Jupiter Mahadasha Saturn Antardasha
Lasts 2 years 6 months 12 days
Jupiter Mahadasha sets the main subject for 16 years, and the Saturn Antardasha colours it for 2 years 6 months 12 days. Jupiter stands for wisdom, children, teachers and expansion. Saturn stands for discipline, delay, labour and long-term effort. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Jupiter treats Saturn as a neutral, so the sub-period follows the houses involved more than any natural liking between the planets. This is the second of nine sub-periods in the Jupiter Mahadasha. As an early sub-period, it tends to set up the themes the rest of the Mahadasha builds on.
Which life areas this sub-period touches depends on your Moon sign, because the houses each planet rules change with it. For Aries Moon, Jupiter rules the 9th and 12th houses and Saturn rules the 10th and 11th houses. For Leo Moon, Jupiter rules the 5th and 8th houses and Saturn rules the 6th and 7th houses. Your own chart, with its placements, aspects and transits, decides how this plays out. Pick your Moon sign below for a version tailored to it.
Jupiter-Saturn for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Jupiter Mahadasha Saturn Antardasha last?
2 years 6 months 12 days. It is calculated as 16 years × 19 years ÷ 120 years. It is the second of nine sub-periods in the Jupiter Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Saturn a friend of Jupiter in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Jupiter regards Saturn as neutral. Jupiter treats Saturn as a neutral, so the sub-period follows the houses involved more than any natural liking between the planets. Natural friendship is only one layer, and the houses involved and the planets' placement in your chart matter as much.
Does my Moon sign change the Jupiter-Saturn dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Jupiter and Saturn rule, and so which life areas are active. It also decides whether any of them is a yogakaraka. There are 12 versions of this page, one for each Moon sign.
What decides how Jupiter-Saturn works out for me?
The strength and placement of Jupiter and Saturn in your birth chart, the houses and signs involved, and the transits running at the time. Astrika reads natal chart, dasha and transit together, and remedies, if any, depend on your own chart.