Brothers Michael and Lee Dubin split the $25.6M jackpot — one of the largest Massachusetts state-lottery payouts of the 1990s.
MahadashaMoon1987-05-17 → 1997-05-16
AntardashaMercury1993-03-16 → 1994-08-16
PratyantarSaturn1994-05-26 → 1994-08-16
SookshmaVenus1994-06-24 → 1994-07-08
Why this Dasha catapulted them
The exact moment won $25.6 million in the mass millions lottery was firing on a four-level Moon → Mercury → Saturn → Venus Vimshottari window. All four lords together touch the 2nd, 8th, 11th houses — every wealth, gain and sudden-windfall axis in your chart lit at once. Moon set the multi-year era, Mercury opened the months-long window, Saturn (karaka of discipline) narrowed to the week, and Venus (karaka of luxury) fired on the exact day.
Mahadasha: Moon
During this period, Moon sits in your 4th house (property, home, mother, vehicles, fixed assets); rules the 8th house; and is the natural karaka of public following, mind, popularity, mass-market reach. In D9 Navamsa, Moon moves to the 10th house (career, status, authority, public reputation) — confirming the dasha's depth across the wealth-permanence layer.
Antardasha: Mercury
During this period, Mercury sits in your 3rd house (courage, communication, short journeys, written word, media); rules the 7th, 10th houses; and is the natural karaka of intelligence, commerce, communication, software, writing. In D9 Navamsa, Mercury moves to the 8th house (inheritance, sudden transformations, hidden wealth, joint finances) — confirming the dasha's depth across the wealth-permanence layer.
Pratyantar: Saturn
During this period, Saturn sits in your 11th house (gains, networks, large income, fulfilled desires); rules the 2nd, 3rd houses; and is the natural karaka of discipline, hard work, structure, oil/coal/heavy industry, time. In D9 Navamsa, Saturn moves to the 9th house (fortune, dharma, foreign affairs, higher learning, blessings) — confirming the dasha's depth across the wealth-permanence layer.
Sookshma: Venus
During this period, Venus sits in your 2nd house (wealth accumulation, family money, voice, savings); rules the 6th, 11th houses; and is the natural karaka of luxury, beauty, entertainment, vehicles, partnerships, branding. In D9 Navamsa, Venus moves to the 4th house (property, home, mother, vehicles, fixed assets) — confirming the dasha's depth across the wealth-permanence layer.
Charts and Dasha periods computed live via Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa). The mathematical "why" surfaces only the verifiable mechanisms — house tenancy, lordship and karaka — no speculative if/but language.