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Saturn retrograde 1991

Saturn retrograde 1991: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.6% of 1991. Saturn turned retrograde at 4:05 AM UTC on May 17 at 6°50′ Aquarius and turned direct at 3:57 AM UTC on October 5 at 0°11′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 17 4:05 AM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 5 3:57 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1991
141 days 38.6% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 6.65°
Saturn Retrograde 1991 Dates: May 17 – Oct 5

Saturn’s path through 1991, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1991
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1991. Saturn starts 1991 at 25°32′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°44′ Aquarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.65° in 141 days, from 6°50′ Aquarius on May 17 back to 0°11′ Aquarius on Oct 5. Fastest day: Jan 17, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 26, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 327 days of 1991 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 8, 1991 – May 17, 1991Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 5, 1991 – Jan 9, 1992Retrograde: May 17, 1991 – Oct 5, 199124° Capricorn26° Capricorn28° Capricorn0° Aquarius2° Aquarius4° Aquarius6° AquariusStations retrograde May 17, 1991, 4:05 AM UTC, 6°50′ AquariusR May 17Stations direct Oct 5, 1991, 3:57 AM UTC, 0°11′ AquariusD Oct 5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1991. Saturn starts 1991 at 25°32′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°44′ Aquarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.65° in 141 days, from 6°50′ Aquarius on May 17 back to 0°11′ Aquarius on Oct 5. Fastest day: Jan 17, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 26, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 327 days of 1991 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 8, 1991 – May 17, 1991Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 5, 1991 – Jan 9, 1992Retrograde: May 17, 1991 – Oct 5, 199124° Capricorn26° Capricorn28° Capricorn6° AquariusStations retrograde May 17, 1991, 4:05 AM UTC, 6°50′ AquariusR May 17Stations direct Oct 5, 1991, 3:57 AM UTC, 0°11′ AquariusD Oct 5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1991 at 25°32′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°44′ Aquarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.65° in 141 days, from 6°50′ Aquarius on May 17 back to 0°11′ Aquarius on Oct 5. Fastest day: Jan 17, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 26, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 327 days of 1991 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1991: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 4:05 AM UTC on May 17, 1991 at 6°50′ Aquarius — 12:05 AM in Santiago, 12:05 AM in New York, 5:05 AM in London and 1:05 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, May 17 · 6°50′ Aquarius Sat, Oct 5 · 0°11′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 6:05 PM Thu, May 16 · UTC−10 5:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:05 PM Thu, May 16 · UTC−8 7:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 9:05 PM Thu, May 16 · UTC−7 8:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 9:05 PM Thu, May 16 · UTC−7 8:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:05 PM Thu, May 16 · UTC−6 9:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 11:05 PM Thu, May 16 · UTC−5 10:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 10:05 PM Thu, May 16 · UTC−6 9:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC−4 11:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 12:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC−4 11:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 11:05 PM Thu, May 16 · UTC−5 10:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:05 PM Thu, May 16 · UTC−5 10:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC−4 11:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 12:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC−4 11:57 PM Fri, Oct 4 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC−3 12:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC−3 12:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 4:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC 3:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+1 4:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 5:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+1 4:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+2 4:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+2 4:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 6:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+2 5:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+3 5:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+3 5:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+3 5:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 7:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+3 5:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+2
Nairobi Kenya 7:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+3 6:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:35 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+4:30 7:27 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+4 7:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+5 8:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:35 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+5:30 9:27 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:50 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+5:45 9:42 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+6 9:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+7 10:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:05 AM Fri, May 17 · UTC+7 10:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:05 PM Fri, May 17 · UTC+8 11:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+8
Beijing China 1:05 PM Fri, May 17 · UTC+9 11:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:05 PM Fri, May 17 · UTC+8 11:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:05 PM Fri, May 17 · UTC+8 11:57 AM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:05 PM Fri, May 17 · UTC+9 12:57 PM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:05 PM Fri, May 17 · UTC+9 12:57 PM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:35 PM Fri, May 17 · UTC+9:30 1:27 PM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 2:05 PM Fri, May 17 · UTC+10 1:57 PM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:05 PM Fri, May 17 · UTC+10 1:57 PM Sat, Oct 5 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 4:05 PM Fri, May 17 · UTC+12 3:57 PM Sat, Oct 5 · 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 6.65°

May 17 → October 5, 1991 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 17, 1991, 4:05 AM UTC at 6°50′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 5, 1991, 3:57 AM UTC at 0°11′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Feb 8, 1991, 11:08 AM UTC (98 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 9, 1992, 4:09 PM UTC (97 days after)
Full window including shadows 335 days

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Capricorn — May 17 to Sep 19, 1991 (125 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — May 17 to Sep 26, 1991 (132 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — May 17 to Jul 28, 1991 (73 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Virgo — Aug 1 to Sep 13, 1991 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 7 to Aug 31, 1991 (24 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 1991

Previous

1990 Ended September 23, 1990 after 141 days, moving back 6.63° through the zodiac.

Next

1992 Begins May 28, 1992 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 1991

Saturn through the zodiac in 1991

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1991, 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 Capricorn From Jan 1 – Feb 6
Saturn in Aquarius Feb 6 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1991. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1991 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1991

Mars in Gemini Oct 20, 1990 – Jan 1, 1991 · 73 days
Jupiter in Leo Nov 30, 1990 – Mar 30, 1991 · 120 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 14, 1990 – Jan 3, 1991 · 20 days
Pluto in Scorpio Feb 22, 1991 – Jul 28, 1991 · 157 days
Mercury in Aries Apr 4, 1991 – Apr 28, 1991 · 24 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 18, 1991 – Sep 19, 1991 · 154 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 19, 1991 – Sep 26, 1991 · 160 days
Venus in Virgo Aug 1, 1991 – Sep 13, 1991 · 43 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 7, 1991 – Aug 31, 1991 · 24 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 28, 1991 – Dec 18, 1991 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Dec 30, 1991 – Apr 30, 1992 · 122 days
← 1990 Saturn retrograde in 1990. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1992 → Saturn retrograde in 1992.

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