♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 21♈︎01 – 27♈︎52Apr 7Aug 9Dec 24Apr 20⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Apr 7 conjunction with the Sun17♈︎44 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 4 shadow begins21♈︎01Jul 20 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square27♈︎35 · high at dawnAug 9 stations retrograde27♈︎52Oct 18 opposition24♈︎24 · up all nightDec 24 stations direct21♈︎01Jan 12 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square21♈︎25 · high at duskMar 27 shadow ends27♈︎52Apr 12 ♉︎ enters TaurusApr 20 conjunction with the Sun1♉︎00 · 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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