2027 Forecast

Saturn retrograde 1946

Saturn retrograde 1946: 2 periods, 120 days inside the year — 32.8% of 1946. Saturn turned direct at 9:30 AM UTC on March 20 at 17°56′ Cancer, turned retrograde at 3:22 PM UTC on November 20 at 8°53′ Leo and turned direct at 7:39 PM UTC on April 3, 1947 at 1°56′ Leo.

Turns direct
Mar 20 9:30 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Nov 20 3:22 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1946
120 days 32.8% of the year
Signs
Cancer, Leo last loop retreats 6.94°
Saturn Retrograde 1946 Dates: Until Mar 20, From Nov 20

Saturn’s path through 1946, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1946
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1946. Saturn starts 1946 at 21°35′ Cancer and ends it at 6°38′ Leo — 15° of net progress: 20.9° forward, 5.9° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.94° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: Jul 22, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Jan 11, 0.082°. Counting the shadows, 310 days of 1946 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 20, 1946 – Jun 23, 1946Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 18, 1946 – Nov 20, 1946Retrograde: Nov 6, 1945 – Mar 20, 1946Retrograde: Nov 20, 1946 – Apr 3, 194715° Cancer20° Cancer25° Cancer0° Leo5° Leo10° LeoStations direct Mar 20, 1946, 9:30 AM UTC, 17°56′ CancerD Mar 20Stations retrograde Nov 20, 1946, 3:22 PM UTC, 8°53′ LeoR Nov 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1946. Saturn starts 1946 at 21°35′ Cancer and ends it at 6°38′ Leo — 15° of net progress: 20.9° forward, 5.9° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.94° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: Jul 22, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Jan 11, 0.082°. Counting the shadows, 310 days of 1946 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 20, 1946 – Jun 23, 1946Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 18, 1946 – Nov 20, 1946Retrograde: Nov 6, 1945 – Mar 20, 1946Retrograde: Nov 20, 1946 – Apr 3, 194715° Cancer20° Cancer25° Cancer0° Leo5° Leo10° LeoStations direct Mar 20, 1946, 9:30 AM UTC, 17°56′ CancerD Mar 20Stations retrograde Nov 20, 1946, 3:22 PM UTC, 8°53′ LeoR Nov 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1946 at 21°35′ Cancer and ends it at 6°38′ Leo — 15° of net progress: 20.9° forward, 5.9° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.94° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: Jul 22, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Jan 11, 0.082°. Counting the shadows, 310 days of 1946 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1946: exact times in your city

Saturn turned direct at 9:30 AM UTC on March 20, 1946 at 17°56′ Cancer — 5:30 AM in Santiago, 4:30 AM in New York, 9:30 AM in London and 6:30 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Mar 20, 1946 Turns retrograde · Nov 20, 1946 Turns direct · Apr 3, 1947
UTC Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · 17°56′ Cancer Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · 8°53′ Leo Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · 1°56′ Leo
Honolulu United States 11:00 PM Tue, Mar 19, 1946 · UTC−10:30 4:52 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−10:30 9:09 AM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 11:30 PM Tue, Mar 19, 1946 · UTC−10 5:22 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−10 9:39 AM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 1:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−8 7:22 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−8 11:39 AM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 2:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−7 8:22 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−7 12:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−7 8:22 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−7 12:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 3:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−6 9:22 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−6 1:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 3:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−6 9:22 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−6 1:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−5 10:22 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−5 2:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 4:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−5 10:22 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−5 2:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 4:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−5 10:22 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−5 2:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−5 10:22 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−5 2:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:00 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−4:30 10:52 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−4:30 3:09 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 5:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−4 11:22 AM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−4 2:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−5
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−4 12:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−3 4:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC−3 12:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−3 4:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC 2:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC−1 6:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 9:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC 3:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC 8:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 10:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+1 4:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+1 8:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+1 4:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+1 8:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 10:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+1 4:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+1 8:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+2 5:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+2 9:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+2 5:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+2 9:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 11:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+2 5:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+2 9:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 11:30 AM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+2 5:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+2 9:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 12:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+3 6:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+3 10:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+3 6:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+3 10:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:00 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+3:30 6:52 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+3:30 11:09 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+4 7:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+4 11:39 PM Thu, Apr 3, 1947 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:00 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+5:30 8:52 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+5:30 1:09 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 3:00 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+5:30 8:52 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+5:30 1:09 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:00 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+5:30 8:52 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+5:30 1:09 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:00 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+6:30 9:52 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+6:30 2:09 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+6:30
Bangkok Thailand 4:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+7 10:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+7 2:39 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:00 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+7:30 10:52 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+7:30 3:09 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 5:00 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+7:30 10:52 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+7:30 3:09 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 5:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+8 11:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+8 3:39 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+8 11:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+8 3:39 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+8 11:22 PM Wed, Nov 20, 1946 · UTC+8 3:39 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+9 12:22 AM Thu, Nov 21, 1946 · UTC+9 4:39 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+9 12:22 AM Thu, Nov 21, 1946 · UTC+9 4:39 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:00 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+9:30 12:52 AM Thu, Nov 21, 1946 · UTC+9:30 5:09 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 7:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+10 1:22 AM Thu, Nov 21, 1946 · UTC+10 5:39 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+10 1:22 AM Thu, Nov 21, 1946 · UTC+10 5:39 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:30 PM Wed, Mar 20, 1946 · UTC+12 3:22 AM Thu, Nov 21, 1946 · UTC+12 7:39 AM Fri, Apr 4, 1947 · UTC+12

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.

134 days · retreats 6.95° · crosses the year boundary

November 6, 1945 → March 20, 1946 in Cancer

Stations retrograde Nov 6, 1945, 1:03 PM UTC at 24°53′ Cancer
Stations direct Mar 20, 1946, 9:30 AM UTC at 17°56′ Cancer
Shadow opens Aug 3, 1945, 8:22 PM UTC (95 days before)
Shadow closes Jun 23, 1946, 4:18 PM UTC (95 days after)
Full window including shadows 324 days

Saturn retrograde in Cancer

Saturn retrograde in Cancer, its sign of detriment, reviews family responsibilities and emotional security. Duties toward home and relatives are reassessed, and old emotional structures are rebuilt. It suits setting healthier family boundaries.

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Gemini — Nov 6 to Feb 20, 1946 (106 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Nov 13 to Mar 20, 1946 (127 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 27 to Dec 17, 1945 (20 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Leo — Dec 4 to Feb 21, 1946 (79 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — Jan 10 to Mar 20, 1946 (69 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Libra — Feb 11 to Mar 20, 1946 (37 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 16 to Mar 20, 1946 (4 days of overlap)

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

134 days · retreats 6.94° · crosses the year boundary

November 20, 1946 → April 3, 1947 in Leo

Stations retrograde Nov 20, 1946, 3:22 PM UTC at 8°53′ Leo
Stations direct Apr 3, 1947, 7:39 PM UTC at 1°56′ Leo
Shadow opens Aug 18, 1946, 2:25 AM UTC (95 days before)
Shadow closes Jul 8, 1947, 3:40 PM UTC (96 days after)
Full window including shadows 325 days

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 20 to Dec 1, 1946 (10 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Sagittarius — Nov 20 to Dec 8, 1946 (18 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Nov 20 to Feb 25, 1947 (96 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Nov 20 to Apr 3, 1947 (134 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — Jan 12 to Apr 3, 1947 (81 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 27 to Mar 22, 1947 (23 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Scorpio — Mar 14 to Apr 3, 1947 (20 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 1946

Previous

1945 Ended March 5, 1945 after 134 days, moving back 6.96° through the zodiac.

Next

1947 Begins December 4, 1947 and runs 135 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 1946

Saturn through the zodiac in 1946

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1946, 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 Cancer From Jan 1 – Aug 2
Saturn in Leo Aug 2 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1946. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1946 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1946

Uranus in Gemini Sep 23, 1945 – Feb 20, 1946 · 150 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 13, 1945 – Apr 22, 1946 · 160 days
Mars in Leo Dec 4, 1945 – Feb 21, 1946 · 79 days
Neptune in Libra Jan 10, 1946 – Jun 17, 1946 · 158 days
Jupiter in Libra Feb 11, 1946 – Jun 14, 1946 · 123 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 16, 1946 – Apr 9, 1946 · 23 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 19, 1946 – Aug 12, 1946 · 24 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 27, 1946 – Feb 25, 1947 · 150 days
Venus in Sagittarius Oct 28, 1946 – Dec 8, 1946 · 41 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 11, 1946 – Dec 1, 1946 · 20 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 15, 1946 – Apr 23, 1947 · 160 days
← 1945 Saturn retrograde in 1945. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1947 → Saturn retrograde in 1947.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Saturn Retrograde 1946 Dates: Until Mar 20, From Nov 20.” Accessed November 1, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/saturn/1946/

For Wikipedia {{cite web |title=Saturn Retrograde 1946 Dates: Until Mar 20, From Nov 20 |url=https://astrohot.com/retrograde/saturn/1946/ |website=AstroHot |access-date=2026-11-01}}