Kumbha Rashi Sade Sati — Start and End Dates
These dates are the same for everyone whose Moon sign is Kumbha (Aquarius). All dates in Indian Standard Time (IST). हिंदी में
Saturn is in Meena, the 2nd sign from Kumbha, from 29 Mar 2025 until 3 Jun 2027. The whole Sade Sati runs 24 Jan 2020 – 23 Feb 2028. It is a period of responsibility and steady effort — nothing to fear.
Saturn’s status only changes on the dates in the tables below — this card is worked out for today’s date when the page opens.
The three phases, in plain words
Sade Sati is the roughly 7½ years when Saturn moves through the sign before, on and after your (Kumbha). Read it as a period of responsibility and steady effort — what you build in it tends to last.
Saturn in Makara, the 12th sign from Kumbha. Traditionally read as a time of expenses, distance and setting up new structures: keep an eye on the budget, protect sleep and routine, and take on responsibilities one step at a time.
Saturn in Kumbha, on your own Moon sign. Traditionally the most demanding stretch and also the one that builds the most maturity: patience, discipline and finishing what you start matter most here.
Saturn in Meena, the 2nd sign from Kumbha. Traditionally linked to family, savings and speech; earlier effort starts to show results. Measured words and steady saving are the classical advice.
All Sade Sati periods for Kumbha, 1950–2060
Each period runs from Saturn’s first entry to its final exit. When Saturn turns near the edge of a sign it steps back for a few months — those rows are marked, so you can see every exit and re-entry.
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makara (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 2 Feb 1961 | 17 Sept 1961 |
| Dhanu (11th) | Outside (retrograde step) · retrograde re-entry | 17 Sept 1961 | 8 Oct 1961 |
| Makara (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 8 Oct 1961 | 27 Jan 1964 |
| Kumbha (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 27 Jan 1964 | 9 Apr 1966 |
| Meena (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 9 Apr 1966 | 3 Nov 1966 |
| Kumbha (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak · retrograde re-entry | 3 Nov 1966 | 20 Dec 1966 |
| Meena (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 20 Dec 1966 | 17 Jun 1968 |
| Mesha (3rd) | Outside (retrograde step) | 17 Jun 1968 | 28 Sept 1968 |
| Meena (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting · retrograde re-entry | 28 Sept 1968 | 7 Mar 1969 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makara (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 21 Mar 1990 | 20 Jun 1990 |
| Dhanu (11th) | Outside (retrograde step) · retrograde re-entry | 20 Jun 1990 | 15 Dec 1990 |
| Makara (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 15 Dec 1990 | 5 Mar 1993 |
| Kumbha (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 5 Mar 1993 | 15 Oct 1993 |
| Makara (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising · retrograde re-entry | 15 Oct 1993 | 10 Nov 1993 |
| Kumbha (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 10 Nov 1993 | 2 Jun 1995 |
| Meena (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 2 Jun 1995 | 10 Aug 1995 |
| Kumbha (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak · retrograde re-entry | 10 Aug 1995 | 16 Feb 1996 |
| Meena (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 16 Feb 1996 | 17 Apr 1998 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makara (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 24 Jan 2020 | 29 Apr 2022 |
| Kumbha (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 29 Apr 2022 | 12 Jul 2022 |
| Makara (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising · retrograde re-entry | 12 Jul 2022 | 17 Jan 2023 |
| Kumbha (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 17 Jan 2023 | 29 Mar 2025 |
| Meena (2nd) | Phase 3 — Settingtoday | 29 Mar 2025 | 3 Jun 2027 |
| Mesha (3rd) | Outside (retrograde step) | 3 Jun 2027 | 20 Oct 2027 |
| Meena (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting · retrograde re-entry | 20 Oct 2027 | 23 Feb 2028 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makara (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 6 Mar 2049 | 10 Jul 2049 |
| Dhanu (11th) | Outside (retrograde step) · retrograde re-entry | 10 Jul 2049 | 4 Dec 2049 |
| Makara (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 4 Dec 2049 | 25 Feb 2052 |
| Kumbha (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 25 Feb 2052 | 14 May 2054 |
| Meena (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 14 May 2054 | 2 Sept 2054 |
| Kumbha (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak · retrograde re-entry | 2 Sept 2054 | 5 Feb 2055 |
| Meena (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 5 Feb 2055 | 7 Apr 2057 |
Shani Dhaiya periods for Kumbha, 1950–2060
(small Panoti) is the 2½-year stay of Saturn in the 4th sign (Kantaka Shani) or the 8th sign (Ashtama Shani) from your Moon — a lighter version of Sade Sati’s themes.
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanya (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 20 Sept 1950 | 25 Nov 1952 |
| Tula (9th) | Outside (retrograde step) | 25 Nov 1952 | 24 Apr 1953 |
| Kanya (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign · retrograde re-entry | 24 Apr 1953 | 21 Aug 1953 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vrishabha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 28 Apr 1971 | 10 Jun 1973 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanya (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 4 Nov 1979 | 15 Mar 1980 |
| Simha (7th) | Outside (retrograde step) · retrograde re-entry | 15 Mar 1980 | 27 Jul 1980 |
| Kanya (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 27 Jul 1980 | 6 Oct 1982 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vrishabha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 7 Jun 2000 | 23 Jul 2002 |
| Mithuna (5th) | Outside (retrograde step) | 23 Jul 2002 | 8 Jan 2003 |
| Vrishabha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign · retrograde re-entry | 8 Jan 2003 | 7 Apr 2003 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanya (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 10 Sept 2009 | 15 Nov 2011 |
| Tula (9th) | Outside (retrograde step) | 15 Nov 2011 | 16 May 2012 |
| Kanya (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign · retrograde re-entry | 16 May 2012 | 4 Aug 2012 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vrishabha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 8 Aug 2029 | 5 Oct 2029 |
| Mesha (3rd) | Outside (retrograde step) · retrograde re-entry | 5 Oct 2029 | 17 Apr 2030 |
| Vrishabha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 17 Apr 2030 | 31 May 2032 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanya (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 22 Oct 2038 | 5 Apr 2039 |
| Simha (7th) | Outside (retrograde step) · retrograde re-entry | 5 Apr 2039 | 13 Jul 2039 |
| Kanya (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 13 Jul 2039 | 29 Jan 2041 |
| Tula (9th) | Outside (retrograde step) | 29 Jan 2041 | 5 Feb 2041 |
| Kanya (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign · retrograde re-entry | 5 Feb 2041 | 26 Sept 2041 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vrishabha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 28 May 2059 | 11 Jul 2061 |
| Mithuna (5th) | Outside (retrograde step) | 11 Jul 2061 | 13 Feb 2062 |
| Vrishabha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign · retrograde re-entry | 13 Feb 2062 | 7 Mar 2062 |
What you can do — free practices first
Nothing here is needed to “avoid harm”. These are the traditional, mostly free practices people find grounding during Saturn periods, each with its source. No remedy guarantees a result.
Saturn is moving through the sign before, on, or after your Moon sign — a roughly 7½-year season. It asks for patience, routine and steady effort; many people look back on it as the period that built their strongest foundations.
How common is it? Everyone has it — about every 30 years, so two or three times in a lifetime. At any moment roughly 1 in 4 people are in Sade Sati (Saturn is in 3 of the 12 signs counted from the Moon).
Why it is often milder than feared: It is widely read as much milder when Saturn is a friendly or yogakaraka planet for your Lagna (for Taurus and Libra Lagna, Saturn is yogakaraka) or is well placed in your birth chart.
What you can do
Optional traditional remedies — free ones first. None is required, and none guarantees a result.
1. Free, everyday remedies
ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः
Om Praam Preem Praum Sah Shanaishcharaya Namah
Count: 108 times (one mala) a day; the traditional full japa is 23,000 · When: Saturday evenings
Source: Navagraha beej mantra (traditional graha-japa manuals)नीलांजनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम्। छायामार्तण्डसंभूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम्॥
Nilanjana samabhasam raviputram yamagrajam, chhaya martanda sambhutam tam namami shanaishcharam
Count: Once or three times a day — 11 or 108 recitations on the planet’s weekday are also common · When: Saturday
Source: Navagraha Stotra, attributed to Vyasa- Hanuman Chalisa — once a day, or on Tuesdays and Saturdays.Source: Hanuman Chalisa — Goswami Tulsidas
- Shani Stotra attributed to King Dasharatha — on Saturday evenings.Source: Shani Stotra attributed to King Dasharatha (traditional recitation)
- Saturday (Shanivar) vrat. A light fast (one simple meal, or fruit and milk) is the usual form. Fasting is optional — skip it if you are pregnant, unwell, elderly or on medication; the mantra and seva work just as well on their own.Source: Weekday (vara) vrat tradition — each weekday is ruled by its planet
- Work steadily and honestly, be punctual and finish what you start — these are Saturn’s own themes.Source: Practical, constructive habit (no special source needed)
- Treat workers, staff and the elderly fairly and kindly. Lal Kitab also advises keeping away from alcohol.Source: Lal Kitab (folk remedy tradition)
- Serve labourers, the elderly, the disabled or the poor — a meal, blankets in winter, or your time — especially on Saturdays.Source: Lal Kitab (folk remedy tradition)
2. Daan (donation)
- What: Black sesame (til), mustard oil, black urad dal, black cloth or blankets, iron itemsTo whom: Labourers, the elderly or the poor, or a Shani templeWhen: Saturday, in the eveningSource: Navagraha daan tradition (graha-shanti practice)
3. Puja / havan
- Mustard-oil lamp under a peepal tree, with the Shani mantra Can be done at homeWhen: Saturday eveningsDone yourself; no priest needed.Source: Popular graha–devata tradition (each planet paired with a deity)
- Hanuman Chalisa / Hanuman puja Can be done at homeWhen: Saturdays and TuesdaysWidely recited during Saturn periods.Source: Hanuman Chalisa — Goswami Tulsidas
- Shani graha shanti (japa and havan) Needs a priestWhen: A Saturday, or Shani Jayanti (Jyeshtha Amavasya), chosen with a priestOptional.Source: Graha Shanti / Navagraha puja tradition (Parashari remedial practice, BPHS)
4. Temples traditionally associated
Visiting is optional. Locations checked against the sources linked.
- Thirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple (Saneeswaran)Thirunallar, Karaikal district, Puducherry (UT)The Navagraha temple for Shani (Saturn). Its main Shani festival, Sanipeyarchi, is held when Saturn changes sign (about every 2.5 years).Checked against: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
- Shani Shingnapur (Shani temple)Shani Shingnapur (Nevasa taluka), Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar) district, MaharashtraKnown for its Shani (Saturn) shrine — a self-manifested (swayambhu) black stone.Checked against: en.wikipedia.org
5. Gemstone — with caution
Blue Sapphire (Neelam) is NOT a general Sade Sati remedy. It is considered only when your full chart itself favours Saturn — the Sade Sati page shows it only in that case — and then only after a qualified astrologer’s check and a short trial.
Consult a qualified astrologer and wear a gemstone only after a full-chart check. Never for anyone under 18. Lower-cost substitute stones (uparatna) exist — ask about them. Traditionally a new stone is first worn on a short trial and removed if it does not feel right. A gemstone is never a guaranteed fix, and the free remedies above need no stone at all.
Check which stone (if any) suits your full chart →6. When to consult an astrologer
Consult an astrologer if you want your Sade Sati read with your Dasha and your Lagna — the same transit feels very different from chart to chart.
These are traditional customs offered for reflection and comfort — never guaranteed, never required, and not medical, legal or financial advice. BornClock sells no pujas or gemstones.
Saturn is in the 4th (Kantaka) or 8th (Ashtama) sign from your Moon for about 2½ years. The 4th is read as a time to steady home and work routines; the 8th as a time of change and inner work. It is a season, not a sentence.
How common is it? Common: Saturn is in one of these 2 signs (of 12) for about 1 in 6 people at any moment.
Why it is often milder than feared: As with Sade Sati, it is read as much milder when Saturn is friendly or yogakaraka for your Lagna, or well placed in your birth chart.
What you can do
Optional traditional remedies — free ones first. None is required, and none guarantees a result.
1. Free, everyday remedies
ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः
Om Praam Preem Praum Sah Shanaishcharaya Namah
Count: 108 times (one mala) a day; the traditional full japa is 23,000 · When: Saturday evenings
Source: Navagraha beej mantra (traditional graha-japa manuals)नीलांजनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम्। छायामार्तण्डसंभूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम्॥
Nilanjana samabhasam raviputram yamagrajam, chhaya martanda sambhutam tam namami shanaishcharam
Count: Once or three times a day — 11 or 108 recitations on the planet’s weekday are also common · When: Saturday
Source: Navagraha Stotra, attributed to Vyasa- Hanuman Chalisa — once a day, or on Tuesdays and Saturdays.Source: Hanuman Chalisa — Goswami Tulsidas
- Shani Stotra attributed to King Dasharatha — on Saturday evenings.Source: Shani Stotra attributed to King Dasharatha (traditional recitation)
- Saturday (Shanivar) vrat. A light fast (one simple meal, or fruit and milk) is the usual form. Fasting is optional — skip it if you are pregnant, unwell, elderly or on medication; the mantra and seva work just as well on their own.Source: Weekday (vara) vrat tradition — each weekday is ruled by its planet
- Work steadily and honestly, be punctual and finish what you start — these are Saturn’s own themes.Source: Practical, constructive habit (no special source needed)
- Treat workers, staff and the elderly fairly and kindly. Lal Kitab also advises keeping away from alcohol.Source: Lal Kitab (folk remedy tradition)
- Serve labourers, the elderly, the disabled or the poor — a meal, blankets in winter, or your time — especially on Saturdays.Source: Lal Kitab (folk remedy tradition)
2. Daan (donation)
- What: Black sesame (til), mustard oil, black urad dal, black cloth or blankets, iron itemsTo whom: Labourers, the elderly or the poor, or a Shani templeWhen: Saturday, in the eveningSource: Navagraha daan tradition (graha-shanti practice)
3. Puja / havan
- Mustard-oil lamp under a peepal tree, with the Shani mantra Can be done at homeWhen: Saturday eveningsDone yourself; no priest needed.Source: Popular graha–devata tradition (each planet paired with a deity)
- Hanuman Chalisa / Hanuman puja Can be done at homeWhen: Saturdays and TuesdaysWidely recited during Saturn periods.Source: Hanuman Chalisa — Goswami Tulsidas
- Shani graha shanti (japa and havan) Needs a priestWhen: A Saturday, or Shani Jayanti (Jyeshtha Amavasya), chosen with a priestOptional.Source: Graha Shanti / Navagraha puja tradition (Parashari remedial practice, BPHS)
4. Temples traditionally associated
Visiting is optional. Locations checked against the sources linked.
- Thirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple (Saneeswaran)Thirunallar, Karaikal district, Puducherry (UT)The Navagraha temple for Shani (Saturn). Its main Shani festival, Sanipeyarchi, is held when Saturn changes sign (about every 2.5 years).Checked against: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
- Shani Shingnapur (Shani temple)Shani Shingnapur (Nevasa taluka), Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar) district, MaharashtraKnown for its Shani (Saturn) shrine — a self-manifested (swayambhu) black stone.Checked against: en.wikipedia.org
5. Gemstone — with caution
Blue Sapphire (Neelam) is NOT a general Dhaiya remedy — only if your full chart favours Saturn, after a qualified astrologer’s check and a short trial.
Consult a qualified astrologer and wear a gemstone only after a full-chart check. Never for anyone under 18. Lower-cost substitute stones (uparatna) exist — ask about them. Traditionally a new stone is first worn on a short trial and removed if it does not feel right. A gemstone is never a guaranteed fix, and the free remedies above need no stone at all.
Check which stone (if any) suits your full chart →6. When to consult an astrologer
Consult an astrologer if you want the Dhaiya read with your running Dasha and your Lagna.
These are traditional customs offered for reflection and comfort — never guaranteed, never required, and not medical, legal or financial advice. BornClock sells no pujas or gemstones.
Questions about Sade Sati for Kumbha
When does Sade Sati start and end for Kumbha rashi?
Kumbha Moon sign's Sade Sati periods between 1950 and 2060: 2 February 1961 – 7 March 1969; 21 March 1990 – 17 April 1998; 24 January 2020 – 23 February 2028; 6 March 2049 – 7 April 2057. Each runs from Saturn's first entry into Makara to its final exit from Meena (dates in Indian Standard Time).
When is Shani Dhaiya for Kumbha rashi?
Kantaka Shani (4th sign from the Moon): 28 April 1971 – 10 June 1973; 7 June 2000 – 7 April 2003; 8 August 2029 – 31 May 2032; 28 May 2059 – 7 March 2062. Ashtama Shani (8th sign from the Moon): 20 September 1950 – 21 August 1953; 4 November 1979 – 6 October 1982; 10 September 2009 – 4 August 2012; 22 October 2038 – 26 September 2041.
What are the three phases of Sade Sati?
Phase 1 (Rising) — Saturn in Makara; Phase 2 (Peak) — Saturn in Kumbha; Phase 3 (Setting) — Saturn in Meena. Each phase lasts about two and a half years.
Why does Saturn leave and come back in the table?
Saturn appears to move backwards (retrograde) for about four and a half months every year. When that happens near the edge of a sign, it steps back into the previous sign for a few months and then moves on again — so one period can have an entry, an exit and a re-entry date.
Is Sade Sati always bad?
No. Everyone meets it roughly every 30 years. It is a period of responsibility, discipline and steady effort, and many people look back on it as the time that built their strongest foundations. How it feels also depends on your full birth chart and running Dasha.
What remedies help during Sade Sati?
Free practices first: a Shani mantra or the Hanuman Chalisa, service and help to people in need on Saturdays, a steady routine and honest hard work. No remedy is required and none guarantees a result. Gemstones only after a qualified astrologer has checked the full chart.
Every date is the moment Saturn changes sign, computed with BornClock’s own engine (sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsa — the same engine as your Kundli) and shown in Indian Standard Time. All 112 Saturn sign changes from 1940 to 2071 were checked against Swiss Ephemeris; in the same Lahiri convention the largest difference is 19 minutes. Spot checks against Drik Panchang’s Shani transit tables agree to within 12 minutes.
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