Saturn

[Dottie]

How long does Saturn stay in one sign? Saturn has recently moved into
my 5th house (Libra) and it looks like it will be there about 4
years. I thought it was more like 2 1/2 years. Does anybody know.

[don hindenach]

Post by Dottie
How long does Saturn stay in one sign? Saturn has recently moved into
my 5th house (Libra) and it looks like it will be there about 4
years. I thought it was more like 2 1/2 years. Does anybody know.

transitting saturn takes about 29.5 years +/- 2 to go around. that's just under
2.5 years per 30-degree house/sign

if your 5th house is large, it could well be 4 years there

[Todd Carnes]

You mentioned houses, then started talking about signs. They're not
necessarily (or usually) the same thing.

At any rate...

"On average" it's usually a little less than 2 1/2 years, BUT not all signs
and/or houses are the same size and then there's retrograde periods to
account for as well.

Todd

Post by Dottie
How long does Saturn stay in one sign? Saturn has recently moved into
my 5th house (Libra) and it looks like it will be there about 4
years. I thought it was more like 2 1/2 years. Does anybody know.

[A B]

Post by Todd Carnes
You mentioned houses, then started talking about signs. They're not
necessarily (or usually) the same thing.
At any rate...
"On average" it's usually a little less than 2 1/2 years, BUT not all
signs and/or houses are the same size and then there's retrograde periods
to account for as well.

To be precise: in the standard (Tropical) zodiac all signs are the same
size, but a planet may go through some of them faster than others because of
its elliptical orbit. This is only really an issue with Pluto, which has a
much more elongated orbit than the others. The usual Sidereal orbit is the
same, but if you're going by the actual constellations then the signs will
be different in size. I know of very few people who do that.

In the Equal House system all houses are the same size, and the same size as
a sign - 30 degrees. So I imagine you're using one of the other house
systems, in which case your 5th house could (in extreme cases) be anything
from 1 to 59 degrees. No accounting for house systems.
A. B.

[Edmond H. Wollmann]

Post by Dottie
How long does Saturn stay in one sign? Saturn has recently moved into
my 5th house (Libra) and it looks like it will be there about 4
years. I thought it was more like 2 1/2 years. Does anybody know.

Aproximately 2.33 Years in each sign, depends on the house system you
use.