In a shocking global development that occurred recently on January 3rd, the day of the full Moon, the United States carried out a highly precise military operation in its neighboring country, Venezuela. They apprehended President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their heavily fortified residence in the capital, Caracas, in the middle of the night without any major casualties, sending shock-waves in Geo-politics of the world. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is now in the custody of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and is facing trial in a US court. The USA has accused Maduro, his wife and 14 senior officials of Venezuela for drug trafficking into the United States.
The above mentioned criminal case was filed on 20th of March 2020 by the United States Department of Justice {Refer link – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Maduro,_et_al.}.
On the 16th of December 2025, i had discussed the solar ingress of Sagittarius for USA in my article ‘ Enigmatic Transit of Planets in January 2026- What it foretells?’ {Refer link – https://astrologicalmusings.com/enigmatic-transit-of-planets-in-january-2026-what-it-foretells/}. In that article i had forecast that USA will conduct a military operation in Venezuela within the period of Sun’s ingress into Sagittarius i.e. from 15th of December 2025 to 15th of January 2026 as per the Nirayan or Hindu Astrology system.
I had also given such predictions in my article written for the website of Hindi News Paper Nav Bharat Times then on the 15th of December 2025.
India’s leading overseas oil and gas exploration and production company, ONGC Videsh, has significant investments in Venezuelan oil production units, which have been stalled since the US imposed economic sanctions on Venezuela in year 2020. Therefore, India’s economic interests related to crude oil imports are directly linked to Venezuela.
How Baneful Sadhe-Sati of Saturn destroyed Venezuela’s economy ?
Venezuela’s foundation chart is based on July 5th, 1811 at 3 PM, in Caracas, the capital, when the country gained independence from the Spanish rule. In Venezuela’s foundation horoscope the Scorpio ascendant is rising. Mars is in the ascendant forming an “Unmaad yoga” (yoga of madness) with Jupiter in the seventh house. Due to the influence of this inauspicious yoga and the badly placed 10th lord the Sun in the 8th house this country had been struggling since long for a stable administration. The bad economic policies of Venezuela’s rulers has made this once wealthy country now a nation trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty and instability.
Chart 1. Foundation Horoscope of Venezuela
In the 20th century, the discovery of vast oil reserves made Venezuela a wealthy nation in the 1950s. The rise in crude oil prices in the 1970s further benefited Venezuela economically, but the country’s rulers made a grave mistake by not using the wealth earned from crude oil exports for industrialization and agricultural development. Later, with the fall in oil prices, their economy collapsed which made them a poor country trapped in huge debt by the end of 1990’s. Noticeable point in the foundation horoscope of Venezuela is the aspect of both Mars and Saturn on the 8th house where the 8th lord Mercury is in conjunction with 10th lord (government) the Sun.
Why Venezuela is rich in crude oil and minerals ?
Although the influence of the Saturn on the 8th house is also a yoga for underground wealth. Venezuela has more than 300 billion barrel of crude oil along with many rich rare earth minerals, coal, gas, iron, zinc etc. Saturn is the natural karaka for crude oil and underground wealth. In the foundation horoscope of Venezuela Saturn as the 4th lord (land) is in the 2nd house of national wealth. The conjunction of 4th lord (land) and the 9th lord (luck) the Moon is an excellent yoga in the foundation horoscope of Venezuela which has made this country rich in underground wealth as these two planets aspect the 8th house and its lord Mercury which is placed in its own sign there along with the 10th lord.
Bad Sadhe-Sati period for Venezuela
In 2015, crude oil prices fell once again. At that time, Saturn, the planetary significant of the crude oil, was transiting through the watery sign Scorpio, which was in the twelfth house from the natal Moon in Sagittarius in Venezuela’s foundation chart. This, it initiated the Sade-Sati period which was very bad for Venezuela as in Ashtakavarga Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn signs each has less than 28 points. During this challenging period the Vimshottari Dasha of Saturn was running in the foundation chart of Venezuela. Saturn is placed in the 2nd house of wealth and it is debilitated in Navamsha. Venezuela’s economy crumbled, and the country experienced economic chaos for several years due to the effects of Sade-Sati and Maha Dasha of Saturn combine. Saturn Maha Dasha was running from June 2006 to June 2025 in the foundation horoscope of Venezuela.
Venezuela’s situation will change after June 2026, and India will benefit from this
In Venezuela’s founding chart, with Scorpio as the ascendant, the Maha Dasha (major planetary period) of Mercury, situated in its own sign in the eighth house, has been running since July 2025. Mercury, the lord of the eighth and eleventh houses (house of gains), is conjoined with the Sun, the lord of the fourth house (house of power/throne). This conjunction is aspected by both the enemy planet Saturn and the friendly planet the Moon, the lord of the ninth house (house of fortune), from the house of wealth the 2nd house. The transiting Saturn is in Pisces in the 4th house from the natal Moon of Venezuela. Jupiter is in Gemini in the 8th house from the lagna. Both Saturn and Jupiter in the transit aspect the natal Saturn which as the 4th lord is signifying the throne of the ruler of the country.
Due to the influence of this planetary combination, there is a strong possibility of a change of power in Venezuela during this Maha Dasha of Mercury running current. Since Mercury is getting the aspects of both Mars and Saturn in close degrees so this change may bring more violence further. After apprehending President Nicolás Maduro, the US may bring the leaders of the opposition party to power in Venezuela in the next few months. Saturn, the planet associated with crude oil and gas, is situated in the house of wealth in Venezuela’s foundation chart and is aspecting the eighth house of underground resources with its seventh aspect, along with the Moon, the lord of the ninth house (house of fortune) is now favorable to bring improvement in economy of the country in coming years. Venezuela’s Maha Dasha lord Mercury is in the Navamsha of its friend Venus and in Dashamasha it is in own sign which bring hope for improvement in her administration.
Economy of Venezuela will improve
Venezuela possesses the world’s largest crude oil reserves, but due to adverse economic conditions and political instability over the past few decades, the country has lagged behind significantly in crude oil production. However, the Maha Dasha of Mercury in its own sign, situated in a wealth-generating combination, and Jupiter’s transit in Cancer (exalted) in the house of fortune from June 2026 onwards will gradually increase oil production in Venezuela, and improve the country’s economic situation. Between June 2026 and June 2027, Jupiter, transiting in the watery sign Cancer, will aspect Saturn already transiting in the watery sign Pisces with its ninth aspect, benefiting Venezuela and the world. Several countries will increase crude oil (petroleum) production, leading to a decrease in petrol and diesel prices, which will greatly benefit petroleum-importing countries like India. According to the principles of mundane astrology, the transit of Saturn through watery signs and the aspect of Jupiter on it leads to increased production and a subsequent decrease in crude oil prices.
