Yogini dasha
Yogini dasha is a Vedic timing system of eight periods named after eight yoginis, each linked with a planet. The periods last one to eight years and complete a 36-year cycle.
Also known as: Yogini dasa, 36-year dasha
Yogini dasha is one of the classical dasha systems and is especially popular in North India as a second opinion beside Vimshottari. Its eight periods are Mangala (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). Ketu has no period of its own.
The first yogini comes from the birth nakshatra: add 3 to its number (Ashwini is 1), divide by 8, and the remainder gives the yogini, with 0 meaning Sankata. The balance at birth is worked out from the Moon’s position much as in Vimshottari, and each period has eight sub-periods in proportion.
Mangala, Dhanya, Bhadrika and Siddha are traditionally gentle; Pingala, Bhramari, Ulka and Sankata more testing. In practice, the planet’s condition in your chart matters more than the yogini’s name.
Astrologers who use it look for agreement. When Vimshottari and Yogini dasha both point to the same window, they feel more confident about the timing.