Antardasha 7 of 9 in Saturn mahadasha · 1 yr 1 mo
Saturn-Mars antardasha शनि-मंगल अंतर्दशा
Saturn-Mars lasts about one year, one month, and nine days. Saturn counts Mars as an enemy, while Mars is neutral toward Saturn: the brake meets the accelerator. Tradition expects frustration that turns into quarrels, accidents or injuries, disputes over property or with siblings, and conflict with employers. Chronic aches and surgery are listed. Steady work without confrontation is the classical prescription. Among the hardest stretches of the period.
- Length
- 1 yr 1 mo
- Position
- 7 of 9 in Saturn
- Natural relation
- Saturn is enemy to Mars
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 Mars adds as sub-lord
Mars mahadasha is a seven year period that tradition associates with energy, courage, competition, property, and siblings. After the receptive Moon period it feels abrupt and active, with a strong pull toward decisive action. Classical texts read a strong Mars as bringing achievement through effort and gains in land or technical fields, while a weak or afflicted Mars brings disputes, accidents, and conflict with brothers or authority. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Mars owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Saturn's themes for 1 yr 1 mo. See Mars as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Saturn runs 19 years and Mars runs 7 years in the 120-year cycle, so Saturn-Mars 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.