♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 24♈︎24 – 1♉︎16Apr 11Aug 14Dec 28Apr 24⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Apr 11 conjunction with the Sun20♈︎57 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 9 shadow begins24♈︎24Jul 7 ♉︎ enters TaurusJul 24 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square0♉︎51 · high at dawnAug 14 stations retrograde1♉︎16Sep 21 ♈︎ re-enters Ariesmoving backwardOct 22 opposition27♈︎48 · up all nightDec 28 stations direct24♈︎24Jan 15 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square24♈︎40 · high at duskMar 20 ♉︎ enters TaurusMar 31 shadow ends1♉︎16Apr 24 conjunction with the Sun4♉︎19 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♈︎→♓︎
  2. ♈︎
  3. ♉︎→♈︎
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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.

  1. ♉︎→♈︎
  2. ♉︎→♈︎
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