♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 25♌︎59 – 2♍︎53Aug 14Dec 13Apr 27Aug 29⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 14 conjunction with the Sun22♌︎41 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 9 shadow begins25♌︎59Oct 16 ♍︎ enters VirgoNov 24 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square2♍︎28 · high at dawnDec 13 stations retrograde2♍︎53Feb 10 ♌︎ re-enters Leomoving backwardFeb 17 opposition29♌︎28 · up all nightApr 27 stations direct25♌︎59May 16 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square26♌︎14 · high at duskJul 7 ♍︎ enters VirgoAug 1 shadow ends2♍︎53Aug 29 conjunction with the Sun6♍︎13 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♌︎→♋︎
  2. ♌︎
  3. ♍︎→♌︎
  4. ♍︎
  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.

  1. ♍︎
  2. ♍︎
  3. ♍︎→♌︎
  4. ♌︎
  5. ♌︎