Sade Sati periods

Calculate all Sade Sati periods for a natal chart. Returns rising, peak, and setting phases for each period, current active status, intensity score (0-100), intensity label, and next upcoming period. Optionally check status for a specific date using check_date. Sade Sati is Saturn's 7.5-year transit over natal Moon sign and adjacent signs. Small Panoti (Dhaiya) covers Saturn in the 4th or 8th sign from natal Moon (~2.5 years each). Returns all past, current, and future Sade Sati cycles with phase descriptions.

Endpoint

POST /v1/astro/sade-sati

Request parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
location	string | null	No	City name to resolve to lat/lon/tz automatically. Example: 'Mumbai' or 'New Delhi, India'. If provided, latitude, longitude and timezone are not required.
name	string	No	Person name associated with the birth record
date	string	Yes	Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format
time	string | null	No	Birth time in HH:MM 24-hour format. If omitted, sunrise chart is used as fallback.
latitude	number | null	No	Latitude. Required if location not provided.
longitude	number | null	No	Longitude. Required if location not provided.
timezone	string | null	No	IANA timezone. Required if location not provided.
ayanamsa	string	No	Sidereal ayanamsa mode used in calculations
check_date	string | null	No	Date to check Sade Sati status. Defaults to today. Format: YYYY-MM-DD

Example request

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/sade-sati" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"date":"1985-11-12","time":"06:45","latitude":19.076,"longitude":72.8777,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"}'

Python

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.astrology_api import AstrologyApi
from asterwise.models.sade_sati_request import SadeSatiRequest

configuration = asterwise.Configuration(
    host="https://api.asterwise.com",
    access_token="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

request = SadeSatiRequest(
    date="1985-11-12",
    time="06:45",
    latitude=19.076,
    longitude=72.8777,
    timezone="Asia/Kolkata",
)

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = AstrologyApi(client)
    result = api.sade_sati(sade_sati_request=request)
    print(result)

TypeScript

import { createClient, createConfig, sadeSati } from 'asterwise';

const client = createClient(createConfig({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.asterwise.com',
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
}));

const result = await sadeSati({
  client,
  body: {
      "date": "1985-11-12",
      "time": "06:45",
      "latitude": 19.076,
      "longitude": 72.8777,
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "natal_moon_sign": "Libra",
    "natal_moon_sign_index": 6,
    "sade_sati_signs": {
      "rising": "Virgo",
      "peak": "Libra",
      "setting": "Scorpio"
    },
    "is_currently_active": false,
    "current_phase": null,
    "current_phase_description": null,
    "intensity_score": 0,
    "intensity_label": "low",
    "next_sade_sati": {
      "starts": "2038-10-22",
      "phase": "rising",
      "years_away": 12.4
    },
    "all_periods": [
      {
        "sade_sati_number": 1,
        "overall_start": "1979-11-03",
        "overall_end": "1987-12-16",
        "duration_years": 8.1,
        "phases": {
          "rising": {
            "name": "Rising Phase",
            "description": "Saturn transiting Virgo (sign before natal Moon). Preparatory phase — challenges begin to build. Financial and professio…",
            "start": "1979-11-03",
            "end": "1982-10-06",
            "saturn_sign": "Virgo",
            "intensity": "moderate"
          },
          "peak": {
            "name": "Peak Phase",
            "description": "Saturn transiting Libra (natal Moon sign). Most intense phase — maximum karmic pressure. Major life restructuring. Tests…",
            "start": "1982-10-06",
            "end": "1984-12-21",
            "saturn_sign": "Libra",
            "intensity": "high"
          },
          "setting": {
            "name": "Setting Phase",
            "description": "Saturn transiting Scorpio (sign after natal Moon). Resolution phase — pressure gradually lifts. Gains from the lessons l…",
            "start": "1984-12-21",
            "end": "1987-12-16",
            "saturn_sign": "Scorpio",
            "intensity": "moderate"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "sade_sati_number": 2,
        "overall_start": "2009-09-09",
        "overall_end": "2017-01-26",
        "duration_years": 7.4,
        "phases": {
          "rising": {
            "name": "Rising Phase",
            "description": "Saturn transiting Virgo (sign before natal Moon). Preparatory phase — challenges begin to build. Financial and professio…",
            "start": "2009-09-09",
            "end": "2011-11-15",
            "saturn_sign": "Virgo",
            "intensity": "moderate"
          },
          "peak": {
            "name": "Peak Phase",
            "description": "Saturn transiting Libra (natal Moon sign). Most intense phase — maximum karmic pressure. Major life restructuring. Tests…",
            "start": "2011-11-15",
            "end": "2014-11-02",
            "saturn_sign": "Libra",
            "intensity": "high"
          },
          "setting": {
            "name": "Setting Phase",
            "description": "Saturn transiting Scorpio (sign after natal Moon). Resolution phase — pressure gradually lifts. Gains from the lessons l…",
            "start": "2014-11-02",
            "end": "2017-01-26",
            "saturn_sign": "Scorpio",
            "intensity": "moderate"
          }
        }
      },
      "... and 2 more items"
    ],
    "small_panoti": [
      {
        "panoti_number": 1,
        "sign_index": 9,
        "sign": "Makara",
        "position_from_moon": 4,
        "start": "1990-03-20",
        "end": "1993-03-05",
        "is_currently_active": false,
        "duration_years": 2.96
      },
      {
        "panoti_number": 2,
        "sign_index": 1,
        "sign": "Vrishabha",
        "position_from_moon": 8,
        "start": "2000-06-06",
        "end": "2002-07-23",
        "is_currently_active": false,
        "duration_years": 2.13
      },
      "... and 4 more items"
    ],
    "is_small_panoti_active": false,
    "current_small_panoti_position": null,
    "mitigated_by_own_sign": false,
    "mitigated_by_exaltation": false
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the request succeeded
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object
data.natal_moon_sign	string
data.natal_moon_sign_index	integer
data.sade_sati_signs	object
data.is_currently_active	boolean | null
data.current_phase	string | null
data.current_phase_description	string | null
data.intensity_score	integer | null
data.intensity_label	string | null
data.next_sade_sati	object | null
data.all_periods	array[object] | null
data.small_panoti	array[object]
data.small_panoti[].panoti_number	integer
data.small_panoti[].sign_index	integer
data.small_panoti[].sign	string
data.small_panoti[].position_from_moon	integer
data.small_panoti[].start	string
data.small_panoti[].end	string
data.small_panoti[].is_currently_active	boolean
data.small_panoti[].duration_years	number
data.is_small_panoti_active	boolean | null
data.current_small_panoti_position	integer | null	4 or 8 when Small Panoti is active (natal Moon reference)
data.mitigated_by_own_sign	boolean | null
data.mitigated_by_exaltation	boolean | null

Errors

Code	Description	Reference
authentication_failed	Missing or invalid API key.	authentication_failed
ephemeris_unavailable	Upstream ephemeris service error.	ephemeris_unavailable
insufficient_tier	API key tier does not include this endpoint.	insufficient_tier
internal_error	Unexpected server error.	internal_error
ip_rate_limit_exceeded	Too many requests in a short window.	ip_rate_limit_exceeded
payload_too_large	Request body exceeds the size limit.	payload_too_large
resource_not_found	Referenced resource was not found.	resource_not_found
validation_error	Request body failed schema validation.	validation_error

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