gives Sun-Moon marriage and auspicious works, and 52.12 adds marriage and a sacred initiation when the period lord is well placed 1. Verse 52.32 gives Sun-Jupiter marriage and an audience with a ruler 1.
Two later sub-periods carry the same word. Verse 52.41 reads auspicious events such as marriage at home in Sun-Saturn, with Saturn exalted or in its own sign 1. Verses 52.52 and 52.53 read Sun-Mercury as wealth, marriage and sons when the period lord is well placed 1.
Sun-Venus, the last sub-period, is read for comfort and company. Verse 52.65 gives desired women, comforts and wealth with Venus in a kendra or trikona 1. Verse 52.71 reads a badly placed Venus as enmity from relatives and less joy at home 1.
| Verse | Sub-period | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| BPHS 52.4, 52.12 1 | Sun-Moon | Marriage, auspicious works, prosperity |
| BPHS 52.7 1 | Sun-Moon, Moon weak | Trouble to spouse and children |
| BPHS 52.32 1 | Sun-Jupiter | Marriage, an audience with a ruler |
| BPHS 52.41 1 | Sun-Saturn, Saturn strong | Auspicious events such as marriage at home |
| BPHS 52.52-53 1 | Sun-Mercury | Marriage, sons, wealth |
| BPHS 52.65 1 | Sun-Venus | Desired company, comforts, wealth |
| Phaladeepika 10.13 2 | Any dasha | Marriage in the dasha of the planet in, aspecting or owning the 7th |
What should I do before fixing a wedding in my Sun mahadasha?
Before fixing a wedding in a Sun mahadasha, settle the plain facts first and use the chart for timing. Astrologers read the sub-period; you, your partner and your families decide the match.
- List the months your family is considering and ask which sub-period each falls in.
- If you have a match in mind, check both charts with kundli matching rather than reading the dasha alone.
- For the general method of timing marriage from dashas, read when will I get married from my dasha.
- If proposals keep falling through, see delayed marriage for what else astrologers check.
- If family pressure about marriage keeps you low for weeks, Tele-MANAS on 14416 is free and answers at any hour 4.
What do people get wrong about this?
Belief: No marriage can happen in Sun mahadasha.
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 52.4, 52.32, 52.41 and 52.53 name marriage in four of the Sun's nine sub-periods 1. Phaladeepika 10.13 also allows marriage in the dasha of any planet in, aspecting or owning the 7th 2.
Belief: The Sun in the 7th always spoils a marriage.
No single placement decides a marriage. Phaladeepika 10.13 even makes the planet in the 7th a dasha lord for marriage timing 2, and astrologers weigh the 7th lord, Venus and both charts before saying anything.
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- Does the Sun sit in, aspect or own my 7th house?
- How close is Venus to the Sun in my chart?
- Which sub-period covers the months we are considering for the wedding?
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Questions people ask
Can marriage happen in surya mahadasha?
Yes, marriage can happen in surya mahadasha by the classical texts. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra names marriage in the Sun-Moon, Sun-Jupiter, Sun-Saturn and Sun-Mercury sub-periods when those planets are well placed. Phaladeepika adds that marriage may come in the dasha of a planet in, aspecting or owning the 7th, which the Sun is in about one chart in five.
Which of the nine surya dasha sub-periods favour a wedding?
Sun-Moon, Sun-Jupiter, Sun-Saturn and Sun-Mercury are the sub-periods of Sun mahadasha that Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra links with marriage. Each needs its lord well placed: the Moon or Jupiter in a kendra or trikona, Saturn exalted or in its own sign. Sun-Jupiter lasts 9 months 18 days, so the window is short.
Does sun mahadasha cause fights with my husband or wife?
No classical verse says the Sun mahadasha causes fights in every marriage. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra reads trouble to the spouse only in certain sub-periods, such as Sun-Moon with a weak Moon or Sun-Jupiter with a badly placed Jupiter. If arguments are constant, a counsellor helps more than a chart; for legal questions, speak to a lawyer.
Is sun mahadasha good for love life?
Sun mahadasha is read for love life through Venus and the 7th house, not through the Sun alone. Phaladeepika makes Venus the planet of love affairs and the karaka of the 7th, and wants the 7th lord not overpowered by the Sun's rays. Sun-Venus, the last sub-period, is the one Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ties to company and comforts.
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A pandit says my sun mahadasha blocks marriage unless I do a costly puja. Is that true?
No, no classical verse says a Sun mahadasha blocks marriage until a puja is paid for. The remedy verses for the Sun's sub-periods name japa, worship and gifts, and none is priced as protection. Get a second opinion before paying for any ritual. If a Kismo astrologer pressures you or asks for money outside the app, a person handles it.
Where can I get my sun mahadasha and marriage timing checked online?
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Where do these facts come from?
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 52 (antardashas in the Sun's mahadasha), verses 4-12, 32-41, 52-53, 65-71, Enjoy Learning Sanskrit. Accessed .
- Phaladeepika by Mantreswara, chapter 10: the 7th house, slokas 9 and 13 (tr. V. Subrahmanya Sastri), Wisdom Library. Accessed .
- Phaladeepika by Mantreswara, chapter 15: karakas, slokas 16-17 (tr. V. Subrahmanya Sastri), Wisdom Library. Accessed .
- External 24x7 counselling by Tele MANAS (helpline 14416, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare), Counselling Service, IIT Kanpur. Accessed .
