Mars Transit in Shatabhisha
Mars in Shatabhisha nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 12 Feb 2028, 02:14, leaves 28 Feb 2028, 23:23
- Last stay
- 3 Mar 2026 to 20 Mar 2026
- Typical stay
- 17 days (median of 21 stays)
Mars in Shatabhisha: every entry and exit
Mars returns to Shatabhisha about every 2 years. That makes 21 stays between 2006 and 2046, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2026, 23:10 | 20 Mar 2026, 21:37 | 17 days | 2026 |
| 12 Feb 2028, 02:14 | 28 Feb 2028, 23:23 | 17 days | 2028 |
| 21 Jan 2030, 21:09 | 7 Feb 2030, 20:35 | 17 days | 2030 |
Show the other 18 stays, 2006 to 2046
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 2007, 10:10 | 24 Apr 2007, 19:22 | 17 days | 2007 |
| 16 Mar 2009, 05:12 | 2 Apr 2009, 06:01 | 17 days | 2009 |
| 24 Feb 2011, 03:39 | 13 Mar 2011, 01:15 | 17 days | 2011 |
| 3 Feb 2013, 05:14 | 20 Feb 2013, 02:52 | 17 days | 2013 |
| 13 Jan 2015, 14:38 | 30 Jan 2015, 16:16 | 17 days | 2015 |
| 20 Dec 2016, 15:16 | 7 Jan 2017, 07:01 | 18 days | 2016 |
| 17 Nov 2018, 10:41 | 8 Dec 2018, 09:52 | 21 days | 2018 |
| 14 May 2020, 14:16 | 3 Jun 2020, 09:55 | 20 days | 2020 |
| 16 Apr 2022, 11:14 | 4 May 2022, 02:41 | 18 days | 2022 |
| 24 Mar 2024, 08:06 | 10 Apr 2024, 11:24 | 17 days | 2024 |
| 31 Dec 2031, 03:24 | 17 Jan 2032, 11:35 | 17 days | 2031 |
| 3 Dec 2033, 03:56 | 21 Dec 2033, 22:55 | 19 days | 2033 |
| 1 Jun 2035, 21:48 | 26 Jun 2035, 17:08 | 25 days | 2035 |
| 26 Apr 2037, 06:18 | 14 May 2037, 08:13 | 18 days | 2037 |
| 2 Apr 2039, 17:20 | 19 Apr 2039, 23:57 | 17 days | 2039 |
| 11 Mar 2041, 21:25 | 28 Mar 2041, 21:19 | 17 days | 2041 |
| 19 Feb 2043, 21:40 | 8 Mar 2043, 19:04 | 17 days | 2043 |
| 29 Jan 2045, 21:51 | 15 Feb 2045, 19:56 | 17 days | 2045 |
What Mars in Shatabhisha nakshatra means
Varuna presides over Shatabhisha, and Rahu is its lord. An empty circle is its symbol, sometimes read as a hundred physicians. It lies in Aquarius, Saturn's sign. Rahu is hostile to Mars in the usual lists and Saturn is neutral, so the graha works here under a lord that opposes it.
The stay lasts about seventeen days. Shatabhisha's themes are healing, secrecy, isolation, medicine, intoxicants, and the law of Varuna that binds those who lie. Mars brings the hidden thing into the open. A diagnosis is made, a surgery is scheduled, a secret in a group is exposed, and a rule quietly broken is enforced.
The calves, ankles and circulation are Aquarius's body areas. Rahu adds poisoning, reactions to medicine and illness that is hard to name. Anger in Shatabhisha is solitary, and the person withdraws to brood on a wrong.
The transit shows the person's relation to a hidden wound. Varuna sees what is concealed, and Mars in his nakshatra presses on it until it is acknowledged. A person who has been treating a problem with silence finds that the silence no longer holds. That discovery is the beginning of the cure the hundred physicians offer.
Offer water to Varuna at dusk and keep every word true for the length of the transit. Worship Hanuman on Tuesday, recite Om Angarakaya Namah, and give red lentils or copper, the dana for Mars. No intoxicants, since Rahu's nakshatra and a hostile Mars together make them dangerous.
Sagittarius, Virgo and Aries Moons and lagnas have Mars in the third, sixth and eleventh, Phaladeepika's favourable houses for Mars. They recover from illness and defeat hidden opponents. Aquarius Moons carry the graha on the self and should not isolate themselves for the whole stay. Scorpio, Leo and Cancer Moons, with Mars in the fourth, seventh and eighth, should take care with the partner and with any medicine.