Saturn in Astrology: Meaning, Signs and Astral Chart

In Astrology, the slow Saturn reflects the disciplined, patient, and cautious attitude required to be successful. As the most remote planet known to ancient astronomy, Saturn is the last of the "personal" planets. Saturn, in traditional Astrology, is known as the "Great Malefic." It is the enemy of the Sun and the Moon, the planets that symbolize the light of life.

Astral characterization

• Rule / Dignity - Capricorn, Aquarius
• Day of the Week - Saturday
• Colors - Black, Green, Gray, Orange
• Detriment / Conflict - Cancer
• Exaltation - Libra
• Fall - Aries
• Virtue - Prudence
• Addiction - Dissimulation
• Number - VIII
• Obstacles from Past Lives - Inability to perform tasks, respect authority, refuses to take risks, refuse to evolve.
• Associations - Structure, crystallization, locks, responsibility, all that is dark, wool, heavy fabrics, agricultural world, and tools, cold
• Key Words - Limitation, control, consolidation, structure, borders, conservation, strength, life and death, wisdom, karma, shadow, darkness, discouragement, self-condemnation, time, fear, denial, responsibility, mentor

Brief astronomy facts about Saturn

After Jupiter, Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system. Despite its size, Saturn is not very dense; it would float in the water of a planetary-size bathtub. It is surrounded by a system of rings that stretch for thousands of kilometers but are only 30 feet thick. It has more than 62 moons. It is the planet farthest from the Sun observed since ancient times. Saturn takes approximately 29.46 Earth years to travel the Zodiac circuit, the slowest of the ancient planets. Saturn was a lonely, slow, cold, gloomy planet in medieval Europe and the regulator of time. Saturn was at the limit of our view of the universe. The slow movement has personified him as an older man in some ancient cultures.

About Saturn in Astrology

WEATHER. AGING. BORDERS. LIMITS. RESPONSIBILITY. Saturn is known as "Father Time" as the ruler of time. It manages the beginnings and the endings, processes that imply the definition of borders and limits. It governs responsibility, time, and the law of cause/effect. It influences how we manage, control, and maintains stability in our lives. Related to old age, the cycle of life and death falls under their control. Saturn also has a regulatory role. Impose borders. It tells us when to stop and when to postpone pleasure. It stabilizes our lives and influences our sense of responsibility, resilience, self-discipline, patience, and tendency toward optimism, pessimism, idealism, or realism. With Saturn, we learn our limitations and deal with our finiteness and the fact that our time is limited. However, Saturn is the planet of ambition, goals, and achievement. It tells us that we need hard work, discipline, and perseverance beyond struggle ( Mars ) or luck ( Jupiter ). People strongly influenced by Saturn know their reserved, delicate, cordial, and kind responsibilities.

Saturn in Astrology - Personality and Astral Chart

In the personal birth chart, the position of Saturn indicates the nature of your sense of responsibility and how you handle life's difficulties and restrictions. People with strong Saturn in the birth chart are never young, even as babies. Children look like little adults. They feel the weight of responsibility from an early age. They are serious, fair, disciplined, severe, and with a great inner strength that makes them resistant to the vicissitudes of life. Saturn oversees the difficult task of caring for our darker side: the emotions or personality traits we repress, hide, or avoid. By having an idea of this darker side of our personality, we have the possibility of finding strategies to handle positively and accept all facets of our personality without self-criticism, even those of which we are least proud.

• Saturn, in signs of the Water element - Limits the individual's capacity for independence and emotional healing through nostalgia, self-isolation, and the tendency to hold a grudge.

• Saturn in Fire Element Signs - Limits impulsiveness, creative expression, and pleasure through the rigidity of a rigid belief system.

• Saturn in signs of the Earth element - Limits emotions, confidence, and the ability to take risks through cautious, careful tendencies, emotional self-discipline, and respect for tradition.

• Saturn in Air Element Signs - Limits ease of communication, intimacy, and emotional connection with others through slow thought processes and a tendency toward objectivity or unconventional points of view.

Saturn in Astrology - Arrangement in the Astral Chart

When Saturn is well positioned in the birth chart, the disposition is reserved, concentrated, and available. When misplaced, the disposition is stubborn, distrustful, intriguing, and pedagogical.

How does Saturn express itself through the signs?

Planets in Astrology

• The Sun - Identity, Individuality, the Father
• The Moon - Instincts, subconscious, mother
• Mercury - Mindset, Communication
• Venus - Love, Values, Women
• Mars - Action, Man, Wish
• Jupiter - Wisdom, Expansion
• Saturn - Challenge, Moderation
• Uranus - Originality, Revolution
• Neptune - Spirituality, Illusion
• Pluto - Transformation, Underworld
• Chiron - Integration, Healing
• North Node - Destination, Future Potential
• South Node - Deep Experience, Lessons Learned