♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 11♐︎53 – 18♐︎30Dec 1Mar 27Aug 15Dec 12⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 1 conjunction with the Sun9♐︎26 · hidden in the Sun’s glareDec 21 shadow begins11♐︎53Mar 8 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square18♐︎05 · high at dawnMar 27 stations retrograde18♐︎30Jun 5 opposition15♐︎13 · up all nightAug 15 stations direct11♐︎53Sep 4 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square12♐︎04 · high at duskNov 21 shadow ends18♐︎30Dec 12 conjunction with the Sun20♐︎51 · 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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