Sade Sati
Sade Sati: dates and phases for every Moon sign
Sade Sati is the roughly seven-and-a-half-year period when Saturn moves through the sign before your Moon sign, your Moon sign itself, and the sign after it. Here are the exact dates for all twelve Moon signs, computed with the same engine as the app.
In short · 11 October 2026
Saturn has been in Pisces since 29 March 2025. Sade Sati is running for Aries, Aquarius and Pisces Moon signs. The next to begin is Taurus, on 3 June 2027. Dates include Saturn’s retrograde returns and are in IST.
Sade Sati status for every Moon sign
Status on 11 October 2026. Choose your Moon sign (rashi) for every phase, past and future.
| Moon sign | Status | This or next Sade Sati |
|---|---|---|
| Aries Mesha · मेष | Rising phase, until 31 May 2032 | 29 Mar 2025 – 31 May 2032 |
| Taurus Vrishabha · वृषभ | Begins 3 June 2027 | 3 Jun 2027 – 13 Jul 2034 |
| Gemini Mithuna · मिथुन | Begins 8 August 2029 | 8 Aug 2029 – 27 Aug 2036 |
| Cancer Karka · कर्क | Begins 31 May 2032 | 31 May 2032 – 13 Jul 2039 |
| Leo Simha · सिंह | Begins 13 July 2034 | 13 Jul 2034 – 26 Sept 2041 |
| Virgo Kanya · कन्या | Begins 27 August 2036 | 27 Aug 2036 – 30 Aug 2044 |
| Libra Tula · तुला | Begins 22 October 2038 | 22 Oct 2038 – 7 Dec 2046 |
| Scorpio Vrishchika · वृश्चिक | Begins 28 January 2041 | 28 Jan 2041 – 4 Dec 2049 |
| Sagittarius Dhanu · धनु | Begins 11 December 2043 | 11 Dec 2043 – 25 Feb 2052 |
| Capricorn Makara · मकर | Begins 7 December 2046 | 7 Dec 2046 – 5 Feb 2055 |
| Aquarius Kumbha · कुंभ | Setting phase, until 23 February 2028 | 24 Jan 2020 – 23 Feb 2028 |
| Pisces Meena · मीन | Peak phase, until 17 April 2030 | 29 Apr 2022 – 17 Apr 2030 |
Saturn’s sidereal sign changes (Lahiri ayanamsa) computed with Swiss Ephemeris, dates in IST. A cycle runs from Saturn’s first entry into the 12th sign from the Moon to its final exit from the 2nd.
The three phases
Saturn spends about two and a half years in each sign, so Sade Sati (“seven and a half”) has three phases of about two and a half years each. When Saturn turns retrograde near a sign boundary it can step back into the previous sign for a few months, so a phase can pause and resume; the tables on each Moon sign’s page show every one of those stays.
| Phase | Saturn in | How the tradition reads it |
|---|---|---|
| Rising | The 12th sign from your Moon | Expenses, rest and endings; time to finish things and reduce commitments |
| Peak | Your Moon sign | Responsibility, discipline and steady effort, felt most directly |
| Setting | The 2nd sign from your Moon | Family, speech and savings; consolidating what the period taught |
These are tendencies described by classical texts on gochara (transits), such as Phaladeepika. They are read together with the rest of the chart, above all the running dasha, and they are not misfortunes. At any time three of the twelve Moon signs are in Sade Sati, so roughly one person in four is going through it.
Shani dhaiya: kantaka and ashtama Shani
Saturn’s stays in the 4th sign from the Moon (kantaka Shani) and the 8th (ashtama Shani) last about two and a half years each and are called dhaiya in North India. On 11 October 2026:
| Moon sign | Dhaiya | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Leo | Ashtama (8th) | 29 Mar 2025 – 23 Feb 2028 |
| Sagittarius | Kantaka (4th) | 29 Mar 2025 – 23 Feb 2028 |
Which Moon sign is yours?
Sade Sati is counted from your Moon sign (rashi), the sidereal sign the Moon was in when you were born, not your Western Sun sign. The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days, so on a little over half of all days the date of birth settles it; if the Moon changed sign on your birthday, you need the birth time as well. JyotishiVani works it out from your birth details. Not sure why your sign differs from a Western horoscope? Read Vedic vs Western astrology.
Sade Sati in the app
The app shows your own phases with dates, explains what each means for your chart, and can remind you once, a month before Sade Sati begins. You can also ask Vani how to prepare; it will not sell you a remedy.
Questions about Sade Sati
Which rashis are in Sade Sati in 2026?
With Saturn in Pisces since 29 March 2025, Sade Sati is running for Aries (Mesha), Aquarius (Kumbha) and Pisces (Meena) Moon signs. The next to begin is Taurus, on 3 June 2027.
Is Sade Sati always bad?
No. The classical texts read Saturn’s transit over the Moon as a demanding period that asks for responsibility, patience and steady effort, not as a misfortune. It is also common: at any moment about one person in four is in Sade Sati, because three of the twelve Moon signs always are.
Can Sade Sati cause death?
No chart, and no transit, can predict a death, and JyotishiVani never attempts to. Fear about Sade Sati is often used to sell remedies; the texts describe it as a period of effort and maturity, not of disaster.
Is Sade Sati the same as Shani mahadasha?
No. Sade Sati is a transit: where Saturn is now, counted from your natal Moon, and it comes to everyone roughly every 30 years. Shani mahadasha is a dasha period of 19 years determined by your birth chart, and not everyone runs it in a lifetime. They can overlap, but they are read separately.
Why do websites give different Sade Sati dates?
Mostly because of Saturn’s retrograde returns. When Saturn moves back into the previous sign for a few months, some tables end the phase at the first exit and others at the last. These dates follow Saturn into and out of every sign, computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa) in IST.
What is Shani dhaiya?
Dhaiya (“two and a half”) is Saturn’s stay of about two and a half years in the 4th sign from your Moon (kantaka Shani) or the 8th (ashtama Shani). Like Sade Sati, it is read as a period that asks for patience, not as a misfortune.