/v1/transit/sade-sati

Saturn 7.5-year phase for natal Moon.

What this tells you

Sade Sati is Saturn's 7.5-year transit through the 12th, 1st, and 2nd houses from natal Moon. Culturally feared, classically a period of hard lessons and transformation. Knowing when yours is coming and which phase you're in is one of the most searched astrological questions in India.

Request

All requests require an Authorization header with your dv_live_* API key.

example request

curl "https://api.divyastroapi.com/v1/transit/sade-sati?date=2026-04-19&time=06%3A30&tz=%2B05%3A30&lat=28.61&lon=77.21" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dv_live_0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"

Response (200 OK)

Successful requests return a JSON body. Field names are stable across versions.

200 response

{
  "natal_moon_sign": "Taurus",
  "saturn_current_sign": "Aquarius",
  "in_sade_sati": false,
  "phase": null,
  "next_phase": {
    "phase": "pre",
    "saturn_enters_sign": "Aries",
    "starts_on": "2028-04-02",
    "ends_on":   "2030-06-15"
  },
  "previous_phase": {
    "phase": "post",
    "ended_on": "2020-01-24"
  }
}

Field reference

Every field in the response, with its type, a real example, and what it means.

Field	Type	Meaning
natal_moon_sign	string	The native's natal Moon sign — reference for Sade Sati calculation. example: `"Taurus"`
saturn_current_sign	string	Saturn's current sign. example: `"Aquarius"`
in_sade_sati	boolean	Whether Saturn is currently in 12th / 1st / 2nd from natal Moon. example: `false`
phase	string \| null	pre / peak / post if in Sade Sati, else null. example: `null` Jyotish: Pre: Saturn in 12th from Moon. Peak: Saturn on Moon. Post: Saturn in 2nd from Moon. Each ~2.5 years, total 7.5 years.
next_phase	object	Upcoming Sade Sati phase details — when it starts, ends, which phase. example: `…`
previous_phase	object	Last Sade Sati phase end date. example: `…`

Usage tips

How to use it

Headline metric
If `in_sade_sati` is true, lead with that. If not, show `next_phase` prominently — users want to know "when's mine?"
Phase matters
Pre-phase (12th) affects mental strain; peak (1st) affects health/self; post (2nd) affects finances. Tailor your UI copy to the phase.

Errors

Every error follows the same envelope. Use the error.code field (not the message) for conditional logic in your integration.

401 Unauthorized

{
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "missing or invalid API key",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

402 Payment Required

{
  "error": {
    "code": "trial_exhausted",
    "message": "your free trial credits are exhausted — pick a plan to continue",
    "top_up_url": "https://divyastroapi.com/pricing",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

429 Too Many Requests

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "rate limit exceeded; retry after 12 seconds",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

Try it

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