Dhaiya, Saturn in the 8th sign Coming
From 31 May 2032, 03:00 IST to 13 July 2034, 04:23 IST
| Saturn in | From (IST) | To (IST) | How it moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini (Mithuna) | Moves in. Moves on. |
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Sade Sati calculator: is Saturn in Sade Sati for your Moon sign?
Pick your Moon sign to see where Saturn is today, whether it is in Sade Sati or Dhaiya for that sign, and the exact dates and times, in Indian Standard Time, of each stay of Saturn in the signs that count. The dates come from the same calculation as the free kundli, and nothing you tap here is saved.
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Your result for Moon sign Scorpio (Vrishchika)
No Sade Sati and no Dhaiya right now for Moon sign Scorpio (Vrishchika). Saturn is in the 5th sign from your Moon sign.
- Your Moon sign
- Scorpio (Vrishchika)
- Saturn now
- Pisces (Meena)
- Saturn counted from your Moon sign
- 5th sign
- Status now
- Neither Sade Sati nor Dhaiya
Saturn phases for Moon sign Scorpio (Vrishchika)
The one running now, then the ones that follow, up to the next Sade Sati. Each lists every stay of Saturn, including a step back out of a sign and the return.
Sade Sati Coming
From 28 January 2041, 03:10 IST to 4 December 2049, 07:48 IST
| Saturn in | From (IST) | To (IST) | How it moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libra (Tula) | Moves in. Steps back out (retrograde). | ||
| Virgo (Kanya) | Comes back in (retrograde). Moves on. Not one of the counted signs. | ||
| Libra (Tula) | Moves in. Moves on. | ||
| Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Moves in. Steps back out (retrograde). | ||
| Libra (Tula) | Comes back in (retrograde). Moves on. | ||
| Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Moves in. Moves on. | ||
| Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Moves in. Moves on. | ||
| Capricorn (Makara) | Moves in. Steps back out (retrograde). Not one of the counted signs. | ||
| Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Comes back in (retrograde). Moves on. |
Saturn turns backward for about four and a half months of every year. Close to a sign boundary it can step out of a sign and come back, so a sign can appear more than once. Every stay is listed.
Where Saturn is now
Saturn is in Pisces (Meena) (sidereal zodiac), moving backward (retrograde).
It has been in this sign since 29 March 2025, 21:45 IST and leaves it on 3 June 2027, 05:28 IST.
Saturn's sign changes, current and next
The real stays of Saturn in each sidereal sign, with the instant of each entry.
| Saturn in | From (IST) | To (IST) | How it moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pisces (Meena) Now | Moves in. Moves on. | ||
| Aries (Mesha) | Moves in. Steps back out (retrograde). | ||
| Pisces (Meena) | Comes back in (retrograde). Moves on. | ||
| Aries (Mesha) | Moves in. Moves on. | ||
| Taurus (Vrishabha) | Moves in. Steps back out (retrograde). | ||
| Aries (Mesha) | Comes back in (retrograde). Moves on. | ||
| Taurus (Vrishabha) | Moves in. Moves on. | ||
| Gemini (Mithuna) | Moves in. Moves on. |
Saturn turns backward for about four and a half months of every year. Close to a sign boundary it can step out of a sign and come back, so a sign can appear more than once. Every stay is listed.
All twelve Moon signs today
Tap a Moon sign to open its dates.
| Moon sign | Saturn from it | Today | Sade Sati (running or next) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries (Mesha) | 12th | Sade Sati | 29 March 2025 to 31 May 2032 |
| Taurus (Vrishabha) | 11th | Neither | 3 June 2027 to 13 July 2034 |
| Gemini (Mithuna) | 10th | Neither | 8 August 2029 to 27 August 2036 |
| Cancer (Karka) | 9th | Neither | 31 May 2032 to 13 July 2039 |
| Leo (Simha) | 8th | Dhaiya | 13 July 2034 to 26 September 2041 |
| Virgo (Kanya) | 7th | Neither | 27 August 2036 to 30 August 2044 |
| Libra (Tula) | 6th | Neither | 22 October 2038 to 8 December 2046 |
| Scorpio (Vrishchika) | 5th | Neither | 28 January 2041 to 4 December 2049 |
| Sagittarius (Dhanu) | 4th | Dhaiya | 11 December 2043 to 25 February 2052 |
| Capricorn (Makara) | 3rd | Neither | 8 December 2046 to 5 February 2055 |
| Aquarius (Kumbha) | 2nd | Sade Sati | 24 January 2020 to 23 February 2028 |
| Pisces (Meena) | 1st | Sade Sati | 29 April 2022 to 17 April 2030 |
Saturn's position is the sidereal one (Lahiri ayanamsa) from the same engine as the free kundli. All times are Indian Standard Time. See the method page for the settings.
What Sade Sati is
Sade Sati (also written Saade Saati or Sadhe Sati) is the Vedic name for the time when Saturn is in the 12th, the 1st or the 2nd sign counted from your Moon sign.
The name means seven and a half. Saturn stays about two and a half years in a sign, and three signs together come to about seven and a half years.
It is a counting rule taken from the Moon, not a statement about a person. Saturn goes once around the zodiac in about 29.5 years, so Sade Sati for a given Moon sign comes round about every 29 or 30 years, and a long life sees it two or three times.
Whether it matters, and how, depends on the whole chart, which this page does not read.
How to check it in three steps
- Find your Moon sign (rashi), the sign the Moon was in at your birth. If you do not know it, the Moon sign calculator finds it from your birth details.
- Tap that sign at the top of this page. The answer shows the sign Saturn is in today.
- Count from your Moon sign, counting the Moon sign itself as 1. If Saturn is in the 12th, 1st or 2nd sign, that is Sade Sati. If it is in the 4th or 8th sign, that is Dhaiya. Any other sign is neither.
The page does this counting for you and adds the dates, so you can see how long each stay lasts and when the next one begins.
The three phases and the Dhaiya
Sade Sati has three phases of about two and a half years each. In the first, Saturn is in the sign before your Moon sign, the 12th from it. In the second, Saturn is in your Moon sign itself.
In the third, Saturn is in the sign after it, the 2nd. Some writers call these the rising, peak and setting phases. This page only calls them first, second and third.
Dhaiya (also spelled Dhaiyya) is the shorter count: Saturn in the 4th sign from the Moon sign, which many books call Kantak Shani, or in the 8th, called Ashtam Shani. Each is one stay of about two and a half years. Traditions give each a different weight, and some do not count Dhaiya at all.
A worked example with Cancer
Take a Moon sign of Cancer (Karka). Counting Cancer as 1 gives Gemini as the 12th sign, Cancer as the 1st and Leo as the 2nd. So Sade Sati for Cancer is the time Saturn spends in Gemini, then Cancer, then Leo. Dhaiya is Saturn in Libra, the 4th sign, or in Aquarius, the 8th.
Why Saturn's dates go back and forth
Saturn turns backward (retrograde) for about four and a half months of every year. When that happens near the edge of a sign, Saturn can leave the sign, move back into the one before it, and cross again some months later. So one sign can have two or three separate stays.
This page lists every real stay with the exact time Saturn crosses the boundary, in Indian Standard Time, instead of one tidy start and end date.
Where Sade Sati dates differ between sites
Websites often show different dates for the same Moon sign, for three reasons. Some use the tropical zodiac, which sits about 24 degrees ahead of the sidereal one, so their signs and dates do not match.
Some use another ayanamsa, which can move a date by days or weeks. And some give one rounded date and ignore a step back.
This page uses the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa, the same settings as the rest of MyKundli, listed on the method page. Astrologers who also look at the degree of the Moon or of Saturn may set a start or an end differently. The sign count here is the common one.
How to find your Moon sign
Your Moon sign is the sidereal sign the Moon was in at the moment you were born. It is not your Sun sign. The Moon takes about two and a quarter days to cross a sign, so for most birth dates the date alone gives it, but on a day the Moon changes sign the birth time and place decide it.
If you do not know your birth time and your birth fell on such a day, check both signs here. Some families use the sign taken from the first letter of the name. Traditions differ on that, and this page counts from the Moon at birth.
What this page does not tell you
This page says where Saturn is and counts signs from your Moon sign. It does not say what Sade Sati means for you. A Saturn stay is read together with the rest of the chart, such as the Moon's nakshatra, the houses Saturn passes through and the dasha running at the time.
If you want your own chart read, send your birth details and an astrologer reads your chart. Nothing on this page asks you to buy or perform anything.
Calculated with the Lahiri ayanamsa and whole sign houses; every setting is on the method page. Last checked 14 October 2026.
Questions people ask
What is Sade Sati?
The time when Saturn is in the 12th, 1st or 2nd sign from your Moon sign. The name means seven and a half, after the roughly seven and a half years the three signs take.
How long does Sade Sati last?
About seven to eight years, in three phases. The exact span for your Moon sign is in the dates above. Because Saturn turns backward at times, the time from the first entry to the last exit can run a little past eight years.
What is Dhaiya?
Saturn in the 4th or the 8th sign from your Moon sign. Each is one stay of about two and a half years. Books use different names and give it different weight.
How do I know if I am in Sade Sati today?
Tap your Moon sign at the top of this page. It counts from your Moon sign to the sign Saturn is in today and says whether that is the 12th, 1st or 2nd sign.
Why does Saturn show up in the same sign more than once?
Because Saturn turns backward for about four and a half months a year. Near a sign boundary it can step out of a sign and cross back in later, so a sign can have two or three stays.
Why do other sites show different Sade Sati dates?
Some use the tropical zodiac, some another ayanamsa, and some round the dates or ignore a step back. This page uses the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Does Sade Sati come only once in a life?
No. Saturn takes about 29.5 years to go round the zodiac, so Sade Sati for a Moon sign comes round about every 29 or 30 years, usually two or three times in a long life.
Can I check Sade Sati without my birth time?
Most birth dates still give one Moon sign. On the day the Moon changes sign it could be one of two, so check both signs here, or find the sign with the Moon sign calculator.
Does this page tell me what Sade Sati will do?
No. It states where Saturn is and the dates. What a Saturn stay means for a person depends on the whole chart, which an astrologer reads from your birth details.