Saturn (Shani) Nakshatra Pada Transit 2026
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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| 20-Jan-2026 Tuesday | 10:53 AM | Purva Bhadrapada Pada 4 → Uttara Bhadrapada Pada 1 |
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| 22-Feb-2026 Sunday | 03:11 AM | Uttara Bhadrapada Pada 1 → Uttara Bhadrapada Pada 2 |
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| 21-Mar-2026 Saturday | 03:03 PM | Uttara Bhadrapada Pada 2 → Uttara Bhadrapada Pada 3 |
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| 17-Apr-2026 Friday | 03:04 PM | Uttara Bhadrapada Pada 3 → Uttara Bhadrapada Pada 4 |
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| 17-May-2026 Sunday | 02:37 PM | Uttara Bhadrapada Pada 4 → Revati Pada 1 |
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| 02-Jul-2026 Thursday | 05:51 AM | Revati Pada 1 → Revati Pada 2 |
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| 20-Aug-2026 Thursday | 10:12 PM | Revati Pada 2 → Revati Pada 1 Retrograde |
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| 09-Oct-2026 Friday | 08:51 PM | Revati Pada 1 → Uttara Bhadrapada Pada 4 Retrograde |
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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.