♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 9♒︎42 – 16♒︎22Jan 27May 27Oct 14Feb 8⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jan 27 conjunction with the Sun7♒︎07 · hidden in the Sun’s glareFeb 18 shadow begins9♒︎42May 7 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square16♒︎01 · high at dawnMay 27 stations retrograde16♒︎22Aug 5 opposition13♒︎01 · up all nightOct 14 stations direct9♒︎42Nov 2 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square10♒︎00 · high at duskJan 18 shadow ends16♒︎22Feb 8 conjunction with the Sun18♒︎47 · 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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