Sade Sati

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Sade Sati Sample chart

Lagna Makara Moon Vrishchika Jyeshtha 2

Sade Sati isn't running now. Next: from 28 Jan 2041.

15 Nov 2011 – 24 Jan 2020

Phase 1 (rising): Saturn in the 12th from the Moon15 Nov 2011 – 16 May 2012
Phase 1 (rising): Saturn in the 12th from the Moon4 Aug 2012 – 2 Nov 2014
Phase 2 (middle): Saturn over the Moon sign2 Nov 2014 – 26 Jan 2017
Phase 3 (setting): Saturn in the 2nd from the Moon26 Jan 2017 – 21 Jun 2017
Phase 2 (middle): Saturn over the Moon sign21 Jun 2017 – 26 Oct 2017
Phase 3 (setting): Saturn in the 2nd from the Moon26 Oct 2017 – 24 Jan 2020

28 Jan 2041 – 4 Dec 2049

Phase 1 (rising): Saturn in the 12th from the Moon28 Jan 2041 – 6 Feb 2041
Phase 1 (rising): Saturn in the 12th from the Moon26 Sep 2041 – 11 Dec 2043
Phase 2 (middle): Saturn over the Moon sign11 Dec 2043 – 23 Jun 2044
Phase 1 (rising): Saturn in the 12th from the Moon23 Jun 2044 – 30 Aug 2044
Phase 2 (middle): Saturn over the Moon sign30 Aug 2044 – 8 Dec 2046
Phase 3 (setting): Saturn in the 2nd from the Moon8 Dec 2046 – 6 Mar 2049
Phase 3 (setting): Saturn in the 2nd from the Moon10 Jul 2049 – 4 Dec 2049

When retrograde, Saturn sometimes steps back into the previous sign, so the start and end dates can shift by a few months. The calculator shows the exact dates.

Calm check

Sade Sati is the period when transiting Saturn passes through the 12th sign from your natal Moon, then the Moon's own sign, then the 2nd sign. Saturn stays about two and a half years in a sign, so the three together make about seven and a half years. Saturn takes about 29.5 years to go round, so it usually comes two or three times in a life.

What tradition says

Tradition associates Saturn with discipline, patience, hard work and the accounting of one's actions. So Sade Sati is seen as a stretch in which responsibilities grow, things move slowly and a person matures. It can be seen as a time for putting life in order, not as a punishment.

Many people finish their studies, settle a home, rise in their work or live some of their best and most formative years during Sade Sati. Saturn's period asks for effort and patience, and work done with diligence often lasts a long time.

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