Antardasha 3 of 9 in Saturn mahadasha · 1 yr 1 mo
Saturn-Ketu antardasha शनि-केतु अंतर्दशा
Saturn-Ketu lasts about one year, one month, and nine days. Saturn counts Mars, and by convention Ketu, as an enemy, while Ketu is neutral toward Saturn, so the pairing is uneasy. Tradition expects sudden changes in work or residence, isolation, vague health complaints, and a turn toward spiritual practice or research. Losses through theft or negligence are listed. Attachments loosen. Brief, and often described as a hinge in the period.
- Length
- 1 yr 1 mo
- Position
- 3 of 9 in Saturn
- Natural relation
- Saturn is enemy to Ketu
The mahadasha behind it
Saturn mahadasha is a nineteen year period that tradition associates with discipline, labour, delay, responsibility, and the slow building of what lasts. After the expansive Jupiter period it feels heavier and more demanding. Classical texts read a strong Saturn as bringing authority earned through service and durable achievement, while a weak or afflicted Saturn brings hardship, isolation, chronic health strain, and loss. Read the full Saturn mahadasha.
What Ketu adds as sub-lord
Ketu mahadasha is a seven year period that tradition associates with detachment, sudden turns, and a loosening of attachments to things that no longer serve. It usually opens quietly after the busy Mercury period and asks for inward focus rather than expansion. Classical texts read it as a time of spiritual gain and material uncertainty, with results depending heavily on the house and sign Ketu occupies. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Ketu owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Saturn's themes for 1 yr 1 mo. See Ketu as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Saturn runs 19 years and Ketu runs 7 years in the 120-year cycle, so Saturn-Ketu lasts 19 × 7 ÷ 120 = 1.108 years, about 1 yr 1 mo. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.