♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 9♋︎32 – 16♋︎30Jun 28Oct 29Mar 11Jul 13⊕☉︎
CancerGeminiLeoCancerCancerShadow beginsJul 27Stations retrogradeOct 29Stations directMar 11Shadow endsJun 14Opposition Jan 4

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jun 28 conjunction with the Sun6♋︎05 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJul 27 shadow begins9♋︎32Oct 10 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square16♋︎19 · high at dawnOct 29 stations retrograde16♋︎30Jan 4 opposition13♋︎01 · up all nightMar 11 stations direct9♋︎32Mar 31 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square10♋︎03 · high at duskJun 14 shadow ends16♋︎30Jul 13 conjunction with the Sun20♋︎16 · the next cycle begins
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  2. ♋︎→♊︎
  3. ♋︎
  4. ♌︎→♋︎
  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. ♋︎
  3. ♋︎→♊︎