Saturn in the 2nd House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Saturn is in your 2nd house when it is in the sign 1 sign on from your rising sign: Saturn in Taurus for Aries rising, Saturn in Scorpio for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Saturn in the 2nd house means
Saturn describes where you're being asked to do the solid, unglamorous work. In the 2nd house of income and what you value, that plays out through the money you earn, what you own, and what you think you are worth.
The 2nd is a succedent house, the part of the chart concerned with what you build up, keep and rely on. Its natural sign is Taurus, so Saturn here takes on some of Taurus's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Saturn sits in your 2nd house when it is in the sign 1 sign on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Saturn in Taurus. A transit of Saturn through one house lasts about 2.8 years, because that is how long Saturn usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Saturn in your 2nd house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Saturn is in the sign beside it, your Saturn is in the 2nd house.
| Your rising sign | Saturn in the 2nd house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Saturn in Taurus |
| Taurus rising | Saturn in Gemini |
| Gemini rising | Saturn in Cancer |
| Cancer rising | Saturn in Leo |
| Leo rising | Saturn in Virgo |
| Virgo rising | Saturn in Libra |
| Libra rising | Saturn in Scorpio |
| Scorpio rising | Saturn in Sagittarius |
| Sagittarius rising | Saturn in Capricorn |
| Capricorn rising | Saturn in Aquarius |
| Aquarius rising | Saturn in Pisces |
| Pisces rising | Saturn in Aries |
How long a Saturn transit of the 2nd house lasts
Saturn stays in one sign for about 2.8 years on average, so a transit of Saturn through your 2nd house lasts about that long: as little as about 2.1 years and as much as about 3.0 years across the charted years.
About the 2nd house
The 2nd house of income and what you value: the money you earn, what you own, and what you think you are worth. Its natural sign is Taurus.
How the houses are counted
Houses here use whole-sign counting: your rising sign is the whole 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on around the zodiac. Many astrologers use Placidus or another quadrant system instead, which can move a planet close to a sign boundary into the neighbouring house. Either way you need an accurate birth time, because the rising sign changes about every two hours.
Saturn in the other houses
Saturn in the 1st house · Saturn in the 3rd house · Saturn in the 4th house · Saturn in the 5th house · Saturn in the 6th house · Saturn in the 7th house · Saturn in the 8th house · Saturn in the 9th house · Saturn in the 10th house · Saturn in the 11th house · Saturn in the 12th house
Other planets in the 2nd house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
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