♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 23♐︎53 – 0♑︎31Dec 13Apr 9Aug 29Dec 25⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 13 conjunction with the Sun21♐︎34 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 2 shadow begins23♐︎53Mar 15 ♑︎ enters CapricornMar 21 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square0♑︎12 · high at dawnApr 9 stations retrograde0♑︎31May 5 ♐︎ re-enters Sagittariusmoving backwardJun 19 opposition27♐︎13 · up all nightAug 29 stations direct23♐︎53Sep 17 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square24♐︎12 · high at duskNov 30 ♑︎ enters CapricornDec 4 shadow ends0♑︎31Dec 25 conjunction with the Sun2♑︎54 · 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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