2027 Forecast

Saturn retrograde 1986

Saturn retrograde 1986: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.6% of 1986. Saturn turned retrograde at 9:27 AM UTC on March 19 at 9°42′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 4:50 AM UTC on August 7 at 3°03′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 19 9:27 AM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 7 4:50 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1986
141 days 38.6% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 6.64°
Saturn Retrograde 1986 Dates: Mar 19 – Aug 7

Saturn’s path through 1986, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1986
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1986. Saturn starts 1986 at 4°57′ Sagittarius and ends it at 15°12′ Sagittarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.64° in 141 days, from 9°42′ Sagittarius on Mar 19 back to 3°03′ Sagittarius on Aug 7. Fastest day: Dec 3, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: May 27, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 324 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 13, 1985 – Mar 19, 1986Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 7, 1986 – Nov 13, 1986Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 24, 1986 – Mar 31, 1987Retrograde: Mar 19, 1986 – Aug 7, 19862° Sagittarius4° Sagittarius6° Sagittarius8° Sagittarius10° Sagittarius12° Sagittarius14° Sagittarius16° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 19, 1986, 9:27 AM UTC, 9°42′ SagittariusR Mar 19Stations direct Aug 7, 1986, 4:50 AM UTC, 3°03′ SagittariusD Aug 7JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1986. Saturn starts 1986 at 4°57′ Sagittarius and ends it at 15°12′ Sagittarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.64° in 141 days, from 9°42′ Sagittarius on Mar 19 back to 3°03′ Sagittarius on Aug 7. Fastest day: Dec 3, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: May 27, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 324 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 13, 1985 – Mar 19, 1986Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 7, 1986 – Nov 13, 1986Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 24, 1986 – Mar 31, 1987Retrograde: Mar 19, 1986 – Aug 7, 19862° Sagittarius12° Sagittarius14° Sagittarius16° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 19, 1986, 9:27 AM UTC, 9°42′ SagittariusR Mar 19Stations direct Aug 7, 1986, 4:50 AM UTC, 3°03′ SagittariusD Aug 7JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1986 at 4°57′ Sagittarius and ends it at 15°12′ Sagittarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.64° in 141 days, from 9°42′ Sagittarius on Mar 19 back to 3°03′ Sagittarius on Aug 7. Fastest day: Dec 3, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: May 27, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 324 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1986: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 9:27 AM UTC on March 19, 1986 at 9°42′ Sagittarius — 5:27 AM in Santiago, 4:27 AM in New York, 9:27 AM in London and 6:27 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Mar 19 · 9°42′ Sagittarius Thu, Aug 7 · 3°03′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 11:27 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−10 6:50 PM Wed, Aug 6 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−9 8:50 PM Wed, Aug 6 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 1:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−8 9:50 PM Wed, Aug 6 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 2:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−7 9:50 PM Wed, Aug 6 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−7 10:50 PM Wed, Aug 6 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 3:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−6 11:50 PM Wed, Aug 6 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 3:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−6 10:50 PM Wed, Aug 6 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−5 12:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 4:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−5 12:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 4:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−5 11:50 PM Wed, Aug 6 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−4 11:50 PM Wed, Aug 6 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−4 12:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 5:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−4 12:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−3 1:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−3 1:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC 4:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC 5:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 10:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+1 5:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+1 6:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 10:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+1 6:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 11:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+2 6:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+2 7:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 11:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+2 7:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 11:27 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+2 7:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 12:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+3 8:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 12:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+3 7:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:57 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+3:30 8:20 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+4 8:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+5 9:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:57 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+5:30 10:20 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:12 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+5:45 10:35 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+6 10:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+7 11:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+7 11:50 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+8 12:50 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+8
Beijing China 5:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+8 1:50 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 5:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+8 12:50 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+8 12:50 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+9 1:50 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+9 1:50 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:57 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+9:30 2:20 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 7:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+10 2:50 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+10 2:50 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:27 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+12 4:50 PM Thu, Aug 7 · 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.

141 days · retreats 6.64°

March 19 → August 7, 1986 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 19, 1986, 9:27 AM UTC at 9°42′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 7, 1986, 4:50 AM UTC at 3°03′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Dec 13, 1985, 12:40 AM UTC (96 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 13, 1986, 7:33 AM UTC (98 days after)
Full window including shadows 335 days

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 19 to Mar 30, 1986 (11 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — Mar 19 to Jul 15, 1986 (118 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Sagittarius — Mar 27 to Aug 7, 1986 (133 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Apr 7 to Aug 7, 1986 (122 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Capricorn — Jun 8 to Aug 7, 1986 (59 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 9 to Aug 3, 1986 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jul 12 to Aug 7, 1986 (25 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 1986

Previous

1985 Ended July 25, 1985 after 140 days, moving back 6.66° through the zodiac.

Next

1987 Begins March 31, 1987 and runs 141 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 1986

Saturn through the zodiac in 1986

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1986, 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 Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

1986 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1986

Pluto in Scorpio Feb 8, 1986 – Jul 15, 1986 · 156 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 7, 1986 – Mar 30, 1986 · 23 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 27, 1986 – Aug 27, 1986 · 153 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 7, 1986 – Sep 14, 1986 · 160 days
Mars in Capricorn Jun 8, 1986 – Aug 12, 1986 · 64 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 9, 1986 – Aug 3, 1986 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 12, 1986 – Nov 8, 1986 · 119 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 15, 1986 – Nov 26, 1986 · 41 days
Mercury in Scorpio Nov 2, 1986 – Nov 22, 1986 · 20 days
← 1985 Saturn retrograde in 1985. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1987 → Saturn retrograde in 1987.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Saturn Retrograde 1986 Dates: Mar 19 – Aug 7.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/saturn/1986/

For Wikipedia {{cite web |title=Saturn Retrograde 1986 Dates: Mar 19 – Aug 7 |url=https://astrohot.com/retrograde/saturn/1986/ |website=AstroHot |access-date=2026-10-31}}