Planetary Aspects: Saturn sextile Pluto
What does Saturn sextile Pluto mean? The answer depends on whether it’s an aspect occurring in your natal chart, currently forming in the cosmos (transit-to-transit aspect), transiting your chart, or occurring in a chart comparison (synastry – relationship astrology). However, this aspect between planets has common general themes. The following shows interpretations of Saturn sextile Pluto in these various forms as well as in general.
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On this Page:
- In the Natal Chart
- Transit to Transit
- In Transit to the Natal Chart
- In Synastry (Chart Comparison)
- In the Composite Chart
Saturn sextile Pluto
When Saturn and Pluto connect, we deal with matters related to our use of resources and power.
In the Natal Chart
With Saturn forming a sextile to Pluto in the birth chart, you could feel a strong sense of karmic mission. Exercising self-discipline and working hard can be transformative. You believe in putting effort into achieving your goals, and you have a strong eye for what needs improving and what you should put behind you. You’re also talented in zeroing in on priorities and zoning out the fluff when you’re genuinely motivated.
Key Traits of Saturn sextile Pluto. You will find some, many, or all of the following, depending on how strong this aspect is in the natal chart:
- Has organizational skill.
- Is powerfully strategic.
- Can work hard towards a long-term goal without losing spirit.
- Persistent and enduring.
Transit to Transit
With Saturn forming a sextile with Pluto, our dedication and commitment to goals run high. We are more productive in a reliable and consistent way. We derive satisfaction from a job well done, especially if we can readily attach meaning to it. We are more able to concentrate. We can see ourselves and our purpose very clearly. It’s an excellent time to cultivate patience and weed out the unnecessary to focus on what matters.
This is a time of structured change, perseverance, and survival. We’re achieving our goals through hard work. It can also be a strong time to limit or cap power to everyone’s benefit. Slow but effective changes in power structures can be in the spotlight now. It’s also a time of evolving, transforming perceptions of respect, discipline, and rules. A cautious and strategic approach is the most successful during this period. We should be mindful of what we’re building now, if it will truly benefit us, as it can be long-standing and difficult to dismantle.
Saturn sextile Pluto dates
The following show the dates of this aspect’s occurrence in history, current times, and the future in two different formats.
Dates with Planetary Positions by Signs and Degrees. Note: dates and times are Eastern and are within the years 1940 to 2050:
In Transit to the Natal Chart
When transiting Saturn sextiles natal Pluto, you can be motivated to put in the work or to draw upon your self-discipline for a mission that’s important to you. You can feel quite determined to get over an obstacle. Making a productive lifestyle change can be in focus during this period.
Keep in mind that people born in your birth year and in surrounding birth years are going through the same transit, but not necessarily in the same houses.
When transiting Pluto sextiles natal Saturn, it’s a time when you’re ambitious to build lasting structures and routines. It can be a period of a slow and steady ascent. You’re reducing waste without feeling that you’re cutting corners. Relationships can elevate now with more trust and respect.
This can be a period of rehauling some basic foundations or structures in your life.
In Chart Comparison (Synastry)
When Saturn in one chart forms a sextile to Pluto in another chart, there’s a heavy or intense quality to your interaction, and a strong sense of responsibility for one another is likely to exist between the two of you. You may encourage ambition, dedication, or responsibility in one another.
In the Composite Chart
With Saturn sextile Pluto in the composite chart, there is a practical, responsible, and ambitious quality to the relationship. Together, you feel as if you can weather any storm.
See also Planetary Aspects and Saturn Transits.
More Planetary Aspects:
Aspects
Jupiter trine Saturn
Jupiter trine North Node
Saturn conjunct Neptune
Uranus sextile North Node
Uranus sextile Neptune
Saturn sextile Uranus
Jupiter square Chiron
