Saturn Transit in Taurus
Saturn in Taurus (Vrishabha). Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 8 Aug 2029, 12:47, leaves 31 May 2032, 03:16
- Last stay
- 7 Jun 2000 to 7 Apr 2003
- Typical stay
- about 2 years 10 months (median of 5 stays)
Saturn in Taurus: every entry and exit
Saturn returns to Taurus about every 29 years. That makes 9 stays between 1900 and 2100, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2003, 14:08 | 7 Apr 2003, 20:28 | about 3 months | 2003 |
| 8 Aug 2029, 12:47 | 5 Oct 2029, 17:08 (retrograde, re-enters) | 58 days | 2029 |
| 17 Apr 2030, 09:23 | 31 May 2032, 03:16 | about 2 years 1 month | 2030 |
Show the other 6 stays, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1912, 01:19 | 21 Jun 1914, 07:32 | about 2 years 1 month | 1912 |
| 18 Jun 1941, 18:12 | 14 Dec 1941, 12:39 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 6 months | 1941 |
| 3 Mar 1942, 22:52 | 5 Aug 1943, 18:40 | about 1 year 5 months | 1942 |
| 17 Dec 1943, 02:52 | 23 Apr 1944, 15:03 | about 4 months | 1943 |
| 28 Apr 1971, 10:23 | 10 Jun 1973, 19:20 | about 2 years 1 month | 1971 |
| 7 Jun 2000, 01:14 | 23 Jul 2002, 08:25 | about 2 years 1 month | 2000 |
What Saturn in Taurus means
Taurus belongs to Venus, and Venus is Saturn's friend. Saturn is comfortable here, and the stay of about two and a half years supports slow, steady building. Both grahas value what lasts: Venus through comfort and beauty, Saturn through structure and thrift. Together they favour patient saving, land, long contracts and work that pays over years.
Taurus rules speech, family wealth, food and the face. Saturn in this sign slows all of them. Money comes through discipline and leaves through carelessness.
Speech turns measured, sometimes cold, and family duty grows heavier, with the care of elders often falling to the person during this period. The nakshatras are Krittika, Rohini and Mrigashira. Rohini, ruled by the Moon, Saturn's enemy, is the stretch where family and comfort feel the weight most. Mrigashira, ruled by Mars, adds restlessness at the end.
From the Moon, the transit opens Sade Sati for Gemini Moons, keeps Taurus Moons in the middle phase and completes it for Aries Moons. Aquarius Moons have Saturn in the fourth house and Libra Moons in the eighth. Saturn's good transit houses, the third, sixth and eleventh in Phaladeepika's list, fall to Pisces, Sagittarius and Cancer. Those with a strong natal Venus feel the friendly side of this placement more than the rest.
The transit shows the person's relationship with possession. Where one clings, Saturn tests the grip, and where one has been careless with what was given, Saturn teaches accounting. A steady routine of work, saving and simple food carries a person through this stay well. Watch the throat and teeth, which Taurus rules, and keep the diet plain.
- Give dark cloth, sesame and oil on Saturday, the dana Parashara prescribes for Saturn.
- Recite Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah before the day's work.
- Speak less and keep every promise, since Saturn in Taurus judges speech.