Saturn in Leo: Meaning and Every Date, 2000 to 2035
The short answer
Saturn makes 2 visits to Leo between 2000 and 2035, 1,185 days in all. The first stretch runs 16 July 2005 to 2 September 2007 and the last 11 May 2035 to 16 October 2036.
What Saturn in Leo means
Saturn describes where you're being asked to do the solid, unglamorous work. In Leo, a fire sign of the fixed modality ruled by the Sun, that side of you runs on warmth, pride, play and the wish to be seen for what you make.
Traditional astrology counts Saturn in Leo as in detriment: Leo sits opposite Aquarius, which Saturn rules, so it has to work against the grain of the sign.
Between 2000 and 2035, Saturn is in Leo 2 separate times, 1185 days in all, and turns retrograde there 4 times. Anyone born during one of the stretches listed below has Saturn in Leo in their birth chart.
Saturn in Leo at a glance
- Leo is a fire sign of the fixed modality, ruled by the Sun.
- Dignity of Saturn in Leo (traditional table): detriment.
- Visits between 2000 and 2035: 2, 1,185 days in all, with 4 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 Leo, 2000 to 2035
| Enters Leo | Leaves Leo | Days | Retrograde in Leo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2005 | 2 September 2007 | 778 | 22 November 2005 to 5 April 2006; 6 December 2006 to 19 April 2007 |
| 27 August 2034 | 15 February 2035 | 173 | 16 November 2034 to 15 February 2035 |
| 11 May 2035 | 16 October 2036 | 524 | 30 November 2035 to 12 April 2036 |
Before 2000 and after 2035
Before 2000, Saturn was last in Leo 17 September 1975 to 26 July 1978.
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 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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