♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 4♍︎04 – 10♍︎57Aug 23Dec 21May 5Sep 6⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 23 conjunction with the Sun0♍︎36 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 17 shadow begins4♍︎04Dec 2 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square10♍︎17 · high at dawnDec 21 stations retrograde10♍︎57Feb 26 opposition7♍︎33 · up all nightMay 5 stations direct4♍︎04May 25 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square4♍︎04 · high at duskAug 10 shadow ends10♍︎57Sep 6 conjunction with the Sun13♍︎57 · 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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