♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 2♑︎32 – 9♑︎08Dec 21Apr 18Sep 6Jan 2⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 21 conjunction with the Sun0♑︎13 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 10 shadow begins2♑︎32Mar 29 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square8♑︎52 · high at dawnApr 18 stations retrograde9♑︎08Jun 27 opposition5♑︎51 · up all nightSep 6 stations direct2♑︎32Sep 26 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square2♑︎52 · high at duskDec 12 shadow ends9♑︎08Jan 2 conjunction with the Sun11♑︎33 · 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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