♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 9♍︎23 – 16♍︎14Aug 29Dec 26May 11Sep 12⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 29 conjunction with the Sun6♍︎13 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 22 shadow begins9♍︎23Dec 7 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square15♍︎49 · high at dawnDec 26 stations retrograde16♍︎14Mar 3 opposition12♍︎51 · up all nightMay 11 stations direct9♍︎23May 30 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square9♍︎36 · high at duskAug 16 shadow ends16♍︎14Sep 12 conjunction with the Sun19♍︎26 · 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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