♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 5♑︎15 – 11♑︎52Dec 25Apr 21Sep 9Jan 5⊕☉︎

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 25 conjunction with the Sun2♑︎54 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 14 shadow begins5♑︎15Apr 2 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square11♑︎33 · high at dawnApr 21 stations retrograde11♑︎52Jul 1 opposition8♑︎34 · up all nightSep 9 stations direct5♑︎15Sep 29 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square5♑︎33 · high at duskDec 16 shadow ends11♑︎52Jan 5 conjunction with the Sun14♑︎14 · 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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