Jupiter in Swati Nakshatra (Guru in स्वाती)

Swati, the 15th of the 27 nakshatras, covers 186°40′ – 200°00′ of the sidereal zodiac, wholly inside Libra. Swati is ruled by Rahu, so Jupiter in Swati stands in Rahu’s star.

Rahu’s row in the friendship lists counts Jupiter neutral; Jupiter’s own row names no node, so Jupiter’s view of the lord of Swati has no entry, and this page does not supply one. The other two nakshatras Rahu rules, Ardra and Shatabhisha, put Jupiter under the same star lord.

Jupiter in Swati, Pada by Pada

By rashi, Jupiter is in an enemy's sign in all four padas of Swati, because the whole nakshatra lies in Libra. By navamsa the four padas fall in Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Jupiter’s strongest navamsas in Swati are padas 1 (Sagittarius, in its own sign) and 4 (Pisces, in its own sign), and its weakest is pada 2 (Capricorn, debilitated).

Neither Jupiter’s deepest exaltation (Cancer) nor its deepest debilitation (Capricorn) degree falls inside Swati, and Jupiter’s moolatrikona lies outside it as well, so in Swati the rashi and navamsa verdicts above are the whole of Jupiter’s dignity.

When Jupiter Is in Swati, 2026–2028

Jupiter does not enter Swati at any point between 1 January 2026 and 1 January 2029. It stands in Punarvasu when the table opens and in Chitra when it closes, having visited 8 of the 27 nakshatras, and from Chitra Swati is the next nakshatra on. So Jupiter in Swati is, for these years, a birth-chart placement and not a transit anyone can wait for.

Swati as the Setting for Jupiter

In the nakshatra tables Swati’s deity is listed as Vayu and its symbol as coral; its gana is Deva, and the muhurta texts put it in the Chara class (movable). Those belong to Swati whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Swati page. What changes with Jupiter is everything above: the dignities in Libra, the relation to Rahu, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Jupiter in Swati; the house it occupies and the dasha running decide what the placement does in a chart.

Related Placements

The sign-level reading is on Jupiter in Libra; Jupiter in all 27 nakshatras is on the Jupiter nakshatra table. For the nakshatras themselves, see the 27 nakshatras guide and our Swati article.

The Other Grahas in Swati