♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 9♏︎42 – 16♏︎23Oct 31Feb 24Jul 13Nov 11⊕☉︎

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Oct 31 conjunction with the Sun7♏︎15 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 20 shadow begins9♏︎42Feb 5 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square16♏︎05 · high at dawnFeb 24 stations retrograde16♏︎23May 3 opposition13♏︎04 · up all nightJul 13 stations direct9♏︎42Aug 2 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square10♏︎01 · high at duskOct 19 shadow ends16♏︎23Nov 11 conjunction with the Sun19♏︎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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