♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 26♈︎46 – 3♉︎37Apr 13Aug 15Dec 29Apr 27⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Apr 13 conjunction with the Sun23♈︎12 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 10 shadow begins26♈︎46Jun 10 ♉︎ enters TaurusJul 26 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square3♉︎07 · high at dawnAug 15 stations retrograde3♉︎37Oct 23 ♈︎ re-enters Ariesmoving backwardOct 23 opposition0♉︎09 · up all nightDec 29 stations direct26♈︎46Jan 17 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square26♈︎57 · high at duskMar 2 ♉︎ enters TaurusApr 2 shadow ends3♉︎37Apr 27 conjunction with the Sun6♉︎36 · 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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