♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 18♉︎05 – 25♉︎01May 4Sep 6Jan 19May 19⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉May 4 conjunction with the Sun14♉︎34 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJun 2 shadow begins18♉︎05Aug 17 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square24♉︎43 · high at dawnSep 6 stations retrograde25♉︎01Nov 13 opposition21♉︎31 · up all nightJan 19 stations direct18♉︎05Feb 7 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square18♉︎29 · high at duskApr 23 shadow ends25♉︎01May 19 conjunction with the Sun28♉︎24 · 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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