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Saturn retrograde 1909

Saturn retrograde 1909: 1 period, 137 days inside the year — 37.4% of 1909. Saturn turned retrograde at 9:32 AM UTC on August 5 at 23°13′ Aries and turned direct at 9:52 PM UTC on December 19 at 16°22′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Aug 5 9:32 AM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 19 9:52 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1909
137 days 37.4% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 6.85°
Saturn Retrograde 1909 Dates: Aug 5 – Dec 19

Saturn’s path through 1909, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1909
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1909. Saturn starts 1909 at 2°39′ Aries and ends it at 15°15′ Aries — 12.6° of net progress: 19.4° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.85° in 137 days, from 23°13′ Aries on Aug 5 back to 16°22′ Aries on Dec 19. Fastest day: Apr 1, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Oct 13, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 315 days of 1909 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 6, 1908 – Mar 11, 1909Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 30, 1909 – Aug 5, 1909Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 1909 – Mar 24, 1910Retrograde: Aug 5, 1909 – Dec 19, 19090° Aries5° Aries10° Aries15° Aries20° AriesStations retrograde Aug 5, 1909, 9:32 AM UTC, 23°13′ AriesR Aug 5Stations direct Dec 19, 1909, 9:52 PM UTC, 16°22′ AriesD Dec 19JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1909. Saturn starts 1909 at 2°39′ Aries and ends it at 15°15′ Aries — 12.6° of net progress: 19.4° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.85° in 137 days, from 23°13′ Aries on Aug 5 back to 16°22′ Aries on Dec 19. Fastest day: Apr 1, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Oct 13, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 315 days of 1909 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 6, 1908 – Mar 11, 1909Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 30, 1909 – Aug 5, 1909Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 1909 – Mar 24, 1910Retrograde: Aug 5, 1909 – Dec 19, 19090° Aries5° Aries10° Aries15° Aries20° AriesStations retrograde Aug 5, 1909, 9:32 AM UTC, 23°13′ AriesR Aug 5Stations direct Dec 19, 1909, 9:52 PM UTC, 16°22′ AriesD Dec 19JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1909 at 2°39′ Aries and ends it at 15°15′ Aries — 12.6° of net progress: 19.4° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.85° in 137 days, from 23°13′ Aries on Aug 5 back to 16°22′ Aries on Dec 19. Fastest day: Apr 1, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Oct 13, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 315 days of 1909 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1909: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 9:32 AM UTC on August 5, 1909 at 23°13′ Aries — 4:49 AM in Santiago, 4:32 AM in New York, 9:32 AM in London and 6:32 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Thu, Aug 5 · 23°13′ Aries Sun, Dec 19 · 16°22′ Aries
Honolulu United States 11:02 PM Wed, Aug 4 · UTC−10:30 11:22 AM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 11:32 PM Wed, Aug 4 · UTC−10 11:52 AM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 1:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−8 1:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 2:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−7 2:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−7 2:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 3:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−6 3:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 2:55 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−6:36 3:15 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−6:36
New York United States 4:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−5 4:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 4:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−5 4:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 4:35 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−4:56 4:55 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−4:56
Lima Peru 4:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−5 4:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:04 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−4:27 5:24 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−4:27
Santiago Chile 4:49 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−4:42 5:09 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−4:42
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:15 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−4:16 5:35 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−4:16
São Paulo Brazil 6:25 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−3:06 6:45 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−3:06
Reykjavík Iceland 8:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC−1 8:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 9:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC 9:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 9:45 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+0:13 10:05 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC+0:13
Paris France 9:41 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+0:09 10:01 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC+0:09
Berlin Germany 10:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+1 10:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+2 11:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:32 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+2 11:52 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 11:06 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+1:34 11:26 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC+1:34
Istanbul Turkey 11:28 AM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+1:56 11:48 PM Sun, Dec 19 · UTC+1:56
Moscow Russia 12:02 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+2:30 12:22 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+2:30
Nairobi Kenya 12:02 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+2:30 12:22 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+2:30
Tehran Iran 12:57 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+3:25 1:17 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:13 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+3:41 1:33 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+3:41
Karachi Pakistan 3:02 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+5:30 3:22 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 3:02 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+5:30 3:22 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:13 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+5:41 3:33 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+5:41
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:25 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+5:53 3:45 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 4:14 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+6:42 4:34 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+6:42
Jakarta Indonesia 4:39 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+7:07 4:59 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+7:07
Singapore 4:32 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+7 4:52 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+7
Beijing China 5:32 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+8 5:52 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:32 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+8 5:52 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:32 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+8 5:52 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:02 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+8:30 6:22 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 6:32 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+9 6:52 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:02 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+9:30 7:22 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 7:32 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+10 7:52 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:32 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+10 7:52 AM Mon, Dec 20 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:02 PM Thu, Aug 5 · UTC+11:30 9:22 AM Mon, Dec 20 · 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 6.85°

August 5 → December 19, 1909 in Aries

Stations retrograde Aug 5, 1909, 9:32 AM UTC at 23°13′ Aries
Stations direct Dec 19, 1909, 9:52 PM UTC at 16°22′ Aries
Shadow opens Apr 30, 1909, 6:06 AM UTC (97 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 24, 1910, 1:56 AM UTC (94 days after)
Full window including shadows 328 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 Leo season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Capricorn — Aug 5 to Sep 27, 1909 (53 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Aries — Aug 23 to Oct 24, 1909 (62 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Gemini — Sep 27 to Dec 19, 1909 (83 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 30 to Oct 21, 1909 (21 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Cancer — Oct 23 to Dec 19, 1909 (58 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 1909

Previous

1908 Ended December 6, 1908 after 137 days, moving back 6.81° through the zodiac.

Next

1910 Begins August 19, 1910 and runs 136 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 1909

Saturn through the zodiac in 1909

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1909, 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 Aries From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Saturn moves.

1909 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1909

Pluto in Gemini Sep 26, 1908 – Mar 8, 1909 · 164 days
Neptune in Cancer Oct 20, 1908 – Mar 26, 1909 · 156 days
Jupiter in Virgo Dec 30, 1908 – May 1, 1909 · 122 days
Mercury in Aquarius Feb 2, 1909 – Feb 24, 1909 · 22 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 25, 1909 – Sep 27, 1909 · 154 days
Mercury in Gemini Jun 2, 1909 – Jun 26, 1909 · 24 days
Mars in Aries Aug 23, 1909 – Oct 24, 1909 · 62 days
Pluto in Gemini Sep 27, 1909 – Mar 10, 1910 · 164 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 30, 1909 – Oct 21, 1909 · 21 days
Neptune in Cancer Oct 23, 1909 – Mar 28, 1910 · 156 days
← 1908 Saturn retrograde in 1908. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1910 → Saturn retrograde in 1910.

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