♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 4♒︎45 – 11♒︎23Jan 22May 21Oct 9Feb 3⊕☉︎

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jan 22 conjunction with the Sun2♒︎22 · hidden in the Sun’s glareFeb 13 shadow begins4♒︎45May 2 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square11♒︎13 · high at dawnMay 21 stations retrograde11♒︎23Jul 31 opposition8♒︎04 · up all nightOct 9 stations direct4♒︎45Oct 29 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square5♒︎12 · high at duskJan 13 shadow ends11♒︎23Feb 3 conjunction with the Sun13♒︎57 · 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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