Sade Sati Calculator
Sade Sati is Saturn’s ~7½-year passage over the three signs around your natal Moon — the 12th, the 1st and the 2nd. This calculator reads your Moon sign and checks where Saturn is transiting right now to tell you whether your Sade Sati is active, and which of its three phases you’re in.
We frame it calmly, because it deserves to be: Sade Sati is a slow lesson in patience and responsibility, not a sentence of misfortune. Enter your details below — birth time is optional, since Sade Sati is read from the Moon.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sade Sati?
Sade Sati is the roughly 7½-year period during which Saturn transits the three signs around your natal Moon — the 12th, the 1st (over the Moon itself) and the 2nd. Saturn is the planet of discipline and time, so this is traditionally a stretch that asks for patience, responsibility and steady effort. Its name literally means 'seven and a half'.
How is Sade Sati calculated?
It is read from your Moon sign, not your ascendant. We take the sign your Moon was in at birth, then look at where Saturn is transiting right now. If Saturn is currently in the 12th, 1st or 2nd sign from your Moon, Sade Sati is active. This calculator computes both — your natal Moon sign and Saturn's live position — and compares them.
What are the three phases of Sade Sati?
The rising phase is Saturn in the 12th from your Moon (endings, letting go). The peak phase is Saturn over your Moon sign itself, the 1st (the most felt phase, around mind and self). The setting phase is Saturn in the 2nd (matters of family, finances and speech). Each phase lasts about two and a half years.
Is Sade Sati always bad?
No. Sade Sati has a fearsome reputation it doesn't deserve. It is a demanding teacher, not a punishment — a time that rewards honesty, hard work and maturity. Many people do their most lasting, grounded work during Sade Sati and come out steadier. Read it as a season that asks for patience and then passes, not as misfortune.