If you know anything about astrology, you’ve probably heard about Saturn’s upcoming transit into Pisces.
Saturn, known as the “taskmaster planet,” is in charge of commitment, boundaries, limitations, rules, regulations, and hard work. The shift into the sign of the fish is being heralded as a major event — but given that planets are constantly changing signs, you may be wondering what all the fuss is about with Saturn in Pisces. Let us break it down for you.
The luminaries and planets in astrology supervise various aspects of our daily lives. Venus is the planet of relationships, beauty, and values, while Mercury rules communication, transportation, and technology. And as they move at different speeds, we’ll see the areas of life they govern through the lens of the sign they’re in. For example, when Mercury is in the cardinal earth sign of Capricorn, we interact, think, travel, and use technology in a more goal-oriented, initiative-taking, and pragmatic manner. We are drawn to strengthening our platonic relationships and rebelling against conventional beauty while Venus is in fixed air sign Aquarius. While some planets move from sign to sign every few weeks (like Mercury) or months (like Mars), others stay in one sign for years, teaching long-term lessons and setting a particular tone for society. Saturn is one of these planets.
Saturn has been transiting Aquarius, the 11th sign of the zodiac, since December 17, 2020. Aquarius is known for its progressive, rebellious, eccentric, humanitarian, and occasionally contrarian outlook. Aquarius challenges us to consider what is best for the greater good versus self (hi, COVID), while overhauling and rejecting what no longer serves us. As a result of this transit, we have had to confront outdated ideas about gender, equality, and identity.
However, after more than two years in Aquarius, Saturn is leaving the sign and entering a new one, bringing its serious lesson plans to a whole new realm of life. Here’s everything you need to know about Saturn’s transit through Pisces from 2023 to 2026.
When Is Saturn in Pisces?
Saturn will transit Pisces, the mutable water sign symbolized by the fish, from March 7, 2023 to May 24, 2025, and then again — thanks to a retrograde — from Aug. 31, 2025 to Feb. 13, 2026.
What Does Saturn in Pisces Mean For Us?
To understand what Saturn transit through Pisces will means, it’s necessary to first understand Pisces as a sign. Pisces is deeply emotional, empathic, and escapist as the final sign of the zodiac and a flexible but often indecisive water sign. The fish, ruled by Neptune, the planet of illusion, prefers to wear rose-colored glasses. But because Neptune is also the planet of spirituality, there may be no sign more at ease with mysticism and all things ethereal and intangible than Pisces.
We’ll be more selective about who we rely on for information about the metaphysical aspects of life as Saturn moves through Pisces. Saturn is the planet of authority, and the people who will stay in the spirituality spotlight will be those who do their homework rather than those who try to capitalize on growing trends, from Instagram armchair astrologers to all the voices of WitchTok.
As a result of being so deeply sensitive and empathic, Pisces is often predisposed to mental health issues. Saturn’s transit of the heartfelt, compassionate sign, we hope, will strengthen existing discussions about prioritizing mental health care, psychology, therapy, and self-care.
Given Pisces’ Neptunian connection to illusion, delusion, and fantasy, Saturn’s time in the sign could fuel more limitations, boundaries, rules, and regulations around unrealistic social media elements like filters and deep fakes.
If you were born between May 21, 1993, and June 30, 1993, or between January 28, 1994, and April 7, 1996, you will have your first Saturn return, laying the groundwork for the next 30 years.
How to Best Use Saturn in Pisces to Your Advantage
Because Saturn’s journey through any sign is a marathon rather than a sprint, its lessons may be difficult to fully comprehend while you’re in them. To make the most of this transit, remember the following ground rules as the taskmaster planet moves through the sign of the fish:
# Consider the area of your chart Pisces rules.
Even if none of your “big three” or six personal placements are in Pisces, the sign rules one of the houses in your natal birth chart. (If you don’t have one, you can use the one on my website.) Look to the house Pisces rules for insight into the area of life where you’ll be able to work harder, become more organized and structured, and learn valuable lessons that will help you grow and mature. For example, if Saturn is transiting your seventh house of partnership, you may be getting serious with someone special — possibly even married. If it falls in your 10th house of career, you may be vying for more responsibility, a promotion, or even starting your own business to make a name for yourself in your field.
# Question what’s real and what’s not.
Pisces is all about blurring rational thought and frequently relies on emotions over facts, but Saturn encourages reality checks. So, when it comes to Piscean aspects of life — whether it’s a dreamy new match you’ve just started dating, meditating at a new wellness collective, or taking a new form of CBD to sleep better — do your research.
# Strive to make your dreams a reality.
Saturn can be a harsh teacher, but it can also fuel your ability to put your nose to the grindstone and achieve something you never thought possible. Pisces is most at ease in the depths of feelings and fantasies, and it is also associated with the 12th house of the unconscious. Paying more attention to the subtext of conversations, your intuition, and your actual dreams — waking or sleeping — during this transit could inspire pragmatic game plans that support your big-picture goals.
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