♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 5♊︎35 – 12♊︎31May 23Sep 25Feb 6Jun 7⊕☉︎
GeminiTaurusCancerGeminiGeminiShadow beginsJun 21Stations retrogradeSep 25Stations directFeb 6Shadow endsMay 11Opposition Dec 1

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉May 23 conjunction with the Sun1♊︎53 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJun 21 shadow begins5♊︎35Sep 5 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square12♊︎08 · high at dawnSep 25 stations retrograde12♊︎31Dec 1 opposition9♊︎02 · up all nightFeb 6 stations direct5♊︎35Feb 25 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square5♊︎53 · high at duskMay 11 shadow ends12♊︎31Jun 7 conjunction with the Sun15♊︎58 · 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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