♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 4♏︎49 – 11♏︎31Oct 25Feb 18Jul 8Nov 6⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Oct 25 conjunction with the Sun2♏︎16 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 15 shadow begins4♏︎49Jan 30 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square11♏︎09 · high at dawnFeb 18 stations retrograde11♏︎31Apr 28 opposition8♏︎12 · up all nightJul 8 stations direct4♏︎49Jul 27 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square5♏︎05 · high at duskOct 14 shadow ends11♏︎31Nov 6 conjunction with the Sun14♏︎12 · 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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