Saturn Transit 2028
What Saturn does through 2028: 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 changes sign once this year
Saturn does not hold one sign through 2028 — the dates below are its real entry and exit points, not the calendar's.
- Sign changes
- 1
- Nakshatra changes
- 3
- Turning points
- 1
- Combust spells
- 1
Saturn sign by sign
- Pisces 20 Oct 2027 → 23 Feb 2028 (began earlier) Re-entry
- Aries 23 Feb 2028 → 8 Aug 2029 (continues after) Re-entry
What happens in 2028
- 23 Aug 2028 Turns retrograde — Aries 17.1°
- 3 Apr 2028 Saturn is combust until 8 May 2028 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revati | Mercury | 20 Oct 2027 | 23 Feb 2028 | 4.2 mo | Re-entry |
| Ashwini | Ketu | 23 Feb 2028 | 16 Jun 2028 | 3.7 mo | Re-entry |
| Bharani | Venus | 16 Jun 2028 | 2 Nov 2028 | 4.6 mo | |
| Ashwini | Ketu | 2 Nov 2028 | 7 Mar 2029 | 4.1 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.
