Sade Sati check — Saturn’s 7½ years from your Moon

What Sade Sati is

Saturn takes about 29½ years to go round the zodiac and about 2½ years to cross a sign. Sade Sati is the roughly seven and a half years in which Saturn passes through the sign before your Moon sign, your Moon sign itself and the sign after it — the 12th, 1st and 2nd from the Moon. Most people go through it two or three times in a life.

The three phases

The rising phase (Saturn in the 12th from the Moon) is traditionally linked with expenses and changes, the peak (over the Moon) with pressure and hard work, and the setting phase (2nd from the Moon) with family and finances. Many astrologers stress that Saturn rewards patience and steady effort; the effects depend on the whole chart.

Why your own chart matters

Saturn sometimes turns back (retrogrades) into the previous sign, so the real start and end dates come from its actual movement — this tool uses your Moon’s exact sign and Saturn’s real positions, which a simple Moon-sign table cannot.

Questions

How long does Sade Sati last?

About seven and a half years: roughly 2½ years in each of the three signs, a little more or less when Saturn retrogrades.

Is Sade Sati always bad?

No. It is a period of Saturn’s influence; for many it brings responsibility, effort and lasting results. Its effect depends on the whole chart, including where Saturn is placed at birth.

What is Dhaiya?

Dhaiya is Saturn’s 2½-year transit of the 4th sign from the Moon (Kantaka or Ardhashtama Shani) or of the 8th sign (Ashtama Shani). The tool shows both.