♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 25♒︎45 – 2♓︎27Feb 11Jun 11Oct 29Feb 23⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Feb 11 conjunction with the Sun22♒︎55 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMar 5 shadow begins25♒︎45Apr 17 ♓︎ enters PiscesMay 22 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square1♓︎59 · high at dawnJun 11 stations retrograde2♓︎27Aug 7 ♒︎ re-enters Aquariusmoving backwardAug 21 opposition29♒︎04 · up all nightOct 29 stations direct25♒︎45Nov 17 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square25♒︎57 · high at duskJan 12 ♓︎ enters PiscesFeb 2 shadow ends2♓︎27Feb 23 conjunction with the Sun4♓︎51 · 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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