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Saturn retrograde 1908

Saturn retrograde 1908: 1 period, 137 days inside the year — 37.5% of 1908. Saturn turned retrograde at 12:46 PM UTC on July 22 at 10°10′ Aries and turned direct at 9:04 PM UTC on December 6 at 3°22′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Jul 22 12:46 PM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 6 9:04 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1908
137 days 37.5% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 6.81°
Saturn Retrograde 1908 Dates: Jul 22 – Dec 6

Saturn’s path through 1908, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1908
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1908. Saturn starts 1908 at 20°35′ Pisces and ends it at 2°39′ Aries — 12.1° of net progress: 18.9° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.81° in 137 days, from 10°10′ Aries on Jul 22 back to 3°22′ Aries on Dec 6. Fastest day: Mar 22, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Sep 28, 0.078°. Counting the shadows, 318 days of 1908 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1907 – Feb 27, 1908Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 16, 1908 – Jul 22, 1908Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 6, 1908 – Mar 11, 1909Retrograde: Jul 22, 1908 – Dec 6, 190820° Pisces25° Pisces0° Aries5° Aries10° AriesStations retrograde Jul 22, 1908, 12:46 PM UTC, 10°10′ AriesR Jul 22Stations direct Dec 6, 1908, 9:04 PM UTC, 3°22′ AriesD Dec 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1908. Saturn starts 1908 at 20°35′ Pisces and ends it at 2°39′ Aries — 12.1° of net progress: 18.9° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.81° in 137 days, from 10°10′ Aries on Jul 22 back to 3°22′ Aries on Dec 6. Fastest day: Mar 22, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Sep 28, 0.078°. Counting the shadows, 318 days of 1908 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1907 – Feb 27, 1908Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 16, 1908 – Jul 22, 1908Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 6, 1908 – Mar 11, 1909Retrograde: Jul 22, 1908 – Dec 6, 190820° Pisces25° Pisces0° Aries5° Aries10° AriesStations retrograde Jul 22, 1908, 12:46 PM UTC, 10°10′ AriesR Jul 22Stations direct Dec 6, 1908, 9:04 PM UTC, 3°22′ AriesD Dec 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1908 at 20°35′ Pisces and ends it at 2°39′ Aries — 12.1° of net progress: 18.9° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.81° in 137 days, from 10°10′ Aries on Jul 22 back to 3°22′ Aries on Dec 6. Fastest day: Mar 22, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Sep 28, 0.078°. Counting the shadows, 318 days of 1908 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1908: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 12:46 PM UTC on July 22, 1908 at 10°10′ Aries — 8:03 AM in Santiago, 7:46 AM in New York, 12:46 PM in London and 9:46 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Jul 22 · 10°10′ Aries Sun, Dec 6 · 3°22′ Aries
Honolulu United States 2:16 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−10:30 10:34 AM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 2:46 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−10 11:04 AM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 4:46 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−8 1:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 5:46 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−7 2:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:46 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−7 2:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 6:46 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−6 3:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 6:09 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−6:36 2:27 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−6:36
New York United States 7:46 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−5 4:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 7:46 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−5 4:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 7:49 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−4:56 4:07 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−4:56
Lima Peru 7:37 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−5:08 4:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:18 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−4:27 4:36 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−4:27
Santiago Chile 8:03 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−4:42 4:21 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−4:42
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:29 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−4:16 4:47 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−4:16
São Paulo Brazil 9:39 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−3:06 5:57 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−3:06
Reykjavík Iceland 11:46 AM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC−1 8:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 12:46 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC 9:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 12:59 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+0:13 9:17 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC+0:13
Paris France 12:55 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+0:09 9:13 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC+0:09
Berlin Germany 1:46 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+1 10:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 2:46 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+2 11:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:46 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+2 11:04 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 2:20 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+1:34 10:38 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC+1:34
Istanbul Turkey 2:42 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+1:56 11:00 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC+1:56
Moscow Russia 3:16 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+2:30 11:34 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC+2:30
Nairobi Kenya 3:16 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+2:30 11:34 PM Sun, Dec 6 · UTC+2:30
Tehran Iran 4:11 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+3:25 12:29 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:27 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+3:41 12:45 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+3:41
Karachi Pakistan 6:16 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+5:30 2:34 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 6:16 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+5:30 2:34 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:27 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+5:41 2:45 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+5:41
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:39 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+5:53 2:57 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 7:28 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+6:42 3:46 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+6:42
Jakarta Indonesia 7:53 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+7:07 4:11 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+7:07
Singapore 7:46 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+7 4:04 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+7
Beijing China 8:46 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+8 5:04 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:46 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+8 5:04 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:46 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+8 5:04 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:16 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+8:30 5:34 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 9:46 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+9 6:04 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:16 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+9:30 6:34 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:46 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+10 7:04 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:46 PM Wed, Jul 22 · UTC+10 7:04 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:16 AM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC+11:30 8:34 AM Mon, Dec 7 · UTC+11:30

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Saturn station 1900–2050: median under a minute, largest 1.2 minutes. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

137 days · retreats 6.81°

July 22 → December 6, 1908 in Aries

Stations retrograde Jul 22, 1908, 12:46 PM UTC at 10°10′ Aries
Stations direct Dec 6, 1908, 9:04 PM UTC at 3°22′ Aries
Shadow opens Apr 16, 1908, 2:03 AM UTC (97 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 11, 1909, 7:14 AM UTC (94 days after)
Full window including shadows 329 days

Saturn retrograde in Aries

Saturn retrograde in Aries, its sign of fall, reviews independence, leadership and impulse. Plans launched too hastily need restructuring, and patience becomes the lesson. It suits rebuilding personal initiatives on firmer ground.

It begins in Cancer season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Venus in Cancer — Jul 22 to Jul 27, 1908 (5 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Capricorn — Jul 22 to Sep 22, 1908 (62 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Gemini — Sep 26 to Dec 6, 1908 (72 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Scorpio — Oct 17 to Nov 6, 1908 (21 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Cancer — Oct 20 to Dec 6, 1908 (47 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Aries and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 1908

Previous

1907 Ended November 25, 1907 after 138 days, moving back 6.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1909 Begins August 5, 1909 and runs 137 days.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

Computed for 1908

Saturn through the zodiac in 1908

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1908, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.

Saturn in Pisces From Jan 1 – Mar 19
Saturn in Aries Mar 19 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1908. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1908 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1908

Pluto in Gemini Sep 25, 1907 – Mar 7, 1908 · 164 days
Neptune in Cancer Oct 19, 1907 – Mar 23, 1908 · 156 days
Jupiter in Leo Dec 1, 1907 – Mar 30, 1908 · 120 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 20, 1908 – Mar 13, 1908 · 22 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 21, 1908 – Sep 22, 1908 · 154 days
Venus in Cancer Jun 14, 1908 – Jul 27, 1908 · 43 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 21, 1908 – Jul 16, 1908 · 24 days
Pluto in Gemini Sep 26, 1908 – Mar 8, 1909 · 164 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 17, 1908 – Nov 6, 1908 · 21 days
Neptune in Cancer Oct 20, 1908 – Mar 26, 1909 · 156 days
Jupiter in Virgo Dec 30, 1908 – May 1, 1909 · 122 days
← 1907 Saturn retrograde in 1907. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1909 → Saturn retrograde in 1909.

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