Saturn Transit in Magha
- Now
- Saturn was last in Magha between 1 Nov 2006 and 28 Jul 2008, moving in and out of the nakshatra. Saturn left Magha and returned twice during that transit, because of retrograde motion.
- Next
- Enters Magha on 27 Aug 2036 and leaves on 9 Sep 2037.
- In Magha
- 1 Nov 2006 to 10 Jan 2007
- 16 Jul 2007 to 12 Nov 2007
- 26 Jan 2008 to 28 Jul 2008
- Typical transit
- about 1 year (median of 7 transits)
Magha lies within Leo. See Saturn in Leo for the whole sign.
Saturn in Magha: every entry and exit
Saturn returns to Magha about every 29 years. That makes 7 transits between 1900 and 2100. Every entry and exit is below, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2008, 19:45 (re-entry by retrograde)19:30 IST | 28 Jul 2008, 13:0212:47 IST | about 6 months | 2008 |
| 27 Aug 2036, 20:5220:37 IST | 9 Sep 2037, 16:4916:34 IST | about 1 year | 2036 |
| 13 Oct 2065, 04:1904:04 IST | 3 Feb 2066, 21:40 (retrograde, re-enters)21:25 IST | about 4 months | 2065 |
Show the other 10 entries and exits, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1918, 07:5907:44 IST | 14 Mar 1919, 16:25 (retrograde, re-enters)16:10 IST | about 6 months | 1918 |
| 3 Jun 1919, 05:4605:31 IST | 30 Sep 1919, 18:0617:51 IST | about 4 months | 1919 |
| 29 Mar 1920, 06:47 (re-entry by retrograde)06:32 IST | 14 Jun 1920, 22:3322:18 IST | about 3 months | 1920 |
| 26 Jul 1948, 13:3213:17 IST | 8 Aug 1949, 20:0419:49 IST | about 1 year | 1948 |
| 7 Sep 1977, 11:1611:01 IST | 20 Sep 1978, 03:2103:06 IST | about 1 year | 1977 |
| 1 Nov 2006, 07:2907:14 IST | 10 Jan 2007, 18:18 (retrograde, re-enters)18:03 IST | about 2 months | 2006 |
| 16 Jul 2007, 05:0104:46 IST | 12 Nov 2007, 08:5708:42 IST | about 4 months | 2007 |
| 3 Jul 2066, 11:3211:17 IST | 25 Oct 2066, 04:5904:44 IST | about 4 months | 2066 |
| 19 Feb 2067, 03:20 (re-entry by retrograde)03:05 IST | 16 Jul 2067, 19:5719:42 IST | about 5 months | 2067 |
| 18 Aug 2095, 15:3615:21 IST | 30 Aug 2096, 14:0713:52 IST | about 1 year | 2095 |
What Saturn in Magha nakshatra means
Magha opens Leo, the Sun's sign, and Saturn is the Sun's enemy. The lord is Ketu, whose nature the texts liken to Mars, another enemy. The Pitris, the ancestors, are the deity and a throne is the symbol, and Saturn sits uneasily on it.
Lineage, inheritance, authority, ceremony and the debt to those who came before are Magha's themes, and Saturn questions all of them. Authority is held under strain. A family property is divided, and an ancestral matter, sometimes a pitri dosha, asks for attention, so watch the heart, the spine and the father's health through the whole stay.
A full passage takes about a year, broken by the retrograde into two or three visits. An ancestral matter raised in the first visit is often settled in the second.
From the Moon, Virgo, Leo and Cancer Moon signs are in Sade Sati, with Leo in the middle phase. Taurus Moons have Saturn in the fourth, the Kantaka position, and Capricorn Moons in the eighth. Gemini, Pisces and Libra Moons and lagnas have Saturn in the third, sixth and eleventh, and Phaladeepika counts those as favourable.
The stay examines rank and how it is held. Saturn in Magha shows whether a person's authority rests on service or on birth, and removes what rests on birth alone.
Offer tarpana to the ancestors, and care for the father and the family's elders. Give sesame and water in the name of the Pitris, give oil or iron on Saturday, and recite Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah. Serve someone old who has no one, and let Hanuman on Saturday carry the rest.
Questions about Saturn in Magha
Is Saturn in Magha right now?
No. Saturn was last in Magha between 1 Nov 2006 and 28 Jul 2008, moving in and out of the nakshatra.
When does Saturn next enter Magha?
Enters Magha on 27 Aug 2036 and leaves on 9 Sep 2037.
How long does Saturn stay in Magha?
About 1 year, the median of 7 transits between 1900 and 2100. Saturn returns to Magha about every 29 years.
Which sign is Magha in?
Magha lies within Leo.