♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 16♑︎38 – 23♑︎16Jan 5May 3Sep 21Jan 16⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jan 5 conjunction with the Sun14♑︎14 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 26 shadow begins16♑︎38Apr 13 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square22♑︎56 · high at dawnMay 3 stations retrograde23♑︎16Jul 13 opposition19♑︎57 · up all nightSep 21 stations direct16♑︎38Oct 11 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square16♑︎56 · high at duskDec 27 shadow ends23♑︎16Jan 16 conjunction with the Sun25♑︎37 · 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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