Free Shani Sade Sati CalculatorSaturn transit check for your Moon rāśi

Discover whether you are in Sade Sati or related Saturn phases (Kantaka, Ardhastama, Ashtama) across key transit windows. Enter your birth date, time, and place to see current status, the next upcoming segment, and a full timeline from the calculation engine.

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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.