Ruled by the Saturn

Born on a Saturday

“Saturday's child works hard for a living.”

ResponsiblePatientHard-working

Saturday personality

Saturday is ruled by Saturn, the planet of time and discipline. Tradition says Saturday babies are steady, practical and wise beyond their years, the people who build things that last.

In love

In love, Saturday people are said to take their time, but once they commit they are loyal for the long haul.

At work

Careers often linked with Saturday people:

Engineering
Finance and accounting
Science and research
Architecture
Management

Saturday facts

Ruling planet♄ SaturnMore about the Saturn →

Traditional metalLead

Name originSæternesdægOld English for Saturn's day. Latin: dies Saturni.

US births10.8% of birthsThe second least common day to be born, about 8,563 babies a day.

Saturday is the only English weekday that keeps its Roman god's name, Saturn.

Language	Saturday
Spanish	sábado
French	samedi
Japanese	doyōbi (土曜日, earth day)

Famous people born on a Saturday

Frank Langella · American actorJanuary 1, 1938

Gabriel Batistuta · Argentine association football playerFebruary 1, 1969

Deke Slayton · American astronautMarch 1, 1924

Ali MacGraw · American actressApril 1, 1939

Darijo Srna · Croatian footballerMay 1, 1982

Alanis Morissette · Canadian-American singerJune 1, 1974

Pamela Anderson · Canadian actress and modelJuly 1, 1967

Jerry Garcia · American guitarist and singerAugust 1, 1942

Ruud Gullit · Dutch association football player and managerSeptember 1, 1962

James Whitmore · American actorOctober 1, 1921

Penn Badgley · American actor and musicianNovember 1, 1986

Bette Midler · American singer and actressDecember 1, 1945

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For entertainment. Name origins are standard etymology; ruling planets, metals and personality descriptions are traditional folklore, not science. Births: SSA data via FiveThirtyEight, 2000 to 2014. Famous birthdays: Wikidata.