Saturn, lord of karma, is in combustion by its proximity to the Sun from March 8th to April 12th, 2026.

This transit is a conjunction of planetary enemies that function in very different ways, and it takes work and faith to get the best from both sides. The Sun’s natural energy and charisma go behind a cloud for a short time when paired with Saturn, and you can’t rely purely on self-assurance. You need a professional attitude, and it pays to have a strategy to fall back on when your inspiration runs dry. This is particularly the case with a close conjunction, where Saturn is burnt up in the Sun’s glare and operates in a more short-term and unconscious way.

Your confidence is affected, and you become more impulsive in your ambitions, rather than trusting a process and taking your time. From March 21st to 28th, especially, you are under pressure of work, and someone in authority may oversee your performance and be critical or overbearing. Don’t let your self-belief be affected, especially if you are perhaps the new person in a job and unsure of how to move forward. Prepare also for more responsibility to be placed on your shoulders, and know that you will get ultimate credit for your work.

You may feel taken for granted or even used, and the experience teaches you to maintain your boundaries and be strong. You also become physically tired after working long hours, so be on guard against low energy or attracting a kind of psychosomatic complaint that comes from frustration and job dissatisfaction. A repeating lesson has a karmic quality you cannot easily avoid, and you emerge from this transit learning truly valuable about yourself and your work.