♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 9♑︎21 – 15♑︎59Dec 28Apr 24Sep 12Jan 8⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 28 conjunction with the Sun6♑︎53 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 18 shadow begins9♑︎21Apr 4 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square15♑︎33 · high at dawnApr 24 stations retrograde15♑︎59Jul 3 opposition12♑︎40 · up all nightSep 12 stations direct9♑︎21Oct 2 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square9♑︎33 · high at duskDec 19 shadow ends15♑︎59Jan 8 conjunction with the Sun18♑︎14 · 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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