♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 14♌︎40 – 21♌︎36Aug 2Dec 2Apr 15Aug 17⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 2 conjunction with the Sun11♌︎11 · hidden in the Sun’s glareAug 29 shadow begins14♌︎40Nov 12 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square21♌︎07 · high at dawnDec 2 stations retrograde21♌︎36Feb 6 opposition18♌︎09 · up all nightApr 15 stations direct14♌︎40May 5 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square14♌︎52 · high at duskJul 20 shadow ends21♌︎36Aug 17 conjunction with the Sun24♌︎56 · the next cycle begins
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  2. ♌︎
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  4. ♍︎→♌︎
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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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