Saturn Transit 2027 Dates: Ingress, Retrograde and Station Calendar
Every Saturn transit date in 2027, computed with True Pushya Paksha ayanamsa via Swiss Ephemeris. The Aries ingress, the retrograde station, the retreat to Pisces, the direct station and the per-Moon-sign house table for the sign change.
Saturn's move into Aries is the structural transit of 2027, and it is not a single clean crossing. Saturn enters Aries, turns retrograde, slips back into Pisces and only settles the sign change in early 2028. Because Aries is the sign of Saturn's debilitation, the whole passage is read as a testing one. This page is the date reference: the exact event calendar and which house Saturn moves into for each Moon sign. For the forecast reading of what it moves, see the companion page linked below.
The Saturn 2027 event calendar
Four events, plus the final settling crossing in February 2028. All dates are sidereal, computed with True Pushya Paksha ayanamsa.
| Date | Event | Position | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2027 | Enters Aries | Pisces → Aries, first pass | Saturn leaves exaltation-neighbour Pisces and enters debilitation sign Aries |
| 10 Aug 2027 | Turns retrograde | Aries 4°48′ | Saturn stations retrograde, slows and reverses |
| 4 Nov 2027 | Re-enters Pisces | Aries → Pisces, retrograde | Retrograde Saturn slips back into Pisces for a final pass |
| 25 Dec 2027 | Turns direct | Pisces 27°54′ | Saturn stations direct, resumes forward motion |
| 11 Feb 2028 | Re-enters Aries | Pisces → Aries, final | Saturn crosses into Aries to stay, settling the sign change |
Which house Saturn transits for each Moon sign
At the 23 May 2027 ingress Saturn occupies Aries. The house it falls in counts from your Moon sign. The status column marks the Sade Sati phase or the shorter Saturn pressure where it applies.
| Moon sign | Saturn house at ingress | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 1st house | Sade Sati · Madhya (peak) |
| Taurus | 12th house | Sade Sati · Aroha begins |
| Gemini | 11th house | — |
| Cancer | 10th house | — |
| Leo | 9th house | — |
| Virgo | 8th house | Ashtama Shani |
| Libra | 7th house | — |
| Scorpio | 6th house | — |
| Sagittarius | 5th house | — |
| Capricorn | 4th house | Kantaka Shani |
| Aquarius | 3rd house | — |
| Pisces | 2nd house | Sade Sati · Avaroha |
Map the 2027 Saturn dates onto your chart
Tempora computes your Moon sign and the exact Saturn transit dates from your birth data with True Pushya Paksha ayanamsa, then marks your house and phase changes to the day.
Compute my chartWhat first-pass-then-retreat means
Saturn stations retrograde on 10 August 2027 at roughly 5 degrees Aries, close to the boundary it just crossed. The backward arc carries it back into Pisces on 4 November 2027, where it turns direct on 25 December 2027 at roughly 28 degrees Pisces, and then crosses into Aries for good on 11 February 2028. In practice the first Aries pass from May to November 2027 is a preview: the themes surface, then Saturn withdraws them for a final Pisces pass before committing. Natives who feel the Aries pressure in mid 2027 get a pause over the winter and the settled version from February 2028.
Why the ayanamsa fixes the dates
A Saturn ingress date is a boundary-crossing date, and the boundary sits at a fixed sidereal longitude only once you choose an ayanamsa. True Pushya Paksha places the Aries-Pisces boundary slightly differently than Lahiri, which can move the ingress by a few days. Every date on this page is computed with True Pushya Paksha via Swiss Ephemeris, the same setting behind Tempora's calibrated forward calls, so the calendar is reproducible from the ayanamsa alone.
Frequently asked
When does Saturn enter Aries in 2027?
Saturn enters sidereal Aries on 23 May 2027 on its first pass, computed with True Pushya Paksha ayanamsa via Swiss Ephemeris. It then turns retrograde in Aries on 10 August 2027 and slips back into Pisces on 4 November 2027 for a final pass. Saturn re-enters Aries to stay on 11 February 2028. So the ingress is a first-pass-then-retreat event across 2027 into early 2028, not a single clean crossing.
What are all the Saturn transit dates in 2027?
Four events define Saturn in 2027. It enters Aries on 23 May 2027. It turns retrograde at roughly 5 degrees Aries on 10 August 2027. It re-enters Pisces while retrograde on 4 November 2027. It turns direct at roughly 28 degrees Pisces on 25 December 2027. The sign change is only settled the following year, on 11 February 2028, when Saturn crosses into Aries for good.
Why does Saturn go back to Pisces after entering Aries?
Saturn turns retrograde on 10 August 2027 while in early Aries. Retrograde is apparent backward motion, and because Saturn stationed so close to the Aries-Pisces boundary, its backward arc carries it across the boundary and into Pisces again on 4 November 2027. This is a common pattern at a sign change: a first pass, a retrograde retreat, then a final direct crossing. The final crossing into Aries is on 11 February 2028.
Which house does Saturn transit for my Moon sign in 2027?
At the 23 May 2027 ingress Saturn moves into Aries, so the house it occupies depends on your Moon sign. For Aries Moon it is the 1st house, the Sade Sati peak. For Taurus Moon it is the 12th, where Sade Sati begins. For Pisces Moon it is the 2nd, the Sade Sati setting phase. For Virgo Moon it is the 8th, Ashtama Shani, and for Capricorn Moon it is the 4th, Kantaka Shani. The full per-Moon-sign house table is above.
Is Saturn debilitated in Aries?
Yes. Aries is the sign of Saturn's debilitation, with the deepest point of debilitation at 20 degrees Aries. Saturn works against its own nature in the fast, impulsive fire of Aries, so its structuring pressure tends to feel more frustrated and its lessons more abrupt than when it is dignified. The debilitation runs through the whole Aries transit, which is why the 2027 to 2029 period reads as a testing Saturn passage across mundane and personal charts.
What ayanamsa are these Saturn dates computed with?
All dates are computed with True Pushya Paksha ayanamsa, also called PVRN Rao ayanamsa, via Swiss Ephemeris. This is the sidereal reference where the star Pushya sits at the midpoint of sidereal Cancer. A different ayanamsa such as Lahiri shifts the sign boundary by a fraction of a degree and can move an ingress date by days, so a Saturn ingress date is only meaningful alongside the ayanamsa it was computed with. Tempora's calibrated forward calls all use this setting.