Sade Sati and Saturn Transit Calculator
A free calculator for Saturn's transit over your Moon sign — whether Sade Sati is running now, which of its three phases you are in, and where Shani sits today relative to your Janma Rasi.
Sade Sati is the roughly seven-and-a-half-year stretch when transiting Saturn passes over the sign before your Moon, your Moon sign itself, and the sign after it. Saturn spends about two and a half years in each sign, so the whole passage runs about seven and a half years. Jagannatha Hora finds your Moon sign from your birth details and checks Saturn's live position against it.
The calculator shows whether Sade Sati is active, which of its three phases applies, and the other transits reckoned from the Moon — Kantaka (Ardhashtama) Sani in the 4th and Ashtama Sani in the 8th. It reports the transit position classically; it does not forecast events.
The three phases of Sade Sati
Sade Sati is reckoned from the natal Moon sign (Janma Rasi). Saturn crossing the 12th, 1st and 2nd signs from the Moon gives its three phases, about two and a half years each — the spans the calculator tracks against Saturn's live position.
| Phase | Saturn's position (from natal Moon) | Approx. duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12th from the Moon — rising phase | about 2.5 years |
| 2 | 1st — over the Moon sign (Janma Sani, peak) | about 2.5 years |
| 3 | 2nd from the Moon — setting phase | about 2.5 years |
| Full Sade Sati | about 7.5 years | |
Saturn also gives Kantaka (Ardhashtama) Sani when it transits the 4th from the Moon and Ashtama Sani in the 8th, each about two and a half years; the texts call the 3rd, 6th and 11th from the Moon its favourable positions. These are transit positions, not predictions.
Is Sade Sati running now
Your Moon sign checked against Saturn's live position, with a clear yes or no and the dates of the current phase.
Which phase you are in
The rising (12th), peak (over the Moon) and setting (2nd) phases, each about two and a half years, mapped to real dates.
The other Saturn transits
Kantaka (Ardhashtama) Sani in the 4th and Ashtama Sani in the 8th from the Moon, and the favourable 3rd, 6th and 11th positions.
Common questions
What is Sade Sati?
Sade Sati is the period of about seven and a half years during which transiting Saturn passes over the 12th sign from your natal Moon, your Moon sign, and the sign after it — three phases of about two and a half years each.
How is Sade Sati calculated?
From your natal Moon sign (Janma Rasi). Sade Sati begins when Saturn transits the sign before the Moon and ends when Saturn leaves the sign after it. The calculator finds your Moon sign and compares it to Saturn's current sign.
Which phase of Sade Sati is which?
The first (rising) phase is Saturn in the 12th from the Moon; the second (peak, 'Janma Sani') is Saturn over the Moon sign itself; the third (setting) is Saturn in the 2nd from the Moon.
What are Ashtama Sani and Kantaka Sani?
They are separate Saturn transits reckoned from the Moon: Ashtama Sani is Saturn in the 8th sign from the Moon, and Kantaka (Ardhashtama) Sani is Saturn in the 4th — each about two and a half years.
Does Sade Sati predict bad times?
No. This tool reports whether the transit is active and which phase applies, drawn from the classical rule. It offers no prediction or verdict — how a transit is read is for an astrologer to judge.