♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 14♐︎32 – 21♐︎09Dec 4Mar 31Aug 19Dec 16⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 4 conjunction with the Sun12♐︎10 · hidden in the Sun’s glareDec 24 shadow begins14♐︎32Mar 11 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square20♐︎49 · high at dawnMar 31 stations retrograde21♐︎09Jun 9 opposition17♐︎52 · up all nightAug 19 stations direct14♐︎32Sep 7 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square14♐︎48 · high at duskNov 25 shadow ends21♐︎09Dec 16 conjunction with the Sun23♐︎33 · 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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