Saturn is benefic in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from the Sun; in the 3rd, 6th and 11th places from the Moon; in the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 11th places from himself; in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th places from Mars; in the 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th places from Jupiter; in the 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th places from Mercury; in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th and 11th places from the Lagna; and lastly, in the 6th, 11th and 12th places from Venus.

शनि का अष्टकवर्ग — सूर्य से १-२-४-७-८-१०-११; चन्द्र से ३-६-११; मंगल से ३-५-६-१०-११-१२; बुध से ६-८-९-१०-११-१२; बृहस्पति से ५-६-११-१२; शुक्र से ६-११-१२; स्व-स्थान से ३-५-६-११; लग्न से १-३-४-६-१०-११। शनि के अष्टकवर्ग में कुल ३९ शुभ बिन्दु पड़ते हैं — सूर्य से ७, चन्द्र से ३, मंगल से ६, बुध से ६, बृहस्पति से ४, शुक्र से ३, शनि से ४, लग्न से ६।