♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 23♐︎16 – 29♐︎53Dec 12Apr 7Aug 26Dec 23⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 12 conjunction with the Sun20♐︎51 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 1 shadow begins23♐︎16Mar 19 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square29♐︎29 · high at dawnApr 7 stations retrograde29♐︎53Jun 16 opposition26♐︎36 · up all nightAug 26 stations direct23♐︎16Sep 15 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square23♐︎29 · high at duskDec 2 shadow ends29♐︎53Dec 4 ♑︎ enters CapricornDec 23 conjunction with the Sun2♑︎12 · 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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