♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 21♌︎21 – 28♌︎15Aug 11Dec 9Apr 23Aug 26⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 11 conjunction with the Sun18♌︎11 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 6 shadow begins21♌︎21Nov 21 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square28♌︎01 · high at dawnDec 9 stations retrograde28♌︎15Feb 14 opposition24♌︎49 · up all nightApr 23 stations direct21♌︎21May 13 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square21♌︎46 · high at duskJul 29 shadow ends28♌︎15Aug 11 ♍︎ enters VirgoAug 26 conjunction with the Sun1♍︎47 · 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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