Ketu Mahadasha Saturn Antardasha
Lasts 1 year 1 month 9 days
Ketu Mahadasha sets the main subject for 7 years, and the Saturn Antardasha colours it for 1 year 1 month 9 days. Ketu stands for detachment, spirituality, research and sudden cuts. Saturn stands for discipline, delay, labour and long-term effort. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Ketu counts Saturn as a natural friend, so this sub-period tends to work with the Mahadasha's main theme instead of against it. This is the eighth of nine sub-periods in the Ketu Mahadasha. As a late sub-period, it tends to consolidate what the Mahadasha has built and prepare the ground for the next dasha.
Which life areas this sub-period touches depends on your Moon sign, because the houses each planet rules change with it. For Aries Moon, Saturn rules the 10th and 11th houses. For Leo Moon, Saturn rules the 6th and 7th houses. Rahu and Ketu own no sign, so their effect comes through the sign and house they occupy in your chart. 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.
Ketu-Saturn for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Ketu Mahadasha Saturn Antardasha last?
1 year 1 month 9 days. It is calculated as 7 years × 19 years ÷ 120 years. It is the eighth of nine sub-periods in the Ketu Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Saturn a friend of Ketu in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Ketu regards Saturn as a friend. Ketu counts Saturn as a natural friend, so this sub-period tends to work with the Mahadasha's main theme instead of against it. 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 Ketu-Saturn dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Ketu 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 Ketu-Saturn works out for me?
The strength and placement of Ketu 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.