As of 15 November 2026, Simha rashi is in Ashtama Shani (Dhaiya): Saturn is in Pisces (Meen), the 8th sign from a Leo Moon. This Dhaiya runs from 29 March 2025 to 23 February 2028. The next Sade Sati begins on 13 July 2034.
| Saturn now in | Pisces (Meen), retrograde |
| House from a Leo Moon | 8th |
| Status | In Ashtama Shani (Dhaiya) |
| This period | 29 Mar 2025 to 23 Feb 2028 |
| Next Sade Sati | 13 Jul 2034 to 26 Sep 2041 |
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For a Moon in Leo (Simha), Sade Sati is Saturn's passage through Cancer (Kark), then Leo (Simha) itself, then Virgo (Kanya). Kantaka Shani is Saturn in Scorpio (Vrishchik) and Ashtama Shani is Saturn in Pisces (Meen).
Saturn's strength in each of the three signs: Cancer (Kark), in an enemy's sign (ruled by Moon); Leo (Simha), in an enemy's sign (ruled by Sun); Virgo (Kanya), in a friend's sign (ruled by Mercury).
Simha is ruled by Sun, which Saturn counts as an enemy. 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 heavier for Simha rashi. Treat it as a tendency; the full chart decides.
From 6 September 2004, 4:35 AM IST to 4 August 2012, 8:49 AM IST, about 7.9 years. Saturn's retrograde motion makes it cross a boundary more than once, so the phases run in this order:
| 6 Sep 2004 to 13 Jan 2005 | Rising phase: Saturn in Cancer (Kark), 12th from the Moon |
| 13 Jan 2005 to 26 May 2005 | Break: Saturn in Gemini (Mithun), 11th from the Moon (stepped back while retrograde) |
| 26 May 2005 to 1 Nov 2006 | Rising phase: Saturn in Cancer (Kark), 12th from the Moon |
| 1 Nov 2006 to 10 Jan 2007 | Peak phase: Saturn in Leo (Simha), 1st from the Moon |
| 10 Jan 2007 to 16 Jul 2007 | Rising phase: Saturn in Cancer (Kark), 12th from the Moon, re-entered retrograde |
| 16 Jul 2007 to 10 Sep 2009 | Peak phase: Saturn in Leo (Simha), 1st from the Moon |
| 10 Sep 2009 to 15 Nov 2011 | Setting phase: Saturn in Virgo (Kanya), 2nd from the Moon |
| 15 Nov 2011 to 16 May 2012 | Break: Saturn in Libra (Tula), 3rd from the Moon (stepped ahead before retrograding back) |
| 16 May 2012 to 4 Aug 2012 | Setting phase: Saturn in Virgo (Kanya), 2nd from the Moon, re-entered retrograde |
From 13 July 2034, 4:24 AM IST to 26 September 2041, 6:22 AM IST, about 7.2 years. Saturn's retrograde motion makes it cross a boundary more than once, so the phases run in this order:
| 13 Jul 2034 to 27 Aug 2036 | Rising phase: Saturn in Cancer (Kark), 12th from the Moon |
| 27 Aug 2036 to 22 Oct 2038 | Peak phase: Saturn in Leo (Simha), 1st from the Moon |
| 22 Oct 2038 to 5 Apr 2039 | Setting phase: Saturn in Virgo (Kanya), 2nd from the Moon |
| 5 Apr 2039 to 13 Jul 2039 | Peak phase: Saturn in Leo (Simha), 1st from the Moon, re-entered retrograde |
| 13 Jul 2039 to 28 Jan 2041 | Setting phase: Saturn in Virgo (Kanya), 2nd from the Moon |
| 28 Jan 2041 to 6 Feb 2041 | Break: Saturn in Libra (Tula), 3rd from the Moon (stepped ahead before retrograding back) |
| 6 Feb 2041 to 26 Sep 2041 | Setting phase: Saturn in Virgo (Kanya), 2nd from the Moon, re-entered retrograde |
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 Simha rashi these are Saturn's stays in Scorpio (Vrishchik) and Pisces (Meen):
| 2 Nov 2014 to 26 Oct 2017 | Kantaka Shani (4th), with a break 26 Jan 2017 to 21 Jun 2017 while Saturn is in Sagittarius |
| 29 Mar 2025 to 23 Feb 2028 | Ashtama Shani (8th), with a break 3 Jun 2027 to 20 Oct 2027 while Saturn is in Aries |
| 11 Dec 2043 to 8 Dec 2046 | Kantaka Shani (4th), with a break 23 Jun 2044 to 30 Aug 2044 while Saturn is in Libra |
None of this is fixed fate: the birth chart and running dasha decide how a Simha Moon feels each phase.
| Rising phase, Saturn in Cancer | 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 Leo | 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 Virgo | 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 Scorpio | 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 Pisces | 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 9th house from a Leo Moon. Luck, the father and higher studies slow down; effort comes before reward. For this Moon sign Ashtama 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 Leo. 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, Simha rashi is in Ashtama Shani (Dhaiya): Saturn is in Pisces (Meen), the 8th sign from a Leo Moon. This Dhaiya runs from 29 March 2025 to 23 February 2028. The next Sade Sati begins on 13 July 2034.
On 4 August 2012. It ran from 6 September 2004.
It begins on 13 July 2034, when Saturn enters Cancer (Kark), and runs to 26 September 2041.
Kantaka Shani, from 11 December 2043 to 8 December 2046.
From the Moon sign (Chandra rashi) of the birth chart. A Sun-sign or Lagna-based reading is a different thing.