Saturn in Aquarius: Meaning and Every Date, 2000 to 2035
The short answer
Saturn makes one visit to Aquarius between 2000 and 2035, 912 days in all. The first stretch runs 22 March 2020 to 1 July 2020 and the last 17 December 2020 to 7 March 2023.
What Saturn in Aquarius means
Saturn describes where you're being asked to do the solid, unglamorous work. In Aquarius, an air sign of the fixed modality ruled by Uranus, that side of you runs on independence, principle, friendship and ideas ahead of their time.
Saturn rules Aquarius, so this is one of its home signs: it works plainly here, without having to adapt to the sign.
Between 2000 and 2035, Saturn is in Aquarius once, 912 days in all, and turns retrograde there 3 times. Anyone born during one of the stretches listed below has Saturn in Aquarius in their birth chart.
Saturn in Aquarius at a glance
- Aquarius is an air sign of the fixed modality, ruled by Uranus.
- Dignity of Saturn in Aquarius (traditional table): rulership (home sign).
- Visits between 2000 and 2035: 1, 912 days in all, with 3 retrograde spells.
- A visit to one sign lasts about 2.8 years on average (shortest about 2.1 years, longest about 3.0 years).
Every date Saturn is in Aquarius, 2000 to 2035
| Enters Aquarius | Leaves Aquarius | Days | Retrograde in Aquarius |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2020 | 1 July 2020 | 102 | 11 May 2020 to 1 July 2020 |
| 17 December 2020 | 7 March 2023 | 810 | 23 May 2021 to 11 October 2021; 4 June 2022 to 23 October 2022 |
Before 2000 and after 2035
Before 2000, Saturn was last in Aquarius 6 February 1991 to 28 January 1994.
Where these dates come from
Every date on this page is read from the site's ephemeris, the same one behind the daily horoscopes and birth charts. Positions are charted at 12:00 UTC each day from 1950 to 2045, and every five days further out for Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Each sign change is placed where the planet's path between two neighbouring days crosses the sign boundary, which lands within minutes of the true moment. Dates are UTC, so a change late in the day can fall on the next date in Australia or Asia. Retrograde spells run from the day the planet appears to stop and turn back to the day it turns forward again. Positions are geocentric, in the tropical zodiac.
Saturn in the other signs and houses
Saturn in Aries · Saturn in Taurus · Saturn in Gemini · Saturn in Cancer · Saturn in Leo · Saturn in Virgo · Saturn in Libra · Saturn in Scorpio · Saturn in Sagittarius · Saturn in Capricorn · Saturn in Pisces
Saturn by house: 1st house · 2nd house · 3rd house · 4th house · 5th house · 6th house · 7th house · 8th house · 9th house · 10th house · 11th house · 12th house
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