As of 15 November 2026, Saturn is in Pisces (Meen) and Sade Sati is running for Mesh, Kumbh and Meen rashi. Pick your Moon sign for its full Sade Sati and Dhaiya calendar from 2000 to 2050.
| Mesh (Aries) | Sade Sati (rising) to 31 May 2032 |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Next Sade Sati from 3 Jun 2027 |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Next Sade Sati from 8 Aug 2029 |
| Kark (Cancer) | Next Sade Sati from 31 May 2032 |
| Simha (Leo) | Ashtama Shani to 23 Feb 2028 |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Next Sade Sati from 27 Aug 2036 |
| Tula (Libra) | Next Sade Sati from 22 Oct 2038 |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Next Sade Sati from 28 Jan 2041 |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Kantaka Shani to 23 Feb 2028 |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Next Sade Sati from 8 Dec 2046 |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Sade Sati (setting) to 23 Feb 2028 |
| Meen (Pisces) | Sade Sati (peak) to 17 Apr 2030 |
Not sure of your Moon sign? Check your own Sade Sati free from your date, time and place of birth.
A rashi is listed for a year if any part of its Sade Sati falls in that year.
| 2026 | Mesh, Kumbh, Meen |
| 2027 | Mesh, Vrishabh, Kumbh, Meen |
| 2028 | Mesh, Vrishabh, Kumbh, Meen |
| 2029 | Mesh, Vrishabh, Mithun, Meen |
Sade Sati ("seven and a half") is Saturn's passage through the three signs around your natal Moon: the 12th, the Moon sign itself, and the 2nd. Saturn spends about two and a half years in each sign, so the whole cycle lasts about seven and a half years and comes round roughly every thirty years.
Retrograde motion often makes Saturn cross a sign boundary three times, so a phase can start, pause and resume. Each rashi page lists every stretch with its dates rather than rounding them off.
| Sade Sati, first (rising) phase | Saturn in the 12th from the Moon. Traditionally a time of rising expenses, disturbed sleep and distance from familiar ground, and of letting go of what has run its course. |
| Sade Sati, second (peak) phase | Saturn over the natal Moon itself. The most intense stretch in the tradition, for the mind, health and responsibilities, and classically the most transformative. |
| Sade Sati, third (setting) phase | Saturn in the 2nd from the Moon. Pressure tends to ease, and the focus moves to savings, family and speech, with consolidation of what the earlier phases built. |
The Dhaiya (two and a half), also called the small panoti, is Saturn's stay in the 4th or the 8th sign from the Moon.
| Kantaka Shani (Dhaiya, Saturn 4th) | Saturn in the 4th from the Moon. About two and a half years when home, property, vehicles, the mother's health and peace of mind are traditionally in focus. |
| Ashtama Shani (Dhaiya, Saturn 8th) | Saturn in the 8th from the Moon. About two and a half years treated with the most caution: health, sudden setbacks and reputation need care. |
These are the practices the tradition associates with Saturn periods. They are offered as devotional and disciplinary practice, not as a guaranteed fix:
All dates are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa), with Rahu as the mean node, and given in Indian Standard Time. Almanacs that use another ayanamsa or the true node can differ by a few days.
These readings count houses from the natal Moon sign (Chandra rashi), the way Vedic gochara and Sade Sati are traditionally judged. Your Moon sign is not your Sun sign: if you are not sure of it, the free Sade Sati calculator finds it from your date, time and place of birth.
A Moon-sign reading is the same for everyone born with the Moon in that sign. The 12 Months Forecast Report reads Saturn, Jupiter and Rahu-Ketu against your own birth chart, from both your Moon and your Lagna, with a month-by-month table of the year.
As of 15 November 2026: Mesh, Kumbh and Meen. Saturn is in Pisces (Meen).
Mesh, Vrishabh, Kumbh and Meen (any part of the year).
When Saturn enters Aries (Mesh) on 3 June 2027. See the Saturn transit page for the retrograde back-and-forth that follows.
About seven and a half years: roughly two and a half years in each of the three signs around the Moon. Retrograde breaks can stretch the overall span.
No. The tradition reads it as a maturing, disciplining period rather than a curse, one that rewards patient, honest work. The birth chart and running dasha decide how it is felt.