All about Saturn in Libra or in the 7th house

The placement of your Saturn sign can reveal some of life’s toughest lessons.

What your Saturn sign means

Here’s where your dutiful side kicks in and makes you modest and process-driven. Perfectionism and self-criticism can stall progress. Restriction and suppression are Saturn’s signature moves, so you may constantly hold yourself back in this area of life. Understanding your Saturn sign can help you identify your blocks and make your ascent.

Although you may never be totally free from Saturn’s iron grip, learning how to push past inner (and in some cases, outer) judgment can launch you to the highest heights of success! You may not realize how hard you’ve worked to figure this out—and years later, boom, you discover that you’re an expert.

Where have you become excessive? When is enough just…enough? The whistleblowing planet of integrity reveals where you need to set better boundaries. But don’t give up! Taskmaster Saturn applauds perseverance and shines a light on where you need to keep on pushing!

This is the planet that rules structured Capricorn, the zodiac’s Sea Goat (a “WTF?!” creature if ever there was one). With its mermaid tail and two front legs, the Capricorn Goat makes an unwavering ascent to the top of the mountain for the win. Maybe that’s why there’s so much hidden magic to Saturn’s process. One minute, you feel like Sisyphus rolling an interminable boulder up the hill. Then, your hustle yields a breakthrough and you’re living the dream!

It’s worth working with a master teacher to develop a Saturn-ruled craft. Practice definitely makes perfect in this area of life. Don’t worry about knocking it out of the park the first time up to bat. (You won’t.) Wax on, wax off. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Victory!

Natal Saturn or Saturn Sign

Whatever zodiac sign and house Saturn was orbiting through at your time of birth determines your “natal Saturn” or “Saturn sign.” More specifically, this will guide you in the following ways:

Time: Where you’ll take your time and let things develop organically
Karma: What past-life lessons you are facing again this time around
Ambition: Where you’ll hustle and compete to become the best
Authority: Your leadership style and where you take charge
Boundaries: Where you set firm limits—possibly limiting yourself in the process
Challenges: What hurdles you are here to overcome
Perseverance: Where you’ll never, ever give up!
Providing: What you provide for “your people” and where you’re the rock for them
Suppression: How you restrict yourself, holding yourself back from growth

Saturn is one of the outer planets, housed between Jupiter and Pluto. Because of its distance from the Sun, it has a longer orbit to make. Saturn takes 29.5 years to circle the Sun, spending an average of three years in each one of the zodiac signs. Every 29.5 years you will have a Saturn return, a cosmic rite of passage associated with adulting, mastery and triumphing over challenges.

What’s your Saturn sign?

Use our cosmic calculator to discover what zodiac sign and house Saturn was in when you were born. To accurately determine the house, you will need to know your birth time.

What if the zodiac sign and house are different?

This is common! Read both the sign and house description below. Do these interpretations pull you in two different directions? That’s not unusual. We human beings have range. Astrology is an interpretive dance, a tool which provides a fascinating layer of self-discovery. Do some “astro mixology.” Reflect on how you can work with both energies to enhance your life.

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Special positions of Saturn

Retrograde:

Saturn turns retrograde for five months of every year, so it’s not unusual to be born with this planet in reverse. You may have to work harder to muscle through its lessons, but once you nail this planet’s energy, your additional effort may actually lead to a rock-solid mastery of working with Saturn in your life.

Domicile: Capricorn

The planet’s home base, an easy flow if placed here in the chart

Detriment: Cancer

Opposite sign of home base, may need to work harder to integrate the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Exalted: Libra

The planet’s most powerful position; indicates ease and added fortune with using the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Fall: Aries

Opposite sign to the exalted position, can indicate struggles with utilizing the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Saturn in Libra or the 7th House

How much to give and how much to take? Balancing relationships is a unique challenge for those born with Saturn in Libra or the 7th house.

Traits of Saturn in Libra

Your innate generosity is matched by a keen sense of justice. From fair pay to fair play, you need to review every detail and make sure that everything is on the level. With hypervigilant Saturn in this position of equity-minded Libra, even the slightest inequality can set off alarm bells.

But then what? Your reactions to perceived slights can disturb the very peace you work so hard to keep. You may be quick to anger and go off—even if your brand of fuming falls more into the “righteous indignation” category than “let’s take this outside, shall we?” Or you may have the hardest time setting boundaries as you’re swept into compassionate crusades for everyone with a sad story.

The struggle is real for Saturn in Libra, but what about your well being? For sanity’s sake, you’d be wise to throw your energy into one or two causes (at any given time), focusing monetary or time-based contributions there. Otherwise, you risk draining your energy—and quite possibly your bank account—trying to save the world.

Saturn in Libra in love

When it comes to romantic relationships, karmic Saturn in Libra delivers some tough lessons. The goal, however, is to stay in the game! Though heartbreak could be part of the package, every union is an opportunity for personal evolution. With tenacious Saturn here, breaking up is hard to do. You may feel duty-bound to everyone you date, quite possibly because you’ve been together in past lifetimes. Learning to let go when it’s not right this time around is one of your greatest growth opportunities. As you distill the positives and negatives from each connection, you’ll sharpen your selection criteria. Soon enough you’ll know how to spot the winners and the red flags!

Saturn in Libra careers

Saturn rewards hard work. Those who keep their hearts open stand a great chance at finding that legendary love. Becoming guarded and defensive is an Achilles heel for you. That extreme caution can push people away, sending out the message that you aren’t interested (even if you are). A former pro footballer friend once shared that teammates who played more defensively had a greater likelihood of getting injured. That’s an apt metaphor for people born with this Saturn in Libra placement. Fools rush in but standing still and waiting can be just as detrimental to your love goals.

Career-wise, you may flourish in partnership, especially if you find someone who has a complementary (read: non-competitive) skill set. With Saturn in Libra, you can become a skilled networker, so make a point of joining all those industry organizations and showing up at the “who’s who” events. You have a knack for attracting impressive people and with your keen listening abilities, you can draw out the right information, leaving them feeling seen and admired in your presence.

As your contact database grows, it could become one of your greatest assets. A career in sales, publicity, fundraising, politics or media could follow suit. Libra is associated with the scales of justice, and like Kim Kardashian (who was born when Saturn toured this sign in 1980), you could pursue a career in law. If your sense of balance spills over into the aesthetic and creative realm, you could make your mark as a fashion icon, designer and all around beauty-bringer like Saturn-in-Libra-born Beyonce Knowles.

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