♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 17♎︎42 – 24♎︎26Oct 7Feb 1Jun 20Oct 20⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Oct 7 conjunction with the Sun14♎︎57 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 29 shadow begins17♎︎42Jan 13 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square24♎︎02 · high at dawnFeb 1 stations retrograde24♎︎26Apr 10 opposition21♎︎07 · up all nightJun 20 stations direct17♎︎42Jul 9 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square17♎︎54 · high at duskSep 26 shadow ends24♎︎26Oct 20 conjunction with the Sun27♎︎15 · 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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