♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 29♈︎41 – 6♉︎35Apr 17Aug 19Jan 2May 1⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Apr 17 conjunction with the Sun26♈︎27 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 14 shadow begins29♈︎41May 15 ♉︎ enters TaurusJul 30 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square6♉︎26 · high at dawnAug 19 stations retrograde6♉︎35Oct 27 opposition3♉︎06 · up all nightDec 23 ♈︎ re-enters Ariesmoving backwardJan 2 stations direct29♈︎41Jan 12 ♉︎ enters TaurusJan 21 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square0♉︎14 · high at duskApr 6 shadow ends6♉︎35May 1 conjunction with the Sun9♉︎58 · the next cycle begins
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  3. ♉︎→♈︎
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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.

  1. ♉︎→♈︎
  2. ♉︎→♈︎
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