♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 28♋︎25 – 5♌︎22Jul 17Nov 16Mar 30Aug 1⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jul 17 conjunction with the Sun24♋︎54 · hidden in the Sun’s glareAug 13 shadow begins28♋︎25Aug 27 ♌︎ enters LeoOct 28 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square5♌︎00 · high at dawnNov 16 stations retrograde5♌︎22Jan 22 opposition1♌︎54 · up all nightFeb 15 ♋︎ re-enters Cancermoving backwardMar 30 stations direct28♋︎25Apr 18 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square28♋︎44 · high at duskMay 12 ♌︎ enters LeoJul 4 shadow ends5♌︎22Aug 1 conjunction with the Sun8♌︎54 · the next cycle begins
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  3. ♌︎→♋︎
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  5. ♍︎→♌︎

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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  3. ♌︎→♋︎
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