♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 26♏︎09 – 2♐︎48Nov 17Mar 12Jul 30Nov 27⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Nov 17 conjunction with the Sun23♏︎54 · hidden in the Sun’s glareDec 6 shadow begins26♏︎09Jan 11 ♐︎ enters SagittariusFeb 22 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square2♐︎36 · high at dawnMar 12 stations retrograde2♐︎48May 15 ♏︎ re-enters Scorpiomoving backwardMay 20 opposition29♏︎31 · up all nightJul 30 stations direct26♏︎09Aug 19 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square26♏︎34 · high at duskOct 9 ♐︎ enters SagittariusNov 5 shadow ends2♐︎48Nov 27 conjunction with the Sun5♐︎27 · 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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