♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 15♉︎41 – 22♉︎37May 3Sep 4Jan 17May 17⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉May 3 conjunction with the Sun12♉︎16 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 31 shadow begins15♉︎41Aug 15 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square22♉︎23 · high at dawnSep 4 stations retrograde22♉︎37Nov 11 opposition19♉︎07 · up all nightJan 17 stations direct15♉︎41Feb 5 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square16♉︎10 · high at duskApr 21 shadow ends22♉︎37May 17 conjunction with the Sun26♉︎04 · 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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