♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 27♐︎59 – 4♑︎36Dec 17Apr 13Sep 1Dec 28⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 17 conjunction with the Sun25♐︎32 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 6 shadow begins27♐︎59Jan 25 ♑︎ enters CapricornMar 24 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square4♑︎11 · high at dawnApr 13 stations retrograde4♑︎36Jun 22 opposition1♑︎18 · up all nightJul 9 ♐︎ re-enters Sagittariusmoving backwardSep 1 stations direct27♐︎59Sep 21 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square28♐︎10 · high at duskOct 23 ♑︎ enters CapricornDec 8 shadow ends4♑︎36Dec 28 conjunction with the Sun6♑︎53 · 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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