Saturn in the 7th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Saturn is in your 7th house when it is in the sign 6 signs on from your rising sign: Saturn in Libra for Aries rising, Saturn in Aries for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Saturn in the 7th house means
Saturn describes where you're being asked to do the solid, unglamorous work. In the 7th house of partnership, that plays out through your significant other, close business partners, and open opponents.
The 7th is one of the four angular houses, the corners of the chart, where planets tend to show as events other people notice. Its natural sign is Libra, so Saturn here takes on some of Libra's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Saturn sits in your 7th house when it is in the sign 6 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Saturn in Libra. 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 7th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Saturn is in the sign beside it, your Saturn is in the 7th house.
| Your rising sign | Saturn in the 7th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Saturn in Libra |
| Taurus rising | Saturn in Scorpio |
| Gemini rising | Saturn in Sagittarius |
| Cancer rising | Saturn in Capricorn |
| Leo rising | Saturn in Aquarius |
| Virgo rising | Saturn in Pisces |
| Libra rising | Saturn in Aries |
| Scorpio rising | Saturn in Taurus |
| Sagittarius rising | Saturn in Gemini |
| Capricorn rising | Saturn in Cancer |
| Aquarius rising | Saturn in Leo |
| Pisces rising | Saturn in Virgo |
How long a Saturn transit of the 7th house lasts
Saturn stays in one sign for about 2.8 years on average, so a transit of Saturn through your 7th 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 7th house
The 7th house of partnership: your significant other, close business partners, and open opponents. Its natural sign is Libra.
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 6th 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 7th house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
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