Saturn in Cancer: Meaning and Every Date, 2000 to 2035
The short answer
Saturn makes 2 visits to Cancer between 2000 and 2035, 1,633 days in all. The first stretch runs 4 June 2003 to 16 July 2005 and the last 15 February 2035 to 11 May 2035.
What Saturn in Cancer means
Saturn describes where you're being asked to do the solid, unglamorous work. In Cancer, a water sign of the cardinal modality ruled by the Moon, that side of you runs on protection, memory, home and the people you count as family.
Traditional astrology counts Saturn in Cancer as in detriment: Cancer sits opposite Capricorn, which Saturn rules, so it has to work against the grain of the sign.
Between 2000 and 2035, Saturn is in Cancer 2 separate times, 1633 days in all, and turns retrograde there 5 times. Anyone born during one of the stretches listed below has Saturn in Cancer in their birth chart.
Saturn in Cancer at a glance
- Cancer is a water sign of the cardinal modality, ruled by the Moon.
- Dignity of Saturn in Cancer (traditional table): detriment.
- Visits between 2000 and 2035: 2, 1,633 days in all, with 5 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 Cancer, 2000 to 2035
| Enters Cancer | Leaves Cancer | Days | Retrograde in Cancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2003 | 16 July 2005 | 774 | 26 October 2003 to 7 March 2004; 8 November 2004 to 22 March 2005 |
| 14 July 2032 | 27 August 2034 | 774 | 18 October 2032 to 1 March 2033; 2 November 2033 to 16 March 2034 |
| 15 February 2035 | 11 May 2035 | 85 | 15 February 2035 to 30 March 2035 |
Before 2000 and after 2035
Before 2000, Saturn was last in Cancer 1 August 1973 to 5 June 1976.
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 Leo · Saturn in Virgo · Saturn in Libra · Saturn in Scorpio · Saturn in Sagittarius · Saturn in Capricorn · Saturn in Aquarius · 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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