♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 18♌︎09 – 25♌︎04Aug 7Dec 6Apr 19Aug 21⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 7 conjunction with the Sun14♌︎41 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 2 shadow begins18♌︎09Nov 17 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square24♌︎34 · high at dawnDec 6 stations retrograde25♌︎04Feb 10 opposition21♌︎38 · up all nightApr 19 stations direct18♌︎09May 9 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square18♌︎20 · high at duskJul 25 shadow ends25♌︎04Aug 21 conjunction with the Sun28♌︎22 · 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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