Saturn Transit in Krittika
Saturn in Krittika nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 27 Jun 2029, 10:21, leaves 25 Mar 2031, 05:26
- Last stay
- 11 May 2000 to 21 May 2001
- Typical stay
- about 1 year 9 months (median of 5 stays)
Saturn in Krittika: every entry and exit
Saturn returns to Krittika about every 29 years. That makes 11 stays between 1900 and 2100, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2000, 17:19 | 21 May 2001, 23:43 | about 1 year | 2000 |
| 27 Jun 2029, 10:21 | 20 Nov 2029, 23:33 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 5 months | 2029 |
| 17 Mar 2030, 13:08 | 6 Jul 2030, 23:12 | about 4 months | 2030 |
Show the other 8 stays, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1911, 06:35 | 6 Oct 1911, 01:30 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 2 months | 1911 |
| 11 Apr 1912, 09:28 | 6 Aug 1912, 11:13 | about 4 months | 1912 |
| 28 Oct 1912, 01:54 | 20 Apr 1913, 20:26 | about 6 months | 1912 |
| 22 May 1941, 09:34 | 1 Jun 1942, 16:47 | about 1 year | 1941 |
| 12 Jul 1970, 02:42 | 30 Oct 1970, 19:53 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 4 months | 1970 |
| 31 Mar 1971, 08:16 | 20 Jul 1971, 19:39 | about 4 months | 1971 |
| 20 Nov 1971, 19:40 | 8 Apr 1972, 05:14 | about 5 months | 1971 |
| 12 Dec 2030, 04:44 | 25 Mar 2031, 05:26 | about 3 months | 2030 |
What Saturn in Krittika nakshatra means
Krittika belongs to the Sun, Saturn's enemy, and its deity is Agni. The symbol is a razor, or a flame. The first pada lies in Aries, where Saturn is debilitated, and the remaining three in Taurus, the sign of Venus and a friend's house.
Agni burns and purifies, and the razor cuts away. Saturn here cuts slowly: an old attachment, a habit, a position held too long. Conflict with authority, with the father or with a superior at work is the usual outer form. The stomach and the digestive fire suffer when meals are irregular, and the eyes need rest.
In the Aries pada the cutting feels like loss. Once Saturn crosses into Taurus the same work turns to building, and property, savings and family income come back into order. A visit lasts about four months, and the retrograde usually brings two or three of them, spread across about a year.
Who feels it most depends on which sign Saturn occupies. In the Aries pada, Taurus, Aries and Pisces Moons are in Sade Sati, Capricorn Moons in Kantaka and Virgo Moons in Ashtama. In the Taurus padas, Sade Sati moves to Gemini, Taurus and Aries Moons, with Aquarius in the fourth and Libra in the eighth. Phaladeepika's favourable houses fall to Aquarius, Scorpio and Gemini Moons and lagnas first, then to Pisces, Sagittarius and Cancer.
The transit shows what a person is willing to burn. Saturn in Krittika reveals whether one's sharpness is discipline or anger, and the answer decides how the stay is received.
Keep fire in order. Light a sesame oil lamp each Saturday, honour Agni with a small daily offering, and share cooked food with labourers. Recite Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah, give iron or oil, and keep meals at fixed hours, which Saturn in an Agni nakshatra asks for.