♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 8♒︎59 – 15♒︎38Jan 26May 24Oct 12Feb 6⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jan 26 conjunction with the Sun6♒︎26 · hidden in the Sun’s glareFeb 17 shadow begins8♒︎59May 4 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square15♒︎18 · high at dawnMay 24 stations retrograde15♒︎38Aug 3 opposition12♒︎18 · up all nightOct 12 stations direct8♒︎59Oct 31 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square9♒︎17 · high at duskJan 16 shadow ends15♒︎38Feb 6 conjunction with the Sun18♒︎04 · 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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