Mangal (Mars) mahadasha for Kanya (Virgo) Moon sign

In the Vimshottari system a life moves through nine long periods, each ruled by one planet. The planet that rules the period sets the tone of those years: the areas of life that come forward, and the kind of effort that pays.

The Mars mahadasha lasts 7 years in full. Most people meet it partway through, so the part they live through can be shorter.

Mars stands for energy, courage, drive, land and brothers. Its period tends to be active and direct: a time to start things, compete and defend what matters, best used with a cool head.

Counted from Virgo as the first house, Mars rules Scorpio and Aries, your 3rd and 8th houses. During its period the matters of both come forward:

The 3rd house is effort, courage, skills, brothers and sisters and short journeys. Its lord's period tends to reward initiative, practice and your own hands-on work.

The 8th house is sudden change, shared money, in-laws and hidden matters. Its lord's period tends to bring turns you did not plan, joint finances to sort out, and an interest in research and what lies beneath the surface.

Mars counts Mercury, the lord of Virgo, as a natural enemy. Its themes may meet some friction with your temperament, so patience and a steady routine help the period give its best.

Which mahadasha you are in, and when it began, depends on the Moon's nakshatra at the moment you were born, so it is personal to you. Even within the Mars mahadasha, where the planet sits in your own chart and the sub-periods inside it shape the years more than your Moon sign alone.