Sade Sati Calculator
Is Saturn's 7.5-year transit over your Moon running right now?
Sade Sati is read from your Moon sign, so date of birth is enough.
Saturn's 7.5-Year Passage
Sade Sati is Saturn moving slowly across the three signs centred on your Moon — about two and a half years in each. It has a fearsome reputation, but Saturn is the planet of discipline and time, not simple bad luck. Handled with patience and honest effort, this is often the period that consolidates a life. This tool checks whether you are in it now, which phase, and whether the milder Dhaiya is running instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sade Sati?
Sade Sati is the roughly 7.5-year period when Saturn transits the sign before your Moon, your Moon sign itself, and the sign after it. It is Vedic astrology's most talked-about transit, associated with hard lessons, responsibility and slow, earned growth rather than simple misfortune.
What are the three phases of Sade Sati?
The rising phase (Saturn in the 12th from your Moon) tends to bring endings, expense and detachment; the peak phase (Saturn over your Moon) is the most intense, testing the mind and health; the setting phase (Saturn in the 2nd) shifts the pressure to finances, family and speech before it lifts.
What is Dhaiya or small Panoti?
Dhaiya, also called small Panoti or Kantak Shani, is a 2.5-year Saturn transit through the 4th or 8th house from your Moon. It is milder than full Sade Sati but still asks for patience — the 4th touches home and peace of mind, the 8th touches health and shared resources.
Is Sade Sati always bad?
No. Saturn rewards discipline. For many, Sade Sati is when the hard, honest work finally consolidates into lasting results. How it lands depends on where Saturn sits in your own chart and its strength, which a full reading assesses rather than assuming the worst.