Budha (Mercury) mahadasha
By The Astrologic Desk · Editorial and calculation review
Budha (Mercury) rules a 17-year mahadasha in the 120-year Vimshottari cycle. The Moon's nakshatra at birth decides which mahadasha you begin in, and the Moon's exact degree inside that nakshatra decides how much of it remains.
Budha (Mercury) governs intellect, speech and exchange. It rules Mithuna and Kanya, and is uniquely both ruler and exalted in Kanya at 15°, while debilitated in Meena at 15°. Its mahadasha runs seventeen years. Budha takes on the character of whichever planets it sits with, more than any other graha.
During this period the chart tends to foreground intellect, speech, commerce, adaptability. Well supported: Explains complicated things simply. Under stress: Cleverness detached from substance.
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