Saturn Mahadasha Rahu Antardasha
Lasts 2 years 10 months 6 days
Saturn Mahadasha sets the main subject for 19 years, and the Rahu Antardasha colours it for 2 years 10 months 6 days. Saturn stands for discipline, delay, labour and long-term effort. Rahu stands for ambition, foreign links, unconventional paths and obsession. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Saturn regards Rahu as a friend, so the sub-period usually supports what the Mahadasha is building. This is the eighth 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. 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.
Saturn-Rahu for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Saturn Mahadasha Rahu Antardasha last?
2 years 10 months 6 days. It is calculated as 19 years × 18 years ÷ 120 years. It is the eighth of nine sub-periods in the Saturn Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Rahu a friend of Saturn in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Saturn regards Rahu as a friend. Saturn regards Rahu as a friend, so the sub-period usually supports what the Mahadasha is building. 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-Rahu dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Saturn and Rahu 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-Rahu works out for me?
The strength and placement of Saturn and Rahu 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.