In November 2026, Sade Sati is running for three Moon signs: Kumbh (until 23 February 2028), Meen (until 17 April 2030) and Mesh (until 31 May 2032). Vrishabh starts on 3 June 2027, Mithun on 8 August 2029 and Karkat on 31 May 2032. Every date below comes from Saturn's exact sign changes, including the months when Saturn steps back into the previous sign, which many lists leave out.
What Sade Sati is
Sade Sati is the roughly seven and a half years when Saturn (Shani) passes through the 12th, 1st and 2nd signs from your natal Moon. It starts on the day Saturn first enters the sign before your Moon sign. It ends on the day Saturn leaves the sign after your Moon sign for the last time.
Saturn's sign changes, 2025 to 2049
| Saturn enters | Date (IST) |
|---|---|
| Meen | 29 Mar 2025 |
| Mesh | 3 Jun 2027 |
| Meen (back) | 20 Oct 2027 |
| Mesh | 23 Feb 2028 |
| Vrishabh | 8 Aug 2029 |
| Mesh (back) | 5 Oct 2029 |
| Vrishabh | 17 Apr 2030 |
| Mithun | 31 May 2032 |
| Karkat | 13 Jul 2034 |
| Simha | 27 Aug 2036 |
| Kanya | 22 Oct 2038 |
| Simha (back) | 5 Apr 2039 |
| Kanya | 13 Jul 2039 |
| Tula | 28 Jan 2041 |
| Kanya (back) | 6 Feb 2041 |
| Tula | 26 Sep 2041 |
| Vrishchik | 11 Dec 2043 |
| Tula (back) | 23 Jun 2044 |
| Vrishchik | 30 Aug 2044 |
| Dhanu | 8 Dec 2046 |
| Makar | 6 Mar 2049 |
| Dhanu (back) | 10 Jul 2049 |
| Makar | 4 Dec 2049 |
Sade Sati dates for every Moon sign
| Moon sign | Sade Sati starts | Sade Sati ends | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh | 29 Mar 2025 | 31 May 2032 | In Sade Sati now. Saturn reaches your Moon sign on 3 Jun 2027 and the peak runs to 8 Aug 2029, with a return between 5 Oct 2029 and 17 Apr 2030. |
| Vrishabh | 3 Jun 2027 | 13 Jul 2034 | Starts with Saturn's entry into Mesh. The first months are short, since Saturn steps back into Meen from 20 Oct 2027 to 23 Feb 2028. |
| Mithun | 8 Aug 2029 | 27 Aug 2036 | Starts when Saturn first enters Vrishabh. Saturn steps back into Mesh from 5 Oct 2029 to 17 Apr 2030. |
| Karkat | 31 May 2032 | 13 Jul 2039 | Starts when Saturn enters Mithun. Ends only after Saturn leaves Simha for good. |
| Simha | 13 Jul 2034 | 26 Sep 2041 | Starts when Saturn enters Karkat. Saturn moves back and forth between Simha and Kanya in 2038 and 2039. |
| Kanya | 27 Aug 2036 | 30 Aug 2044 | About eight years, because Saturn steps back into the previous sign three times inside it. |
| Tula | 22 Oct 2038 | 8 Dec 2046 | Starts when Saturn first enters Kanya. |
| Vrishchik | 28 Jan 2041 | 4 Dec 2049 | Starts when Saturn first enters Tula. Saturn steps back from Makar into Dhanu in mid 2049. |
| Dhanu | 11 Dec 2043 | after 2050 | The last cycle ended on 17 Jan 2023. The next starts with Saturn in Vrishchik. |
| Makar | 8 Dec 2046 | after 2050 | The last cycle ended on 29 Mar 2025, when Saturn entered Meen. The next starts when Saturn enters Dhanu. |
| Kumbh | 24 Jan 2020 | 23 Feb 2028 | Nearly over. Saturn leaves Meen on 3 Jun 2027, comes back on 20 Oct 2027 and leaves for good on 23 Feb 2028. |
| Meen | 29 Apr 2022 | 17 Apr 2030 | In the last phase from 3 Jun 2027, with a return of the peak from 20 Oct 2027 to 23 Feb 2028. |
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Finding 1: the back-and-forth years stretch the cycle
Saturn turns retrograde for about four and a half months every year. When that happens near a sign border, it can step back into the previous sign. In 2027 it enters Mesh on 3 June, returns to Meen on 20 October and only settles in Mesh on 23 February 2028. So for Kumbh the cycle does not end in June 2027, as some lists give it, but in February 2028.
Finding 2: the length varies from about seven to eight years
The classical figure is seven and a half years, since Saturn takes about two and a half years per sign. The real spans in this table run from just over seven years to just over eight. Kumbh's cycle, from 24 January 2020 to 23 February 2028, runs past eight years because Saturn stepped back twice inside it: from Kumbh into Makar in 2022, and from Mesh into Meen in 2027.
Finding 3: Dhaiya follows the same clock
Saturn's 4th and 8th positions from the Moon, called Dhaiya or Kantaka Shani, last about two and a half years each. With Saturn in Meen until mid 2027, Dhaiya runs for Simha and Dhanu, as our Shani Dhaiya 2026 article explains. With Saturn in Mesh from 2027, it moves to Makar (4th) and Kanya (8th). With Saturn in Vrishabh from 2030, it moves to Kumbh and Tula.
What this does not show
These are the windows, not the results. Sade Sati is read through Saturn's own strength in your chart, your lagna, the dasha running at the time and whether Saturn is a friend to your Moon sign's lord. Saturn is a yogakaraka for Vrishabh and Tula lagna, so people with those lagnas often find their Sade Sati productive. Nobody needs to pay for a fix.