Sade Sati calculator
Is Shani Sade Sati running for you right now? See the phase, your progress through the 7.5-year cycle, and Dhaiya status - from your Moon and live Saturn transit.
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Sade Sati is the roughly seven-and-a-half-year period when transit Saturn passes through the 12th, 1st and 2nd signs from your natal Moon. It unfolds in three phases - rising, peak and setting - and is best understood as a time of maturity, responsibility and restructuring rather than misfortune.
Sivayan compares your natal Moon with the live position of Saturn to tell you whether Sade Sati is active, which phase you are in, and how far through the cycle you have come - and it flags the lighter Dhaiya (Kantaka/Ashtama Shani) too.
What you get
Active or not
Whether Saturn is currently in your Sade Sati arc.
Current phase
Rising (12th), Peak (over Moon) or Setting (2nd from Moon).
Progress
How far through the ~7.5-year cycle you are, as a percentage.
Dhaiya
Kantaka (4th) or Ashtama (8th) Shani - the smaller 2.5-year panoti.
Live Saturn
Computed from Saturn's current transit position.
Balanced view
Framed as growth and restructuring, not doom.
Common questions
About 7.5 years - roughly 2.5 years in each of the 12th, 1st and 2nd signs from your Moon as Saturn transits them.
No. It is a period of maturity, discipline and restructuring. A strong Moon and a well-placed Saturn ease it greatly, and many achieve a lot during it.
Rising (Saturn in the 12th from Moon), Peak (Saturn over the Moon sign) and Setting (Saturn in the 2nd from Moon).
The “small panoti” - a ~2.5-year Saturn transit through the 4th (Kantaka) or 8th (Ashtama) from your Moon.