♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 16♊︎03 – 23♊︎01Jun 3Oct 5Feb 16Jun 17⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jun 3 conjunction with the Sun12♊︎26 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJul 1 shadow begins16♊︎03Sep 15 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square22♊︎42 · high at dawnOct 5 stations retrograde23♊︎01Dec 11 opposition19♊︎31 · up all nightFeb 16 stations direct16♊︎03Mar 6 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square16♊︎26 · high at duskMay 20 shadow ends23♊︎01Jun 17 conjunction with the Sun26♊︎35 · 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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