Saturn Transit in Bharani
Saturn in Bharani nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 16 Jun 2028, 01:33, leaves 17 Mar 2030, 13:08
- Last stay
- 1 May 1999 to 11 May 2000
- Typical stay
- about 1 year 9 months (median of 5 stays)
Saturn in Bharani: every entry and exit
Saturn returns to Bharani about every 29 years. That makes 11 stays between 1900 and 2100, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1999, 00:32 | 11 May 2000, 17:19 | about 1 year | 1999 |
| 16 Jun 2028, 01:33 | 2 Nov 2028, 20:09 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 5 months | 2028 |
| 7 Mar 2029, 11:00 | 27 Jun 2029, 10:21 | about 4 months | 2029 |
Show the other 8 stays, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1910, 10:46 | 16 Sep 1910, 03:07 (retrograde, re-enters) | 55 days | 1910 |
| 1 Apr 1911, 05:55 | 1 Aug 1911, 06:35 | about 4 months | 1911 |
| 6 Oct 1911, 01:30 | 11 Apr 1912, 09:28 | about 6 months | 1911 |
| 10 May 1940, 14:06 | 22 May 1941, 09:34 | about 1 year | 1940 |
| 1 Jul 1969, 06:20 | 12 Oct 1969, 16:24 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 3 months | 1969 |
| 20 Mar 1970, 13:52 | 12 Jul 1970, 02:42 | about 4 months | 1970 |
| 30 Oct 1970, 19:53 | 31 Mar 1971, 08:16 | about 5 months | 1970 |
| 20 Nov 2029, 23:33 | 17 Mar 2030, 13:08 | about 4 months | 2029 |
What Saturn in Bharani nakshatra means
Bharani lies wholly in Aries and belongs to Venus, Saturn's friend. Its deity is Yama, the lord of death and restraint, and its symbol is the yoni. Saturn's point of deepest debility, twenty degrees of Aries, falls inside this nakshatra. The friendship with Venus is tested by the weakness of the sign.
Bharani carries, bears and delivers. Under Saturn the bearing becomes heavy: responsibility for the dying, for the newborn, for a family member who cannot manage alone. Matters of inheritance and last rites come up. The reproductive system and the lower abdomen ask for attention, and older women in the family may need care.
Each visit runs about four months, and the retrograde usually brings Saturn back for a second or third stay. Taken together the passage fills about a year.
- Sade Sati: Taurus, Aries and Pisces Moons, with Aries in the middle phase.
- Kantaka: Capricorn Moons, with Saturn in the fourth.
- Ashtama: Virgo Moons, with Saturn in the eighth.
- Favourable by Phaladeepika: Aquarius, Scorpio and Gemini Moons and lagnas, in the third, sixth and eleventh.
Yama's name is also that of the first limb of yoga, the vows of restraint. Saturn in Bharani shows how one bears what cannot be put down, and whether restraint is chosen or forced. The person who takes up a burden willingly finds it lighter by the end of the transit.
Remedy is service to the dying and to those who care for them. Sit with an elderly relative, help at a cremation ground or hospice, and give sesame oil on Saturday. The Shani mantra and the Hanuman Chalisa are the usual supports. A pledge of restraint in one habit, kept for the length of the transit, is the remedy Yama asks for.