Sade Sati & Dhaiyya dates

Every Saturn phase over your Moon sign, with retrograde re-entries.

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Moon sign: Aquarius (Kumbha) · Shani now in Pisces

You are in Sade Sati

Setting (2nd from Moon) — the cycle runs 24 Jan 2020 – 23 Feb 2028.

Sade Sati cycles for this Moon sign

Cycle 1: 1 Jan 1996 – 17 Apr 1998 Past
  1. Peak (over the Moon)Shani in Aquarius: 1 Jan 1996 – 16 Feb 1996
  2. Setting (2nd from Moon)Shani in Pisces: 16 Feb 1996 – 17 Apr 1998
Cycle 2: 24 Jan 2020 – 23 Feb 2028 Now
  1. Rising (12th from Moon)Shani in Capricorn: 24 Jan 2020 – 29 Apr 2022
  2. Peak (over the Moon)Shani in Aquarius: 29 Apr 2022 – 12 Jul 2022
  3. Rising (12th from Moon)Shani in Capricorn: 12 Jul 2022 – 17 Jan 2023
  4. Peak (over the Moon)Shani in Aquarius: 17 Jan 2023 – 29 Mar 2025
  5. Setting (2nd from Moon)Shani in Pisces: 29 Mar 2025 – 3 Jun 2027
  6. Setting (2nd from Moon)Shani in Pisces: 20 Oct 2027 – 23 Feb 2028
Cycle 3: 6 Mar 2049 – 7 Apr 2057
  1. Rising (12th from Moon)Shani in Capricorn: 6 Mar 2049 – 10 Jul 2049
  2. Rising (12th from Moon)Shani in Capricorn: 4 Dec 2049 – 25 Feb 2052
  3. Peak (over the Moon)Shani in Aquarius: 25 Feb 2052 – 14 May 2054
  4. Setting (2nd from Moon)Shani in Pisces: 14 May 2054 – 2 Sept 2054
  5. Peak (over the Moon)Shani in Aquarius: 2 Sept 2054 – 5 Feb 2055
  6. Setting (2nd from Moon)Shani in Pisces: 5 Feb 2055 – 7 Apr 2057
Shani Dhaiyya periods
  1. Kantaka Shani (4th)7 Jun 2000 – 23 Jul 2002
  2. Kantaka Shani (4th)8 Jan 2003 – 7 Apr 2003
  3. Ashtama Shani (8th)10 Sept 2009 – 15 Nov 2011
  4. Ashtama Shani (8th)16 May 2012 – 4 Aug 2012
  5. Kantaka Shani (4th)8 Aug 2029 – 5 Oct 2029
  6. Kantaka Shani (4th)17 Apr 2030 – 31 May 2032
  7. Ashtama Shani (8th)22 Oct 2038 – 5 Apr 2039
  8. Ashtama Shani (8th)13 Jul 2039 – 27 Jan 2041
  9. Ashtama Shani (8th)7 Feb 2041 – 26 Sept 2041
  10. Kantaka Shani (4th)28 May 2059 – 11 Jul 2061
  11. Kantaka Shani (4th)13 Feb 2062 – 6 Mar 2062

Dates are sidereal Saturn sign changes (Lahiri). Shani sometimes steps back into the previous sign, which is why some phases repeat.

Sade Sati is not a sentence. How it feels depends on the houses Shani rules for your Lagna and the dasha you are in. Read: Sade Sati without the fear

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Traditional remedies

Neelam (Blue Sapphire)From ₹15,000 Shani Grah Shanti Pooja₹2,100

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