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Saturn antardasha in Saturn mahadasha

The Saturn antardasha within the Saturn mahadasha is also written Saturn–Saturn.

Source: BPHS (Santhanam) 46.12–14, Vimshottari order from Krittika: Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu, Venus

In your chart

Mahadasha
Saturn
Antardasha
Saturn
Mahadasha length
19 years
BPHS 46.15
Working
19×19/120 = 361/120 = 3.008333 years
BPHS 51.1
Duration
3 years, 3 days
Position in the mahadasha
1

How long it lasts

The Saturn mahadasha lasts 19 years. Antardasha = 19×19/120 = 361/120 = 3.008333 years, i.e. about 3 years, 3 days.

Here 1 year = 365.25 days.

The order of the antardashas

In the Saturn mahadasha the first antardasha is Saturn's own, because BPHS (ch. 51) says the first antardasha of every dasha belongs to the dasha lord. So this pair opens the mahadasha; the others follow in Vimshottari order: Saturn → Mercury → Ketu → Venus → Sun → Moon → Mars → Rahu → Jupiter.

What tradition holds

Tradition links the Saturn mahadasha with discipline, patience and long effort. It is the first antardasha of this mahadasha, so tradition sees Saturn's qualities here in their most direct form. It is a period tradition reads as asking for patience and routine; the real picture comes from Saturn's sign and house in the chart.

In your chart

See when this period falls in your chart, and where both planets sit, in the free kundli.

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Sources

  • BPHS (Santhanam) 46.12–14 · Vimshottari order from Krittika: Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu, Venus
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 46.15 · Dasha years 6, 10, 7, 18, 16, 19, 17, 7, 20 (OCR shows "6,lO, 7, 18, 16, 19,l'1,7 and20")
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 46.12–14, translator's note · 120 years in total
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 51.1 · Antardasha = MD years × AD years ÷ total dasha years (120)
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 51.1, notes · Worked example: Venus–Venus = 20×20/120 = 3 years 4 months
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 51.1, notes · Shortcut: MD×AD, drop the last digit as months, the last digit ×3 as days (360-day reckoning); Saturn–Mercury 17×19 = 323
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 51.2 · The first antardasha belongs to the dasha lord; the rest follow the dasha order
  • Praśna Mārga (Raman tr.) stanza 65, notes · An example of the 360-day year in a dasha context (the praśna daśā, not the natal one)

Checked against the classical texts · Last reviewed: 2026-10-14