♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 3♈︎22 – 10♈︎10Mar 21Jul 22Dec 6Apr 3⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Mar 21 conjunction with the Sun0♈︎24 · hidden in the Sun’s glareApr 16 shadow begins3♈︎22Jul 2 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square10♈︎02 · high at dawnJul 22 stations retrograde10♈︎10Sep 30 opposition6♈︎44 · up all nightDec 6 stations direct3♈︎22Dec 26 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square3♈︎54 · high at duskMar 11 shadow ends10♈︎10Apr 3 conjunction with the Sun13♈︎16 · the next cycle begins
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  5. ♉︎→♈︎

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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  2. ♈︎→♓︎
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