Saturn Mahadasha Mars Antardasha
Lasts 1 year 1 month 9 days
Saturn Mahadasha sets the main subject for 19 years, and the Mars Antardasha colours it for 1 year 1 month 9 days. Saturn stands for discipline, delay, labour and long-term effort. Mars stands for energy, property, siblings and drive. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Saturn counts Mars as a natural enemy, so the sub-period can pull in a different direction from the Mahadasha theme and asks for some adjustment. This is the seventh of nine sub-periods in the Saturn 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 and Mars rules the 1st and 8th houses. For Leo Moon, Saturn rules the 6th and 7th houses and Mars rules the 4th and 9th 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.
Saturn-Mars for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Saturn Mahadasha Mars Antardasha last?
1 year 1 month 9 days. It is calculated as 19 years × 7 years ÷ 120 years. It is the seventh of nine sub-periods in the Saturn Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Mars a friend of Saturn in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Saturn regards Mars as an enemy. Saturn counts Mars as a natural enemy, so the sub-period can pull in a different direction from the Mahadasha theme and asks for some adjustment. 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 Saturn-Mars dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Saturn and Mars 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 Saturn-Mars works out for me?
The strength and placement of Saturn and Mars 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.