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Saturn in Sagittarius

Saturn in Sagittarius 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. Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign.

Of the 6,194 well-known people in StarMap's dataset, 581 have Saturn in Sagittarius for the whole of their birth date. Michael Jackson, Lionel Messi and Gabriel García Márquez are among them. Their commonest Sun signs are Aquarius (56), Aries (54) and Libra (54); every Sun sign appears with Saturn in Sagittarius. 4 more were born on a day Saturn moved into or out of Sagittarius and are left out, because the hour decides and StarMap has no birth time for them.

Michael Jackson and Lionel Messi both have Saturn in Sagittarius.Is your Saturn in Sagittarius?Find out with the free Saturn return calculator

What Saturn in Sagittarius means

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

You build discipline around belief and meaning, and you test a big idea hard before you will commit to it. In front of people who might challenge your convictions, you hedge them. Over time you become a credible voice on the very questions you once felt you had no right to answer.

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 Sagittarius

All 581 people with Saturn in Sagittarius, A to Z

Saturn in Sagittarius, 1920 to 2060

  • 2 December 1926 to 15 March 1929
  • 5 May 1929 to 30 November 1929
  • 12 January 1956 to 14 May 1956
  • 10 October 1956 to 5 January 1959
  • 17 November 1985 to 13 February 1988
  • 10 June 1988 to 12 November 1988
  • 23 December 2014 to 15 June 2015
  • 18 September 2015 to 20 December 2017
  • 21 February 2044 to 25 March 2044
  • 31 October 2044 to 24 January 2047
  • 11 July 2047 to 22 October 2047

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 Sagittarius, and meets their first Saturn return at about 29.

Questions people ask

How do I know if I have Saturn in Sagittarius?

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 Sagittarius?

Michael Jackson, Lionel Messi, Gabriel García Márquez, Lady Gaga and Madonna all have Saturn in Sagittarius. StarMap's dataset of 6,194 well-known people has 581 with it for the whole of their birth date, each with a birth chart.

When was Saturn in Sagittarius?

Between 1920 and 2060, Saturn is in Sagittarius from 1926 to 1929, 1956 to 1959, 1985 to 1988, 2014 to 2017 and 2044 to 2047, with short returns to the neighbouring sign when it turns retrograde near the boundary.

More of Sagittarius

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.

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