♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 28♌︎19 – 5♍︎12Aug 17Dec 15Apr 28Aug 30⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 17 conjunction with the Sun24♌︎56 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 12 shadow begins28♌︎19Sep 27 ♍︎ enters VirgoNov 26 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square4♍︎42 · high at dawnDec 15 stations retrograde5♍︎12Feb 20 opposition1♍︎47 · up all nightMar 11 ♌︎ re-enters Leomoving backwardApr 28 stations direct28♌︎19May 18 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square28♌︎28 · high at duskJun 14 ♍︎ enters VirgoAug 3 shadow ends5♍︎12Aug 30 conjunction with the Sun8♍︎25 · 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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