Saturn Sign

Sign, degree, nakshatra and house of Saturn.

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Understand this calculator

What it does

Finds the sign, degree, house and nakshatra of Saturn at your birth, and says whether the planet is retrograde, combust or in a strong or weak sign.

Why it matters

In the tradition Saturn stands for discipline, time, responsibility and endurance. Where it sits shows which sign's style colours those themes and which area of life (house) they touch.

How it is worked out

  1. The astronomy engine computes Saturn's apparent position as seen from your birth place at your birth moment (checked against NASA JPL reference data).
  2. The (about 24°) is subtracted to move from the seasonal to the .
  3. Sign = longitude ÷ 30°. Nakshatra = longitude ÷ 13°20′, pada = the quarter within it. House (whole-sign) = count of signs from your .
  4. The sign is compared with the traditional tables (exalted, own, friend, neutral, enemy, debilitated).

How to read your result

  • Sign and degree: the planet's exact place on the zodiac belt. Near 0° or 29° it is close to a boundary and is the first thing to change if the birth time is off.
  • Nakshatra and pada: the finer star-station; the nakshatra's own ruler also matters in the tradition.
  • House: which life area the planet occupies. It needs your birth time, because the houses depend on the rising sign.
  • Dignity, retrograde and combust flags: tradition reads them as the planet being comfortable, inward or overpowered by the Sun's glare.

What it cannot tell you

Saturn takes about 2½ years per sign and 29.5 years for the full circle, so it is the clock behind Sade Sati. Meanings are traditional symbols for reflection, not predictions.

About this calculator

Calculator version 1.0.0. Positions come from the astronomy-engine library (MIT) validated against NASA JPL DE421; interpretations are traditional and may differ between schools.

Traditional interpretation for reflection, not a prediction or advice.