♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 17♍︎16 – 24♍︎07Sep 6Jan 3May 18Sep 19⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 6 conjunction with the Sun13♍︎57 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 30 shadow begins17♍︎16Dec 15 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square23♍︎28 · high at dawnJan 3 stations retrograde24♍︎07Mar 10 opposition20♍︎44 · up all nightMay 18 stations direct17♍︎16Jun 7 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square17♍︎16 · high at duskAug 24 shadow ends24♍︎07Sep 19 conjunction with the Sun27♍︎00 · the next cycle begins
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  2. ♍︎
  3. ♍︎
  4. ♎︎→♍︎
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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.

  1. ♎︎→♍︎
  2. ♍︎
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