♄ Saturn

Saturn retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 24♍︎44 – 1♎︎33Sep 13Jan 9May 26Sep 27⊕☉︎

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 13 conjunction with the Sun21♍︎36 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 7 shadow begins24♍︎44Dec 2 ♎︎ enters LibraDec 22 ♄︎□︎☉︎ opening square1♎︎00 · high at dawnJan 9 stations retrograde1♎︎33Feb 18 ♍︎ re-enters Virgomoving backwardMar 18 opposition28♍︎11 · up all nightMay 26 stations direct24♍︎44Jun 15 ♄︎□︎☉︎ closing square24♍︎49 · high at duskAug 20 ♎︎ enters LibraSep 1 shadow ends1♎︎33Sep 27 conjunction with the Sun4♎︎28 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♍︎→♌︎
  2. ♍︎
  3. ♎︎→♍︎
  4. ♎︎

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.

  1. ♎︎
  2. ♎︎→♍︎
  3. ♎︎→♍︎