Find your Yogini Dasha timeline from date, time, and place of birth. Yogini Dasha is a 36-year Vedic cycle of 8 yoginis; this tool shows your starting yogini, the current Yogini Mahadasha and Antardasha, and the full timeline as the cycle repeats. Uses sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa and a 365.25-day (Julian year) dasha year.
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Supports 1900 onwards for better calculation reliability.
Birth time helps place your starting yogini accurately when the Moon is near a nakshatra boundary (~33 minute ambiguity at the bound).
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astrology| Full cycle | 36 years (sum of 8 yogini periods) |
|---|---|
| Number of yoginis | 8 |
| Yogini order | Mangala, Pingala, Dhanya, Bhramari, Bhadrika, Ulka, Siddha, Sankata |
| Years per yogini (same order) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Starting yogini rule | (Moon’s nakshatra number + 3) mod 8 |
| Repeats | The 36-year cycle repeats about 2 to 3 times per lifetime |
| Convention | This calculator uses 365.25 days per dasha year |
| Required input | Date, time, and place of birth |
| Engine | Meeus lunar theory + Lahiri ayanamsa (same engine as Kundli) |
| Privacy | 100% client-side; no birth data leaves your browser |
Yogini Dasha is a Vedic planetary-period system built on a 36-year cycle of 8 yoginis. Where the more common Vimshottari Dasha spans 120 years across a single rotation of 9 lords, the Yogini cycle is short - only 36 years - so it repeats roughly 2 to 3 times across a lifetime. Each yogini is linked to a ruling graha and rules a fixed number of years from 1 to 8.
Like other nakshatra dashas, the Yogini timeline is anchored to the Moon at birth: the nakshatra the Moon occupies determines which yogini you start in, and the balance of that first yogini is proportional to how much of the nakshatra remained ahead of the Moon when you were born.
The 8 yoginis run in a fixed sequence, each with its own ruler and its own number of years. The eight values add to exactly 36, the length of one full cycle.
| Order # | Yogini | Ruler | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangala | Moon | 1 |
| 2 | Pingala | Sun | 2 |
| 3 | Dhanya | Jupiter | 3 |
| 4 | Bhramari | Mars | 4 |
| 5 | Bhadrika | Mercury | 5 |
| 6 | Ulka | Saturn | 6 |
| 7 | Siddha | Venus | 7 |
| 8 | Sankata | Rahu | 8 |
| Total | 36 |
Vedic astrology divides the sidereal zodiac into 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions). The Moon’s position at your birth lands in one nakshatra, numbered 1 to 27. The starting yogini follows a simple rule: take that nakshatra number, add 3, and divide by 8. The remainder is the yogini’s position in the sequence, where a remainder of 0 maps to the 8th yogini, Sankata.
Worked example: the Moon in Anuradha (nakshatra number 17) gives 17 + 3 = 20, and 20 divided by 8 leaves a remainder of 4, so the starting yogini is the 4th one, Bhramari. The balance of that first yogini is the fraction of the nakshatra still ahead of the Moon, times the yogini’s full years.
Because the Moon moves about 13 degrees per day, its nakshatra changes roughly every 24 hours. Near a nakshatra boundary, even a small uncertainty in birth time can shift your starting yogini to the adjacent one, so the tool flags such cases.
Yogini Dasha is hierarchical. The main period is the Yogini Mahadasha(1 to 8 years). Each Mahadasha is sub-divided into 8 Antardashas in the same fixed yogini sequence starting from the Mahadasha’s own yogini, with each Antardasha sized in proportion to its yogini’s years out of 36. So a 4-year Bhramari Mahadasha contains a Bhramari Antardasha of (4 / 36) x 4 years, a Bhadrika Antardasha of (5 / 36) x 4 years, and so on, summing to the full 4 years across all 8 sub-periods.
For your first (birth-balance) Mahadasha, which conceptually began before you were born, the timeline shows only the antardashas remaining from birth, starting with the one that was running at your birth moment. This calculator does not compute the deeper Pratyantardasha level for Yogini Dasha.
A neutral reference for each yogini: the literal meaning of the Sanskrit name, its ruling graha, and its number of years. These are name meanings and goddess associations only. This version does not assign good or bad verdicts, symptoms, or remedies to any yogini - that interpretive layer is deliberately left out.
| Yogini | Name meaning | Ruler | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangala | auspicious, welfare | Moon | 1 |
| Pingala | tawny, reddish-brown | Sun | 2 |
| Dhanya | wealthy, blessed, grain | Jupiter | 3 |
| Bhramari | the bee (a form of Devi) | Mars | 4 |
| Bhadrika | gentle, good, auspicious | Mercury | 5 |
| Ulka | meteor, firebrand | Saturn | 6 |
| Siddha | accomplished, perfected | Venus | 7 |
| Sankata | difficulty, narrow strait (a form of Devi) | Rahu | 8 |
Each Mahadasha’s length is that yogini’s years; each is sub-divided into 8 antardashas in the same order, scaled by (sub-yogini years / 36).
The output above is in three parts. Currently Running names your active Yogini Mahadasha and Antardasha with their start and end dates and an approximate time remaining. Full Yogini Timeline groups your dashas into 36-year cycles: the first group is your birth balance and partial first cycle, and the current cycle and the next are open by default while other cycles stay collapsed until you expand them. Each Mahadasha row expands to its antardashas, and your current Mahadasha is highlighted and expanded automatically.
The third part, Antardashas of your current Mahadasha, repeats the active Mahadasha’s sub-periods as a standalone table for quick reference. Time remaining is computed from today’s date in your browser, so it advances as dates pass.
Yogini and Vimshottari are two distinct dasha systems, and traditional practice reads them together rather than picking one. The table below contrasts the two; both start from the Moon’s nakshatra but differ in cycle length, the number and identity of periods, and the sequence.
| Feature | Yogini Dasha | Vimshottari Dasha |
|---|---|---|
| Full cycle | 36 years | 120 years |
| Periods | 8 yoginis | 9 planetary lords |
| Repeats in a lifetime | Yes, about 2 to 3 times | No, one partial rotation |
| Anchored to | Moon’s nakshatra at birth | Moon’s nakshatra at birth |
For the 120-year system with its Mahadasha, Antardasha, and Pratyantardasha, Vimshottari Dasha Calculator computes your full timeline from the same birth details.
Yogini Dasha is a Vedic planetary-period (dasha) system built on a 36-year cycle of 8 yoginis. Each yogini rules a fixed number of years (1 to 8, summing to 36) and is associated with a ruling graha. Your starting yogini is set by the Moon's nakshatra at birth, and the 8 yoginis then run in a fixed sequence. Because the cycle is only 36 years, it repeats about 2 to 3 times over a typical lifetime.
36 years for one full cycle. The 8 yogini periods are Mangala 1 year, Pingala 2, Dhanya 3, Bhramari 4, Bhadrika 5, Ulka 6, Siddha 7, and Sankata 8, which add to exactly 36. This calculator uses a 365.25-day (Julian) dasha year; note that dasha-year length conventions vary between traditions.
The starting yogini is found from the number of the nakshatra (1 to 27) in which the Moon sits at birth. Take the nakshatra number, add 3, and divide by 8; the remainder gives the yogini's position in the sequence (a remainder of 0 means the 8th yogini, Sankata). For example, the Moon in Anuradha (nakshatra number 17) gives (17 + 3) = 20, and 20 divided by 8 leaves 4, so the starting yogini is the 4th, Bhramari. The balance of that first yogini is proportional to how much of the Moon's nakshatra was still ahead at birth.
In order: Mangala (ruler Moon) 1 year, Pingala (Sun) 2, Dhanya (Jupiter) 3, Bhramari (Mars) 4, Bhadrika (Mercury) 5, Ulka (Saturn) 6, Siddha (Venus) 7, and Sankata (Rahu) 8. The eight years-values sum to 36, the length of one full cycle.
They are two different dasha systems. Vimshottari Dasha uses a 120-year cycle of 9 planetary lords and is the default system in most North Indian readings. Yogini Dasha uses a 36-year cycle of 8 yoginis. Both start from the Moon's nakshatra at birth, but they use different period lengths and a different sequence, so they are read side by side rather than as substitutes. This calculator computes the Yogini system; our Vimshottari Dasha calculator computes the other.
Yes. Because one Yogini cycle is only 36 years, most people live through the full 8-yogini sequence 2 to 3 times. Each repeat is a fresh 36-year cycle in the same fixed yogini order. This calculator shows your current cycle and the next by default, and lets you expand your earlier cycles back to birth.
Yogini Dasha appears in the received Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (BPHS) tradition, where the dasha section enumerates the 8 yoginis (the exact verse numbering varies by edition). Some manuscript catalogs also associate Yoginidasha material with the Rudrayamala tradition. This tool follows the standard 36-year, 8-yogini scheme and the (nakshatra number + 3) mod 8 starting rule attested across independently published sources.
Yes. The starting yogini depends on the Moon's nakshatra, and the Moon changes nakshatra roughly every 24 hours. If your birth time places the Moon near a nakshatra boundary, a small error can shift the starting yogini to the adjacent one. The tool flags these boundary cases so you can verify your birth time (about a 33-minute window at the engine's precision).
The Moon position is computed from Meeus lunar theory with the Lahiri sidereal ayanamsa, the Indian Government Rashtriya Panchang convention, at approximately 0.3 degrees vs Swiss Ephemeris. That translates to a small birth-time-dependent shift in the period boundaries, largest near a nakshatra edge. Yogini period lengths use a 365.25-day (Julian) dasha year, one of several dasha-year conventions in use. Verify against a primary ephemeris if you need exact dates.
Neither. They are different tools built on different period lengths, and traditional practice uses more than one dasha system as cross-references rather than ranking them. This calculator simply computes the Yogini timeline accurately so you can read it alongside your Vimshottari Dasha.
The names have literal Sanskrit meanings: Mangala (auspicious), Pingala (tawny), Dhanya (blessed or grain), Bhramari (the bee, a form of Devi), Bhadrika (gentle or good), Ulka (meteor), Siddha (accomplished), and Sankata (difficulty or narrow strait, a form of Devi). These are name meanings and goddess associations, not predictions about the corresponding period. This version is a calculator with a neutral glossary and does not assign good or bad verdicts to any yogini.
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