Saturn Mahadasha
The Saturn Mahadasha lasts 19 years. Tradition associates it with structured effort, karmic lessons, and long-term building.
What the period is about
Areas of life most often discussed for this period: discipline, karma, service, structure. How it actually plays out depends on where Saturn sits in your own chart - its sign, house, strength and the houses it rules - which is why two people in the same Mahadasha can describe very different years.
Planet facts
| Exalted in | Libra |
|---|---|
| Debilitated in | Aries |
| Own sign | Capricorn, Aquarius |
| Nakshatras ruled | Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada |
| Numerology number | 8 |
Antardashas inside it
The Saturn Mahadasha runs through nine sub-periods, starting with Saturn itself:
| Saturn / Saturn | 3 years |
| Saturn / Mercury | 2 years 8 months |
| Saturn / Ketu | 1 year 1 month |
| Saturn / Venus | 3 years 2 months |
| Saturn / Sun | 11 months |
| Saturn / Moon | 1 year 7 months |
| Saturn / Mars | 1 year 1 month |
| Saturn / Rahu | 2 years 10 months |
| Saturn / Jupiter | 2 years 6 months |
Questions
How many years is the Saturn Mahadasha?
19 years.
What comes after the Saturn Mahadasha?
The Mercury Mahadasha.