♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 29♎︎53 – 6♏︎35Oct 20Feb 13Jul 2Nov 1⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Oct 20 conjunction with the Sun27♎︎15 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 10 shadow begins29♎︎53Nov 12 ♏︎ enters ScorpioJan 26 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square6♏︎11 · high at dawnFeb 13 stations retrograde6♏︎35Apr 23 opposition3♏︎17 · up all nightJun 16 ♎︎ re-enters Libramoving backwardJul 2 stations direct29♎︎53Jul 19 ♏︎ enters ScorpioJul 22 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square0♏︎06 · high at duskOct 9 shadow ends6♏︎35Nov 1 conjunction with the Sun9♏︎17 · 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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