Saturn Mahadasha Mercury Antardasha
Lasts 2 years 8 months 9 days
Saturn Mahadasha sets the main subject for 19 years, and the Mercury Antardasha colours it for 2 years 8 months 9 days. Saturn stands for discipline, delay, labour and long-term effort. Mercury stands for intellect, trade, communication and learning. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Saturn counts Mercury as a natural friend, so this sub-period tends to work with the Mahadasha's main theme instead of against it. This is the second of nine sub-periods in the Saturn 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, Saturn rules the 10th and 11th houses and Mercury rules the 3rd and 6th houses. For Leo Moon, Saturn rules the 6th and 7th houses and Mercury rules the 2nd and 11th 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-Mercury for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Saturn Mahadasha Mercury Antardasha last?
2 years 8 months 9 days. It is calculated as 19 years × 17 years ÷ 120 years. It is the second of nine sub-periods in the Saturn Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Mercury a friend of Saturn in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Saturn regards Mercury as a friend. Saturn counts Mercury 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 Saturn-Mercury dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Saturn and Mercury 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-Mercury works out for me?
The strength and placement of Saturn and Mercury 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.