Saturn Transit in Virgo
Saturn in Virgo (Kanya). Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 22 Oct 2038, 17:11, leaves 26 Sep 2041, 06:38
- Last stay
- 10 Sep 2009 to 4 Aug 2012
- Typical stay
- about 2 years 11 months (median of 5 stays)
Saturn in Virgo: every entry and exit
Saturn returns to Virgo about every 29 years. That makes 11 stays between 1900 and 2100, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2012, 06:49 | 4 Aug 2012, 09:04 | about 3 months | 2012 |
| 22 Oct 2038, 17:11 | 5 Apr 2039, 21:21 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 5 months | 2038 |
| 13 Jul 2039, 02:14 | 28 Jan 2041, 03:26 | about 1 year 7 months | 2039 |
Show the other 8 stays, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1920, 05:21 | 23 Feb 1921, 12:35 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 3 months | 1920 |
| 8 Aug 1921, 14:37 | 15 Oct 1923, 13:34 | about 2 years 2 months | 1921 |
| 20 Sep 1950, 06:02 | 25 Nov 1952, 19:41 | about 2 years 2 months | 1950 |
| 24 Apr 1953, 10:14 | 21 Aug 1953, 12:00 | about 4 months | 1953 |
| 4 Nov 1979, 01:17 | 15 Mar 1980, 05:08 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 4 months | 1979 |
| 27 Jul 1980, 09:30 | 6 Oct 1982, 06:31 | about 2 years 2 months | 1980 |
| 10 Sep 2009, 00:16 | 15 Nov 2011, 10:28 | about 2 years 2 months | 2009 |
| 6 Feb 2041, 15:09 | 26 Sep 2041, 06:38 | about 8 months | 2041 |
What Saturn in Virgo means
Virgo is Mercury's sign, and Mercury is Saturn's friend. Saturn works well here. The sign rules service, health, debts, employees, daily work and analysis, and Saturn is the graha of work itself. The stay of about two and a half years favours careful, methodical labour and anyone whose living depends on precision.
Illness that has been ignored surfaces during this transit. The digestion and the intestines, Virgo's domain, ask for a plain diet. Debts come due and are best paid off in order, smallest first. Disputes with co-workers and servants are frequent, and Saturn settles them slowly and in favour of the one who kept records.
The nakshatras are Uttara Phalguni, Hasta and Chitra. Hasta, ruled by the Moon, is the most productive stretch for craft and healing work. Chitra, ruled by Mars, brings friction with those in charge and a push to build something visible.
Read from the Moon, Libra, Virgo and Leo Moon signs are in Sade Sati, with Virgo in the middle phase. Gemini Moons have Saturn in the fourth house and Aquarius Moons in the eighth. Cancer, Aries and Scorpio Moons and lagnas hold Saturn in the third, sixth and eleventh, the transit houses Phaladeepika calls good.
The transit shows how one holds duty. A person who serves without complaint finds this one of the most rewarding Saturn stays, with promotion through reliability. A person who resents routine feels every day as a burden, and both are meeting the same Saturn.
- Serve the sick, which is Saturn's dana in Virgo's language.
- Keep a fixed hour for work and a fixed hour for rest.
- Recite Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah and offer sesame oil on Saturday.