graha in nakshatra
Saturn in Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra (Shani in उत्तराषाढ़ा)
266°40′ – 280°00′ sidereal · Sagittarius / Capricorn · star of Sun
Uttara Ashadha, the 21st of the 27 nakshatras, covers 266°40′ – 280°00′ of the sidereal zodiac, across the boundary between Sagittarius and Capricorn. Uttara Ashadha is ruled by the Sun, so Saturn in Uttara Ashadha stands in the Sun’s star.
Saturn and the Sun count each other an enemy, so in Uttara Ashadha the graha and the lord of its star agree about each other. The other two nakshatras the Sun rules, Krittika and Uttara Phalguni, put Saturn under the same star lord.
Saturn in Uttara Ashadha, Pada by Pada
| Pada | Arc | Saturn by rashi | Navamsa | Saturn by navamsa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha 1 | Sagittarius 26°40′ – 30°00′ | in a neutral sign | Sagittarius (vargottama) | in a neutral sign |
| Uttara Ashadha 2 | Capricorn 0°00′ – 3°20′ | in its own sign | Capricorn (vargottama) | in its own sign |
| Uttara Ashadha 3 | Capricorn 3°20′ – 6°40′ | in its own sign | Aquarius | in its own sign |
| Uttara Ashadha 4 | Capricorn 6°40′ – 10°00′ | in its own sign | Pisces | in a neutral sign |
By rashi, Saturn in Uttara Ashadha is in a neutral sign in pada 1 (Sagittarius) and in its own sign in padas 2, 3 and 4 (Capricorn), because Uttara Ashadha crosses from Sagittarius into Capricorn. By navamsa the four padas fall in Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Saturn’s strongest navamsas in Uttara Ashadha are padas 2 (Capricorn, in its own sign) and 3 (Aquarius, in its own sign), and its weakest are padas 1 (Sagittarius, in a neutral sign) and 4 (Pisces, in a neutral sign).
Uttara Ashadha pada 1 is vargottama — Sagittarius in rashi and in navamsa — so Saturn there is in a neutral sign on both counts. Uttara Ashadha pada 2 is vargottama — Capricorn in rashi and in navamsa — so Saturn there is in its own 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 Uttara Ashadha, and Saturn’s moolatrikona lies outside it as well, so in Uttara Ashadha the rashi and navamsa verdicts above are the whole of Saturn’s dignity.
When Saturn Is in Uttara Ashadha, 2026–2028
Saturn does not enter Uttara Ashadha 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 Uttara Ashadha is 20 nakshatras further on. So Saturn in Uttara Ashadha is, for these years, a birth-chart placement and not a transit anyone can wait for.
Uttara Ashadha as the Setting for Saturn
In the nakshatra tables Uttara Ashadha’s deity is listed as Vishvedevas and its symbol as elephant tusk; its gana is Manushya, and the muhurta texts put it in the Dhruva class (fixed). Those belong to Uttara Ashadha whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Uttara Ashadha page. What changes with Saturn is everything above: the dignities in Sagittarius and Capricorn, the relation to the Sun, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Saturn in Uttara Ashadha; 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 Sagittarius and Saturn in Capricorn; Saturn in all 27 nakshatras is on the Saturn nakshatra table. For the nakshatras themselves, see the 27 nakshatras guide and astrology for beginners.
The Other Grahas in Uttara Ashadha
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