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Sade Sati dates for every Moon sign (1990–2060)

When Saturn's seven-and-a-half-year passage begins and ends for each of the 12 Moon signs, to the minute, with every retrograde step back.

Three words first

Moon sign (rashi)
The zodiac sign the Moon was in when you were born. Vedic astrology counts Saturn's position from it.
Sade Sati
About seven and a half years while Saturn crosses the sign before your Moon sign, your Moon sign, and the sign after it.
Shani Dhaiya
A shorter spell of about two and a half years while Saturn is in the 4th or the 8th sign from your Moon sign.
Download CSV all 12 signs · IST and UTCEmbed on your siteHow the dates were worked out

Who is in Sade Sati today

As of 14 Nov 2026, Saturn is in Pisces (Meen). Tap a sign for its full table.

AriesMeshSade Sati · 1 risingTaurusVrishabh—GeminiMithun—CancerKark—LeoSimhaDhaiya · 8thVirgoKanya—LibraTula—ScorpioVrishchik—SagittariusDhanuDhaiya · 4thCapricornMakar—AquariusKumbhSade Sati · 3 settingPiscesMeenSaturn hereSade Sati · 2 peak
  • Aries · MeshSade Sati, phase 1 of 3 (rising). Whole period 29 Mar 2025 to 31 May 2032. Saturn moves into Aries (phase 2) on 3 Jun 2027.
  • Pisces · MeenSade Sati, phase 2 of 3 (peak). Whole period 29 Apr 2022 to 17 Apr 2030. Saturn moves into Aries (phase 3) on 3 Jun 2027.
  • Aquarius · KumbhSade Sati, phase 3 of 3 (setting). Whole period 24 Jan 2020 to 23 Feb 2028. Saturn steps back out on 3 Jun 2027 and returns on 20 Oct 2027.
  • Leo · SimhaShani Dhaiya, Saturn in the 8th (Ashtama Shani) from the Moon, 29 Mar 2025 to 23 Feb 2028.
  • Sagittarius · DhanuShani Dhaiya, Saturn in the 4th (Kantaka Shani) from the Moon, 29 Mar 2025 to 23 Feb 2028.
  • Starts nextTaurus (Vrishabh): Sade Sati from 3 Jun 2027 to 13 Jul 2034.

Pick your Moon sign

Every Sade Sati and Dhaiya from 1990 to 2060, phase by phase. Periods already running in 1990, or still running at the end of 2060, are shown whole. Times are IST.

Pisces Moon sign

Meen rashi

In Sade Sati now (phase 2 of 3), from 29 Apr 2022 to 17 Apr 2030.

Sade Sati: Saturn in Aquarius → Pisces → AriesDhaiya: Saturn in Gemini (4th) or Libra (8th)
Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya dates for the Pisces (Meen) Moon sign, IST
Part · Saturn inFrom (IST)To (IST)
Sade Sati5 Mar 1993 → 7 Jun 2000 · 7 years 3 months
Phase 1 · risingSaturn in Aquarius5 Mar 199319:2915 Oct 199306:20
BreakSaturn back in Capricorn15 Oct 199306:2010 Nov 199310:48
Phase 1 · risingSaturn in Aquarius · returns after a step back10 Nov 199310:482 Jun 199512:49
Phase 2 · peakSaturn in Pisces2 Jun 199512:499 Aug 199523:34
Phase 1 · risingSaturn in Aquarius · moves back in, retrograde9 Aug 199523:3416 Feb 199619:24
Phase 2 · peakSaturn in Pisces · returns after a step back16 Feb 199619:2417 Apr 199814:01
Phase 3 · settingSaturn in Aries17 Apr 199814:017 Jun 200001:35
Shani Dhaiya · 4th from the Moonalso called Kantaka Shani23 Jul 2002 → 26 May 2005 · 2 years 10 months
4th from the MoonSaturn in Gemini23 Jul 200208:448 Jan 200312:48
BreakSaturn back in Taurus8 Jan 200312:487 Apr 200321:23
4th from the MoonSaturn in Gemini · returns after a step back7 Apr 200321:236 Sep 200405:46
BreakSaturn back in Cancer6 Sep 200405:4613 Jan 200513:42
4th from the MoonSaturn in Gemini · moves back in, retrograde13 Jan 200513:4226 May 200508:26
Shani Dhaiya · 8th from the Moonalso called Ashtama Shani15 Nov 2011 → 2 Nov 2014 · 2 years 11 months
8th from the MoonSaturn in Libra15 Nov 201111:1816 May 201204:35
BreakSaturn back in Virgo16 May 201204:354 Aug 201210:40
8th from the MoonSaturn in Libra · returns after a step back4 Aug 201210:402 Nov 201421:52
Sade SatiNow29 Apr 2022 → 17 Apr 2030 · 7 years 11 months
Phase 1 · risingSaturn in Aquarius29 Apr 202209:4512 Jul 202212:46
BreakSaturn back in Capricorn12 Jul 202212:4617 Jan 202319:06
Phase 1 · risingSaturn in Aquarius · returns after a step back17 Jan 202319:0629 Mar 202523:02
Phase 2 · peakSaturn in Pisces · now29 Mar 202523:023 Jun 202707:11
Phase 3 · settingSaturn in Aries3 Jun 202707:1120 Oct 202704:54
Phase 2 · peakSaturn in Pisces · moves back in, retrograde20 Oct 202704:5423 Feb 202821:07
Phase 3 · settingSaturn in Aries · returns after a step back23 Feb 202821:078 Aug 202915:06
BreakSaturn back in Taurus8 Aug 202915:065 Oct 202914:18
Phase 3 · settingSaturn in Aries · moves back in, retrograde5 Oct 202914:1817 Apr 203010:03
Shani Dhaiya · 4th from the MoonNextalso called Kantaka Shani31 May 2032 → 13 Jul 2034 · 2 years 1 month
4th from the MoonSaturn in Gemini31 May 203203:5113 Jul 203405:31
Shani Dhaiya · 8th from the Moonalso called Ashtama Shani28 Jan 2041 → 30 Aug 2044 · 3 years 7 months
8th from the MoonSaturn in Libra28 Jan 204114:376 Feb 204103:31
BreakSaturn back in Virgo6 Feb 204103:3126 Sep 204107:06
8th from the MoonSaturn in Libra · returns after a step back26 Sep 204107:0612 Dec 204300:18
BreakSaturn back in Scorpio12 Dec 204300:1823 Jun 204405:52
8th from the MoonSaturn in Libra · moves back in, retrograde23 Jun 204405:5230 Aug 204408:46
Sade Sati25 Feb 2052 → 28 May 2059 · 7 years 3 months
Phase 1 · risingSaturn in Aquarius25 Feb 205205:0414 May 205421:55
Phase 2 · peakSaturn in Pisces14 May 205421:552 Sep 205402:57
Phase 1 · risingSaturn in Aquarius · moves back in, retrograde2 Sep 205402:575 Feb 205519:19
Phase 2 · peakSaturn in Pisces · returns after a step back5 Feb 205519:197 Apr 205708:52
Phase 3 · settingSaturn in Aries7 Apr 205708:5228 May 205900:52

Every Sade Sati at a glance

First entry to final exit for each Moon sign, IST.

Moon signSade Sati periods
AriesMesh2 Jun 1995 → 7 Apr 200329 Mar 2025 → 31 May 2032Now14 May 2054 → 7 Mar 2062
TaurusVrishabh17 Apr 1998 → 26 May 20053 Jun 2027 → 13 Jul 20347 Apr 2057 → 9 May 2064
GeminiMithun7 Jun 2000 → 16 Jul 20078 Aug 2029 → 27 Aug 203628 May 2059 → 3 Jul 2066
CancerKark23 Jul 2002 → 10 Sep 200931 May 2032 → 13 Jul 2039
LeoSimha6 Sep 2004 → 4 Aug 201213 Jul 2034 → 26 Sep 2041
VirgoKanya1 Nov 2006 → 2 Nov 201427 Aug 2036 → 30 Aug 2044
LibraTula10 Sep 2009 → 26 Oct 201722 Oct 2038 → 8 Dec 2046
ScorpioVrishchik6 Oct 1982 → 15 Dec 199015 Nov 2011 → 24 Jan 202028 Jan 2041 → 4 Dec 2049
SagittariusDhanu21 Dec 1984 → 10 Nov 19932 Nov 2014 → 17 Jan 202312 Dec 2043 → 25 Feb 2052
CapricornMakar17 Dec 1987 → 16 Feb 199626 Jan 2017 → 29 Mar 20258 Dec 2046 → 5 Feb 2055
AquariusKumbh21 Mar 1990 → 17 Apr 199824 Jan 2020 → 23 Feb 2028Now6 Mar 2049 → 7 Apr 2057
PiscesMeen5 Mar 1993 → 7 Jun 200029 Apr 2022 → 17 Apr 2030Now25 Feb 2052 → 28 May 2059

How the dates were worked out

  • ZodiacSidereal (the zodiac Vedic astrology uses), Lahiri ayanamsa.
  • CountingWhole signs from the Moon sign. Sade Sati: Saturn in the 12th, 1st and 2nd sign. Dhaiya: the 4th or the 8th.
  • PositionsThe same planetary-position engine as our free Sade Sati and Gochar tools. We checked every period here against those tools, for all 12 signs: the dates are identical.
  • RetrogradeWhen Saturn slips back across a sign edge, the step back and the return each get a row. A step back that returns within about a year stays inside one period and shows as a break.
  • TimeIST (UTC+5:30), to the minute. The CSV also gives UTC.
  • PrecisionAnother almanac can put a Saturn change up to a couple of hours earlier or later, because Saturn moves so slowly. The date matched in every check we made. See the comparison.

Questions

What is Sade Sati?

Sade Sati ("seven and a half") is the time Saturn spends in three signs in a row: the sign before your Moon sign, your Moon sign, and the sign after it. Saturn stays about two and a half years in each sign, so the three together take about seven and a half years. It comes round about every 29 to 30 years.

Which Moon signs are in Sade Sati now?

As of 14 Nov 2026, Saturn is in Pisces (Meen), so Sade Sati is running for Aries (Mesh), Pisces (Meen) and Aquarius (Kumbh). The next Moon sign to start it is Taurus (Vrishabh), on 3 Jun 2027.

What is the difference between Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya?

Both count Saturn's sign from your Moon sign. Sade Sati covers three signs (12th, 1st and 2nd from the Moon) and lasts about seven and a half years. Shani Dhaiya ("two and a half") is one sign: the 4th from the Moon, also called Kantaka Shani, or the 8th, also called Ashtama Shani. Each lasts about two and a half years.

Why does Sade Sati sometimes start, stop and start again?

Once a year Saturn appears to move backward for about four and a half months (retrograde). If that happens near a sign boundary, Saturn slips back into the previous sign for a while and then returns. The tables list each step back as a separate row, so you can see exactly when Saturn left and when it came back.

How do I find my Moon sign?

Your Moon sign (rashi) is the sign the Moon was in when you were born. It needs your birth date, time and place, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. A free birth chart shows it. Find your Moon sign.

Why does another website give a different time for the same date?

Saturn moves very slowly, so a tiny difference between two calculation methods (a few seconds of arc) moves the exact moment by up to a couple of hours. In every comparison we made with a widely used Indian almanac, the date was the same. All times here are IST (UTC+5:30), to the minute.

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A small Sade Sati checker for your readers: they pick a Moon sign and see whether Sade Sati is running today, which phase, and the next dates. Free to use; it links back here. Add ?sign=leo (any sign) to open on one sign.

<iframe src="https://supastro.com/embed/sade-sati" width="360" height="420" style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy" title="Sade Sati today, by Moon sign (Supastro)"></iframe>

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