♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 0♒︎11 – 6♒︎50Jan 18May 17Oct 5Jan 29⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jan 18 conjunction with the Sun27♑︎38 · hidden in the Sun’s glareFeb 7 ♒︎ enters AquariusFeb 8 shadow begins0♒︎11Apr 27 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square6♒︎26 · high at dawnMay 17 stations retrograde6♒︎50Jul 27 opposition3♒︎30 · up all nightOct 5 stations direct0♒︎11Oct 24 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square0♒︎26 · high at duskJan 9 shadow ends6♒︎50Jan 29 conjunction with the Sun9♒︎10 · 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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