♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 15♈︎49 – 22♈︎39Apr 1Aug 3Dec 17Apr 14⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Apr 1 conjunction with the Sun12♈︎20 · hidden in the Sun’s glareApr 28 shadow begins15♈︎49Jul 13 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square22♈︎07 · high at dawnAug 3 stations retrograde22♈︎39Oct 11 opposition19♈︎12 · up all nightDec 17 stations direct15♈︎49Jan 5 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square15♈︎57 · high at duskMar 22 shadow ends22♈︎39Apr 14 conjunction with the Sun25♈︎28 · 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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