Planetary events · Saturn
Saturn (Shani) signifies discipline, work, time, patience, responsibility and steady effort. Here is every Saturn event of 2026 and 2027 in the sidereal zodiac used in Vedic astrology, with exact times in IST.
All times are Indian Standard Time (IST).
Saturn spends about two and a half years in a sign. It entered Pisces in March 2025 and enters Aries in June 2027, steps back into Pisces in October 2027 while retrograde, and settles in Aries in February 2028. Saturn's sign changes also set the dates of Sade Sati and dhaiya for every Moon sign.
Saturn turns retrograde once a year for about four and a half months. Tradition reads a vakri Shani as a time to look back over responsibilities and finish what is pending, with patience. A retrograde Saturn is counted as strong in motion.
The shadow is the stretch of sky the planet covers three times: before turning retrograde it first passes the degree where it will later turn direct, and after turning direct it walks forward again to the degree where it turned retrograde.
On 1 January 2026, Saturn is in Pisces.
Saturn does not change sign in 2026.
On 1 January 2027, Saturn is in Pisces.
| Date and time (IST) | Enters | Motion | Stays until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries (Mesha) | Forward | ||
| Pisces (Meena) | Back, while retrograde |
Saturn next changes sign on 23 Feb 2028, into Aries.
Find your Moon sign in the first column. Each other column is one sign the planet occupies in 2026 and 2027, and the cell is the house that sign is from yours. The list after the table says what each house is traditionally read for.
| Your Moon sign | Saturn in Pisces | Saturn in Aries |
|---|---|---|
| Aries (Mesha) | 12th | 1st |
| Taurus (Vrishabha) | 11th | 12th |
| Gemini (Mithuna) | 10th | 11th |
| Cancer (Karka) | 9th | 10th |
| Leo (Simha) | 8th | 9th |
| Virgo (Kanya) | 7th | 8th |
| Libra (Tula) | 6th | 7th |
| Scorpio (Vrishchika) | 5th | 6th |
| Sagittarius (Dhanu) | 4th | 5th |
| Capricorn (Makara) | 3rd | 4th |
| Aquarius (Kumbha) | 2nd | 3rd |
| Pisces (Meena) | 1st | 2nd |
Gochar is read from your Moon sign: the table below shows which house from your Moon sign Saturn passes through. What that means for you depends on Saturn's place in your birth chart and your dasha. If you want your exact Sade Sati dates, they come from the same Saturn sign changes shown here.
See today's transits on your chartGet your full readingFind your Moon signCheck your Sade Sati dates
Saturn is retrograde once during 2026: from 27 Jul 2026, 1:27 AM to 11 Dec 2026, 5:01 AM. Times are IST.
Saturn is retrograde once during 2027: from 9 Aug 2027, 11:36 PM to 24 Dec 2027, 8:17 AM. Times are IST.
Saturn does not change sign in 2026.
Saturn changes sign in 2027 on 3 Jun 2027, 6:17 AM, into Aries; 20 Oct 2027, 6:18 AM, into Pisces (IST).
Every date and time here is worked out the way Indian panchangs give planetary events: the Lahiri ayanamsa on the sidereal zodiac, applied to the apparent position of each planet, the place it is seen in the sky. A station (the moment a planet turns vakri or margi) is timed from its apparent motion. Times are Indian Standard Time, rounded to the minute.
