Kalachakra Dasha wheel by birth nakshatra
Discover your birth nakshatra's directional affiliation, Devayana or Pitriyana grouping, and Kalachakra dasha lord - with a visual directional compass.
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Kalachakra Dasha is one of the most ancient and precise timing systems in Vedic astrology. Unlike Vimshottari, which is purely nakshatra-based, Kalachakra assigns each nakshatra a cardinal direction (East, South, West, or North) and groups it into Devayana (ascending) or Pitriyana (descending) paths. The direction and group together determine the dasha lord sequence and its forward or reverse order.
Sivayan visualises your Kalachakra placement as a directional wheel, showing which direction is energised by your birth nakshatra, how planets in your chart distribute across the four directions, and the sequence of your Kalachakra dasha lords.
What the wheel shows
Directional placement
Your birth nakshatra's cardinal direction (E/S/W/N) and which Kalachakra path it belongs to - Devayana or Pitriyana.
Nakshatra deity
The presiding deity of your birth nakshatra in the Kalachakra system.
Dasha lord
The current Kalachakra dasha lord derived from your nakshatra position within the 9-period cycle.
Full dasha sequence
All 9 lords in Devayana (forward) or Pitriyana (reverse) order, with your current period highlighted.
Directional wheel
A visual compass showing planet distribution across all four directions from your chart.
Common questions
Vimshottari assigns fixed dasha periods (Sun 6yr, Moon 10yr, etc.) based on nakshatra. Kalachakra additionally considers the pada (quarter) of the nakshatra, the directional grouping, and reverses the lord sequence for Pitriyana nakshatras.
Devayana (path of the gods) includes nakshatras 1--9 and 22--27; Pitriyana (path of the ancestors) includes nakshatras 10--21. Devayana uses the forward dasha lord order; Pitriyana reverses it.
Date, time, and place of birth. The nakshatra depends on the Moon's exact degree, so accurate birth time matters.
Each group of three consecutive nakshatras is assigned to one of the four cardinal directions in a rotating pattern: East → South → West → North, repeating through the 27 nakshatras.