♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 11♍︎40 – 18♍︎32Aug 30Dec 28May 12Sep 13⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 30 conjunction with the Sun8♍︎25 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 24 shadow begins11♍︎40Dec 9 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square18♍︎00 · high at dawnDec 28 stations retrograde18♍︎32Mar 4 opposition15♍︎08 · up all nightMay 12 stations direct11♍︎40Jun 1 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square11♍︎47 · high at duskAug 18 shadow ends18♍︎32Sep 13 conjunction with the Sun21♍︎36 · 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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