♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 4♍︎48 – 11♍︎40Aug 26Dec 23May 7Sep 8⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 26 conjunction with the Sun1♍︎47 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 19 shadow begins4♍︎48Dec 4 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square11♍︎26 · high at dawnDec 23 stations retrograde11♍︎40Feb 28 opposition8♍︎17 · up all nightMay 7 stations direct4♍︎48May 26 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square5♍︎13 · high at duskAug 12 shadow ends11♍︎40Sep 8 conjunction with the Sun15♍︎05 · 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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