♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 11♒︎49 – 18♒︎29Jan 29May 28Oct 16Feb 9⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jan 29 conjunction with the Sun9♒︎10 · hidden in the Sun’s glareFeb 20 shadow begins11♒︎49May 8 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square18♒︎04 · high at dawnMay 28 stations retrograde18♒︎29Aug 7 opposition15♒︎08 · up all nightOct 16 stations direct11♒︎49Nov 4 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square12♒︎03 · high at duskJan 20 shadow ends18♒︎29Feb 9 conjunction with the Sun20♒︎51 · 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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