♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 12♍︎34 – 19♍︎26Sep 2Dec 30May 15Sep 16⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 2 conjunction with the Sun9♍︎34 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 26 shadow begins12♍︎34Dec 11 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square19♍︎07 · high at dawnDec 30 stations retrograde19♍︎26Mar 7 opposition16♍︎03 · up all nightMay 15 stations direct12♍︎34Jun 4 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square12♍︎55 · high at duskAug 20 shadow ends19♍︎26Sep 16 conjunction with the Sun22♍︎42 · 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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