♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 5♎︎14 – 12♎︎01Sep 25Jan 21Jun 6Oct 7⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 25 conjunction with the Sun2♎︎21 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 18 shadow begins5♎︎14Jan 2 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square11♎︎36 · high at dawnJan 21 stations retrograde12♎︎01Mar 28 opposition8♎︎40 · up all nightJun 6 stations direct5♎︎14Jun 26 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square5♎︎26 · high at duskSep 12 shadow ends12♎︎01Oct 7 conjunction with the Sun14♎︎57 · 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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