♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 2♎︎59 – 9♎︎47Sep 23Jan 18Jun 5Oct 6⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 23 conjunction with the Sun0♎︎13 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 15 shadow begins2♎︎59Dec 31 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square9♎︎29 · high at dawnJan 18 stations retrograde9♎︎47Mar 27 opposition6♎︎26 · up all nightJun 5 stations direct2♎︎59Jun 24 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square3♎︎20 · high at duskSep 10 shadow ends9♎︎47Oct 6 conjunction with the Sun12♎︎51 · 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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