♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 12♐︎29 – 19♐︎07Dec 3Mar 28Aug 17Dec 13⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 3 conjunction with the Sun10♐︎11 · hidden in the Sun’s glareDec 23 shadow begins12♐︎29Mar 9 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square18♐︎49 · high at dawnMar 28 stations retrograde19♐︎07Jun 6 opposition15♐︎50 · up all nightAug 17 stations direct12♐︎29Sep 5 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square12♐︎49 · high at duskNov 22 shadow ends19♐︎07Dec 13 conjunction with the Sun21♐︎34 · 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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