The Planet Saturn

The Planet Saturn

Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun. It is a "gas giant" and is the 2nd largest planet in the solar system. Saturn has a prominent system of rings, consisting mostly of ice particles and rocks.

Mars Opposes Saturn Today

Photo: Charles Pfeil

Every two years the aspect of transiting Mars opposition Saturn occurs, a time of potential frustration -- Mars desires to accelerate, and Saturn wants to brake. It's a good time to lay low, avoid arguments, and chill. Saturn is at 18 degrees Leo and Mars is at 18 degrees Aquarius. Guess where my natal Venus is? 18 degrees Leo! Hmmmmm......

"Fortune does not change men. It unmasks them." Suzanne Necker
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