♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 13♉︎18 – 20♉︎13May 1Sep 2Jan 15May 14⊕☉︎

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉May 1 conjunction with the Sun9♉︎58 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 29 shadow begins13♉︎18Aug 14 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square20♉︎04 · high at dawnSep 2 stations retrograde20♉︎13Nov 10 opposition16♉︎43 · up all nightJan 15 stations direct13♉︎18Feb 4 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square13♉︎51 · high at duskApr 18 shadow ends20♉︎13May 14 conjunction with the Sun23♉︎44 · 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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