Mars Mahadasha Saturn Antardasha
Lasts 1 year 1 month 9 days
Mars Mahadasha sets the main subject for 7 years, and the Saturn Antardasha colours it for 1 year 1 month 9 days. Mars stands for energy, property, siblings and drive. Saturn stands for discipline, delay, labour and long-term effort. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Mars treats Saturn as a neutral, so the sub-period follows the houses involved more than any natural liking between the planets. This is the fourth of nine sub-periods in the Mars Mahadasha. As a middle sub-period, it tends to carry the main weight of the Mahadasha, when its themes are most visible.
Which life areas this sub-period touches depends on your Moon sign, because the houses each planet rules change with it. For Aries Moon, Mars rules the 1st and 8th houses and Saturn rules the 10th and 11th houses. For Leo Moon, Mars rules the 4th and 9th 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.
Mars-Saturn for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Mars Mahadasha Saturn Antardasha last?
1 year 1 month 9 days. It is calculated as 7 years × 19 years ÷ 120 years. It is the fourth of nine sub-periods in the Mars Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Saturn a friend of Mars in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Mars regards Saturn as neutral. Mars 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 Mars-Saturn dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Mars 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 Mars-Saturn works out for me?
The strength and placement of Mars 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.