Saturn in Capricorn: Meaning and Every Date, 2000 to 2035
The short answer
Saturn makes one visit to Capricorn between 2000 and 2035, 991 days in all. The first stretch runs 20 December 2017 to 22 March 2020 and the last 1 July 2020 to 17 December 2020.
What Saturn in Capricorn means
Saturn describes where you're being asked to do the solid, unglamorous work. In Capricorn, an earth sign of the cardinal modality ruled by Saturn, that side of you runs on structure, ambition, responsibility and a long view of time.
Saturn rules Capricorn, 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 Capricorn once, 991 days in all, and turns retrograde there 3 times. Anyone born during one of the stretches listed below has Saturn in Capricorn in their birth chart.
Saturn in Capricorn at a glance
- Capricorn is an earth sign of the cardinal modality, ruled by Saturn.
- Dignity of Saturn in Capricorn (traditional table): rulership (home sign).
- Visits between 2000 and 2035: 1, 991 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 Capricorn, 2000 to 2035
| Enters Capricorn | Leaves Capricorn | Days | Retrograde in Capricorn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2017 | 22 March 2020 | 823 | 18 April 2018 to 6 September 2018; 30 April 2019 to 18 September 2019 |
| 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2020 | 168 | 1 July 2020 to 29 September 2020 |
Before 2000 and after 2035
Before 2000, Saturn was last in Capricorn 13 February 1988 to 6 February 1991.
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 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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