As of 15 November 2026, Vrishchik rashi is not in Sade Sati or Dhaiya: Saturn is in Pisces (Meen), the 5th sign from a Scorpio Moon. The next Sade Sati begins on 28 January 2041.
| Saturn now in | Pisces (Meen), retrograde |
| House from a Scorpio Moon | 5th |
| Status | Not in Sade Sati or Dhaiya |
| Next Sade Sati | 28 Jan 2041 to 4 Dec 2049 |
Not sure of your Moon sign? Check your own Sade Sati free from your date, time and place of birth.
For a Moon in Scorpio (Vrishchik), Sade Sati is Saturn's passage through Libra (Tula), then Scorpio (Vrishchik) itself, then Sagittarius (Dhanu). Kantaka Shani is Saturn in Aquarius (Kumbh) and Ashtama Shani is Saturn in Gemini (Mithun).
Saturn's strength in each of the three signs: Libra (Tula), exalted; Scorpio (Vrishchik), in an enemy's sign (ruled by Mars); Sagittarius (Dhanu), in a neutral sign (ruled by Jupiter). Saturn is exalted in Libra, which tradition reads as a more constructive rising phase.
Vrishchik is ruled by Mars, 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 Vrishchik rashi. Treat it as a tendency; the full chart decides.
From 15 November 2011, 10:13 AM IST to 24 January 2020, 9:57 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:
| 15 Nov 2011 to 16 May 2012 | Rising phase: Saturn in Libra (Tula), 12th from the Moon |
| 16 May 2012 to 4 Aug 2012 | Break: Saturn in Virgo (Kanya), 11th from the Moon (stepped back while retrograde) |
| 4 Aug 2012 to 2 Nov 2014 | Rising phase: Saturn in Libra (Tula), 12th from the Moon |
| 2 Nov 2014 to 26 Jan 2017 | Peak phase: Saturn in Scorpio (Vrishchik), 1st from the Moon |
| 26 Jan 2017 to 21 Jun 2017 | Setting phase: Saturn in Sagittarius (Dhanu), 2nd from the Moon |
| 21 Jun 2017 to 26 Oct 2017 | Peak phase: Saturn in Scorpio (Vrishchik), 1st from the Moon, re-entered retrograde |
| 26 Oct 2017 to 24 Jan 2020 | Setting phase: Saturn in Sagittarius (Dhanu), 2nd from the Moon |
From 28 January 2041, 3:12 AM IST to 4 December 2049, 7:48 AM IST, about 8.8 years. Saturn's retrograde motion makes it cross a boundary more than once, so the phases run in this order:
| 28 Jan 2041 to 6 Feb 2041 | Rising phase: Saturn in Libra (Tula), 12th from the Moon |
| 6 Feb 2041 to 26 Sep 2041 | Break: Saturn in Virgo (Kanya), 11th from the Moon (stepped back while retrograde) |
| 26 Sep 2041 to 11 Dec 2043 | Rising phase: Saturn in Libra (Tula), 12th from the Moon |
| 11 Dec 2043 to 23 Jun 2044 | Peak phase: Saturn in Scorpio (Vrishchik), 1st from the Moon |
| 23 Jun 2044 to 30 Aug 2044 | Rising phase: Saturn in Libra (Tula), 12th from the Moon, re-entered retrograde |
| 30 Aug 2044 to 8 Dec 2046 | Peak phase: Saturn in Scorpio (Vrishchik), 1st from the Moon |
| 8 Dec 2046 to 6 Mar 2049 | Setting phase: Saturn in Sagittarius (Dhanu), 2nd from the Moon |
| 6 Mar 2049 to 10 Jul 2049 | Break: Saturn in Capricorn (Makar), 3rd from the Moon (stepped ahead before retrograding back) |
| 10 Jul 2049 to 4 Dec 2049 | Setting phase: Saturn in Sagittarius (Dhanu), 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 Vrishchik rashi these are Saturn's stays in Aquarius (Kumbh) and Gemini (Mithun):
| 23 Jul 2002 to 26 May 2005 | Ashtama Shani (8th), with a break 8 Jan 2003 to 7 Apr 2003 and 6 Sep 2004 to 13 Jan 2005 while Saturn is in Taurus and Cancer |
| 29 Apr 2022 to 29 Mar 2025 | Kantaka Shani (4th), with a break 12 Jul 2022 to 17 Jan 2023 while Saturn is in Capricorn |
| 31 May 2032 to 13 Jul 2034 | Ashtama Shani (8th) |
None of this is fixed fate: the birth chart and running dasha decide how a Vrishchik Moon feels each phase.
| Rising phase, Saturn in Libra | 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 Scorpio | 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 Sagittarius | 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 Aquarius | 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 Gemini | 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 6th house from a Scorpio Moon. A good house for Saturn: rivals, debts and illness tend to be overcome.
This page reads the same for everyone born with the Moon in Scorpio. 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, Vrishchik rashi is not in Sade Sati or Dhaiya: Saturn is in Pisces (Meen), the 5th sign from a Scorpio Moon. The next Sade Sati begins on 28 January 2041.
On 24 January 2020. It ran from 15 November 2011.
It begins on 28 January 2041, when Saturn enters Libra (Tula), and runs to 4 December 2049.
Ashtama Shani, from 31 May 2032 to 13 July 2034.
From the Moon sign (Chandra rashi) of the birth chart. A Sun-sign or Lagna-based reading is a different thing.