Saturn in Libra Part III: Horoscopes for the Signs Libra through Pisces
Saturn will move into Libra at the very tail end of October and will start kicking up trouble with Pluto almost immediately. Not everyone will feel the effects immediately, though. Cardinal signs or people with planets in early degrees of cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) should feel the effects the soonest.
Here’s a preview of Saturn in Libra for the various sun signs. We are going to be using the keyword relationships to represent the influence of Libra. For Saturn we will be using the concept that the planet points out areas where things are not as you would wish them to be, so that you can take actions and make corrections. Note that both Saturn and Libra relate to a lot more than this, so this is only one slice of the many potential possibilities. We’ll address others as we move through Saturn’s transit of this sign starting later this year.You can also visit Practical Astrology for more keywords (scroll down) and articles on the planets, signs, and houses to get an alternative view.
Libra: Saturn will be moving out of your solar 12th house and into your own sign. Typically, this can affect how you present yourself to others. People often become aware of how they are defining themselves during a Saturn transit to their sign and they start feeling that they want to make a step up in how they advertise themselves to others. Sometimes it is said that Saturn in your own sign is a ‘bad’ transit, but in my experience with people it is not overall worse than having Saturn in another spot. In fact, you can make substantial changes in your life during a Saturn transit. Making the changes may be stressful, but the changes themselves are not. It is true, though, that almost all of your relationships can be affected by this transit to your sign, and not just one or two–because it is you yourself that is changing.
Scorpio: Saturn will be moving out of your solar 11th house of friendships and into your solar 12th house. Typically, a Saturn transit here changes your relationship with yourself more than with anyone else. A common response to Saturn in the 12th house is to become more socially isolated. Sometimes this is on purpose, sometimes due to circumstances, and sometimes both. Saturn in the 12th house is maybe not the ultimate ‘get to know yourself on a deeper level’ transit, but it does come close. Like any Saturn transit, it can point out to you areas where your relationship with yourself is really not what you’d like. Then you have a chance to correct problems.
Sagittarius: Saturn will be moving off an angle (your 10th house of career) and into your solar 11th house. On a straightforward level, Saturn here can affect your relationships with your friends. You may feel cooler toward them or vice versa. You may identify problems that need to be corrected. The same thing applies to groups you belong to. You may feel a need to straighten out problems there. On a larger level, Saturn in the 11th can affect how you relate to society in general. Your networking via social media sites can change, but also some of your deeper convictions and sense of contentment with how your life as a member of society is going. Social issues may affect you more profoundly. This can be good, in the sense of greater engagement with the world at large, and not so good, as you realize that society’s ills affect you personally.
Capricorn: Saturn enters your solar 10th house of career. This is like a triple whammy for you and it is not just the routine transit. That’s because Saturn is your ruler and the 10th house is ‘your’ house–the one associated with your sign. You’ve also got Pluto in your sign, putting more attention on you. To add to all that, Uranus will be moving into Aries and another angle of your chart (4th house–family). Saturn in the 10th is said to have 2 different kinds of effects. One would be typified by something like a promotion, wherein you gain more responsibilities and have to adjust. The other would be frustration with your career, often occasioned by relationships with other people. The typical tactful Capricorn strategy for climbing the ladder may suddenly appear to be fraught with problems and costs you didn’t previously find important. Career problem-solving becomes a top priority.
Aquarius: Saturn moves out of your solar 8th house of debt, joint and marital finances and various financial troubles and into your solar 9th house. The 9th house relates to a lot of things, some of them rather abstract. It is considered a much easier place to have Saturn in your transit chart than the 8th house. Part of this is because Saturn will be moving into a sign that is compatible with your sun. The 9th house relates to the search for reasons and purpose and meaning. A typical response to Saturn in Libra would be to look for the reasons behind other people’s behavior, to become more other-focused again after the stresses of the 8th house. The 9th house also relates to a lot of other things like publishing, higher education, and travel. So some will see long-term projects in those areas. But mostly it allows you to look at problems with others from a more detached, less gloomy or worried perspective than Saturn in Virgo.
Pisces: Saturn moves off an angle (7th house of relationships) and into your solar 8th house. The 8th house has to do with marital finances, debt, and quite often general financial problems. A fairly typical example of Saturn in the 8th would be a spouse with severe financial problems, perhaps due to a job layoff or other difficulty. This is the most financially hazardous house in which to find Saturn and a great deal of attention must be paid (in many cases) to financial problem-solving. Not the best transit under which to co-sign a loan with anyone. On a deeper level, Saturn spotlights who you choose to merge with, as virtually anyone you are financially entangled with could present problems. So the transit becomes an opportunity to become more conscious of the choices you make in relationships.
Thanks for such a detailed description of Saturn in Libra! Looks like us Librans better get ready to rise to challenge!
1Ooops… I meant to write, Librans better get ready to rise to the challenge!
2Sounds kind of scarey to me, a Libra…but what will be will be I suppose. When Saturn last visited me my life changed drastically!
3My life changed drastically the last time Saturn visited my sign also. But for the better!
4I can feel the shift out Saturn out of Virgon now, even though it’s not into Libra yet and for me, and Aquarius, this is a very good thing. It’s my time and everything you wrote above in the Aquarius section is right on and has already begun to happen. Especially the publishing, higher education, travel and the beginnings of financial gains through my very long, hard, persistent work efforts to live through my passions and make a living doing it. Thanks for the confirmation.
5What about the effect on the other signs???
6Specifically Aries!
Here is the link to the posting on the other signs: http://www.midlifetransits.com/blog/2009/08/15/saturn-in-libra-part-ii-horosocopes-for-the-signs-aries-through-virgo/
7Thanks for the post, since this is of great interest to me. I’m Capricorn and probably fall more in the career frustration part. The relationships you refer to…do you mean working relationships or romantic relationships? Curious about that. Thanks!
8Hi Kristian,
Working relationships usually–bosses or co-workers, etc. Family relationships could be a possibility because Uranus will be moving into Aries. But, depending on your own chart, any personal relationship that competes with your attention to your career could also require problem-solving.
9when was the last time saturn visited libra?? am new into this
10September 1980 through November 1982. It takes approximately 29 years for Saturn to travel through the signs.
11I was wondering about work relationships being impacted as well because I’m not in a romantic one at this time. In 1980 I was entering High School so can’t really think of any major impact in my life with Saturn in Libra.
12Just joined a weight loss group to work on getting healthier and looking better. Can Saturn in Libra (I’m a Libra with virgo rising) be motivating me to do this? The interest came from out of the blue?
13Yes, Saturn in Libra can potentially have an impact on relationships with anybody, so that definitely can include work relationships.
14Yes, Saturn is the only planet I know of that actually likes weight loss. Libra is a social sign. So combine the two and you get joining with others to meet weight loss goals. This applies especially to people with Libra rising, Libra suns, or Libra in the 6th house (often that means Taurus rising).
15What about the effect on scorpio?I am going through my first saturn return and the last 18 months have had some truly difficult moments!
16Yes, the Saturn returns are typically challenging times, real turning points. It is indeed a ‘get to know yourself’ transit, although the outside circumstances can vary quite a bit.
17I have never looked at star signs in the past as much as I have in the last few months. The ride through the most turbulent times in the last year has not been easy. I feel as if a ghost is hounded me and destroying all that I care and respect. The reason I have been in trouble is not because I did wrong but because I am shaking the very institution that claim to care about people but now I know they do not. It’s the vale of illusion that I have unmasked and what I am showing is not pleasant nor do people want to believe what they see.
In 1982, I left home, family and friends and immigrated to UK. Then I did not know nor did I worry about what may come but now the turbulent year in the past is making me scared because I have dependents for whom I am responsible. I am in war with the institution and people in power, so I need the strength and the support to bring in changes that matter. I hope Saturn will give me the strength and show me the way forward….
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