♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 24♎︎59 – 1♏︎44Oct 15Feb 9Jun 27Oct 27⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Oct 15 conjunction with the Sun22♎︎10 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 5 shadow begins24♎︎59Dec 29 ♏︎ enters ScorpioJan 21 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square1♏︎10 · high at dawnFeb 9 stations retrograde1♏︎44Mar 23 ♎︎ re-enters Libramoving backwardApr 18 opposition28♎︎24 · up all nightJun 27 stations direct24♎︎59Jul 17 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square25♎︎04 · high at duskSep 20 ♏︎ enters ScorpioOct 4 shadow ends1♏︎44Oct 27 conjunction with the Sun4♏︎19 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♎︎→♍︎
  2. ♎︎
  3. ♏︎→♎︎
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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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  2. ♏︎→♎︎
  3. ♏︎→♎︎