Saturn Transit 2024
What Saturn does through 2024: when it changes sign and nakshatra, when it turns retrograde, and when the Sun burns it. Every date is the real one — a stretch that began before January says so.
Saturn year by year
Saturn stays in Aquarius all year
Saturn entered Aquarius on 17 Jan 2023 and does not leave until 29 Mar 2025, so 2024 brings no sign change. What does change is its nakshatra, its direction, and whether it is burnt by the Sun.
- Sign changes
- 0
- Nakshatra changes
- 3
- Turning points
- 2
- Combust spells
- 1
Saturn sign by sign
- Aquarius 17 Jan 2023 → 29 Mar 2025 (all year) Re-entry
What happens in 2024
- 30 Jun 2024 Turns retrograde — Aquarius 25.2°
- 15 Nov 2024 Turns direct — Aquarius 18.5°
- 12 Feb 2024 Saturn is combust until 17 Mar 2024 Within 15° of the Sun — the classical natal orb. A burnt graha's results are held back while it lasts.
Station dates are given in IST. A station is an instant, so sources in another timezone can show it a day either side.
Saturn through the nakshatras
The sign is the long chapter. The nakshatra is the shorter passage inside it, and it carries its own ruling planet — which is what changes the flavour of the transit.
| Nakshatra | Ruled by | From | To | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 24 Nov 2023 | 6 Apr 2024 | 4.4 mo | Re-entry |
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 6 Apr 2024 | 3 Oct 2024 | 5.9 mo | |
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 3 Oct 2024 | 27 Dec 2024 | 2.8 mo | Re-entry |
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 27 Dec 2024 | 28 Apr 2025 | 4 mo | Re-entry |
A planet re-crosses a nakshatra boundary when it turns retrograde, so the same nakshatra can appear more than once. Those rows are marked as a re-entry.
