♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 0♎︎09 – 6♎︎57Sep 19Jan 15Jun 1Oct 2⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 19 conjunction with the Sun27♍︎00 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 12 shadow begins0♎︎09Oct 13 ♎︎ enters LibraDec 27 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square6♎︎20 · high at dawnJan 15 stations retrograde6♎︎57Mar 23 opposition3♎︎36 · up all nightMay 18 ♍︎ re-enters Virgomoving backwardJun 1 stations direct0♎︎09Jun 14 ♎︎ enters LibraJun 20 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square0♎︎10 · high at duskSep 7 shadow ends6♎︎57Oct 2 conjunction with the Sun9♎︎44 · the next cycle begins
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  3. ♎︎→♍︎
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  5. ♏︎→♎︎

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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