Sun opposite Saturn presents hardship and restriction in life, often starting from difficulties with the father who may be absent or weak. Saturn does represent the father figure, the symbol of authority, and the opposition with the Sun mean the whole identity is effected. These people are therefore serious and studious, they become experts at learning for themselves using critical thinking. They can be critical of themselves, of other people, and be subject to criticism themselves. Of all the Sun Saturn aspects, the studiousness of Saturn seems to come out strongest in Sun opposite Saturn. This can lead to remarkable achievements and the highest recognition.
Sun Opposite Saturn Celebrities
Nicholas Culpeper (83′) the physician astrologer who wrote the famous Culpeper’s Herbal for which he was heavily criticised by the medical establishment. He was named after his wealthy father, a minister of the Church who died two weeks before Nicholas was born. He was raised by his grandfather, a Puritan minister. Nicholas was a brilliant student, but also scathingly critical and rebellious. He was loyal to his friends but a dangerous enemy. He suffered many personal ordeals with death of loved ones and much illness, being wounded twice himself in battle, suffering depression and dying from tuberculosis. The restrictions of Saturn were great, but so were the benefits of high achievement and a lasting name.
Another high achieving astrologer, William Lilly (50′), famously predicted the 1666 Great Fire of London 14 years before it happened. He was put on trial for allegedly starting the fire but was found innocent. Other celebrities with Sun opposite Saturn include astrologer Robert E. Zoller (44′) and author Hans Christian Andersen (65′).
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I have this aspect, Im very inhibited and everything seems to happen slowly for me, relationships and career.
My father lived in the same house but was very distant.
I do learn a lot by myself.
Hi my name is tony. My dob is 20 april1984, 7:30pm, trivandrum,india. I have sun and saturn exalted in my horoscope and they are opposite to each other. What does tat mean? And my ascendend is with saturn. Please enlighten. Thankyou.
With Saturn on AC, Sun on DC then relationships will be a major issue in your life. The Sun will make you need relationships, to have close interaction, but Saturn may cause inhibition or shyness. That sounds like difficult polarity to handle.
Oh dude u r spot on! Cld u please read my horoscope and tell me abt my financial future? It seems tat i have three planets exalted in my horoscope, but since saturn and sun are opposite to each other, it is of no use. And wen is my gud time going to come? Or will it ever come
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Hi Jamie, My daughter was born with this aspect. Her Sun is 5 degrees Libra in the 5th house (with Pholus at 4 Libra and North Node 7 Libra and Chiron 18 there too!) Saturn opposing at 3 degrees Aries in the 11th , Moon is 15 Aries, with Juno 13 and Eris 18 Aries all in the 11th house.. while Jupiter squares it all in Capricorn 8 degrees in the 7th house! Her Rising Sign is Cancer 3 degrees so this is a Grand T-Square. I have always wondered what this is all about for her…any ideas? She just turned 15. Her father was not here at all,not interested until he showed up when she was 10 and left again a week later when he realized it wasn’t all about “him”.(So I have raised her completely on my own from the pregnancy onward.) I am Aries 16 degrees conjunct Merc. 16 exact and Transiting Saturn has been opposing my NaSun/Merc. for this past year. We have been through a crazy year…any idea of what this is all about for her and us? I do worry about her future with that Natal aspect although she is extremely creative and talented…a wee bit lazy, too. (;-)Teens!) Thank you, Jamie! You and Marina are the best!!
Shawn
That’s a tough t-square for her Shawn. I would think the Sun Saturn opposition is going to play out in her relationships later on. As her parent it would be most important to be the solid and secure Saturn role model for her and give her a sense of structure and routine, and most importantly, to ensure that she a the very best self confidence and self esteem.
Thanks Jamie, that makes sense. (Saturn) and I have tried to give as much structure and security as possible but this has not always been easy. I agree with the idea of self worth and self confidence. She does suffer here at times…other times she is filled with confidence. (Venus and Mars in Leo conjunct wide orb by 10 degrees, 3rd house) and so I am hopeful she will be able to use the latter. Thank you Jamie. You have really helped me here. Many blessings to you and Marina and you family!
My Sun in Gemini (12th) is opposition Capricorn on the cusp of the 7th house. It is very, very frustrating!!!!!! My mother and father divorced when I was around 3 years old, and he wasn’t around much, so I didn’t have any positive male role models.
Saturn in Sag is sitting in the 6th (Sag cusp) — what a life filled with many lessons. I’d like a minute to rest, please!
Thanks for sharing that VJ. The one thing about these hard Saturn aspects is that the lesson do pay off. Saturn is a late bloomer so especially after the Saturn return I would expect the positive Saturn attributes to predominate, achievement and recognition.
Hello Jamie, I love your work , Darkstar i s by far the best & most interesting site of its kind & I love receiving your E:mails. Saturn seems to have hovered over me for ever & cast some pretty heavy clouds that many times led to thunderous storms. It is in my 8th house right now & keeping me very tied to a situation that I would like to change. I have just realized I am soon due for a 2nd Saturn return, the 1st one was helllsh if anything. I was born Feb 24th 1953, what can I expect from this new one ? could you give me an idea please ? so grateful for any info you could put my as unfortunately I cannot order a full horoscope from you. Thanks to you & Marina for the great & thorough job you do. Davida
You have your Saturn return about the same time I have my Saturn opposition. My first Saturn return was hellish too. You should breeze through this one though because you also have Pluto sextile Sun transit which is longer tern and very empowering. I should be writing that one up before too long.
Thanks for answering and I can’t wait to read up on Pluto sextile sun transit. I hope you are right about Saturn not wreaking havoc in my life again, if your 1st return was heavy too then you understand my concern.I do not know if I have a Sun Saturn opposition in my natal chart but it certainly feels that Saturn has put the breaks on almost every aspect of my life and I am looking forward to not feeling held back so strongly. every time I move forward.
Thank you again Jamie
Thank you, thank you! Big Isabele Hickey fan here. I have Leo 14 deg. sun in 2nd oppos. saturn 20 aquarius in 8th. Scorpio neptune end of 4th T squares sun, saturn and venus! Aries jupiter in 10th trines sun so I really push my luck. My father was a brilliant scientist who hated my drug addicted mother and left us behind when I turned 11. Dad was a womanizing, self centered bully bent on shaming me until he finally died. I have a son, 16 who has sun trine saturn. He is a gifted honor student who maintains friendly, distant relations with his father who is educated and gainfully employed but left me to deal with motherhood alone. Again, responsibility in my chart and I am indeed finding myself feeling unloved and attracted to successful but distant and selfish men. Ironically, my mother had Pluto opposed mars and my dad had Pluto conj. mars. Before he left, my father beat my mother severely enough to hospitalize her but never was charged. I guess a physical beating is the only thing I have not experienced, but being ignored and uncared for hurts just as much sometimes.
Thanks for sharing Sherry, this adds a lot to our understanding of this tough aspect.
Why is Saturn return such a big thing? Why does everybody talk about it?
I have Sun/0*Leo opposite Saturn/3* Aquarius and transiting Saturn entering Scorpio is close to forming at T-square to it.
I am 20 yrs old.
I am 19 years old, my sun is in 14 degrees Leo on the same degree as Chiron, one degree away from my midheaven. Opposite my saturn in 15 degree Aquarius conjunct the IC. Both squared with my Pluto in my ascendant in 20 degrees Scorpio(which is also conjunct my moon). I feel as if this T-square overwhelms me, i have deep ambitions for life but am constantly letting my saturn restrict me. It does to seem to have gotten better since ive gotten older though.
That is a tough placement you have. I could see you really excelling in a career related to Chiron – alternative therapies, even traditional medicine. You will be always pushed very hard and it will feel like an uphill battle, but I think your Saturn return will be the turning point where you reach that level of wisdom and understanding to turn things around, Saturn will then reward for the patience and determination.
I have retrograde saturn in the 5th house in opposition to my: Sun(0°11′), Jupiter(2°07′), Venus(2°26′), and Mercury (8°51′) in my 11th house (Scorpio). Is this as monumental as it seems to a layperson. I have felt uncomfortable in some way every day of my entire life. Currently I feel a very strong inspiration to get more info on this.
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Wow ive never really considered it that way, but i did plan on being a psychotherapist or something along those lines. And as strange as it sounds i have almost “cured” i guess you could say my girlfriends migranes when theyre bad etc. by just meditating and focusing on it getting better, it usually works and ive always considered it worked by just mindpower and the direction of protons or something. But perhaps it is my chirons placement cuz the sun is by far my dom, lol idk. And thats good, i feel like my saturn does help me even now though.
Man you have a crazyy chart. I can sortve imagine your energy i think.. Haha. And i thought my sun oppo saturn felt strange:P
I had read an article about Hans Christian Andersen, he had a very poor and also outcast family which he was extremely ashamed of. He was at the bottom of the social hierarchy. (members of the family were: One was an alcoholic, one had a brothel, mother illiterate, father shoe repairer…) . He was also very effeminate and ugly as a child, and he was always made fun of. He was always seeking rich and powerful friendships and the author’s argument was that climbing the social ladder was an obsession in Andersen, and this could be seen in many of his tales too. He was never ever satisfied, always seeking power, to be flattered and loved by everyone. He also hated his country too, ie Denmark, because he was not much interested and boosted there.
The book is a very interesting read, if anyone has time I highly recommend it: “Alison Lurie, Boys and Girls Forever”. It talks about how indeed children’s literature is very subversive of social norms and codes.
Hi, I am a sunsign Scorpio with sun aspect saturn. I’m often told that this is aspect is one of the most difficult, if not the most difficult of all aspects, but combined with scorpio makes it worse so. How true this is I don’t really know, but I do know my relationship with my father has been incredibly difficult throughout my life. He was a violent man with mental health problems and a bully. And my life has certainly been one long struggle.
I do find it sad to read that other scorpions with the saturn aspect really struggled with it. The poets Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton both committed suicide. The actor Richard Burton and the poet Dylan Thomas both drank themselves into early graves too.
I have down days, but I never feel sorry for myself – it would just be great for adversity to take a permanent break and I could do some living for a change!