Saturn in Pushya Nakshatra (Shani in पुष्य)

Pushya, the 8th of the 27 nakshatras, covers 93°20′ – 106°40′ of the sidereal zodiac, wholly inside Cancer. Pushya is ruled by Saturn itself — one of the three nakshatras Saturn rules, with Anuradha and Uttara Bhadrapada — so Saturn in Pushya stands in its own star, and there is no second graha’s view to read at the level of the nakshatra.

Saturn in Pushya, Pada by Pada

By rashi, Saturn is in an enemy's sign in all four padas of Pushya, because the whole nakshatra lies in Cancer. By navamsa the four padas fall in Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio. Saturn’s strongest navamsa in Pushya 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).

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

When Saturn Is in Pushya, 2026–2028

Saturn does not enter Pushya 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 Pushya is 7 nakshatras further on. So Saturn in Pushya is, for these years, a birth-chart placement and not a transit anyone can wait for.

Pushya as the Setting for Saturn

In the nakshatra tables Pushya’s deity is listed as Brihaspati and its symbol as cow's udder; its gana is Deva, and the muhurta texts put it in the Kshipra class (swift and light). Those belong to Pushya whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Pushya page. What changes with Saturn is everything above: the dignities in Cancer, its own lordship of Pushya, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Saturn in Pushya; 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 Cancer; Saturn in all 27 nakshatras is on the Saturn nakshatra table. For the nakshatras themselves, see the 27 nakshatras guide and our Pushya article.

The Other Grahas in Pushya