When the Sun sextiles Saturn in the Natal Chart
Sun sextile Saturn
Explore what it means when the Sun and Saturn harmonize through a sextile aspect in your birth chart.
Sun sextile Saturn
With your Sun-Saturn sextile, it’s easy and natural for you to accept responsibilities, lead a relatively orderly life, and apply caution in financial and business dealings. For instance, you might be the one in your friend group who always takes charge of planning and organizing events. You rarely jump to conclusions or take uneducated risks. Instead, you might spend a significant amount of time researching before making a decision. You have a little more patience than others and enough self-discipline to slowly but surely achieve what you set out to do. This could be seen in your commitment to a long-term project or goal.
While you may not be the most expressive, your loyalty and responsibility towards your loved ones are unwavering. Your trustworthiness is a natural part of your character, and you find it hard to comprehend those who disrespect others, take reckless risks, or lead chaotic lives. Your methodical approach to projects isn’t the fastest, but it ensures you reach your goals consistently.
This aspect adds a distinct layer of responsibility and reliability to your nature. Your dependability in various areas of life, coupled with your meticulousness in projects close to your heart, earns you the respect of others. Even in your youth, you were often seen as more mature than your peers. While you respect tradition and convention, you also have the foresight to recognize when change is necessary. Your ability to make sacrifices in the present for your future self is a testament to your strength. People in authority often appreciate your balanced approach.
Some Famous People with Sun sextile Saturn
Aries/Aquarius: Sarah McLachlan, Dean Norris, Julian Lennon
Aries/Gemini: Pharrell Williams, Christopher Walken, Adam Scott, Victoria Beckham
Taurus/Pisces: Janet Jackson, Crispin Glover, Djimon Hounsou
Taurus/Cancer: Candice Bergen, Donovan, Enrique Iglesias, Christina Hendricks, David Beckham, Charli D’Amelio
Gemini/Aries: Noel Gallagher, Yasmine Bleeth, Roselyn Sanchez
Gemini/Leo: Zoe Saldana, Sarah Wayne Callies, Zachary Quinto
Gemini/Virgo: Lionel Richie
Cancer/Taurus: Ringo Starr
Cancer/Virgo: Meryl Streep, Lindsay Wagner, Huey Lewis, Robin Williams, Chris Tamburello
Leo/Gemini: Robert De Niro, Jerry Garcia
Leo/Cancer: Kristen Wiig
Leo/Virgo: Lynda Carter
Leo/Libra: Andrew Garfield, Sebastian Stan, Kathie Lee Gifford, Brit Marling, Devon Aoki
Virgo/Cancer: Mary Shelley, Dave Chappelle, Ryan Phillippe
Virgo/Scorpio: Elvis Costello, Max Minghella, Garrett Hedlund
Libra/Leo: Rita Hayworth, Alicia Silverstone
Libra/Sagittarius: Fran Drescher, Jurnee Smollett, Tim Robbins
Scorpio/Virgo: Kate Jackson, Bonnie Raitt, Manju Warrier, Taryn Manning
Scorpio/Capricorn: Finola Hughes, Meg Ryan, Tilda Swinton
Sagittarius/Libra: Amy Lee
Sagittarius/Aquarius: Sir Winston Churchill
Capricorn/Scorpio: Johannes Kepler, Rudyard Kipling, Kate McKinnon
Capricorn/Sagittarius: Edgar Allen Poe
Capricorn/Pisces: Emily Watson, Eddie Vedder
Aquarius/Sagittarius: Michael B. Jordan, Darren Criss, Rose Leslie, Bill Maher, Geena Davis
Aquarius/Aries: Jennifer Aniston, Smokey Robinson
Pisces/Capricorn: Rihanna, Kyle MacLachlan, Joanne Woodward
Pisces/Taurus: Jon Hamm, Timbaland
General discussion of Sun-Saturn aspects.
What is a sextile? A sextile is an astrological aspect of 60 degrees. Astrologers generally consider two planets or points to be sextile one another if they are approximately 55 to 65 degrees away from each other, give or take. This range depends on the orb an astrologer allows and, in this example, the orb is 5 degrees.
The sextile is considered harmonious and easy. The planets forming a sextile are playing nicely with one another, making benefits and opportunities more likely. Sextiles hold the potential for an intelligent use of the energies of the involved planets and points.
Alternate meanings of this aspect:
Sun sextile Saturn:
You have the ability to learn a great deal from your life experiences and a talent for helping others learn from your mistakes. Although you are relatively modest, you are a very understanding and competent person. You use your resources (personal and otherwise) wisely and treat others with respect. Others value your opinion highly, but you usually prefer to fade into the background and allow others with larger egos to get the attention.
In your career you are highly ambitious and are willing to follow your own judgment against the advice of others– and you are usually glad you did. Since you treat your supervisors with respect, they also respect you, and this can help you a great deal in the professional world. You are not interested in get-rich-quick schemes, preferring instead to plan your course carefully and follow it one careful step at a time.
You could excel in a career in law, politics, research and development, teaching or industrial management. No matter which field you enter, you will probably soon rise to a position in management. You are highly responsible in your business dealings and keep up with the latest advances in order to remain competitive. Because you have worked hard for all you have gained in life, it would be hard for a competitor to topple you. You build your career on a solid foundation of integrity, competency and efficiency.
In your personal life, you prefer to associate with others who hold sincerity and honesty in high esteem. You are fond of the old fashioned ways and traditions and are able to see their value. In your love life you would be happiest with a permanent, stable relationship with someone you respect.
— Sample interpretation from the Personal Path report.
Sun sextile Saturn: Sun sextile Saturn indicates a person who is fortunate enough to have some of the finest faculties and qualities of these two planets. It gives method, foresight and organizing capacity. These natives display executive and diplomatic ability with the moral stamina to carry any project to a successful conclusion and they make no enemies in so doing. This aspect brings success in political or judicial positions or in positions connected with mining or agriculture. These individuals often benefit by legacy, but recognition and success are generally delayed until middle life.
NORMERGIC TENDENCIES: Generally a good tenacity and vitality in life.
— Sample interpretation from the Body & Soul report.
The Sun in sextile aspect to Saturn suggests a quality of self-control and enhances this child’s comfort with the adult world. Learning and educational experiences may be enjoyable, since accomplishing some mastery over information and over the physical plane will be positively self-confirming. Identifying positive role models can be especially helpful, since she may be more comfortable following in the footsteps of accomplished individuals until she establishes a sense of personal identity.
This child may respond well to positive forms of discipline and may be capable of accepting personal responsibility for her actions at an early age.
— Sample interpretation from the Child report.
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Interpretations written by Annie unless otherwise noted.
