Saturn enters Aries; Let's move forward now!

 

Saturn enters Aries February 13, 2026-April 2028 for the first time in nearly 30 years at 0 degrees of Aries. Last year Saturn dipped its toes into the Aries late May-August for a few months and gave us a preview of what’s to come. 

Aries rules the 1^st house of the zodiac; Pisces, the sign we leave behind rules the 12^th house or last house of the zodiac.  This means we are entering into new territory with Saturn in Aries individually and collectively and we will be focused on new approaches to life. We will all experience many changes personally and in the world over the next few years. As a matter of fact when Saturn leaves Aries the world will be different for a number of reasons from an astrological standpoint.

Aries is ruled by Mars, the planet of action and aggression Aries can be connected with courage and responsibility, leadership and major efforts to move forward but it also rules aggression and anger, hence its name, ‘the God of war.’

Aries represents new beginnings being the first sign of the zodiac. We will see many advances but will need to watch out for impatience, fear of failure, authority issues and burnout and selfishness or being too self consumed.

Saturn in Aries is considered at its fall. This means it is at its weakest state and is not comfortable with the energy so things don’t always go smoothly.

 The 0 degree of Aries is considered the ‘world point.’ Not only does the zodiac begin and end here, we may all be concerned with events that can affect the world with a planet in Aries at this degree. Saturn in Aries will move from 0-14 degrees this year and conjuncts Neptune which is already in Aries.

The last few cycles of Saturn in Aries occurred during the following dates;

Apr 25, 1937 to Mar 20, 1940

Mar 3, 1967, to Apr 29, 1969

Apr 7, 1996, to Feb 28, 1999

We experienced WW11, Vietnam and the US was involved in ‘operation desert strike’ during Saturn’s last 3 transits. There was also the Kosovo conflict to name only several events during the last cycle. War is not necessarily imminent but when Saturn changes signs it typically coincides with major change in the world as well as our lives and hot spots around the globe can heat up .

Saturn is called the ‘taskmaster’ and is always about learning and improving ourselves in some way. It creates stability and grounding but sometimes it is not easy to come by.

Saturn will make many aspects in the US chart which tells us this is not necessarily an easy time in the US, especially through March 2026 with Saturn's square to Venus and Jupiter in the US chart.

Saturn joins Neptune in Aries and is conjunct Neptune. Neptune dissolves our structures ruled by (Saturn). So we can look for many things we may have depended on to not be there in the future.  Human nature is to replace the old with the new so this will certainly happen. 

As we approach April, Saturn and Neptune will begin to separate and this confusing energy will start to lift and we will see many things more clearly.

Aries is about taking on reality head first, Things we have procrastinated may come back up so we can take action. We will follow our personal desires and goals with more ambition and authority to make things happen.

This will also affect the collective. Saturn and Neptune in Pisces have represented a dream state for many, and as Saturn and Neptune moves into Aries many people will wake up and begin to make major changes in their lives and ultimately our world.

This transit will be more difficult for the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, and Capricorn) and easier for the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio) as it makes no major aspect.  It will also be easier for the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, and Sagittarius).