♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 7♑︎18 – 13♑︎55Dec 26Apr 22Sep 11Jan 6⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 26 conjunction with the Sun4♑︎53 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 15 shadow begins7♑︎18Apr 3 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square13♑︎33 · high at dawnApr 22 stations retrograde13♑︎55Jul 2 opposition10♑︎37 · up all nightSep 11 stations direct7♑︎18Sep 30 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square7♑︎33 · high at duskDec 17 shadow ends13♑︎55Jan 6 conjunction with the Sun16♑︎14 · 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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