Sade Sati Calculator: Check Shani Sade Sati and Dhaiya Dates
Sade Sati is the roughly seven-and-a-half-year period when transiting Saturn passes through the sign before your Moon sign, your Moon sign itself, and the sign after it. Saturn is in sidereal Pisces today, so Sade Sati is running for Kumbha (setting phase), Meena (peak phase), Mesha (rising phase) Moon signs. Enter your birth details for your own dates.
Sade Sati status for every Moon sign today
Calculated from Saturn's actual sidereal (Lahiri) position, with dates in Indian Standard Time. Updated daily.
| Moon sign | Status today | Current or next Sade Sati |
|---|---|---|
| Mesha (Aries) | Sade Sati — rising phase | 29 Mar 2025 – 31 May 2032 |
| Vrishabha (Taurus) | No Sade Sati or Dhaiya | 3 Jun 2027 – 13 Jul 2034 |
| Mithuna (Gemini) | No Sade Sati or Dhaiya | 8 Aug 2029 – 27 Aug 2036 |
| Karka (Cancer) | No Sade Sati or Dhaiya | 31 May 2032 – 13 Jul 2039 |
| Simha (Leo) | Ashtama Shani (Dhaiya) | 13 Jul 2034 – 26 Sept 2041 |
| Kanya (Virgo) | No Sade Sati or Dhaiya | 27 Aug 2036 – 30 Aug 2044 |
| Tula (Libra) | No Sade Sati or Dhaiya | 22 Oct 2038 – 8 Dec 2046 |
| Vrishchika (Scorpio) | No Sade Sati or Dhaiya | 28 Jan 2041 – 4 Dec 2049 |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Kantaka Shani (Dhaiya) | 11 Dec 2043 – 25 Feb 2052 |
| Makara (Capricorn) | No Sade Sati or Dhaiya | 8 Dec 2046 – 5 Feb 2055 |
| Kumbha (Aquarius) | Sade Sati — setting phase | 24 Jan 2020 – 23 Feb 2028 |
| Meena (Pisces) | Sade Sati — peak phase | 29 Apr 2022 – 17 Apr 2030 |
Shani Dhaiya is currently running for Simha (Leo) and Dhanu (Sagittarius) Moon signs.
Saturn's sign changes
| Saturn enters | Date (IST) |
|---|---|
| Meena (Pisces) | 29 Mar 2025 |
| Mesha (Aries) | 3 Jun 2027 |
| Meena (Pisces) | 20 Oct 2027 |
| Mesha (Aries) | 23 Feb 2028 |
| Vrishabha (Taurus) | 8 Aug 2029 |
| Mesha (Aries) | 5 Oct 2029 |
| Vrishabha (Taurus) | 17 Apr 2030 |
| Mithuna (Gemini) | 31 May 2032 |
| Karka (Cancer) | 13 Jul 2034 |
Every Sade Sati begins and ends on one of these dates. Dates where Saturn re-enters a sign it has just left are caused by retrograde motion.
How the calculator works
It finds your Moon sign from your birth details, then steps through Saturn's sidereal positions from your birth for 100 years, locating each sign change to within about a minute. Periods when Saturn is in the 12th, 1st or 2nd sign from your Moon are grouped into Sade Sati cycles; the 4th and 8th give Dhaiya. Not sure of your Moon sign? Use the rashi calculator. Traditional Saturn remedies are on the Shani mantra page.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sade Sati based on my Moon sign or Sun sign?
Your Moon sign (janma rashi). Sade Sati is measured from the sign the Moon occupied at birth, so two people born on the same day can have different Sade Sati dates if the Moon changed sign that day.
How long does Sade Sati last and how often does it come?
About 7.5 years, in three phases of roughly 2.5 years each. Saturn takes about 29.5 years to circle the zodiac, so Sade Sati returns about every 30 years — two or three times in a typical lifetime.
Why are there several rows for the same phase?
Saturn regularly appears to move backwards (retrograde). When this takes it back across a sign boundary, it leaves and re-enters a sign, so one phase can appear as two or three separate periods.
What is Shani Dhaiya?
A shorter, roughly two-and-a-half-year period when Saturn transits the 4th sign (Kantaka Shani) or the 8th sign (Ashtama Shani) from your Moon sign. The calculator lists these too.
Can I check Sade Sati without a birth time?
Yes in most cases, because only the Moon sign is needed and the Moon spends about 2.5 days in each sign. If the Moon changed sign on your birth date, the calculator warns you and you should enter your birth time.