Saturn in Libra: Meaning and Every Date, 2000 to 2035
The short answer
Saturn makes one visit to Libra between 2000 and 2035, 967 days in all. The first stretch runs 29 October 2009 to 7 April 2010 and the last 21 July 2010 to 5 October 2012.
What Saturn in Libra means
Saturn describes where you're being asked to do the solid, unglamorous work. In Libra, an air sign of the cardinal modality ruled by Venus, that side of you runs on fairness, partnership, taste and the effort to keep things in balance.
Libra is the exaltation of Saturn in traditional astrology, a sign where its qualities are honoured and tend to show at their most refined.
Between 2000 and 2035, Saturn is in Libra once, 967 days in all, and turns retrograde there 3 times. Anyone born during one of the stretches listed below has Saturn in Libra in their birth chart.
Saturn in Libra at a glance
- Libra is an air sign of the cardinal modality, ruled by Venus.
- Dignity of Saturn in Libra (traditional table): exaltation.
- Visits between 2000 and 2035: 1, 967 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 Libra, 2000 to 2035
| Enters Libra | Leaves Libra | Days | Retrograde in Libra |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 October 2009 | 7 April 2010 | 160 | 13 January 2010 to 7 April 2010 |
| 21 July 2010 | 5 October 2012 | 807 | 26 January 2011 to 13 June 2011; 7 February 2012 to 25 June 2012 |
Before 2000 and after 2035
Before 2000, Saturn was last in Libra 21 September 1980 to 24 August 1983. After 2035, Saturn is next in Libra 5 September 2039 to 14 July 2042.
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 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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