Sade Sati for the Taurus Moon Sign
Sade Sati is arithmetic, not opinion. Every date below is computed from Saturn’s actual position rather than rounded to a month.
Next Sade Sati begins 2 June 2027 — 268 days from now.
Ends 12 July 2034
Every Sade Sati in a lifetime
| Begins | Ends | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 17 April 1998 | 26 May 2005 | 7.1 years |
| 2 June 2027 | 12 July 2034 | 7.1 years |
| 7 April 2057 | 9 May 2064 | 7.1 years |
Dhaiya (small panoti) — this is not Sade Sati
Dhaiya runs when Saturn is in the 4th or 8th from the moon sign. It lasts about two and a half years and is a different thing entirely. People often mistake it for Sade Sati and panic.
| Begins | Ends |
|---|---|
| 27 August 2036 | 12 July 2039 |
| 7 December 2046 | 4 December 2049 |
Upcoming Saturn sign changes
| Date | Saturn |
|---|---|
| 2 June 2027 | Meena (Pisces) → Mesha (Aries) |
| 20 October 2027 | Mesha (Aries) → Meena (Pisces) |
| 23 February 2028 | Meena (Pisces) → Mesha (Aries) |
| 8 August 2029 | Mesha (Aries) → Vrishabha (Taurus) |
| 5 October 2029 | Vrishabha (Taurus) → Mesha (Aries) |
| 17 April 2030 | Mesha (Aries) → Vrishabha (Taurus) |
| 30 May 2032 | Vrishabha (Taurus) → Mithuna (Gemini) |
| 12 July 2034 | Mithuna (Gemini) → Karka (Cancer) |
| 27 August 2036 | Karka (Cancer) → Simha (Leo) |
One number that takes the fear out
Saturn completes its circle in about 30 years, so Sade Sati arrives two or three times in anyone’s life. Your parents have been through it. And because it runs over 3 of the 12 signs at once, roughly a quarter of the world is in it right now. It is not something happening to you in particular.
Frequently asked
When does Sade Sati end for Taurus (Vrishabh)?
Taurus (Vrishabh) is not in Sade Sati right now. The next one runs 2 June 2027 to 12 July 2034.
Is Sade Sati running for Taurus (Vrishabh) now?
No. The next begins 2 June 2027.
Why is Sade Sati seven and a half years?
Saturn spends roughly two and a half years in a sign, and Sade Sati covers three signs — the 12th, the moon sign itself, and the 2nd. Two and a half times three is seven and a half. Retrograde motion can stretch it.
Is Sade Sati always bad?
The classical texts call it heavy, not bad — responsibility, slowness, and facing what was postponed. It arrives two or three times in every life, and people do some of their largest work in exactly those years.
Where these dates come from
Saturn’s tropical longitude comes from astronomy-engine (VSOP87); subtracting the Lahiri ayanamsa gives the sidereal sign. Every sign change is narrowed to the hour by binary search, and retrograde re-entries are counted. Dates are UTC.
Last computed: 2026-09-07