♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 29♈︎06 – 5♉︎58Apr 14Aug 17Dec 31Apr 28⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Apr 14 conjunction with the Sun25♈︎28 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 12 shadow begins29♈︎06May 21 ♉︎ enters TaurusJul 27 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square5♉︎24 · high at dawnAug 17 stations retrograde5♉︎58Oct 25 opposition2♉︎30 · up all nightNov 25 ♈︎ re-enters Ariesmoving backwardDec 31 stations direct29♈︎06Jan 19 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square29♈︎13 · high at duskFeb 3 ♉︎ enters TaurusApr 4 shadow ends5♉︎58Apr 28 conjunction with the Sun8♉︎54 · 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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