Saturn (Shani) Nakshatra Pada Transit 2023
Saturn signifies discipline, karma, delay and longevity. Its slow movement of about two and a half years per sign underlies Sade Sati and Dhaiyya, making Shani Gochar the most closely watched slow transit.
Every nakshatra is divided into four padas of 3°20'. A pada transit marks a graha crossing into the next quarter of a nakshatra, the finest standard division, which also determines the Navamsa sign the graha occupies. The Saturn spends about 2.5 years in each sign. Times below are exact to the minute, calculated with the sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa.
Every nakshatra is divided into four padas of 3°20'. A pada transit marks a graha crossing into the next quarter of a nakshatra, the finest standard division, which also determines the Navamsa sign the graha occupies. The Saturn spends about 2.5 years in each sign. Times below are exact to the minute, calculated with the sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa.
All times shown in: Asia/Kolkata
| Date | Time | Saturn Nakshatra Pada Transition | Action |
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| 17-Jan-2023 Tuesday | 06:04 PM | Dhanishta Pada 2 → Dhanishta Pada 3 |
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| 15-Feb-2023 Wednesday | 01:14 AM | Dhanishta Pada 3 → Dhanishta Pada 4 |
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| 15-Mar-2023 Wednesday | 01:37 AM | Dhanishta Pada 4 → Shatabhisha Pada 1 |
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| 16-Apr-2023 Sunday | 04:49 AM | Shatabhisha Pada 1 → Shatabhisha Pada 2 |
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| 22-Aug-2023 Tuesday | 10:38 PM | Shatabhisha Pada 2 → Shatabhisha Pada 1 Retrograde |
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| 15-Oct-2023 Sunday | 11:12 AM | Shatabhisha Pada 1 → Dhanishta Pada 4 Retrograde |
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| 24-Nov-2023 Friday | 08:57 AM | Dhanishta Pada 4 → Shatabhisha Pada 1 |
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Rows marked Retrograde are crossings made while Saturn is moving backward, so it can appear to re-enter the same nakshatra pada more than once.
Note: positions are calculated with the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa using the Swiss Ephemeris. Other Panchang sources use slightly different ayanamsa values, so their times can differ from these by a few minutes for the Sun and Moon, and by more for slower planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.