Sade Sati (literally "seven and a half") is the stretch of about seven and a half years when transiting Saturn passes through the sign before your Moon sign, the Moon sign itself, and the sign after it.

How do I know if I am in Sade Sati right now?

Enter your birth date, time and place above. The calculator finds your Moon sign and compares it with the sign Saturn is in today. It tells you whether Sade Sati is active and, if so, which of the three phases you are in.

What are the three phases of Sade Sati?

The rising phase is Saturn in the sign before your Moon sign, the peak phase is Saturn in your Moon sign, and the setting phase is Saturn in the sign after it. Each lasts about two and a half years.

How often does Sade Sati happen?

Saturn takes roughly 29 to 30 years to go around the zodiac, so each Moon sign meets Sade Sati about once every 30 years. Most people see it two or three times in a long life.

Does this calculator cover Shani Dhaiya?

No. This calculator checks Sade Sati only. It does not compute other Saturn transit periods such as Dhaiya.

Is Sade Sati always difficult?

No. Traditions describe it as a period of testing and consolidation, and experiences vary widely. It is one influence among many in a chart, so treat the result as context rather than a forecast.

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Sade Sati Calculator

Sade Sati is the roughly 7.5-year period when Saturn transits the sign before, the sign of and the sign after your natal Moon sign. This free calculator tells you whether it is active today and which phase you are in — rising, peak or setting — based on where Saturn is now. Enter your birth date, place and, if you know it, your birth time.

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What your Sade Sati result means

Sade Sati is the period when Saturn transits the three signs around your natal Moon sign. Saturn spends roughly two and a half years in each sign, so the three signs together come to about seven and a half years — that is where the name comes from. Traditions link it with themes of discipline, responsibility and slow, steady work. How it plays out differs a great deal from person to person and depends on the rest of the chart.

The answer depends on today’s date, not only on your birth details, so the same person can get a different result a few years from now. This calculator reports today’s status only. It does not list start and end dates.

If you do not know your birth time, your Moon sign may still be certain — the Moon changes sign every two to three days — but on days when it changes sign, the result can differ between the start and the end of your birth date. The calculator shows both when that happens.

How to check Sade Sati by hand

Find your natal Moon sign (Rashi): the sign the Moon occupied at birth. The Moon stays in a sign for about two and a quarter days.
Find the sign Saturn occupies today from a current ephemeris. Saturn spends about two and a half years in each sign, so it is worth checking rather than remembering.
Count from your Moon sign to Saturn’s sign, treating the Moon sign as the 1st.
Saturn in the 12th means the rising phase, the 1st the peak phase and the 2nd the setting phase. Any other position means Sade Sati is not active today.

How this calculator decides

It finds your natal Moon sign in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri), then finds the sign Saturn occupies today.
Rising phase: Saturn is in the sign before your Moon sign (the 12th from it).
Peak phase: Saturn is in the same sign as your Moon.
Setting phase: Saturn is in the sign after your Moon sign (the 2nd from it).
Any other position means Sade Sati is not active today. Whole signs are used; degrees are not.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sade Sati?: Sade Sati (literally "seven and a half") is the stretch of about seven and a half years when transiting Saturn passes through the sign before your Moon sign, the Moon sign itself, and the sign after it.
How do I know if I am in Sade Sati right now?: Enter your birth date, time and place above. The calculator finds your Moon sign and compares it with the sign Saturn is in today. It tells you whether Sade Sati is active and, if so, which of the three phases you are in.
What are the three phases of Sade Sati?: The rising phase is Saturn in the sign before your Moon sign, the peak phase is Saturn in your Moon sign, and the setting phase is Saturn in the sign after it. Each lasts about two and a half years.
How often does Sade Sati happen?: Saturn takes roughly 29 to 30 years to go around the zodiac, so each Moon sign meets Sade Sati about once every 30 years. Most people see it two or three times in a long life.
Does this calculator cover Shani Dhaiya?: No. This calculator checks Sade Sati only. It does not compute other Saturn transit periods such as Dhaiya.
Is Sade Sati always difficult?: No. Traditions describe it as a period of testing and consolidation, and experiences vary widely. It is one influence among many in a chart, so treat the result as context rather than a forecast.

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