♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 18♈︎41 – 25♈︎33Apr 5Aug 7Dec 21Apr 18⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Apr 5 conjunction with the Sun15♈︎30 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 2 shadow begins18♈︎41Jul 17 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square25♈︎20 · high at dawnAug 7 stations retrograde25♈︎33Oct 15 opposition22♈︎05 · up all nightDec 21 stations direct18♈︎41Jan 9 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square19♈︎10 · high at duskMar 25 shadow ends25♈︎33Apr 18 conjunction with the Sun28♈︎44 · 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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