Sade Sati & Dhaiyya dates

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

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Moon sign: Capricorn (Makara) · Shani now in Pisces

You are not in Sade Sati

Your next Sade Sati begins on 7 Dec 2046.

Sade Sati cycles for this Moon sign

Cycle 1: 1 Jan 1996 – 16 Feb 1996 Past
  1. Setting (2nd from Moon)Shani in Aquarius: 1 Jan 1996 – 16 Feb 1996
Cycle 2: 26 Jan 2017 – 29 Mar 2025 Past
  1. Rising (12th from Moon)Shani in Sagittarius: 26 Jan 2017 – 21 Jun 2017
  2. Rising (12th from Moon)Shani in Sagittarius: 26 Oct 2017 – 24 Jan 2020
  3. Peak (over the Moon)Shani in Capricorn: 24 Jan 2020 – 29 Apr 2022
  4. Setting (2nd from Moon)Shani in Aquarius: 29 Apr 2022 – 12 Jul 2022
  5. Peak (over the Moon)Shani in Capricorn: 12 Jul 2022 – 17 Jan 2023
  6. Setting (2nd from Moon)Shani in Aquarius: 17 Jan 2023 – 29 Mar 2025
Cycle 3: 7 Dec 2046 – 5 Feb 2055
  1. Rising (12th from Moon)Shani in Sagittarius: 7 Dec 2046 – 6 Mar 2049
  2. Peak (over the Moon)Shani in Capricorn: 6 Mar 2049 – 10 Jul 2049
  3. Rising (12th from Moon)Shani in Sagittarius: 10 Jul 2049 – 4 Dec 2049
  4. Peak (over the Moon)Shani in Capricorn: 4 Dec 2049 – 25 Feb 2052
  5. Setting (2nd from Moon)Shani in Aquarius: 25 Feb 2052 – 14 May 2054
  6. Setting (2nd from Moon)Shani in Aquarius: 2 Sept 2054 – 5 Feb 2055
Shani Dhaiyya periods
  1. Kantaka Shani (4th)17 Apr 1998 – 7 Jun 2000
  2. Ashtama Shani (8th)1 Nov 2006 – 10 Jan 2007
  3. Ashtama Shani (8th)16 Jul 2007 – 10 Sept 2009
  4. Kantaka Shani (4th)3 Jun 2027 – 20 Oct 2027
  5. Kantaka Shani (4th)23 Feb 2028 – 8 Aug 2029
  6. Kantaka Shani (4th)5 Oct 2029 – 17 Apr 2030
  7. Ashtama Shani (8th)27 Aug 2036 – 22 Oct 2038
  8. Ashtama Shani (8th)5 Apr 2039 – 13 Jul 2039
  9. Kantaka Shani (4th)7 Apr 2057 – 28 May 2059
  10. Ashtama Shani (8th)13 Oct 2065 – 3 Feb 2066
  11. Ashtama Shani (8th)3 Jul 2066 – 28 Sept 2066

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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