Effect on each rasi
Traditional gochara reads a transit by the house it falls in counted from your Moon sign (rasi). Not sure of yours? Find your rasi.
| Rasi | House | Traditional reading |
|---|---|---|
| MeshaAries | 12 | Sade Sati begins: expenses, travel and rest |
| VrishabhaTaurus | 11 | Gains, income and long-awaited results |
| MithunaGemini | 10 | Heavy workload and career changes |
| KarkaCancer | 9 | Fortune comes slowly; elders need care |
| SimhaLeo | 8 | Ashtama Shani: obstacles and delays; patience is the remedy |
| KanyaVirgo | 7 | Strain in partnerships and long journeys |
| TulaLibra | 6 | Victory over rivals, debts cleared, good health |
| VrischikaScorpio | 5 | Concerns over children and decisions; think twice |
| DhanuSagittarius | 4 | Kantaka (Ardhashtama) Shani: domestic and property worries, travel |
| MakaraCapricorn | 3 | Courage, effort rewarded, success over obstacles |
| KumbhaAquarius | 2 | The last phase of Sade Sati: watch finances and family harmony |
| MeenaPisces | 1 | Janma Shani, the peak of Sade Sati: responsibility and pressure on health and mind |
Gochara is a general reading from the Moon sign. Your own dasha and birth chart decide how strongly a transit is felt.
Saturn transit dates
Exact moments Saturn changes sign in the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac, calculated from NASA JPL’s ephemeris. When the planet turns retrograde it can briefly return to the previous sign; those stays are listed separately.
| Saturn in | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Makara | 24 January 2020 | 29 April 2022 |
| Kumbha | 29 April 2022 | 12 July 2022 |
| Makara | 12 July 2022 | 17 January 2023 |
| Kumbha | 17 January 2023 | 29 March 2025 |
| Meena · now | 29 March 2025 | 2 June 2027 |
| Mesha | 2 June 2027 | 20 October 2027 |
| Meena | 20 October 2027 | 23 February 2028 |
| Mesha | 23 February 2028 | 8 August 2029 |
| Vrishabha | 8 August 2029 | 5 October 2029 |
| Mesha | 5 October 2029 | 17 April 2030 |
| Vrishabha | 17 April 2030 | 30 May 2032 |
| Mithuna | 30 May 2032 | 12 July 2034 |
| Karka | 12 July 2034 | 27 August 2036 |
| Simha | 27 August 2036 | 22 October 2038 |