♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 16♑︎00 – 22♑︎36Jan 3May 1Sep 19Jan 14⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jan 3 conjunction with the Sun13♑︎33 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 24 shadow begins16♑︎00Apr 11 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square22♑︎15 · high at dawnMay 1 stations retrograde22♑︎36Jul 11 opposition19♑︎18 · up all nightSep 19 stations direct16♑︎00Oct 9 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square16♑︎15 · high at duskDec 25 shadow ends22♑︎36Jan 14 conjunction with the Sun24♑︎56 · 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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