Saturn is moving from dreamy, escapist Pisces to fiery Aries.
- On May 24, 2025, Saturn moves from Pisces to Aries, a sign it hasn't occupied since 1999.
- This move kicks off a three-year period that will emphasize responsibility and ambition.
- The cardinal signs, Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn, will be most impacted.
If you feel like you’re been hearing nonstop about rare planetary shifts that will usher in a whole new era, that’s because 2025 is uniquely chaotic in that way. This month, Saturn, the taskmaster planet that oversees discipline, authority figures, and challenges, will move into fiery Aries, a sign it hasn’t occupied since 1999. Since 2023, Saturn has been in dreamy, escapist water sign Pisces, and in turn, we’ve moved through a moment devoted to reality-checking tied to emotional and psychological healing. But as of May 24, Saturn will be in Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, kicking off a three-year period in which you’ll be challenged to take responsibility and lay the groundwork for your future with a more pioneering, trailblazing spirit.
As the planet of serious business makes its way through Aries, you can adopt a go-getter ram-like approach to setting up the foundations you’ll build your dreams on. Here’s what to know as you kick off this new chapter.
When Is Saturn in Aries?
Since March 7, 2023, Saturn has been in Pisces, but on May 24, 2025, it’ll move forward through the go-getter fire sign Aries until it goes retrograde on July 13, moving back into Pisces on September 1. It ends the year in Pisces, but will land back in the sign of the Ram on February 13, 2026, where it will remain until April 2028.
What Saturn in Aries Brings
If you’ve been wanting to switch up how you’ve been setting boundaries, lay new groundwork for pursuing and achieving your greatest aspirations, take on new responsibilities, make bold moves to step into your sense of authority, or even get a bit more aggressive with defining relationships and fulfilling your desires, Saturn’s move into Aries could prove to be thrilling fuel for your goals. It bears noting that rules-obsessed, stern Saturn transits nudge us to be more mature and take responsibility for our actions, but in Aries, you can step up in a more courageous, dynamic, passionate way. That’s due in part to the fact that Aries is ruled by Mars, the planet of action, energy, war, and sex that encourages us to hit the gas, channeling our passion into building momentum and coming out on top.
In Pisces, Saturn encouraged us to work on and develop compassion, empathy, spirituality, our relationship to all things mystical, poetic, romantic, idealistic, and escapist—all themes of the sign of the Fish. Now, as Saturn makes its way through the early degrees of Aries, it’ll motivate you to put your nose to the grindstone on lessons of the Ram: standing strong in your identity, blazing new trails and being an early adopter of trends, connecting with your competitive side, and fighting for what you believe in. Because Aries is associated with the First House of Self, you could also face Saturnian challenges that ultimately nurture your confidence and bolster your ability to assert yourself now and in the days ahead.
Saturn’s sign change will also impact society overall, urging us to explore new structures, rules, and regulations around Aries and Mars-related areas of life from how we go into battle—personally and on a world scale—to physical fitness, resilience, and leadership. “Saturn in Aries will show us a surge in entrepreneurship, independent artists, and self-starters,” says Rachel Lang, astrologer and author of Modern Day Magic. “Aries governs needles, sharp objects, surgery, and the head….We saw the first robotic surgeries in the last Saturn-in-Aries cycle.”
In her book, Astrological Transits: The Beginner’s Guide to Using Planetary Cycles to Plan and Predict Your Day, Week, Year (or Destiny), April Elliott Kent, an astrologer and founder of Big Sky Astrology, points out that Saturn in Aries will nudge you to think, “If only I had the courage to go after what I want, if only I had the gumption to keep trying every time I fail.” She continues, “When Saturn is in Aries, we are charged with accepting total personal responsibility for our lives…You are the author of your life, so write it the way you want to and then turn the book into the movie you want to live in.”
What signs will Saturn in Aries affect the most?
The signs that will feel Saturn moving into Aries the most are the cardinal signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn. If you have major placements (meaning your sun, moon, rising, Mercury, etc.) in any of these signs, you’ll feel Saturn’s 2025 move into Aries, especially if those placements fall around 0-2 degrees of a cardinal sign.
Read on to learn how Saturn’s 2025 stint in Aries will affect you based on your sign. (Be sure to read both your sun and your rising sign, which you can pinpoint in your birth chart or by using thiscalculator.)
Aries
Since 2023, Saturn has pushed you to tend to your psychological well-being and put your nose to the grindstone to address your fears and heal deep-seated insecurities. Now, Saturn’s move through your sign and first house of self pushes you to reflect on any ways in which you’ve been looking to others to feel more centered in your identity and self-image. You’ll face challenges that ultimately shore up your inner power and self-assuredness, allowing you to move beyond relying on external validation to feel comfy in your skin. Facing reality checks around your individuality—as well as your physical strengths and weaknesses—leads to being more centered, grounded, and confident.
Taurus
Over the last couple of years, you’ve been laying groundwork tied to group activities, communities, and your friendships, and as Saturn moves into your twelfth house of spirituality, you’ll be encouraged to take stock of how you’ve been caring for your mental health. It’s possible that you’ve outgrown practices and habits that you’ve leaned on in the past to boost your inner peace, and it’s time to blaze new trails in this area of life. Making more time for fulfilling introspection (think going to therapy), meditating, or simply making sure you’ve gotten enough sleep can do wonders for your emotional well-being.
Gemini
Since 2023, Saturn’s trip through your tenth house of career has encouraged you to consider where you’ve been holding yourself back from achieving your big picture aspirations. Now, as it moves through your eleventh house of networking and friendships, you’ll be called to lay new groundwork—as well as set and hold boundaries—related to your platonic connections and the communities you’re a member of. You may want to focus more on friendships that are more satisfying and cut away bonds that feel superficial or devote more time and energy to a big picture cause you and your friends are fired up about. You can come away from this transit feeling seen and supported by people and groups who are aligned with your long-term dreams.
Cancer
After two years of influencing how you explore uncharted territory, Saturn will move through your tenth house of career and public image, requiring that you take a cold, hard look at how far you’ve come along your chosen professional path and then recognize how you may be limiting your own growth and advancement. You can lay new foundations that set you up for more recognition and achievement as long as you’re willing to potentially redefine your vision of success and adopt a different approach to reaching the top of whatever mountain you’ve set your sights on.
Leo
Over the course of the last couple years, Saturn has required you to deal with challenges tied to your closest relationship, sex life, and shared financial goals in an effort to ultimately bolster intimacy and feel more comfortable and secure within your bond. Now, as the taskmaster planet plows ahead into your ninth house of adventure, you’ll be challenged to look at how you’ve been stepping out of your comfort zone—or not. It’s time to grapple with philosophies, world views, and perspectives that differ from your own and explore places, experiences, and relationships that are unfamiliar. This is all for the greater good of recognizing and shoring up whatever boosts your spirit and appetite for life.
Virgo
Over the last two years, Saturn has asked you to commit more thoroughly and to take on more responsibility within your one-on-one bonds. It’s possible you’ve moved in with your S.O., gotten engaged, married, or set better boundaries within your closest friendship or even business partnerships. Now, as Saturn moves through your eighth house of intimacy, you’ll be tasked with recognizing where the cracks are within your closest bond—and then stepping up and doing the work that is required to heal those issues so you can feel even more connected and comfortable. Working through disagreements around sex, money, and other shared resources will be key to coming out of this phase even stronger.
Libra
For two years, Saturn has brought more structure to your everyday life, especially your wellness routine, and now it’s focusing on your seventh house of partnership for the next three years. If you’ve been wanting to define a relationship, commit more deeply to your partner, feel more connected to your best friend, or even move the ball forward on an entrepreneurial venture with a business partner, this transit will propel you forward. Just know that you’ll do well to be up for doing the heavy lifting work required to nourish one-on-one bonds, whether that’s couples therapy, mediation, or negotiations, and to ensure you’re benefiting from true reciprocity.
Scorpio
For a while now, Saturn has required that you get real with setting limits and boundaries in order to make more room in your life for creativity and fun. Now, the taskmaster planet moves through your sixth house of wellness, nudging you to restructure your everyday routine so that you’re taking care of your well-being and striking enough of a balance between work and play. You might find that cutting out daily to-dos and commitments that are no longer serving you actually opens the door for you to say “yes” to invitations that bring you more bliss and amplify your vitality.
Sagittarius
Over the last two years, Saturn has been testing you in terms of your relationships with family members, your home life, and your inner, emotional world. Now, the planet of responsibilities and rules travels through your fifth house of romance and self-expression, which sounds like a bit of a bummer, but it can actually serve you well if you’re up for the task of getting serious about having fun. When you find yourself struggling to dive into creative endeavors or to connect with your significant other, it’s a lesson to be more specific about what you need and want out of this area of your life. You can come away from this moment feeling even more confident about owning your voice and tapping into your artistic impulses.
Capricorn
Lately, your ruling planet, taskmaster Saturn, has pushed you to work on how you’re taking in information and sharing it with others, as well as the foundations of your bonds with friends, siblings, and neighbors. But as it moves into your fourth house of home life, you’ll be learning a lot about how you’ve been tending to your domestic world, emotional life, and relationships with relatives. If you’ve been putting off important healing that needs to happen, tough conversations that must be had, or a move, this transit will speed up your progress on these goals. And by prioritizing self-reflection around your early life and roots, you can enhance your sense of security.
Aquarius
Taskmaster Saturn, your co-ruling planet, has taught you plenty of lessons lately around your self-worth, moneymaking strategies, and values, and now, its trip through your third house of communication requires that you look at how you’re gathering information, sharing your thoughts, and learning. It’s possible you’ve been spreading yourself too thin in terms of your social life, or you actually wish you had more going on with friends, colleagues, and neighbors, and over the next three years, you can gain clarity on how you most want to exert your mental energy. When you feel pushed to come up with brilliant new ideas on the job or to connect with people who are draining you, making a different choice than you may have in the past can set a healing, helpful new tone.
Pisces
Saturn is moving out of your sign—where it’s been since 2023—and landing in your second house of income. Here, the taskmaster planet will compel you to bring more structure to the way in which you’re earning as well as nurturing your self-worth, and ensuring your values are reflected by your work. If you take stock of your current moneymaking game plan and feel frustrated by your progress, a positive approach is spending time on inner work that shores up your self-worth. Knowing better what you deserve can translate to going to bat for it, which can prove to be rewarding in a variety of ways.
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