♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 27♍︎49 – 4♎︎39Sep 17Jan 13May 30Sep 30⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 17 conjunction with the Sun24♍︎51 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 10 shadow begins27♍︎49Oct 30 ♎︎ enters LibraDec 25 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square4♎︎12 · high at dawnJan 13 stations retrograde4♎︎39Mar 22 opposition1♎︎17 · up all nightApr 5 ♍︎ re-enters Virgomoving backwardMay 30 stations direct27♍︎49Jun 19 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square28♍︎02 · high at duskJul 22 ♎︎ enters LibraSep 5 shadow ends4♎︎39Sep 30 conjunction with the Sun7♎︎38 · 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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