As of 15 November 2026, Dhanu rashi is in Kantaka Shani (Dhaiya): Saturn is in Pisces (Meen), the 4th sign from a Sagittarius Moon. This Dhaiya runs from 29 March 2025 to 23 February 2028. The next Sade Sati begins on 11 December 2043.
| Saturn now in | Pisces (Meen), retrograde |
| House from a Sagittarius Moon | 4th |
| Status | In Kantaka Shani (Dhaiya) |
| This period | 29 Mar 2025 to 23 Feb 2028 |
| Next Sade Sati | 11 Dec 2043 to 25 Feb 2052 |
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For a Moon in Sagittarius (Dhanu), Sade Sati is Saturn's passage through Scorpio (Vrishchik), then Sagittarius (Dhanu) itself, then Capricorn (Makar). Kantaka Shani is Saturn in Pisces (Meen) and Ashtama Shani is Saturn in Cancer (Kark).
Saturn's strength in each of the three signs: Scorpio (Vrishchik), in an enemy's sign (ruled by Mars); Sagittarius (Dhanu), in a neutral sign (ruled by Jupiter); Capricorn (Makar), in its own sign. In Capricorn Saturn is in its own sign, read as steadier and more purposeful.
Dhanu is ruled by Jupiter, which Saturn counts as neutral. By the widely repeated traditional view that Sade Sati weighs lighter where Saturn and the Moon sign's lord are friends, it is read as neither lighter nor heavier for Dhanu rashi. Treat it as a tendency; the full chart decides.
From 2 November 2014, 8:55 PM IST to 17 January 2023, 6:04 PM IST, about 8.2 years. Saturn's retrograde motion makes it cross a boundary more than once, so the phases run in this order:
| 2 Nov 2014 to 26 Jan 2017 | Rising phase: Saturn in Scorpio (Vrishchik), 12th from the Moon |
| 26 Jan 2017 to 21 Jun 2017 | Peak phase: Saturn in Sagittarius (Dhanu), 1st from the Moon |
| 21 Jun 2017 to 26 Oct 2017 | Rising phase: Saturn in Scorpio (Vrishchik), 12th from the Moon, re-entered retrograde |
| 26 Oct 2017 to 24 Jan 2020 | Peak phase: Saturn in Sagittarius (Dhanu), 1st from the Moon |
| 24 Jan 2020 to 29 Apr 2022 | Setting phase: Saturn in Capricorn (Makar), 2nd from the Moon |
| 29 Apr 2022 to 12 Jul 2022 | Break: Saturn in Aquarius (Kumbh), 3rd from the Moon (stepped ahead before retrograding back) |
| 12 Jul 2022 to 17 Jan 2023 | Setting phase: Saturn in Capricorn (Makar), 2nd from the Moon, re-entered retrograde |
From 11 December 2043, 11:25 PM IST to 25 February 2052, 4:02 AM IST, about 8.2 years. Saturn's retrograde motion makes it cross a boundary more than once, so the phases run in this order:
| 11 Dec 2043 to 23 Jun 2044 | Rising phase: Saturn in Scorpio (Vrishchik), 12th from the Moon |
| 23 Jun 2044 to 30 Aug 2044 | Break: Saturn in Libra (Tula), 11th from the Moon (stepped back while retrograde) |
| 30 Aug 2044 to 8 Dec 2046 | Rising phase: Saturn in Scorpio (Vrishchik), 12th from the Moon |
| 8 Dec 2046 to 6 Mar 2049 | Peak phase: Saturn in Sagittarius (Dhanu), 1st from the Moon |
| 6 Mar 2049 to 10 Jul 2049 | Setting phase: Saturn in Capricorn (Makar), 2nd from the Moon |
| 10 Jul 2049 to 4 Dec 2049 | Peak phase: Saturn in Sagittarius (Dhanu), 1st from the Moon, re-entered retrograde |
| 4 Dec 2049 to 25 Feb 2052 | Setting phase: Saturn in Capricorn (Makar), 2nd from the Moon |
The Dhaiya, or small panoti, is about two and a half years of Saturn in the 4th (Kantaka) or the 8th (Ashtama) from the Moon. For Dhanu rashi these are Saturn's stays in Pisces (Meen) and Cancer (Kark):
| 6 Sep 2004 to 16 Jul 2007 | Ashtama Shani (8th), with a break 13 Jan 2005 to 26 May 2005 and 1 Nov 2006 to 10 Jan 2007 while Saturn is in Gemini and Leo |
| 29 Mar 2025 to 23 Feb 2028 | Kantaka Shani (4th), with a break 3 Jun 2027 to 20 Oct 2027 while Saturn is in Aries |
| 13 Jul 2034 to 27 Aug 2036 | Ashtama Shani (8th) |
None of this is fixed fate: the birth chart and running dasha decide how a Dhanu Moon feels each phase.
| Rising phase, Saturn in Scorpio | 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. |
| Peak phase, Saturn in Sagittarius | Saturn over the natal Moon itself. The most intense stretch in the tradition, for the mind, health and responsibilities, and classically the most transformative. |
| Setting phase, Saturn in Capricorn | 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. |
| Kantaka Shani, Saturn in Pisces | 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, Saturn in Cancer | 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. |
When Saturn moves into Aries (Mesh) on 3 June 2027, it enters your 5th house from a Sagittarius Moon. Children, studies and judgement: worries and slower progress. For this Moon sign Kantaka Shani (Dhaiya) ends. It becomes final on 23 Feb 2028, after Saturn's retrograde return to Pisces.
This page reads the same for everyone born with the Moon in Sagittarius. 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, Dhanu rashi is in Kantaka Shani (Dhaiya): Saturn is in Pisces (Meen), the 4th sign from a Sagittarius Moon. This Dhaiya runs from 29 March 2025 to 23 February 2028. The next Sade Sati begins on 11 December 2043.
On 17 January 2023. It ran from 2 November 2014.
It begins on 11 December 2043, when Saturn enters Scorpio (Vrishchik), and runs to 25 February 2052.
Ashtama Shani, from 13 July 2034 to 27 August 2036.
From the Moon sign (Chandra rashi) of the birth chart. A Sun-sign or Lagna-based reading is a different thing.