Saturn Transit in Uttara Bhadrapada
Saturn in Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Now
- Saturn is in Uttara Bhadrapada, since 28 Apr 2025, 06:37, until 8 Feb 2027, 08:07.
- Last stay
- 15 Mar 1996 to 2 Apr 1997
- Typical stay
- about 1 year 9 months (median of 5 stays)
Saturn in Uttara Bhadrapada: every entry and exit
Saturn returns to Uttara Bhadrapada about every 29 years. That makes 11 stays between 1900 and 2100, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2026, 11:09 | 17 May 2026, 14:53 | about 4 months | 2026 |
| 9 Oct 2026, 21:07 | 8 Feb 2027, 08:07 | about 4 months | 2026 |
Show the other 9 stays, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1907, 05:56 | 23 Aug 1907, 20:14 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 3 months | 1907 |
| 14 Feb 1908, 18:11 | 19 Jun 1908, 03:04 | about 4 months | 1908 |
| 25 Aug 1908, 14:58 | 3 Mar 1909, 16:39 | about 6 months | 1908 |
| 25 Mar 1937, 05:33 | 12 Apr 1938, 04:43 | about 1 year 1 month | 1937 |
| 11 May 1966, 04:52 | 13 Sep 1966, 23:32 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 4 months | 1966 |
| 3 Feb 1967, 02:01 | 31 May 1967, 19:53 | about 4 months | 1967 |
| 19 Sep 1967, 11:43 | 21 Feb 1968, 06:25 | about 5 months | 1967 |
| 15 Mar 1996, 08:17 | 2 Apr 1997, 01:17 | about 1 year 1 month | 1996 |
| 28 Apr 2025, 06:37 | 3 Oct 2025, 23:57 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 5 months | 2025 |
What Saturn in Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra means
Uttara Bhadrapada is Saturn's own nakshatra, in Pisces, the sign of Jupiter, which is neutral toward Saturn. The deity is Ahirbudhnya, the serpent of the deep, and the symbols are the back legs of a funeral cot and twins. The nakshatra is fixed, and Muhurta Chintamani gives it to work meant to last. Saturn is at its most patient here.
Ahirbudhnya holds the foundation of the world from below. The themes are depth, restraint, the wisdom of age, the end of a cycle, mysticism, and control of the senses. Saturn here gives these without struggle: a sadhana matures, a long project reaches completion, and the person is content to be unseen. The feet need care, and sleep is deep when the mind is at peace and broken when it is not.
How deep a person's stillness goes is measured here. Restraint that is practised is rewarded with real progress, and restraint that is performed is seen through. This middle third of Pisces is the most valuable stretch of Saturn's stay in the sign.
A single visit runs about four months, and the retrograde usually brings Saturn back, so the passage fills about a year. Aries, Pisces and Aquarius Moons are in Sade Sati, with Pisces in the middle phase and Uttara Bhadrapada its kindest part. Sagittarius Moons have Kantaka in the fourth and Leo Moons Ashtama in the eighth. Capricorn, Libra and Taurus Moons and lagnas hold the favourable third, sixth and eleventh of Phaladeepika.
Remedy is the practice itself, kept at a fixed hour before dawn. Give sesame oil on Saturday, recite Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah, and serve those who care for the dying. Offer milk at a Naga shrine for Ahirbudhnya, and spend the length of the stay saying less than one knows.