♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 20♌︎35 – 27♌︎29Aug 8Dec 7Apr 21Aug 23⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 8 conjunction with the Sun16♌︎57 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 4 shadow begins20♌︎35Nov 18 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square26♌︎49 · high at dawnDec 7 stations retrograde27♌︎29Feb 12 opposition24♌︎04 · up all nightApr 21 stations direct20♌︎35May 10 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square20♌︎34 · high at duskJul 27 shadow ends27♌︎29Aug 18 ♍︎ enters VirgoAug 23 conjunction with the Sun0♍︎36 · 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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