♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 15♎︎29 – 22♎︎14Oct 6Jan 31Jun 18Oct 18⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Oct 6 conjunction with the Sun12♎︎51 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 28 shadow begins15♎︎29Jan 12 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square21♎︎57 · high at dawnJan 31 stations retrograde22♎︎14Apr 9 opposition18♎︎55 · up all nightJun 18 stations direct15♎︎29Jul 8 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square15♎︎50 · high at duskSep 24 shadow ends22♎︎14Oct 18 conjunction with the Sun25♎︎11 · 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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