Makara Rashi Sade Sati — Start and End Dates
These dates are the same for everyone whose Moon sign is Makara (Capricorn). All dates in Indian Standard Time (IST). हिंदी में
Saturn is in Meena, the 3rd sign from Makara, until 3 Jun 2027.
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 (Makara). Read it as a period of responsibility and steady effort — what you build in it tends to last.
Saturn in Dhanu, the 12th sign from Makara. 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 Makara, 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 Kumbha, the 2nd sign from Makara. 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 Makara, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanu (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 8 Feb 1958 | 2 Jun 1958 |
| Vrishchika (11th) | Outside (retrograde step) · retrograde re-entry | 2 Jun 1958 | 7 Nov 1958 |
| Dhanu (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 7 Nov 1958 | 2 Feb 1961 |
| Makara (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 2 Feb 1961 | 17 Sept 1961 |
| Dhanu (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising · retrograde re-entry | 17 Sept 1961 | 8 Oct 1961 |
| Makara (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 8 Oct 1961 | 27 Jan 1964 |
| Kumbha (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 27 Jan 1964 | 9 Apr 1966 |
| Meena (3rd) | Outside (retrograde step) | 9 Apr 1966 | 3 Nov 1966 |
| Kumbha (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting · retrograde re-entry | 3 Nov 1966 | 20 Dec 1966 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanu (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 17 Dec 1987 | 21 Mar 1990 |
| Makara (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 21 Mar 1990 | 20 Jun 1990 |
| Dhanu (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising · retrograde re-entry | 20 Jun 1990 | 15 Dec 1990 |
| Makara (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 15 Dec 1990 | 5 Mar 1993 |
| Kumbha (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 5 Mar 1993 | 15 Oct 1993 |
| Makara (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak · retrograde re-entry | 15 Oct 1993 | 10 Nov 1993 |
| Kumbha (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 10 Nov 1993 | 2 Jun 1995 |
| Meena (3rd) | Outside (retrograde step) | 2 Jun 1995 | 10 Aug 1995 |
| Kumbha (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting · retrograde re-entry | 10 Aug 1995 | 16 Feb 1996 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanu (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 26 Jan 2017 | 21 Jun 2017 |
| Vrishchika (11th) | Outside (retrograde step) · retrograde re-entry | 21 Jun 2017 | 26 Oct 2017 |
| Dhanu (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 26 Oct 2017 | 24 Jan 2020 |
| Makara (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 24 Jan 2020 | 29 Apr 2022 |
| Kumbha (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 29 Apr 2022 | 12 Jul 2022 |
| Makara (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak · retrograde re-entry | 12 Jul 2022 | 17 Jan 2023 |
| Kumbha (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 17 Jan 2023 | 29 Mar 2025 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanu (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising | 8 Dec 2046 | 6 Mar 2049 |
| Makara (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 6 Mar 2049 | 10 Jul 2049 |
| Dhanu (12th) | Phase 1 — Rising · retrograde re-entry | 10 Jul 2049 | 4 Dec 2049 |
| Makara (1st) | Phase 2 — Peak | 4 Dec 2049 | 25 Feb 2052 |
| Kumbha (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting | 25 Feb 2052 | 14 May 2054 |
| Meena (3rd) | Outside (retrograde step) | 14 May 2054 | 2 Sept 2054 |
| Kumbha (2nd) | Phase 3 — Setting · retrograde re-entry | 2 Sept 2054 | 5 Feb 2055 |
Shani Dhaiya periods for Makara, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simha (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 26 Jul 1948 | 20 Sept 1950 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 17 Jun 1968 | 28 Sept 1968 |
| Meena (3rd) | Outside (retrograde step) · retrograde re-entry | 28 Sept 1968 | 7 Mar 1969 |
| Mesha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 7 Mar 1969 | 28 Apr 1971 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simha (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 7 Sept 1977 | 4 Nov 1979 |
| Kanya (9th) | Outside (retrograde step) | 4 Nov 1979 | 15 Mar 1980 |
| Simha (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign · retrograde re-entry | 15 Mar 1980 | 27 Jul 1980 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 17 Apr 1998 | 7 Jun 2000 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simha (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 1 Nov 2006 | 10 Jan 2007 |
| Karka (7th) | Outside (retrograde step) · retrograde re-entry | 10 Jan 2007 | 16 Jul 2007 |
| Simha (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 16 Jul 2007 | 10 Sept 2009 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 3 Jun 2027 | 20 Oct 2027 |
| Meena (3rd) | Outside (retrograde step) · retrograde re-entry | 20 Oct 2027 | 23 Feb 2028 |
| Mesha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 23 Feb 2028 | 8 Aug 2029 |
| Vrishabha (5th) | Outside (retrograde step) | 8 Aug 2029 | 5 Oct 2029 |
| Mesha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign · retrograde re-entry | 5 Oct 2029 | 17 Apr 2030 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simha (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 27 Aug 2036 | 22 Oct 2038 |
| Kanya (9th) | Outside (retrograde step) | 22 Oct 2038 | 5 Apr 2039 |
| Simha (8th) | In the Dhaiya sign · retrograde re-entry | 5 Apr 2039 | 13 Jul 2039 |
| Saturn in | Phase | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesha (4th) | In the Dhaiya sign | 7 Apr 2057 | 28 May 2059 |
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 Makara
When does Sade Sati start and end for Makara rashi?
Makara Moon sign's Sade Sati periods between 1950 and 2060: 8 February 1958 – 20 December 1966; 17 December 1987 – 16 February 1996; 26 January 2017 – 29 March 2025; 8 December 2046 – 5 February 2055. Each runs from Saturn's first entry into Dhanu to its final exit from Kumbha (dates in Indian Standard Time).
When is Shani Dhaiya for Makara rashi?
Kantaka Shani (4th sign from the Moon): 17 June 1968 – 28 April 1971; 17 April 1998 – 7 June 2000; 3 June 2027 – 17 April 2030; 7 April 2057 – 28 May 2059. Ashtama Shani (8th sign from the Moon): 26 July 1948 – 20 September 1950; 7 September 1977 – 27 July 1980; 1 November 2006 – 10 September 2009; 27 August 2036 – 13 July 2039.
What are the three phases of Sade Sati?
Phase 1 (Rising) — Saturn in Dhanu; Phase 2 (Peak) — Saturn in Makara; Phase 3 (Setting) — Saturn in Kumbha. 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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