Saturn Transit 2030
What Saturn does through 2030: 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 2030 — the dates below are its real entry and exit points, not the calendar's.
- Sign changes
- 1
- Nakshatra changes
- 3
- Turning points
- 2
- Combust spells
- 1
Saturn sign by sign
- Aries 5 Oct 2029 → 17 Apr 2030 (began earlier) Re-entry
- Taurus 17 Apr 2030 → 31 May 2032 (continues after) Re-entry
What happens in 2030
- 19 Jan 2030 Turns direct — Aries 23.8°
- 21 Sep 2030 Turns retrograde — Taurus 14.7°
- 1 May 2030 Saturn is combust until 6 Jun 2030 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharani | Venus | 20 Nov 2029 | 17 Mar 2030 | 3.8 mo | Re-entry |
| Krittika | Sun | 17 Mar 2030 | 6 Jul 2030 | 3.7 mo | Re-entry |
| Rohini | Moon | 6 Jul 2030 | 12 Dec 2030 | 5.2 mo | |
| Krittika | Sun | 12 Dec 2030 | 25 Mar 2031 | 3.4 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.
