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Sade Sati Calculator See whether Sade Sati is running for you, its phase, and every Sade Sati in your life
Sade Sati is the period of about seven and a half years when Saturn moves through three signs: the sign before your Moon sign, your Moon sign itself and the sign after it. Vedic astrologers count it from the sign the Moon was in when you were born (your Rashi), not from your Sun sign or your Lagna.
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Sade Sati is counted from your Moon sign, so the birth time matters only when the Moon changed sign on the day you were born. If you do not know your time, tick the box and the calculator checks that for you.
What you will see
- Whether Sade Sati is running for you today, and which of its three phases
- When the current Sade Sati ends, or when the next one starts
- Every Sade Sati from your birth to 2040, with start and end dates
- The dates of each phase, with Saturn's retrograde re-entries marked
- Your Small Panoti (Dhaiya) periods
- Your Moon sign, which every date is counted from
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What the calculator shows
Everything comes from your Moon sign and Saturn's sign changes, taken from one chart calculation.
Running now or not
Whether Saturn is in one of your three Sade Sati signs today, which phase that is, since when, and when the phase and the whole Sade Sati end.
Every Sade Sati in your life
Each cycle from your date of birth to 2040, past, current and upcoming, drawn as a timeline with its three phases.
Retrograde re-entries
Saturn turns retrograde every year and can step back into the previous sign. Those steps are shown as separate segments of the same Sade Sati, with their own dates.
Small Panoti (Dhaiya)
The two and a half years when Saturn is in the 4th sign (Kantaka Shani) or the 8th sign (Ashtama Shani) from your Moon sign.
Your Moon sign
The sign every date is counted from, and a note when the Moon was so close to the edge of a sign that a different birth time would change it.
When the birth time matters
Sade Sati depends only on your Moon sign. The Moon stays in a sign for about two and a quarter days, so on most dates it is in the same sign all day, and every birth time on that date gives the same Sade Sati dates.
On a date when the Moon changed sign, the birth time decides which sign it was in, and the two signs have Sade Sati about two and a half years apart. Without a birth time, the calculator checks the whole day and asks for the time only when it is needed.
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How DKSCORE calculates Sade Sati
Your Moon sign
The sidereal sign of the Moon at your birth, from a chart with the Lahiri ayanamsa for your date, time and place of birth.
Three signs, three phases
Phase 1 is Saturn in the 12th sign from your Moon sign, phase 2 in your Moon sign and phase 3 in the 2nd sign. For a Kumbha (Aquarius) Moon, that is Saturn in Makara, Kumbha and Meena.
Saturn's sign changes
The dates are the days Saturn enters and leaves each sign, sidereal with the Lahiri ayanamsa. A Sade Sati starts when Saturn first enters the 12th sign and ends when it finally leaves the 2nd.
Retrograde steps stay inside
When Saturn steps back into a sign while retrograde, or briefly out of the three signs and back, that is part of the same Sade Sati, shown as its own segment.
Dates to 2040
Saturn's dates are calculated up to the end of 2040. If your next Sade Sati starts after that, the result says so; it does not mean there is none.
Learn about Sade Sati and its phases
For what each phase of Sade Sati is traditionally associated with and how astrologers read it with the rest of the chart, read our in-depth article.
Read more about Sade Sati and Dhaiya
Articles from Jyotish Medium on Saturn's transit over the Moon sign.
- Sade Sati and its three phases
- Sade Sati, Dhaiya and Shani Mahadasha
- Ashtama Shani, Saturn's 8th-house transit
- Sade Sati, Saturn and the Moon
- Sadhe Saati as a karmic cycle
- Rahu, Ketu and Shani Sade Sati
- Sade Sati for Aquarius, Pisces and Aries Moon signs (Saturn in Pisces)
- The peak of Sade Sati for a Pisces Moon
- Saturn in Pisces and Sade Sati by ascendant
- Kantak Shani, Saturn's 4th-house transit (Sagittarius)
- Raj Yoga and Sade Sati in a chart reading
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Sade Sati calculator: questions and answers
What is Sade Sati?
Sade Sati, Hindi for seven and a half, is the period when Saturn moves through the sign before your Moon sign, your Moon sign and the sign after it. Saturn spends about two and a half years in each sign, so the three signs together take about seven and a half years. It comes round about every 30 years, which is how long Saturn takes to go once round the zodiac.
What are the three phases of Sade Sati?
Phase 1 is Saturn in the 12th sign from your Moon sign, phase 2 is Saturn in your Moon sign and phase 3 is Saturn in the 2nd sign from it. For a Kumbha (Aquarius) Moon, phase 1 is Saturn in Makara, phase 2 in Kumbha and phase 3 in Meena. The calculator shows the dates of each phase for your own Moon sign.
Why is Sade Sati counted from the Moon sign?
In Vedic astrology the Moon sign (Rashi) is the usual reference point for transits, the gochar of the slow planets. Sade Sati is a transit of Saturn, so it is counted from the Moon sign, not from the Sun sign or the Lagna. That is why two people born on the same day share the same Sade Sati dates unless the Moon changed sign that day.
How long does Sade Sati last?
About seven and a half years. The exact length depends on Saturn's retrograde periods: Saturn can step back into a sign it has left, which moves the start or end of a phase by a few months. The calculator gives the start and end date of every phase and of the whole Sade Sati.
What is Dhaiya or Small Panoti?
Dhaiya, also called Small Panoti, is the period of about two and a half years when Saturn is in the 4th sign from your Moon sign (Kantaka Shani) or the 8th sign (Ashtama Shani). It is counted from the Moon sign, like Sade Sati, and the calculator lists your Dhaiya dates where they are available.
Do I need my exact birth time?
Usually not. Sade Sati depends only on your Moon sign, and the Moon stays in one sign for about two and a quarter days. If the Moon changed sign on your birth date, the birth time decides which sign it was in, and the calculator then asks for it. If you enter a time and the Moon was within about an hour of a sign change, the result says so.
Why does another website show different Sade Sati dates?
Most often because of the zodiac. Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac; a site using the tropical (Western) zodiac puts Saturn's sign changes about two years earlier than these. Sites using a different ayanamsa, or ignoring Saturn's retrograde re-entries, can differ by days or months. DKSCORE uses the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa and shows every retrograde segment.
Why are dates after 2040 not shown?
Saturn's sign changes are calculated up to the end of 2040. If your next Sade Sati starts after that, the result says that its dates are not available yet. It does not mean that you have no further Sade Sati.
What does Sade Sati mean for me?
The calculator gives dates, not a reading. Astrologers read Sade Sati together with the rest of the chart, such as the strength of Saturn and the Moon and the dasha running at the time, so the same dates are read differently for different people. For a reading of your own chart, talk to an astrologer.
Are my birth details saved?
Your details are used only to calculate the result. They are not saved to an account or profile, and they are never added to the page address or sent to analytics.