Saturn transit
Sade Sati
Check whether Saturn's 7½-year Sade Sati is affecting you, and see each phase's exact dates, computed from your Moon sign.
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Sade Sati is the 7½-year stretch when Saturn (Shani) transits the 12th, 1st and 2nd houses from your natal Moon. That works out to three phases of roughly 2½ years each. This reading fixes your Moon sign from your birth details, then lists every Sade Sati window with exact start and end dates, along with the shorter Dhaiya periods.
Because it is measured from the Moon, an accurate birth time and place matter. That goes double if your Moon sits near a sign boundary.
Sade Sati returns roughly every 29 to 30 years, so most people meet it two or three times in a lifetime: often once in youth, once in middle age, and sometimes once again later. Knowing which phase you are in, and the date it ends, is usually more useful than the label itself, so this reading gives you the windows and leaves the verdict alone.
How to read your result
The three phases differ in intensity. Rising sits in the 12th from the Moon, Peak passes over the Moon itself, and Setting falls in the 2nd. Peak is traditionally considered the most demanding.
Dhaiya (Kantaka Shani in the 4th and Ashtama Shani in the 8th from the Moon) are separate 2½-year Saturn transits, shown alongside for completeness.
Read the phase dates alongside Saturn's own condition in your birth chart. A Saturn that is strong, or that rules a favourable house for your Lagna, tends to turn Sade Sati into slow, earned progress instead of loss. Shani works like a teacher of patience and limits, and the phase that feels hardest is often the one that settles the most.
How it's calculated
Computed from the sidereal (Lahiri) position of your natal Moon and Saturn's transits, by the same engine that powers the full RishiAstro Kundali.
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Frequently asked questions
How is Sade Sati calculated?
Sade Sati begins when Saturn enters the sign before your natal Moon sign and ends when it leaves the sign after it. That spans three signs, about 7½ years.
Does Sade Sati need my exact birth time?
It needs your date, time and place of birth to fix your Moon sign accurately. If your Moon is near a sign boundary, the exact time changes the result.
Is Sade Sati always bad?
No. Tradition reads it as a period of hard work, responsibility and change, not as guaranteed misfortune. Its effects depend on the whole chart.
How often does Sade Sati occur?
About once every 29 to 30 years, since Saturn takes roughly 29½ years to travel the whole zodiac. Most people go through it two or three times in a lifetime.
What is the difference between Sade Sati and Dhaiya?
Sade Sati is the 7½-year run of Saturn through the 12th, 1st and 2nd from your natal Moon. Dhaiya is a separate 2½-year transit through the 4th or 8th from the Moon, called Kantaka Shani and Ashtama Shani.
Do remedies reduce Sade Sati's effects?
Traditional practice suggests Shani remedies such as the Shani mantra, Saturday observances and charity or service. Treat those as matters of faith and discipline; none of them guarantees an outcome. This reading gives you the timing and does not prescribe remedies.