Sade Sati Calculator: Shani Sade Sati & Dhaiya Check
Enter your date, time and place of birth to see whether Sade Sati or Dhaiya is running from your moon sign, with dates. Sade Sati is Saturn's passage through the signs around your Moon. The timeline also lists Ashtama and Kantaka Shani so you can see what is next.
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Understanding Saturn phases on your Moon
In popular Vedic practice, “Shani” (Saturn) transits relative to your natal Moon sign are used to time periods of pressure, consolidation, and life lessons. This calculator calls the astro engine to list labeled segments such as Sade Sati and related small panoti phases so you can see what is active now, what comes next, and the full sequence in the returned window.
Sade Sati
Sade Sati (roughly “seven and a half”) refers to Saturn's passage through the sign before your Moon sign, your Moon sign itself, and the sign after, about 7.5 years in total. It is often described as a long test of patience, responsibility, and boundaries. The engine may split this into sub-phases (dhaiya) and retrograde arcs; each row in the timeline is one contiguous segment.
Ashtama Shani
Ashtama Shani refers to Saturn transiting the 8th sign from your natal Moon. Classical themes include transformation, obstacles that refine resilience, and matters that unfold beneath the surface. Your result rows show the exact signs and date spans the engine assigns to this category.
Kantaka Shani
Kantaka Shani is widely described as Saturn in the 4th sign from the natal Moon, a transit sometimes grouped under “small panoti” alongside other non-Sade-Sati Shani tests. It often highlights home, mother, emotional base, and inner stability.
Ardhastama Shani
Ardhastama Shani is another Panoti-class label in many software engines, typically marking a distinct arc from Kantaka or overlapping lineages depending on the ephemeris rules used. Treat the type, zodiac, and date range in your table as authoritative for this implementation; an astrologer can map each segment back to houses from your individual chart.
How to use this page
Enter accurate birth date, time, and place. The timeline lists start and end strings as returned by the service (including retrograde subdivisions). Use the in-depth Sade Sati report and chat with an astrologer for personalized remedies and interpretation beyond the raw segment list.
Sade Sati is counted from your Moon sign, which you can check with the rashi calculator. For Saturn's natal placement, see Saturn in kundli; for a dated breakdown with remedies, see the Sade Sati report.
Frequently asked questions
Am I in Sade Sati now?
Enter your date, time and place of birth; the timeline marks whether Sade Sati or another Saturn phase is active today and lists past and upcoming phases with dates.
What are the three phases of Sade Sati?
Saturn transits the sign before your Moon sign, then your Moon sign, then the sign after, about 2.5 years each and 7.5 years in total. Retrograde motion can split these into several segments, each shown as its own row.
What is Shani Dhaiya?
Dhaiya is the popular name for Saturn's roughly 2.5-year transit of the 4th sign (Kantaka Shani) or the 8th sign (Ashtama Shani) from your Moon. This calculator lists both alongside Sade Sati.
Is Sade Sati always bad?
It is traditionally a period of pressure, responsibility and consolidation rather than only misfortune. How it feels depends on Saturn's strength and house in your own chart and on the running dasha.
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