Sun mahadasha Venus antardasha: love, comfort and the final year of Surya-Shukra
Surya-Shukra closes the Sun's six years with its longest sub-period, a full year ruled by two planets that count each other as enemies.
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I am in the last year of Surya mahadasha, Shukra antardasha. My partner and I want to marry before Chandra mahadasha starts. Is this a good year for it?
This year is read from your Venus and your 7th house together, so I need your chart. Please share your birth date, time and place. I will check Venus's house and sign, whether it sits 12th from your Sun, and the start of your Moon dasha.
Short answer
Venus antardasha in Sun mahadasha (surya mahadasha shukra antardasha, or Sun-Venus) lasts exactly 1 year, from 5 to 6 years into the period, and Moon mahadasha follows it. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 52.65-68 links a Venus in a kendra or trikona, exalted or in a friend's varga with a loved partner, travel, rank and a prosperous home, and 52.69-70 a Venus 12th from the Sun with strain. Kismo astrologers read it online from anywhere.
What are the key facts about sun mahadasha?
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| Length | 6 x 20 / 120 = 1 year exactly, 360 days on the 360-day year, about 365 calendar days 45 |
| Place in the 6 years | 9th and last; from 5y 0m 0d to 6y 0m 0d, 16.7% of Sun mahadasha, the longest sub-period in it |
| Relationship | Mutual enemies: the Sun counts Venus an enemy and Venus counts the Sun an enemy under BPHS 3.55 6 |
| When the text reads it well | Venus in a kendra or trikona, exalted in Pisces, or in its own or a friend's varga (BPHS 52.65) 1 |
| When the text cautions | Venus in the 6th, 8th or 12th from the Sun and weak, or Venus as 7th lord (BPHS 52.69-71) 23 |
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What does an astrologer check in Sun mahadasha Venus antardasha?
- Venus's house from the ascendant. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 52.65 favours a kendra or trikona 1.
- Venus's sign and vargas. Verse 52.65 names exaltation in Pisces and its own or a friend's varga 1.
- Whether Venus sits 12th from the Sun. Verse 52.69 cautions on the 6th, 8th or 12th from the dasha lord with a weak Venus, and only the 12th is possible 2.
- Whether Venus rules your 7th house. Verse 52.71 names sluggishness and worry about illness for that case 3.
- Links with the 8th and 12th houses. Verse 52.72 adds a stronger caution there and names Mrityunjaya japa 3.
What changes the reading of Surya-Shukra in your chart?
- Whether Venus sits 12th from the Sun. It does in 29.6% of calculated charts, the only one of the cautioned houses Venus can reach.
- Whether Venus rules your 7th. It does in 16.3% of calculated charts, for Aries and Scorpio ascendants, the case verse 52.71 names 3.
- Whether you plan to marry or move in. Verse 52.65 names a loved partner and comforts; many astrologers read the 7th house and the coming Moon dasha too 1.
- How close you are to the change of mahadasha. The year ends in a dasha sandhi into the Moon's 10 years, and many astrologers avoid fixing big dates in its last weeks.
Where can Venus sit from the Sun during Sun-Venus?
Venus always stays within two signs of the Sun as seen from Earth, so in the calculated charts it sat only in the 11th, 12th, 1st, 2nd or 3rd from the Sun. The 6th and 8th of verse 52.69 never occurred 2.
| Calculated fact (20,000 random births, Delhi, 1966 to 2004) | Share |
|---|---|
| In Sun-Venus on 3 November 2026 | 0.8% |
| Venus in the same sign as the Sun | 23.5% |
| Venus in the 2nd from the Sun | 28.7% |
| Venus in the 12th from the Sun (BPHS 52.69) | 29.6% |
| Venus in the 3rd or 11th from the Sun | 18.1% |
| Venus exalted in Pisces or in Taurus or Libra | 29.2% |
| Venus debilitated in Virgo | 6.9% |
Method: calculated from public astronomical data with the open-source astronomia library, Lahiri sidereal positions, whole-sign houses.
What does Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra say about Venus antardasha in Sun mahadasha?
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra gives Sun-Venus verses 65 to 73 of chapter 52, the last of the chapter. Verse 65 reads a strong Venus as a loved partner, comforts and wealth; verse 66 adds journeys, meeting learned people and people in power, rank and the umbrella and whisk of royalty 1.
Verses 67 and 68 describe a prosperous home: sweet food every day, coral, pearls and clothes, cattle, grain and fame 1. Verse 69 reads a Venus 6th, 8th or 12th from the dasha lord and without strength as friction with authority, worry and loss for family and wealth 2. The site's English reads "devoid of strength from the lord"; the Sanskrit lists two conditions, the house from the Sun and weakness.
Verse 70 splits the year for that case: middling at the start, gains in the middle, loss of standing at the end 2. Verses 71 to 73 name the 7th lord case, Mrityunjaya and Rudra japa and the gift of a white cow and she-buffalo 3. Phaladeepika 21.11 reads head and stomach complaints and illness in the family, a reason to see a doctor 7.
| Text and verse | Condition | What the text associates with it |
|---|---|---|
| BPHS 52.65-66 1 | Venus in a kendra or trikona, exalted, own or friend's varga | A loved partner, journeys, rank |
| BPHS 52.67-68 1 | Same strong Venus | A prosperous home, jewels, fame |
| BPHS 52.69-70 2 | Venus 12th from the Sun and weak | Friction with authority, worry; middling start, gains, loss of standing |
| BPHS 52.71-73 3 | Venus as 7th lord; links with the 8th and 12th | Sluggishness; Mrityunjaya and Rudra japa, a white cow |
| Phaladeepika 21.11 7 | Any chart | Head and stomach complaints, illness in the family |
How does the final year of Sun mahadasha unfold month by month?
The final year of Sun mahadasha unfolds through nine pratyantars, and verse 52.70 splits it into a start, a middle and an end for a weak Venus 2. Read as thirds of 120 days, the pratyantars fall like this.
| Part of Sun-Venus | Pratyantars (days) | Verse 52.70 for a weak Venus |
|---|---|---|
| Days 1-120 | Venus 60, Sun 18, Moon 30, Mars 12 of 21 | Middling |
| Days 121-240 | Mars 9, Rahu 54, Jupiter 48, Saturn 9 of 57 | Gains |
| Days 241-360 | Saturn 48, Mercury 51, Ketu 21 | Loss of standing |
| After day 360 | Moon mahadasha, 10 years, opens with Moon-Moon | Dasha sandhi |
The full period is on Sun mahadasha, and marriage across it on Sun mahadasha and marriage. Sun-Venus follows Sun-Ketu; the next period is Moon mahadasha. The reverse pair is Venus mahadasha Sun antardasha.
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Is surya mahadasha shukra antardasha good for marriage?
Surya mahadasha shukra antardasha is linked with a loved partner and comforts in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 52.65, when Venus is in a kendra or trikona, exalted or in a friend's varga. Verse 52.71 cautions when Venus rules the 7th. An astrologer reads your 7th house and both charts.
How does Sun-Venus antardasha affect my career?
Sun-Venus antardasha is read for career in BPHS 52.66, which names journeys, meeting people in power and a gain of rank for a strong Venus. A Venus 12th from the Sun and weak is read as friction with authority in 52.69. An astrologer also reads your 10th house.
I have a Cancer ascendant. How is Sun-Venus read for me?
For a Cancer ascendant, the Sun rules the 2nd house and Venus the 4th and 11th, so many astrologers read Sun-Venus there for family money, home and gains. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 52.2 adds a caution for the Sun as 2nd lord. Your own placements decide the rest.
What happens when Sun mahadasha ends and Moon mahadasha starts?
When Sun mahadasha ends, Moon mahadasha starts with its own Moon sub-period, 10 months long. Many astrologers call the weeks around the change dasha sandhi and suggest not fixing big dates there. Sun-Venus is the last year before it.
Which japa does Parashara suggest if Venus rules my 7th house in Surya dasha?
Parashara suggests Mrityunjaya japa, Rudra japa and the gift of a white cow and she-buffalo in BPHS 52.72-73, for Venus as 7th lord or linked with the 8th and 12th. On Kismo you are suggested up to three other astrologers after a session for a second opinion before paying for any ritual.
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Where do these facts come from?
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 52, verses 65-68 (Venus's sub-period in the Sun's dasha), Enjoy Learning Sanskrit. Accessed .
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 52, verses 69-70, Enjoy Learning Sanskrit. Accessed .
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 52, verses 71-73 (remedy), Enjoy Learning Sanskrit. Accessed .
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 46, verse 15 (Vimshottari years), Enjoy Learning Sanskrit. Accessed .
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 51, verse 1 (length of antardashas), Enjoy Learning Sanskrit. Accessed .
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 3, verse 55 (natural friendship), Enjoy Learning Sanskrit. Accessed .
- Phaladeepika by Mantreswara, chapter 21, sloka 11 (tr. V. Subrahmanya Sastri), Wisdom Library. Accessed .
