♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 9♑︎47 – 16♑︎23Dec 29Apr 26Sep 14Jan 10⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 29 conjunction with the Sun7♑︎34 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 18 shadow begins9♑︎47Apr 6 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square16♑︎14 · high at dawnApr 26 stations retrograde16♑︎23Jul 5 opposition13♑︎05 · up all nightSep 14 stations direct9♑︎47Oct 4 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square10♑︎14 · high at duskDec 20 shadow ends16♑︎23Jan 10 conjunction with the Sun18♑︎55 · the next cycle begins
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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.

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