Saturn Transit in Dhanishta
Saturn in Dhanishta nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Last stay
- 18 Feb 2022 to 24 Nov 2023
- Typical stay
- about 1 year 10 months (median of 5 stays)
Saturn in Dhanishta: every entry and exit
Saturn returns to Dhanishta about every 29 years. That makes 12 stays between 1900 and 2100, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2023, 11:28 | 24 Nov 2023, 09:13 | 40 days | 2023 |
Show the other 11 stays, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1904, 20:58 | 5 Sep 1904, 09:30 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 6 months | 1904 |
| 1 Dec 1904, 07:51 | 4 Apr 1905, 22:43 | about 4 months | 1904 |
| 27 Aug 1905, 19:48 | 31 Dec 1905, 12:29 | about 4 months | 1905 |
| 15 May 1933, 07:55 | 8 Jun 1933, 07:40 (retrograde, re-enters) | 24 days | 1933 |
| 18 Jan 1934, 03:20 | 11 Feb 1935, 16:36 | about 1 year 1 month | 1934 |
| 27 Feb 1963, 19:49 | 5 Oct 1963, 07:33 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 7 months | 1963 |
| 7 Nov 1963, 10:28 | 24 Mar 1964, 14:08 | about 5 months | 1963 |
| 16 Sep 1964, 17:01 | 16 Dec 1964, 20:57 | about 3 months | 1964 |
| 16 Apr 1992, 20:40 | 10 Jul 1992, 17:16 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 3 months | 1992 |
| 8 Jan 1993, 04:09 | 2 Feb 1994, 00:57 | about 1 year 1 month | 1993 |
| 18 Feb 2022, 01:37 | 15 Mar 2023, 01:53 | about 1 year 1 month | 2022 |
What Saturn in Dhanishta nakshatra means
Dhanishta belongs to Mars, Saturn's enemy, and its deity is the eight Vasus, the gods of wealth and the elements. The symbols are a drum and a flute. The first two padas lie in Capricorn and the last two in Aquarius, so the whole nakshatra falls in Saturn's own signs. The enemy lord is held inside the graha's own house.
Its themes are wealth, rhythm, music, property and fame among peers. Saturn here gives wealth through steady labour and rhythm through routine. Property matters are settled slowly, a musician's practice pays after long repetition, and a group one belongs to comes to depend on one's steadiness. The ankles and the calves need care, and Mars adds inflammation to Saturn's stiffness.
The passage takes about a year, and the retrograde usually breaks it into two or three visits. The Capricorn padas concern work and public standing, and the Aquarius padas turn to gains and friends.
What is shown is the person's sense of rhythm. Saturn in Dhanishta reveals whether one's days have a beat or only a series of demands. The one who keeps time, in practice and in work, is given the Vasus' wealth.
In the Capricorn padas, Aquarius, Capricorn and Sagittarius Moons are in Sade Sati, Libra Moons in Kantaka and Gemini Moons in Ashtama. Once Saturn enters Aquarius, Sade Sati shifts to Pisces, Aquarius and Capricorn Moons, with Scorpio in the fourth and Cancer in the eighth. Phaladeepika's favourable third, sixth and eleventh go first to Scorpio, Leo and Pisces Moons and lagnas, then to Sagittarius, Virgo and Aries.
A fixed daily rhythm is the remedy: rising, practice, work and sleep at the same hours. Give iron or oil on Saturday, recite Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah, and offer red lentils on Tuesday for Mars. Support a labourer who works by the day, and let Hanuman on Saturday keep the two grahas at peace.