Saturn Transit in Uttara Ashadha
Saturn in Uttara Ashadha nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 1 Feb 2049, 23:21, leaves 29 Nov 2050, 08:23
- Last stay
- 27 Dec 2019 to 22 Jan 2021
- Typical stay
- about 1 year 5 months (median of 6 stays)
Saturn in Uttara Ashadha: every entry and exit
Saturn returns to Uttara Ashadha about every 29 years. That makes 12 stays between 1900 and 2100, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2019, 02:37 | 22 Jan 2021, 18:01 | about 1 year 1 month | 2019 |
| 1 Feb 2049, 23:21 | 1 Sep 2049, 03:11 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 7 months | 2049 |
| 18 Oct 2049, 07:10 | 3 Mar 2050, 02:16 | about 4 months | 2049 |
Show the other 9 stays, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1902, 14:04 | 10 Feb 1903, 10:30 | about 1 year 1 month | 1902 |
| 22 Feb 1931, 13:34 | 18 Jul 1931, 21:32 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 5 months | 1931 |
| 22 Nov 1931, 10:29 | 27 Mar 1932, 11:56 | about 4 months | 1931 |
| 4 Jul 1932, 01:16 | 22 Dec 1932, 01:53 | about 6 months | 1932 |
| 4 Jan 1961, 14:02 | 1 Feb 1962, 03:43 | about 1 year 1 month | 1961 |
| 11 Feb 1990, 21:17 | 6 Aug 1990, 21:28 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 6 months | 1990 |
| 8 Nov 1990, 10:50 | 14 Mar 1991, 16:13 | about 4 months | 1990 |
| 24 Jul 1991, 01:48 | 12 Dec 1991, 02:13 | about 5 months | 1991 |
| 11 Aug 2050, 14:30 | 29 Nov 2050, 08:23 | about 4 months | 2050 |
What Saturn in Uttara Ashadha nakshatra means
Uttara Ashadha belongs to the Sun, Saturn's enemy. Its deity is the Vishvadevas, the assembled gods, and its symbols are an elephant's tusk and the planks of a bed. The first pada lies in Sagittarius and the other three in Capricorn, Saturn's own sign. The Sun's lordship is the only discomfort, and Saturn's own sign more than answers it.
This is the later victory, the lasting one. The themes are leadership, righteousness, endurance, public duty and the achievement that outlives the person. Saturn in its own sign under a fixed nakshatra builds for permanence. A position of authority is earned by long service, a public work is completed, and a reputation for reliability is set.
Muhurta Chintamani places Uttara Ashadha among the dhruva nakshatras, fit for foundations, coronations and anything meant to endure. Saturn spends about a year here in all, usually in two or three visits split by the retrograde. The knees, the bones and the father's health need care.
- Sagittarius pada: Sade Sati for Capricorn, Sagittarius and Scorpio Moons; Kantaka for Virgo; Ashtama for Taurus.
- Capricorn padas: Sade Sati for Aquarius, Capricorn and Sagittarius Moons; Kantaka for Libra; Ashtama for Gemini.
- Phaladeepika's third, sixth and eleventh: Libra, Cancer and Aquarius Moons and lagnas first, then Scorpio, Leo and Pisces.
What a person will endure for something larger than themselves is tested. In the nakshatra of all the gods together the question is whether one's duty is to the group or to one's own name. Those who serve the group are given the lasting victory the name promises.
Serve the public without a plaque. Give sesame or iron on Saturday, recite Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah, and offer water to the rising Sun to reconcile the nakshatra lord. Help an old worker keep their post, and honour the Vishvadevas with a share of every meal set aside before eating.