Jaimini Dasha Calculator
Move from planet-based timing to the sign-based dashas of the Jaimini Sutras, starting with the fixed-length Sthira Dasha.
Calculate Your Dasha Timeline
Enter your birth time, date, and place to calculate your active planetary periods
What Is Jaimini Dasha Calculator?
Jaimini astrology, set out in the Jaimini Sutras, times events through the twelve signs (rashis) instead of the nine planets. A Jaimini Dasha Calculator applies that sign-based approach, and its most straightforward form is Sthira Dasha, where each sign gets a fixed length depending on whether it is movable, fixed or dual.
Astrologers use Jaimini dashas as an independent second view alongside Vimshottari. When both systems point to the same period for an event, confidence in the prediction rises a great deal, and that cross-check is the main reason this tool exists.
Jaimini Dasha Calculator Formula
Sthira Dasha Years = 7 (Movable Sign) · 8 (Fixed Sign) · 9 (Dual Sign) — Total 96 The Sthira Dasha formula gives every sign a fixed length based only on its modality: 7 years for movable signs, 8 for fixed signs and 9 for dual signs. Four signs of each type bring the full cycle to 96 years, and because the lengths never change, Sthira Dasha is the most predictable of the Jaimini periods.
- Movable
- Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn — 7 years
- Fixed
- Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius — 8 years
- Dual
- Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces — 9 years
How to Use the Jaimini Dasha Calculator
Enter your birth date, time and place to cast the chart the Jaimini Dasha Calculator needs. It then gives each zodiac sign a fixed Sthira Dasha period of 7, 8 or 9 years and shows which sign period you are in.
- Enter your name, gender and date of birth.
- Add your exact birth time. Jaimini dashas depend on the Ascendant and planet signs, not just the Moon.
- Enter your birthplace, since latitude affects the Ascendant.
- Click "Generate Jaimini Periods".
- Note the running sign period and whether it is a movable, fixed or dual sign.
- Read results through that sign's occupants and Jaimini aspects, and compare them with your Vimshottari dasha.
Tip: Jaimini periods are most useful as a cross-check. When a sign period and a Vimshottari period point to the same theme, the reading is much more reliable.
How the Jaimini Dasha Calculator Works
The Jaimini Dasha Calculator uses Sthira Dasha, in which a sign's period depends only on its modality: 7 years for movable signs, 8 for fixed and 9 for dual, giving a 96-year cycle. The starting sign comes from the Brahma graha identified in the birth chart.
What the Calculator Needs
- Birth date, time and place to cast the full chart
- Planetary signs and degrees to identify the Brahma graha
- Sign modality (movable, fixed or dual) for each period length
Formulas Used
- Movable signs
Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn = 7 years each- Fixed signs
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius = 8 years each- Dual signs
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces = 9 years each- Full cycle
(4 × 7) + (4 × 8) + (4 × 9) = 28 + 32 + 36 = 96 years
Worked Example
If Sthira Dasha begins in Leo, a fixed sign, the first period lasts 8 years. Each later sign runs for 7, 8 or 9 years according to its modality, and the twelve periods together always total 96 years.
What Affects the Result
- Birth time, which decides the Ascendant and can change the starting sign
- The rules used to select the Brahma graha, on which authorities differ
- Whether you also use Chara or Narayana Dasha for comparison
Jaimini Dasha Calculator FAQs and Common Questions
What is Jaimini dasha?
Jaimini dasha is a family of sign-based timing systems from the Jaimini Sutras. Periods are given to the twelve signs rather than to the nine planets.
What is Sthira Dasha in Jaimini astrology?
Sthira Dasha is a Jaimini dasha with fixed period lengths: 7 years for movable signs, 8 for fixed signs and 9 for dual signs, totalling 96 years.
What inputs does a Jaimini dasha calculator need?
It needs your exact birth date, time and place, because Jaimini dashas depend on the Ascendant and the signs of all planets, not only the Moon.
Is Jaimini dasha more accurate than Vimshottari?
Neither is universally more accurate. Many astrologers use both and give more weight to periods where the two systems agree.
How is Jaimini dasha different from Chara and Narayana dasha?
Sthira Dasha uses fixed lengths by sign type. Chara and Narayana Dasha calculate each sign's length from where its lord is placed, so their periods vary from chart to chart.