Sade Sati Calculator: Your Moon Sign, Dates and Phase Right Now
A Sade Sati calculator organised by Moon sign. The full 12-sign dated windows, the three phases and a live read of which Moon signs are in Sade Sati right now, computed with True Pushya Paksha ayanamsa via Swiss Ephemeris.
Sade Sati is anchored on the Moon, not the Sun. It runs for seven and a half years while transit Saturn crosses the sign before your Moon, your Moon sign itself, and the sign after it. Saturn holds each sign for about two and a half years, so the three-sign passage takes roughly seven and a half. The table below gives the current or next window for all twelve Moon signs and marks which signs are under Saturn pressure as of August 2026, with Saturn transiting Pisces.
Sade Sati by Moon sign, with status right now
Find your Moon sign. The window column gives the dated seven and a half year passage for the current or next cycle. The status column reads the live position as Saturn transits Pisces in August 2026.
| Moon sign | Phase signs (12–1–2) | Current or next window | Status (Aug 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Pisces – Aries – Taurus | Mar 2025 – Mar 2032 | Sade Sati · Aroha (rising) |
| Taurus | Aries – Taurus – Gemini | Apr 2027 – Apr 2034 | Clear |
| Gemini | Taurus – Gemini – Cancer | May 2029 – Jul 2036 | Clear |
| Cancer | Gemini – Cancer – Leo | Jun 2031 – Aug 2038 | Clear |
| Leo | Cancer – Leo – Virgo | Jul 2033 – Sep 2040 | Ashtama Shani (Saturn 8th) |
| Virgo | Leo – Virgo – Libra | Sep 2035 – Nov 2042 | Clear |
| Libra | Virgo – Libra – Scorpio | Nov 2037 – Jan 2045 | Clear |
| Scorpio | Libra – Scorpio – Sagittarius | Jan 2040 – Mar 2047 | Clear |
| Sagittarius | Scorpio – Sagittarius – Capricorn | Mar 2042 – May 2049 | Kantaka Shani (Saturn 4th) |
| Capricorn | Sagittarius – Capricorn – Aquarius | Closed Mar 2025 · next ~2046 | Clear |
| Aquarius | Capricorn – Aquarius – Pisces | Jan 2020 – May 2027 | Sade Sati · Avaroha (setting) |
| Pisces | Aquarius – Pisces – Aries | Mar 2022 – Mar 2029 | Sade Sati · Madhya (peak) |
Three Moon signs are in Sade Sati now: Aries in the rising phase, Pisces at the peak and Aquarius in the setting phase. Aquarius natives complete their Sade Sati when Saturn leaves Pisces for Aries in May 2027. Two more signs carry the shorter Saturn pressure: Leo under Ashtama Shani with Saturn in the 8th, and Sagittarius under Kantaka Shani with Saturn in the 4th.
Read your exact Sade Sati window
Tempora computes your Moon sign and the Saturn transit dates from your birth data with True Pushya Paksha ayanamsa, then maps your phase boundaries to the day.
Compute my chartThe three phases, in order
Each phase runs about two and a half years and reads differently.
- Aroha, the rising phase. Saturn in the 12th from the Moon. Pressure gathers around endings, expenses, sleep and things leaving the life. This is the entry, and it often arrives before the native names it as Sade Sati.
- Madhya, the peak phase. Saturn on the Moon sign. The most direct phase, pressing on mind, body and identity. Decisions taken here tend to be structural and lasting.
- Avaroha, the setting phase. Saturn in the 2nd from the Moon. The focus moves to family, speech, resources and consolidation as the period winds down toward release.
Why it is read from the Moon
Sade Sati is a Moon-sign reading because the Moon governs the mind and emotional baseline in Vedic astrology, and Saturn's slow pressure is felt first as a mental and emotional weight. A calculator that uses the Sun sign, as many Western tools do, will give the wrong window for most people. Tempora anchors on the sidereal Moon sign computed with True Pushya Paksha ayanamsa, which at borderline degrees can place the Moon in a different sign than a Lahiri tool and shift the whole seven and a half year window.
Frequently asked
What is Sade Sati?
Sade Sati is the seven and a half year period when transit Saturn moves through the sign before the Moon, the Moon's own sign, and the sign after it. Because Saturn spends roughly two and a half years in each sign, the three-sign passage lasts about seven and a half years, which is where the name Sade Sati, meaning seven and a half, comes from. It is read as a maturing pressure rather than simple misfortune, and its weight depends on Saturn's natal strength and dignity in the chart.
Who is in Sade Sati right now?
As of August 2026 Saturn is transiting Pisces. That places three Moon signs in Sade Sati: Aries natives are in the rising phase (Aroha) with Saturn in the 12th from the Moon, Pisces natives are at the peak (Madhya) with Saturn on the Moon itself, and Aquarius natives are in the setting phase (Avaroha) with Saturn in the 2nd from the Moon. Aquarius natives finish their Sade Sati when Saturn leaves Pisces for Aries in May 2027.
What are the three phases of Sade Sati?
The three phases are Aroha, Madhya and Avaroha. Aroha is the rising phase, when Saturn is in the 12th from the Moon and pressure builds around losses, expenses and endings. Madhya is the peak phase, when Saturn sits on the Moon sign and the pressure is most direct on mind, body and identity. Avaroha is the setting phase, when Saturn is in the 2nd from the Moon and the focus turns to family, speech and resources as the period winds down. Each phase runs roughly two and a half years.
What is the difference between Sade Sati and Dhaiya?
Sade Sati is the seven and a half year passage of Saturn through the 12th, 1st and 2nd from the Moon. Dhaiya, also called Kantaka Shani or Ashtama Shani, is a shorter two and a half year pressure when Saturn transits the 4th or the 8th from the Moon. As of August 2026 with Saturn in Pisces, Sagittarius natives are in Kantaka Shani, Saturn in the 4th, and Leo natives are in Ashtama Shani, Saturn in the 8th. These are read as separate Saturn stress windows outside the main Sade Sati.
How do I calculate my Sade Sati dates?
The calculation is anchored on your Moon sign, not your Sun sign. Find the sign your natal Moon occupies, then track when transit Saturn enters the sign before it. Saturn's ingress dates set the phase boundaries. Tempora computes the Moon's sidereal sign with True Pushya Paksha ayanamsa via Swiss Ephemeris and reads the Saturn transit dates from the same engine, so the windows in the table above are reproducible from birth data and ayanamsa.
Is Sade Sati always bad?
No. Sade Sati is a period of pressure and consolidation, and its effect depends on the chart. A well placed and dignified Saturn can make Sade Sati a period of hard-won achievement, structure and recognition. A weak or afflicted Saturn tends to make it heavier. Saturn rewards discipline and patience, so the same transit that strains an unprepared native can build lasting foundations for one who meets it with work. Tempora reads Sade Sati as weather, and the natal Saturn sets how the native meets it.