♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 12♎︎43 – 19♎︎29Oct 2Jan 27Jun 14Oct 15⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Oct 2 conjunction with the Sun9♎︎44 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 24 shadow begins12♎︎43Jan 8 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square18♎︎53 · high at dawnJan 27 stations retrograde19♎︎29Apr 5 opposition16♎︎09 · up all nightJun 14 stations direct12♎︎43Jul 4 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square12♎︎45 · high at duskSep 21 shadow ends19♎︎29Oct 15 conjunction with the Sun22♎︎10 · 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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