♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 28♏︎16 – 4♐︎55Nov 18Mar 14Aug 2Nov 30⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Nov 18 conjunction with the Sun25♏︎54 · hidden in the Sun’s glareDec 8 shadow begins28♏︎16Dec 23 ♐︎ enters SagittariusFeb 23 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square4♐︎36 · high at dawnMar 14 stations retrograde4♐︎55May 23 opposition1♐︎38 · up all nightJun 14 ♏︎ re-enters Scorpiomoving backwardAug 2 stations direct28♏︎16Aug 21 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square28♏︎34 · high at duskSep 18 ♐︎ enters SagittariusNov 8 shadow ends4♐︎55Nov 30 conjunction with the Sun7♐︎27 · 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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