♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 11♑︎49 – 18♑︎25Dec 31Apr 27Sep 15Jan 11⊕☉︎
CapricornSagittariusAquariusCapricornCapricornShadow beginsJan 21Stations retrogradeApr 27Stations directSep 15Shadow endsDec 22Opposition Jul 7

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 31 conjunction with the Sun9♑︎34 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 21 shadow begins11♑︎49Apr 8 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square18♑︎14 · high at dawnApr 27 stations retrograde18♑︎25Jul 7 opposition15♑︎07 · up all nightSep 15 stations direct11♑︎49Oct 5 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square12♑︎14 · high at duskDec 22 shadow ends18♑︎25Jan 11 conjunction with the Sun20♑︎55 · 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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