Transit dates
AI dhoop When Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu change sign, for the next five years, with the date and the time in IST. These are the slow grahas, so a sign change comes once in months or years. The dates come from the same sky table the dhoop chat uses.
Shani (Saturn)
| Changes sign (IST) | Enters |
|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2027, 7:12 am | Mesha (Aries) |
| 20 Oct 2027, 4:56 am | Meena (Pisces), moving backward |
| 23 Feb 2028, 9:09 pm | Mesha (Aries) |
| 8 Aug 2029, 3:06 pm | Vrishabha (Taurus) |
| 5 Oct 2029, 2:20 pm | Mesha (Aries), moving backward |
| 17 Apr 2030, 10:05 am | Vrishabha (Taurus) |
Guru (Jupiter)
| Changes sign (IST) | Enters |
|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2026, 2:30 am | Karka (Cancer) |
| 31 Oct 2026, 1:04 pm | Simha (Leo) |
| 25 Jan 2027, 12:33 am | Karka (Cancer), moving backward |
| 26 Jun 2027, 5:55 am | Simha (Leo) |
| 26 Nov 2027, 7:29 pm | Kanya (Virgo) |
| 28 Feb 2028, 6:36 pm | Simha (Leo), moving backward |
| 24 Jul 2028, 4:11 pm | Kanya (Virgo) |
| 26 Dec 2028, 2:30 pm | Tula (Libra) |
| 29 Mar 2029, 1:35 pm | Kanya (Virgo), moving backward |
| 25 Aug 2029, 1:45 am | Tula (Libra) |
| 25 Jan 2030, 2:52 am | Vrishchika (Scorpio) |
| 1 May 2030, 1:16 pm | Tula (Libra), moving backward |
| 23 Sept 2030, 3:06 am | Vrishchika (Scorpio) |
Rahu (Rahu)
| Changes sign (IST) | Enters |
|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2026, 8:27 pm | Makara (Capricorn), moving backward |
| 23 Jun 2028, 11:25 pm | Dhanu (Sagittarius), moving backward |
| 11 Jan 2030, 2:22 am | Vrishchika (Scorpio), moving backward |
Ketu (Ketu)
| Changes sign (IST) | Enters |
|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2026, 8:27 pm | Karka (Cancer), moving backward |
| 23 Jun 2028, 11:25 pm | Mithuna (Gemini), moving backward |
| 11 Jan 2030, 2:22 am | Vrishabha (Taurus), moving backward |
Times are Indian Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30), to the minute. The sign is the sidereal sign (Lahiri ayanamsa) the graha enters. Rahu and Ketu use the mean node. The true node wobbles around it, so a source that uses the true node can show a different date, by days or more. A row marked moving backward is a retrograde graha going back into the previous sign.
Questions
What is a transit?
A transit is a graha's passage through the signs of the sky today. A sign change is the day it moves from one sign into the next.
Why does Saturn sometimes enter a sign twice?
While retrograde, a graha can slip back across the edge of a sign and later cross it again. The table lists each crossing, and marks the backward ones.
What is the mean node?
Rahu and Ketu are points on the Moon's path. The mean node is the version that moves at an even pace, always backward. The true node swings a little around it. This page uses the mean node, and says so.
Why do Rahu and Ketu change sign on the same day?
Ketu is always exactly opposite Rahu, six signs away. When one changes sign, so does the other.
Which time zone are the dates in?
Indian Standard Time. A change late at night in India can fall on the next or the previous date in another country, so check the time column when you live abroad.
Does a sign change affect me?
This page gives dates and signs, nothing more. What a transit means for you depends on your chart, which is a conversation worth having with someone who knows how to read it with you, and dhoop can talk it through.
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