♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 7♍︎04 – 13♍︎56Aug 27Dec 24May 9Sep 10⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 27 conjunction with the Sun4♍︎00 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 21 shadow begins7♍︎04Dec 6 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square13♍︎38 · high at dawnDec 24 stations retrograde13♍︎56Mar 1 opposition10♍︎32 · up all nightMay 9 stations direct7♍︎04May 29 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square7♍︎25 · high at duskAug 14 shadow ends13♍︎56Sep 10 conjunction with the Sun17♍︎16 · 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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