Jyotiṣa · Śani Transit
Sade Sati for a Karka (Cancer) Moon runs across three signs: Gemini (rising), Cancer itself (peak), and Leo (setting): about 7.5 years total.
| Phase | Saturn transits | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Rising12th from Moon | Mithuna (Gemini) | ~2.5 yrs |
| Peakover the Moon | Karka (Cancer) | ~2.5 yrs |
| Setting2nd from Moon | Simha (Leo) | ~2.5 yrs |
| Full Sade Sati | 3 signs around the Moon | ~7.5 yrs |
Exact start/end dates depend on your Moon’s precise degree and Saturn’s live position — computed, not generic.
Sade Sati is not a curse. Classically it is Saturn’s audit of the mind (the Moon) — pressure applied until what is unstable gets rebuilt honestly.
01What Saturn audits for a Karka Moon
Every Sade Sati shares the same three-phase structure, but what gets pressured depends on the Moon sign it falls on. For a Karka Moon — ruled by Moon — this transit tests emotional security directly — Saturn’s peak phase falls on the Moon’s own sign here, so home and belonging are the audit itself.
None of this is fixed. Sade Sati describes a classical tendency of the transit, read against the whole chart; a well-disposed Saturn often turns these years constructive rather than difficult.
02How this fits Vimśottarī daśā
Sade Sati is a transit (gochara) reading, separate from your Vimśottarī mahādaśā (which planetary period you are running). The two can overlap: a Śani mahādaśā during Sade Sati is classically considered a heavier combination than either alone, which is why a real reading checks both, not just one.
See your exact Sade Sati dates
Give your birth date, time and place, and Karma Jyotiṣa computes whether you are in Sade Sati now, which phase, and the exact start/end dates, keyed to your real Moon degree, not a generic table.
03Common questions
Is Sade Sati always bad for a Karka Moon?
No. Its effect depends on Saturn’s strength and placement in the full chart, not the Moon sign alone. For many charts it is demanding but constructive.
Which signs trigger Sade Sati for a Karka Moon?
Saturn transiting Gemini (rising), Cancer (peak), then Leo (setting): roughly 2.5 years each, ~7.5 years total.
Am I in Sade Sati right now?
That depends on your Moon’s exact sign and degree and Saturn’s current position. Karma Jyotiṣa computes it free from your birth date, time and place.
