♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 25♐︎55 – 2♑︎33Dec 16Apr 11Aug 30Dec 26⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 16 conjunction with the Sun23♐︎33 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 5 shadow begins25♐︎55Feb 14 ♑︎ enters CapricornMar 22 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square2♑︎11 · high at dawnApr 11 stations retrograde2♑︎33Jun 9 ♐︎ re-enters Sagittariusmoving backwardJun 20 opposition29♐︎15 · up all nightAug 30 stations direct25♐︎55Sep 18 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square26♐︎11 · high at duskNov 12 ♑︎ enters CapricornDec 6 shadow ends2♑︎33Dec 26 conjunction with the Sun4♑︎53 · 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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