Saturn in Anuradha Nakshatra (Shani in अनुराधा)

Anuradha, the 17th of the 27 nakshatras, covers 213°20′ – 226°40′ of the sidereal zodiac, wholly inside Scorpio. Anuradha is ruled by Saturn itself — one of the three nakshatras Saturn rules, with Pushya and Uttara Bhadrapada — so Saturn in Anuradha stands in its own star, and there is no second graha’s view to read at the level of the nakshatra.

Saturn in Anuradha, Pada by Pada

By rashi, Saturn is in an enemy's sign in all four padas of Anuradha, because the whole nakshatra lies in Scorpio. By navamsa the four padas fall in Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio. Saturn’s strongest navamsa in Anuradha is pada 3 (Libra, exalted), and its weakest are padas 1 (Leo, in an enemy's sign) and 4 (Scorpio, in an enemy's sign).

Anuradha pada 4 is vargottama — Scorpio in rashi and in navamsa — so Saturn there is in an enemy's sign on both counts. Of the 108 padas only twelve are vargottama, one for each sign.

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

When Saturn Is in Anuradha, 2026–2028

Saturn does not enter Anuradha at any point between 1 January 2026 and 1 January 2029. It stands in Purva Bhadrapada when the table opens and in Ashwini when it closes, having visited 5 of the 27 nakshatras, and from Ashwini Anuradha is 16 nakshatras further on. So Saturn in Anuradha is, for these years, a birth-chart placement and not a transit anyone can wait for.

Anuradha as the Setting for Saturn

In the nakshatra tables Anuradha’s deity is listed as Mitra and its symbol as lotus; its gana is Deva, and the muhurta texts put it in the Mridu class (tender). Those belong to Anuradha whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Anuradha page. What changes with Saturn is everything above: the dignities in Scorpio, its own lordship of Anuradha, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Saturn in Anuradha; the house it occupies and the dasha running decide what the placement does in a chart.

Related Placements

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

The Other Grahas in Anuradha