♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 17♋︎56 – 24♋︎54Jul 6Nov 6Mar 20Jul 21⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jul 6 conjunction with the Sun14♋︎21 · hidden in the Sun’s glareAug 3 shadow begins17♋︎56Oct 18 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square24♋︎32 · high at dawnNov 6 stations retrograde24♋︎54Jan 12 opposition21♋︎26 · up all nightMar 20 stations direct17♋︎56Apr 8 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square18♋︎16 · high at duskJun 23 shadow ends24♋︎54Jul 21 conjunction with the Sun28♋︎28 · the next cycle begins
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  2. ♋︎
  3. ♋︎
  4. ♌︎
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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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