♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 29♉︎34 – 6♊︎31May 17Sep 19Jan 31May 31⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉May 17 conjunction with the Sun26♉︎04 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJun 15 shadow begins29♉︎34Jun 17 ♊︎ enters GeminiAug 30 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square6♊︎17 · high at dawnSep 19 stations retrograde6♊︎31Nov 25 opposition3♊︎01 · up all nightJan 14 ♉︎ re-enters Taurusmoving backwardJan 31 stations direct29♉︎34Feb 17 ♊︎ enters GeminiFeb 19 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square0♊︎03 · high at duskMay 4 shadow ends6♊︎31May 31 conjunction with the Sun10♊︎05 · the next cycle begins
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  3. ♊︎→♉︎
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  5. ♋︎→♊︎

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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  3. ♊︎→♉︎
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