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Planets in houses · Vedic astrology
Saturn (Shani) in the 12 Houses
Saturn (Shani) is a natural malefic and the slowest planet — the significator of discipline, work, longevity, service, delay and endurance. Where it sits, counted from the lagna, decides which part of life it works through — each house below has its own page.
- Nature
- a natural malefic and the slowest planet — the significator of discipline, work, longevity, service, delay and endurance.
- Exalted in
- Libra (Tula); debilitated in Aries (Mesha).
- Aspects
- from any house, the 3rd, 7th and 10th houses counted from itself.
- Directional strength
- full in the 7th house.
- Mahadasha
- 19 years — Saturn mahadasha.
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Saturn in the 1st house
Saturn on the lagna gives seriousness, endurance and a slow start: the classical texts read a lean or delicate constitution, a reserved or melancholic manner and early struggles. - 02
Saturn in the 2nd house
Saturn in the 2nd makes wealth slow and speech sparing: the texts describe money that is delayed or hard-earned, a terse manner, responsibility for the family and complaints of the teeth or eyes, with savings that grow late and steadily, sometimes through work away from home. - 03
Saturn in the 3rd house
Saturn in the 3rd wins by stamina: in this upachaya house a malefic does well, and the texts describe endurance, practical intelligence, success through persistent effort and victory over rivals, with some coolness toward younger siblings. - 04
Saturn in the 4th house
In the 4th house of home and mother Saturn is heavy: the texts read comforts that come late, an older or inherited home that needs work, responsibility for the mother and a sense of carrying burdens privately. - 05
Saturn in the 5th house
In the house of children, intellect and romance Saturn is slow: the texts read delays or worries around children, a serious, cautious intellect and romance that comes late or with responsibility. - 06
Saturn in the 6th house
Saturn in the 6th outlasts its opponents: enemies wear out against its patience, debts are paid down slowly but surely and illness is met with discipline — the texts count the house among Saturn's best. - 07
Saturn in the 7th house
The 7th is where Saturn gains directional strength (dig bala), and its classical reading is a marriage that comes late or with responsibility: an older, serious or hard-working spouse, duties within the relationship and partnerships that are slow to build. - 08
Saturn in the 8th house
Saturn is the significator of longevity, and the texts give long life in the 8th — together with chronic or slow complaints, obstacles, delayed inheritance and periods of hardship that teach endurance. - 09
Saturn in the 9th house
In the house of dharma and the father Saturn is austere: the classical texts read slow fortune early on, distance from or duty toward the father, and a faith that is unorthodox or tested. - 10
Saturn in the 10th house
Saturn in the 10th gives authority earned by work: the texts describe a native who rises through discipline to positions of responsibility and who must guard against a fall from position. - 11
Saturn in the 11th house
Saturn in the 11th pays late and keeps paying: the texts describe steady wealth, long life, gains through hard work, land and labour, and loyal, older or influential friends. - 12
Saturn in the 12th house
Saturn in the 12th is the hermit's or the exile's placement: the texts mention expenditure, periods of isolation, poor sleep and losses through carelessness, and the same placement gives detachment and a disciplined spiritual practice.
Make your kundli and look for Saturn on the chart: the house it sits in, counted from the lagna, is the page to read, and the sign it is in is the row of that page’s table.
