Saturn in the 6th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Saturn is in your 6th house when it is in the sign 5 signs on from your rising sign: Saturn in Virgo for Aries rising, Saturn in Pisces for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Saturn in the 6th house means
Saturn describes where you're being asked to do the solid, unglamorous work. In the 6th house of daily work and health, that plays out through the actual work of your days, routines, and your body's upkeep.
The 6th is a cadent house, where planets work more quietly, through thinking, routine and adjustment. Its natural sign is Virgo, so Saturn here takes on some of Virgo's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Saturn sits in your 6th house when it is in the sign 5 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Saturn in Virgo. 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 6th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Saturn is in the sign beside it, your Saturn is in the 6th house.
| Your rising sign | Saturn in the 6th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Saturn in Virgo |
| Taurus rising | Saturn in Libra |
| Gemini rising | Saturn in Scorpio |
| Cancer rising | Saturn in Sagittarius |
| Leo rising | Saturn in Capricorn |
| Virgo rising | Saturn in Aquarius |
| Libra rising | Saturn in Pisces |
| Scorpio rising | Saturn in Aries |
| Sagittarius rising | Saturn in Taurus |
| Capricorn rising | Saturn in Gemini |
| Aquarius rising | Saturn in Cancer |
| Pisces rising | Saturn in Leo |
How long a Saturn transit of the 6th house lasts
Saturn stays in one sign for about 2.8 years on average, so a transit of Saturn through your 6th 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 6th house
The 6th house of daily work and health: the actual work of your days, routines, and your body's upkeep. Its natural sign is Virgo.
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 2nd house · Saturn in the 3rd house · Saturn in the 4th house · Saturn in the 5th 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 6th house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
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