Saturn Transit 2026
What Saturn does through 2026: 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 Pisces all year
Saturn entered Pisces on 30 Mar 2025 and does not leave until 3 Jun 2027, so 2026 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
- Pisces 30 Mar 2025 → 3 Jun 2027 (all year)
What happens in 2026
- 27 Jul 2026 Turns retrograde — Pisces 20.5°
- 11 Dec 2026 Turns direct — Pisces 13.7°
- 8 Mar 2026 Saturn is combust until 12 Apr 2026 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 3 Oct 2025 | 20 Jan 2026 | 3.6 mo | Re-entry |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 20 Jan 2026 | 17 May 2026 | 3.8 mo | Re-entry |
| Revati | Mercury | 17 May 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | 4.8 mo | Now |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 9 Oct 2026 | 8 Feb 2027 | 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.
