♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 28♐︎25 – 5♑︎02Dec 18Apr 14Sep 2Dec 29⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 18 conjunction with the Sun26♐︎15 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 7 shadow begins28♐︎25Jan 19 ♑︎ enters CapricornMar 25 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square4♑︎53 · high at dawnApr 14 stations retrograde5♑︎02Jun 23 opposition1♑︎44 · up all nightJul 21 ♐︎ re-enters Sagittariusmoving backwardSep 2 stations direct28♐︎25Sep 22 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square28♐︎53 · high at duskOct 15 ♑︎ enters CapricornDec 9 shadow ends5♑︎02Dec 29 conjunction with the Sun7♑︎34 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♑︎→♐︎
  2. ♑︎
  3. ♑︎

Every 29 years, Saturn turns retrograde again near the same spot: 4½–6° further back along the zodiac, and four to seven days earlier in the year.

  1. ♑︎→♐︎
  2. ♑︎→♐︎
  3. ♐︎