Planetary Transits 1971: Saturn in Taurus, Rahu-Ketu Shift

Rahu-Ketu moved to Capricorn-Cancer on 17 Feb 1971 and Saturn entered Taurus on 28 Apr 1971.

Every sign change, retrograde station and combustion period, all planets, in Nepal Time (GMT +5:45). The Moon has its own page.

Sun 1971 Moon 1971 Mars 1971 Mercury 1971 Jupiter 1971 Venus 1971 Saturn 1971 Rahu 1971 Ketu 1971

Every transit in 1971, in date order

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Every transit in 1971, in date order
Date	Time	Planet	Event	Position
January 1971
3 Jan	05:56	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	6°31' Sagittarius, Mula
8 Jan	10:07	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	4°21' Sagittarius, Mula
12 Jan	22:07	Mars	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
14 Jan	12:27	Sun	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
17 Jan	18:45	Saturn	DirectTurns direct	22°15' Aries, Bharani
30 Jan	19:25	Venus	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
February 1971
3 Feb	14:35	Mercury	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
13 Feb	01:25	Sun	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
16 Feb	08:20	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	19°19' Capricorn, Shravana
17 Feb	12:14	Rahu	Enters Capricorn	Dhanishta
17 Feb	12:14	Ketu	Enters Cancer	Ashlesha
22 Feb	19:03	Mercury	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
26 Feb	16:09	Venus	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
March 1971
1 Mar	22:25	Mars	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
11 Mar	02:30	Mercury	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
14 Mar	22:19	Sun	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
21 Mar	22:17	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	20°58' Pisces, Revati
23 Mar	16:50	Jupiter	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	13°00' Scorpio, Anuradha
24 Mar	07:19	Venus	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
27 Mar	09:19	Mercury	Enters Aries	Ashwini
April 1971
9 Apr	22:41	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	10°18' Aries, Ashwini
12 Apr	06:25	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	10°01' Aries, Ashwini
14 Apr	06:52	Sun	Enters Aries	Ashwini
18 Apr	10:35	Venus	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
21 Apr	21:13	Mars	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
27 Apr	16:41	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	1°05' Aries, Ashwini
28 Apr	10:23	Saturn	Enters Taurus	Krittika
29 Apr	20:12	Saturn	CombustGoes combust	0°11' Taurus, Krittika
30 Apr	21:17	Mercury	Enters Pisces, retrograde	Revati
May 1971
3 May	15:56	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	29°41' Pisces, Revati
6 May	10:52	Mercury	Enters Aries	Ashwini
13 May	08:25	Venus	Enters Aries	Ashwini
15 May	03:48	Sun	Enters Taurus	Krittika
June 1971
3 Jun	20:34	Mercury	Enters Taurus	Krittika
4 Jun	18:05	Saturn	ClearLeaves combustion	4°47' Taurus, Krittika
7 Jun	03:11	Venus	Enters Taurus	Krittika
9 Jun	12:09	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	10°20' Taurus, Rohini
15 Jun	10:28	Sun	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
18 Jun	22:23	Mercury	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
July 1971
1 Jul	19:01	Venus	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
3 Jul	03:03	Mercury	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
4 Jul	00:46	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	1°45' Cancer, Punarvasu
11 Jul	11:57	Mars	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	28°30' Capricorn, Dhanishta
16 Jul	21:25	Sun	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
21 Jul	12:38	Mercury	Enters Leo	Magha
22 Jul	13:31	Venus	CombustGoes combust	25°25' Gemini, Punarvasu
25 Jul	00:52	Jupiter	DirectTurns direct	3°08' Scorpio, Vishakha
26 Jul	07:10	Venus	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
August 1971
13 Aug	00:43	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	17°05' Leo, Purva Phalguni
17 Aug	05:51	Sun	Enters Leo	Magha
19 Aug	15:13	Venus	Enters Leo	Magha
20 Aug	03:17	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	14°47' Leo, Purva Phalguni
September 1971
3 Sep	03:04	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	4°17' Leo, Magha
5 Sep	11:33	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	3°54' Leo, Magha
9 Sep	19:26	Mars	DirectTurns direct	18°26' Capricorn, Shravana
12 Sep	19:48	Venus	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
17 Sep	05:48	Sun	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
19 Sep	07:50	Saturn	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	13°04' Taurus, Rohini
21 Sep	12:15	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	20°10' Leo, Purva Phalguni
27 Sep	00:47	Mercury	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
October 1971
4 Oct	06:32	Venus	ClearLeaves combustion	26°41' Virgo, Chitra
6 Oct	22:20	Venus	Enters Libra	Chitra
14 Oct	00:16	Mercury	Enters Libra	Chitra
17 Oct	17:43	Sun	Enters Libra	Chitra
24 Oct	12:18	Mars	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
31 Oct	00:09	Venus	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
31 Oct	14:47	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	27°50' Libra, Vishakha
November 1971
2 Nov	01:42	Mercury	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
16 Nov	17:27	Sun	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
24 Nov	02:13	Venus	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
24 Nov	18:36	Mercury	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
26 Nov	10:50	Jupiter	CombustGoes combust	20°49' Scorpio, Jyeshtha
December 1971
3 Dec	08:02	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	4°47' Sagittarius, Mula
7 Dec	14:49	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	3°08' Sagittarius, Mula
10 Dec	15:40	Mercury	Enters Scorpio, retrograde	Jyeshtha
16 Dec	08:00	Sun	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
16 Dec	17:14	Mars	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
18 Dec	05:35	Venus	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
18 Dec	13:43	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	20°17' Scorpio, Jyeshtha
23 Dec	02:18	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	18°30' Scorpio, Jyeshtha
24 Dec	07:03	Jupiter	ClearLeaves combustion	27°06' Scorpio, Jyeshtha

Planet by planet

Each planet's stays and periods in 1971, from, to and length. Open a planet to see its table.

Sun in 1971

12 sign changes

Sun in 1971: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♐ Sagittarius	from 1970	14 Jan	14 days
♑ Capricorn	14 Jan	13 Feb	30 days
♒ Aquarius	13 Feb	14 Mar	30 days
♓ Pisces	14 Mar	14 Apr	30 days
♈ Aries	14 Apr	15 May	31 days
♉ Taurus	15 May	15 Jun	31 days
♊ Gemini	15 Jun	16 Jul	31 days
♋ Cancer	16 Jul	17 Aug	31 days
♌ Leo	17 Aug	17 Sep	31 days
♍ Virgo	17 Sep	17 Oct	30 days
♎ Libra	17 Oct	16 Nov	30 days
♏ Scorpio	16 Nov	16 Dec	30 days
♐ Sagittarius	16 Dec	into 1972	16 days

Full Sun transit 1971, day by day

Mars in 1971

5 sign changes · 1 retrograde period · not combust

Mars in 1971: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♎ Libra	from 1970	12 Jan	12 days
♏ Scorpio	12 Jan	1 Mar	48 days
♐ Sagittarius	1 Mar	21 Apr	51 days
♑ Capricorn	21 Apr	24 Oct	about 6 months
Retrograde	11 Jul	9 Sep	about 2 months
♒ Aquarius	24 Oct	16 Dec	53 days
♓ Pisces	16 Dec	into 1972	15 days

Full Mars transit 1971, day by day

Mercury in 1971

15 sign changes · 4 retrograde periods · 7 combust periods

Mercury in 1971: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♐ Sagittarius	from 1970	3 Feb	34 days
Retrograde	from 1970	8 Jan	7 days
Combust	from 1970	3 Jan	2 days
♑ Capricorn	3 Feb	22 Feb	19 days
Combust	16 Feb	21 Mar	34 days
♒ Aquarius	22 Feb	11 Mar	16 days
♓ Pisces	11 Mar	27 Mar	16 days
♈ Aries	27 Mar	30 Apr	34 days
Retrograde	9 Apr	3 May	24 days
Combust	12 Apr	27 Apr	15 days
♓ Pisces R	30 Apr	6 May	6 days
♈ Aries	6 May	3 Jun	28 days
♉ Taurus	3 Jun	18 Jun	15 days
Combust	9 Jun	4 Jul	25 days
♊ Gemini	18 Jun	3 Jul	14 days
♋ Cancer	3 Jul	21 Jul	18 days
♌ Leo	21 Jul	27 Sep	about 2 months
Retrograde	13 Aug	5 Sep	23 days
Combust	20 Aug	3 Sep	14 days
Combust	21 Sep	31 Oct	40 days
♍ Virgo	27 Sep	14 Oct	17 days
♎ Libra	14 Oct	2 Nov	19 days
♏ Scorpio	2 Nov	24 Nov	23 days
♐ Sagittarius	24 Nov	10 Dec	16 days
Retrograde	3 Dec	23 Dec	20 days
Combust	7 Dec	18 Dec	11 days
♏ Scorpio R	10 Dec	into 1972	21 days

Full Mercury transit 1971, day by day

Jupiter in 1971

no sign change · 1 retrograde period · 1 combust period

Jupiter in 1971: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♏ Scorpio	from 1970	into 1972	about 1 year
Retrograde	23 Mar	25 Jul	about 4 months
Combust	26 Nov	24 Dec	28 days

Full Jupiter transit 1971, day by day

Venus in 1971

14 sign changes · no retrograde · 1 combust period

Venus in 1971: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♏ Scorpio	from 1970	30 Jan	30 days
♐ Sagittarius	30 Jan	26 Feb	27 days
♑ Capricorn	26 Feb	24 Mar	26 days
♒ Aquarius	24 Mar	18 Apr	25 days
♓ Pisces	18 Apr	13 May	25 days
♈ Aries	13 May	7 Jun	25 days
♉ Taurus	7 Jun	1 Jul	25 days
♊ Gemini	1 Jul	26 Jul	25 days
Combust	22 Jul	4 Oct	about 2 months
♋ Cancer	26 Jul	19 Aug	24 days
♌ Leo	19 Aug	12 Sep	24 days
♍ Virgo	12 Sep	6 Oct	24 days
♎ Libra	6 Oct	31 Oct	24 days
♏ Scorpio	31 Oct	24 Nov	24 days
♐ Sagittarius	24 Nov	18 Dec	24 days
♑ Capricorn	18 Dec	into 1972	14 days

Full Venus transit 1971, day by day

Saturn in 1971

1 sign change · 2 retrograde periods · 1 combust period

Saturn in 1971: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♈ Aries	from 1970	28 Apr	about 4 months
Retrograde	from 1970	17 Jan	17 days
♉ Taurus	28 Apr	into 1972	about 8 months
Combust	29 Apr	4 Jun	36 days
Retrograde	19 Sep	into 1972	about 3 months

Full Saturn transit 1971, day by day

Rahu in 1971

1 sign change · always retrograde

Rahu in 1971: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♒ Aquarius	from 1970	17 Feb	48 days
♑ Capricorn	17 Feb	into 1972	about 10 months

Rahu moves backwards as its ordinary motion, so it is retrograde all year.

Full Rahu transit 1971, day by day

Ketu in 1971

1 sign change · always retrograde

Ketu in 1971: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♌ Leo	from 1970	17 Feb	48 days
♋ Cancer	17 Feb	into 1972	about 10 months

Ketu moves backwards as its ordinary motion, so it is retrograde all year.

Full Ketu transit 1971, day by day