Antardasha 5 of 9 in Saturn mahadasha · 11 mo 12 d
Saturn-Sun antardasha शनि-सूर्य अंतर्दशा
Saturn-Sun lasts about eleven months and twelve days. Saturn and the Sun are mutual enemies, and tradition reads this as one of the testing stretches: friction with authority, employers, or government; concerns about the father; and damage to reputation through delay or misunderstanding. Fatigue, low vitality, and eye or heart strain are listed. Ambition is checked. Humility and steady duty are the classical prescriptions. Short, and rarely comfortable.
- Length
- 11 mo 12 d
- Position
- 5 of 9 in Saturn
- Natural relation
- Saturn is enemy to Sun
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 Sun adds as sub-lord
Sun mahadasha is a short six year period that tradition links with authority, visibility, the father, and one's standing in the world. After the long and comfortable Venus period it feels brisk and demanding, with fewer indulgences and more responsibility. Classical texts read a strong Sun as bringing status and clarity of purpose, and a weak Sun as bringing ego friction and setbacks with superiors. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Sun owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Saturn's themes for 11 mo 12 d. See Sun as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Saturn runs 19 years and Sun runs 6 years in the 120-year cycle, so Saturn-Sun lasts 19 × 6 ÷ 120 = 0.950 years, about 11 mo 12 d. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.