Shani (Saturn) mahadasha
By The Astrologic Desk · Editorial and calculation review
Shani (Saturn) rules a 19-year mahadasha in the 120-year Vimshottari cycle. The Moon's nakshatra at birth decides which mahadasha you begin in, and the Moon's exact degree inside that nakshatra decides how much of it remains.
Shani (Saturn) governs time, structure and the discipline that comes from limitation. It rules Makara and Kumbha, is exalted in Tula at 20° and debilitated in Mesha at 20°. Its mahadasha runs nineteen years. Shani's transit relative to the natal Moon is what sade sati measures — a roughly seven-and-a-half year period.
During this period the chart tends to foreground discipline, delay, structure, endurance. Well supported: Sustained effort across years. Under stress: Delay experienced as personal failure.
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