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Saturn in Libra

Saturn in Libra is where Saturn sat in the zodiac at the moment of birth, the part of a chart read for discipline, doubt and what takes years. Saturn stays in a sign for about two and a half years, so a Saturn sign is shared with everyone born in the same stretch of years. Libra is a cardinal air sign.

Of the 6,194 well-known people in StarMap's dataset, 532 have Saturn in Libra for the whole of their birth date. George H. W. Bush, Beyoncé and Roger Federer are among them. Their commonest Sun signs are Taurus (55), Leo (55) and Libra (54); every Sun sign appears with Saturn in Libra. 4 more were born on a day Saturn moved into or out of Libra and are left out, because the hour decides and StarMap has no birth time for them.

George H. W. Bush and Beyoncé both have Saturn in Libra.Is your Saturn in Libra?Find out with the free Saturn return calculator

What Saturn in Libra means

Read for discipline, doubt and what takes years. If this is your placement:

You build discipline around relationships, and fairness and commitment are things you learn to trust slowly. Your doubt is overthinking whether a partnership is truly equal. With time you become someone people rely on to negotiate and to keep things fair.

One placement is one part of a chart; the Sun, the Moon, the rising sign and the planets around them change how it plays out. Draw your whole chart to see the rest.

Famous people with Saturn in Libra

All 532 people with Saturn in Libra, A to Z

Saturn in Libra, 1920 to 2060

  • 7 October 1921 to 20 December 1923
  • 6 April 1924 to 13 September 1924
  • 20 November 1950 to 7 March 1951
  • 13 August 1951 to 22 October 1953
  • 21 September 1980 to 29 November 1982
  • 6 May 1983 to 24 August 1983
  • 29 October 2009 to 7 April 2010
  • 21 July 2010 to 5 October 2012
  • 5 September 2039 to 11 November 2041
  • 21 June 2042 to 14 July 2042

A short return to the neighbouring sign, when Saturn turns retrograde close to the boundary, shows as two stays a few months apart. Anyone born in one of these stays has Saturn in Libra, and meets their first Saturn return at about 29.

Questions people ask

How do I know if I have Saturn in Libra?

From your birth date: the Saturn return calculator works it out from the real sky. Saturn stays in a sign for about two and a half years, so most birth dates settle it; on a day it changed sign, the time decides.

Which famous people have Saturn in Libra?

George H. W. Bush, Beyoncé, Roger Federer, Judy Garland and Britney Spears all have Saturn in Libra. StarMap's dataset of 6,194 well-known people has 532 with it for the whole of their birth date, each with a birth chart.

When was Saturn in Libra?

Between 1920 and 2060, Saturn is in Libra from 1921 to 1924, 1950 to 1953, 1980 to 1983, 2009 to 2012 and 2039 to 2042, with short returns to the neighbouring sign when it turns retrograde near the boundary.

More of Libra

Positions are computed from each person’s birth date and place with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth data comes from Wikidata; a placement is listed only when it holds for the whole birth date, and a rising sign only with a birth time Astro-Databank records. Readings describe tendencies, for entertainment and self-reflection; StarMap predicts nothing. Every planet in every sign.

Photo credits (48 photos from Wikimedia Commons)

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