♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 13♒︎55 – 20♒︎35Jan 31May 31Oct 18Feb 11⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jan 31 conjunction with the Sun11♒︎12 · hidden in the Sun’s glareFeb 22 shadow begins13♒︎55May 10 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square20♒︎08 · high at dawnMay 31 stations retrograde20♒︎35Aug 9 opposition17♒︎14 · up all nightOct 18 stations direct13♒︎55Nov 6 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square14♒︎06 · high at duskJan 22 shadow ends20♒︎35Feb 11 conjunction with the Sun22♒︎55 · 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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