♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 13♎︎21 – 20♎︎06Oct 4Jan 29Jun 16Oct 17⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Oct 4 conjunction with the Sun10♎︎45 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 26 shadow begins13♎︎21Jan 11 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square19♎︎52 · high at dawnJan 29 stations retrograde20♎︎06Apr 7 opposition16♎︎46 · up all nightJun 16 stations direct13♎︎21Jul 6 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square13♎︎45 · high at duskSep 22 shadow ends20♎︎06Oct 17 conjunction with the Sun23♎︎07 · 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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