Saturn opposite Saturn

Around age 44, Saturn stands opposite its birth place. Half-way between Saturn returns, you look at what you built in your thirties and decide what it is worth.

Your Saturn Saturn

Saturn moves to 180° from where it was when you were born, straight across the zodiac.Your Saturn where it was when you were bornSaturn is structure, discipline, time. Where you build slowly. Often felt as a hard teacher early in life and a wise one later. The placement describes the ladder you are quietly climbing.Saturn where it is nowSaturn is structure, discipline, time. Where you build slowly. Often felt as a hard teacher early in life and a wise one later. The placement describes the ladder you are quietly climbing.

What it means

Saturn is structure and consequence. At the opposition, the life you built since your first Saturn return shows its results. Work that was real pays off. Work that was only duty feels heavy and asks to be put down. Many people change role or scale back around this age, and some start the thing they always meant to.

The first opposition comes around 14 and 15, in the teenage years. The table shows the one near 44.

Who has it now

Active on Nov 6, 2026 if you were born Dec 1950 to Feb 1951 or Aug 1951 to Oct 1952 or Sep 1980 to Nov 1981 or May 1982 to Jul 1982. That is within 8°, the orb the app uses. Your birth time and year can move this by a day.

On	Active if you were born
Jan 1, 2027	Nov 1950 to Mar 1951 or Aug 1951 to Sep 1952 or Sep 1980 to Nov 1981 or May 1982 to Jul 1982
Apr 1, 2027	Oct 1951 to Sep 1953 or Dec 1980 to Feb 1981 or Sep 1981 to Oct 1982
Jul 1, 2027	Oct 1952 to Nov 1953 or May 1954 to Aug 1954 or Nov 1981 to Apr 1982 or Aug 1982 to Oct 1983
Oct 1, 2027	Oct 1952 to Nov 1953 or May 1954 to Aug 1954 or Nov 1981 to Oct 1983
Jan 1, 2028	Dec 1951 to Mar 1952 or Aug 1952 to Oct 1953 or Oct 1981 to Nov 1982 or May 1983 to Aug 1983
Apr 1, 2028	Nov 1952 to Dec 1953 or Apr 1954 to Sep 1954 or Dec 1981 to Mar 1982 or Sep 1982 to Oct 1983
Jul 1, 2028	Oct 1953 to Dec 1954 or May 1955 to Sep 1955 or Dec 1982 to Apr 1983 or Sep 1983 to Oct 1984
Oct 1, 2028	Nov 1953 to Dec 1954 or May 1955 to Sep 1955 or Dec 1982 to Apr 1983 or Sep 1983 to Nov 1984
Jan 1, 2029	Jan 1953 to Mar 1953 or Sep 1953 to Nov 1954 or Oct 1982 to Dec 1983 or May 1984 to Sep 1984
Apr 1, 2029	Nov 1953 to Dec 1954 or May 1955 to Sep 1955 or Dec 1982 to Apr 1983 or Sep 1983 to Nov 1984
Jul 1, 2029	Nov 1954 to Jan 1956 or May 1956 to Oct 1956 or Dec 1983 to Apr 1984 or Sep 1984 to Nov 1985
Oct 1, 2029	Dec 1954 to Nov 1956 or Oct 1984 to Dec 1985

By birth year

Born in	Within 8°	Exact hits	Age at first hit
1945	Jan 1989 to Nov 1990	Apr 1989, May 1989, Dec 1989	44
1946	Jan 1990 to Dec 1991	Jan 1991	45
1947	Feb 1991 to Dec 1992	Jan 1992	45
1948	Feb 1992 to Jan 1994	Feb 1993	45
1949	Mar 1993 to Jan 1995	Feb 1994	45
1950	Mar 1994 to Feb 1996	Mar 1995	45
1951	Apr 1995 to Feb 1997	Mar 1996	45
1952	Apr 1996 to Feb 1998	Mar 1997	45
1953	Apr 1997 to Feb 1999	Mar 1998	45
1954	Apr 1998 to Feb 2000	Jul 1998, Sep 1998, Mar 1999	44
1955	Apr 1999 to May 2000	Jul 1999, Oct 1999, Mar 2000	44
1956	Apr 2000 to May 2001	Jul 2000, Nov 2000, Mar 2001	44
1957	Apr 2001 to May 2002	Jul 2001, Jan 2002, Mar 2002	44
1958	Aug 2001 to May 2003	Jul 2002	44
1959	Aug 2002 to May 2004	Jul 2003	44
1960	Aug 2003 to May 2005	Jun 2004	44
1961	Aug 2004 to May 2006	Jun 2005	44
1962	Aug 2005 to Apr 2007	Oct 2005, Dec 2005, Jul 2006	43
1963	Aug 2006 to Sep 2007	Oct 2006, Feb 2007, Jul 2007	43
1964	Aug 2007 to Sep 2008	Oct 2007, Feb 2008, Jul 2008	43
1965	Aug 2008 to Sep 2009	Oct 2008, Mar 2009, Jul 2009	43
1966	Dec 2008 to Sep 2010	Oct 2009, Apr 2010, Jul 2010	43
1967	Dec 2009 to Oct 2011	Nov 2010, May 2011, Jul 2011	43
1968	Dec 2010 to Oct 2012	Nov 2011, May 2012, Aug 2012	43
1969	Jan 2012 to Nov 2013	Dec 2012, May 2013, Aug 2013	43
1970	Jan 2013 to Nov 2014	Dec 2013, May 2014, Sep 2014	43
1971	Oct 2014 to Dec 2015	Jan 2015, May 2015, Oct 2015	44
1972	Nov 2015 to Sep 2017	Jan 2016, May 2016, Oct 2016	44
1973	Dec 2016 to Oct 2018	Feb 2017, May 2017, Nov 2017	44
1974	Dec 2017 to Nov 2019	Mar 2018, May 2018, Dec 2018	44
1975	Jan 2019 to Dec 2020	Dec 2019	44
1976	Feb 2020 to Dec 2021	Jan 2021	45
1977	Feb 2021 to Jan 2023	Jan 2022	45
1978	Mar 2022 to Jan 2024	Feb 2023	45
1979	Mar 2023 to Jan 2025	Feb 2024	45
1980	Apr 2024 to Feb 2026	Mar 2025	45
1981	Apr 2025 to Feb 2027	Mar 2026	45
1982	Apr 2026 to Feb 2028	Mar 2027	45
1983	Apr 2027 to Feb 2029	Jul 2027, Aug 2027, Mar 2028	44
1984	Apr 2028 to May 2029	Jul 2028, Oct 2028, Mar 2029	44
1985	May 2029 to May 2030	Jul 2029, Nov 2029, Mar 2030	44
1986	May 2030 to Jun 2031	Jul 2030, Dec 2030, Mar 2031	44
1987	Aug 2030 to May 2032	Jul 2031, Jan 2032, Mar 2032	44
1988	Aug 2031 to May 2033	Jul 2032	44
1989	Aug 2032 to May 2034	Jul 2033	44
1990	Aug 2033 to May 2035	Jul 2034	44
1991	Aug 2034 to May 2036	Nov 2034, Nov 2034, Jul 2035	43
1992	Aug 2035 to Sep 2036	Oct 2035, Jan 2036, Jul 2036	43
1993	Aug 2036 to Sep 2037	Oct 2036, Feb 2037, Jul 2037	43
1994	Aug 2037 to Sep 2038	Oct 2037, Mar 2038, Jul 2038	43
1995	Aug 2038 to Sep 2039	Oct 2038, Apr 2039, Jul 2039	43
1996	Dec 2038 to Oct 2040	Nov 2039, Apr 2040, Jul 2040	43
1997	Dec 2039 to Oct 2041	Nov 2040, May 2041, Aug 2041	43
1998	Jan 2041 to Nov 2042	Nov 2041, May 2042, Aug 2042	43
1999	Jan 2042 to Nov 2043	Dec 2042, May 2043, Sep 2043	43
2000	Oct 2043 to Dec 2044	Jan 2044, May 2044, Sep 2044	44

For a birthday in the middle of the year. A birthday months away can shift the dates.

In the app

Solstice shows this transit when it is within orb of your natal Saturn. Tap it, and the card shows each part:

Saturn. Saturn is structure, discipline, time. Where you build slowly. Often felt as a hard teacher early in life and a wise one later. The placement describes the ladder you are quietly climbing.
Opposition. An opposition is a 180° angle — two planets on opposite ends of the same axis. Magnetic and tiring. Often shows up as a back-and-forth between two parts of yourself that both have a point.

Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.

What does Saturn opposite Saturn mean for you?

The dates above come from your birthday alone. What the transit brings depends on the rest of your chart: the house Saturn crosses and the planets it touches on the way. Solstice reads them with your birth time and place, and talks with you about it while it lasts.

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