♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 17♍︎58 – 24♍︎48Sep 8Jan 4May 20Sep 21⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 8 conjunction with the Sun15♍︎05 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 1 shadow begins17♍︎58Dec 16 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square24♍︎33 · high at dawnJan 4 stations retrograde24♍︎48Mar 12 opposition21♍︎25 · up all nightMay 20 stations direct17♍︎58Jun 9 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square18♍︎22 · high at duskAug 26 shadow ends24♍︎48Sep 21 conjunction with the Sun28♍︎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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