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Saturn opposite Uranus

Stability and freedom stand at opposite ends. With Saturn opposite Uranus, people often swing between the two, or meet one side in a parent, partner or boss.

swings between safe and free
clashes with authority figures
rebuilds after breaks
drawn to unusual partners

What it means

Saturn and Uranus face each other roughly every forty-five years, and the opposition holds for several years. People born from spring 1964 to early 1968 share it, as do those born from late 2007 to mid-2011. It is one of the longer slow-planet aspects, so it acts as a generational backdrop: a cohort that grew up with the old order and new forces openly at odds.

It turns personal across the angles or on the Sun or Moon. A teenager might seesaw between a strict parent and a rebellious friend group, then in adult life alternate between secure jobs and sudden leaps. Some meet the conflict in partners, choosing stability and then craving freedom, or the reverse. The aim is balance: a life with enough structure to rely on and enough openness to grow.

When was Saturn opposite Uranus?

Saturn opposite Uranus stays in orb for months or years at a time, so everyone born in one of these stretches has it. Calculated with our own ephemeris for 1900–2050, using the orb above; where the aspect came and went with retrograde loops less than a year apart, the stretch is shown as one period.

Saturn opposite Uranus, 1900–2050
From	To
Oct 1917	Aug 1920
Mar 1964	Jan 1968
Nov 2007	Aug 2011

Calculated by Lunonis with the same ephemeris code as our charts (built on astronomy-engine): geocentric, tropical zodiac, sampled every 12 hours. Months are in UTC; if you were born near the start or end of a period, check your own chart.

Love and relationships

Relationships are often where the opposition plays out. You may attract partners who represent the side you neglect: a rock if you are restless, a free spirit if you are cautious. That can work well when both learn from each other. It strains when each person digs into one pole, so regular honest talk about space and commitment helps.

Work and the mind

Institutions and independence tend to alternate for this cohort. Long employment followed by freelancing, or the other way round, is common. You are good at seeing both the value of a system and its flaws, which suits consulting, policy, change management and teaching. Conflicts with bosses can be sharp; workplaces that allow some autonomy reduce them.

Strengths

You understand both sides of the argument between tradition and change.
Breaks and new starts tend to make you more resilient over time.
You can mediate between cautious people and restless ones without taking sides.

Challenges

Swinging between extremes can make long-term plans hard to hold.
You may cast others as jailers or troublemakers instead of seeing your own part.
Sudden exits from jobs or commitments can leave loose ends behind.

The other Saturn–Uranus aspects

Saturn conjunct Uranus keeps the conflict inside one person; the opposition stretches it across relationships and life stages. Saturn square Uranus pushes the two into active friction that demands decisions. Saturn trine Uranus and Saturn sextile Uranus let order and change cooperate more calmly. With the opposition the goal is a balance point, often found through the people who represent the other side.

What changes it

Because it lasts several years, the opposition becomes personal mainly when it lies along the Ascendant and Descendant or the MC and IC, or touches the Sun or Moon. Closeness matters too. The 2007–2011 group has it first across Virgo and Pisces, then Libra and Aries, moving from daily duty and ideals towards partnership and independence.

Every aspect is coloured by the signs and houses of Saturn and Uranus in your chart, and by any other planets that touch them. Read it as one strand of the whole chart, never on its own.

Questions

Asked about Saturn opposite Uranus

Who has Saturn opposite Uranus?

People born from spring 1964 to early 1968 and from late 2007 to mid-2011, as well as those born in 1917–1920. The table on this page lists the exact periods.

Is Saturn opposite Uranus difficult?

It brings tension between security and freedom, often experienced through other people. That can be uncomfortable, but it tends to teach balance and adaptability over time.

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