♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 21♐︎10 – 27♐︎47Dec 10Apr 6Aug 25Dec 21⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 10 conjunction with the Sun18♐︎52 · hidden in the Sun’s glareDec 30 shadow begins21♐︎10Mar 17 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square27♐︎30 · high at dawnApr 6 stations retrograde27♐︎47Jun 15 opposition24♐︎30 · up all nightAug 25 stations direct21♐︎10Sep 14 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square21♐︎30 · high at duskDec 1 shadow ends27♐︎47Dec 20 ♑︎ enters CapricornDec 21 conjunction with the Sun0♑︎13 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♐︎→♏︎
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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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  2. ♑︎→♐︎
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