♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 29♌︎18 – 6♍︎12Aug 19Dec 17May 1Sep 2⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 19 conjunction with the Sun26♌︎08 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 13 shadow begins29♌︎18Sep 19 ♍︎ enters VirgoNov 28 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square5♍︎52 · high at dawnDec 17 stations retrograde6♍︎12Feb 21 opposition2♍︎47 · up all nightApr 3 ♌︎ re-enters Leomoving backwardMay 1 stations direct29♌︎18May 21 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square29♌︎39 · high at duskMay 29 ♍︎ enters VirgoAug 6 shadow ends6♍︎12Sep 2 conjunction with the Sun9♍︎34 · the next cycle begins
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  3. ♍︎→♌︎
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  5. ♎︎→♍︎

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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  2. ♍︎→♌︎
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