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Saturn retrograde 1997

Saturn retrograde 1997: 1 period, 137 days inside the year — 37.5% of 1997. Saturn turned retrograde at 4:56 PM UTC on August 1 at 20°21′ Aries and turned direct at 10:29 AM UTC on December 16 at 13°31′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Aug 1 4:56 PM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 16 10:29 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1997
137 days 37.5% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 6.83°
Saturn Retrograde 1997 Dates: Aug 1 – Dec 16

Saturn’s path through 1997, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1997
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1997. Saturn starts 1997 at 1°20′ Aries and ends it at 13°45′ Aries — 12.4° of net progress: 19.2° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.83° in 137 days, from 20°21′ Aries on Aug 1 back to 13°32′ Aries on Dec 16. Fastest day: Mar 11, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Sep 24, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 315 days of 1997 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 3, 1996 – Mar 7, 1997Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 26, 1997 – Aug 1, 1997Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 16, 1997 – Mar 20, 1998Retrograde: Aug 1, 1997 – Dec 16, 19970° Aries5° Aries10° Aries15° Aries20° AriesStations retrograde Aug 1, 1997, 4:56 PM UTC, 20°21′ AriesR Aug 1Stations direct Dec 16, 1997, 10:29 AM UTC, 13°31′ AriesD Dec 16JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1997. Saturn starts 1997 at 1°20′ Aries and ends it at 13°45′ Aries — 12.4° of net progress: 19.2° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.83° in 137 days, from 20°21′ Aries on Aug 1 back to 13°32′ Aries on Dec 16. Fastest day: Mar 11, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Sep 24, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 315 days of 1997 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 3, 1996 – Mar 7, 1997Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 26, 1997 – Aug 1, 1997Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 16, 1997 – Mar 20, 1998Retrograde: Aug 1, 1997 – Dec 16, 19970° Aries5° Aries10° Aries15° Aries20° AriesStations retrograde Aug 1, 1997, 4:56 PM UTC, 20°21′ AriesR Aug 1Stations direct Dec 16, 1997, 10:29 AM UTC, 13°31′ AriesD Dec 16JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1997 at 1°20′ Aries and ends it at 13°45′ Aries — 12.4° of net progress: 19.2° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.83° in 137 days, from 20°21′ Aries on Aug 1 back to 13°32′ Aries on Dec 16. Fastest day: Mar 11, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Sep 24, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 315 days of 1997 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1997: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 4:56 PM UTC on August 1, 1997 at 20°21′ Aries — 12:56 PM in Santiago, 12:56 PM in New York, 5:56 PM in London and 1:56 AM on August 2 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Aug 1 · 20°21′ Aries Tue, Dec 16 · 13°31′ Aries
Honolulu United States 6:56 AM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−10 12:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:56 AM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−8 1:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 9:56 AM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−7 2:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 9:56 AM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−7 3:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:56 AM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−6 3:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 11:56 AM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−5 4:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 11:56 AM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−5 4:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−4 5:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 12:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−4 5:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 11:56 AM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−5 5:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:56 AM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−5 5:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−4 6:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 12:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−4 7:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−3 7:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC−3 8:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 4:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC 10:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+1 10:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 5:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+1 11:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+2 11:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+2 11:29 AM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 6:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+2 12:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+3 12:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+3 12:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+3 12:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 8:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+4 1:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 7:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+3 1:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:26 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+4:30 1:59 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+4 2:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+5 3:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:26 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+5:30 3:59 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:41 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+5:45 4:14 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+6 4:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+7 5:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:56 PM Fri, Aug 1 · UTC+7 5:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:56 AM Sat, Aug 2 · UTC+8 6:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+8
Beijing China 12:56 AM Sat, Aug 2 · UTC+8 6:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:56 AM Sat, Aug 2 · UTC+8 6:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:56 AM Sat, Aug 2 · UTC+8 6:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:56 AM Sat, Aug 2 · UTC+9 7:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:56 AM Sat, Aug 2 · UTC+9 7:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 2:26 AM Sat, Aug 2 · UTC+9:30 8:59 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 2:56 AM Sat, Aug 2 · UTC+10 8:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:56 AM Sat, Aug 2 · UTC+10 9:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 4:56 AM Sat, Aug 2 · UTC+12 11:29 PM Tue, Dec 16 · UTC+13

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 6.83°

August 1 → December 16, 1997 in Aries

Stations retrograde Aug 1, 1997, 4:56 PM UTC at 20°21′ Aries
Stations direct Dec 16, 1997, 10:29 AM UTC at 13°31′ Aries
Shadow opens Apr 26, 1997, 1:47 PM UTC (97 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 20, 1998, 2:15 PM 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

  • Jupiter in Aquarius — Aug 1 to Oct 8, 1997 (67 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — Aug 1 to Oct 14, 1997 (74 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Aug 1 to Oct 9, 1997 (68 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — Aug 1 to Aug 13, 1997 (12 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 17 to Sep 10, 1997 (23 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — Dec 7 to Dec 16, 1997 (9 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 1997

Previous

1996 Ended December 3, 1996 after 138 days, moving back 6.79° through the zodiac.

Next

1998 Begins August 15, 1998 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 1997

Saturn through the zodiac in 1997

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1997, 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.

1997 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1997

Mercury in Capricorn Dec 23, 1996 – Jan 12, 1997 · 20 days
Mars in Libra Feb 6, 1997 – Apr 27, 1997 · 81 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 8, 1997 – Aug 13, 1997 · 158 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 15, 1997 – May 8, 1997 · 24 days
Neptune in Capricorn May 1, 1997 – Oct 9, 1997 · 160 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 13, 1997 – Oct 14, 1997 · 154 days
Jupiter in Aquarius Jun 10, 1997 – Oct 8, 1997 · 120 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 17, 1997 – Sep 10, 1997 · 23 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 7, 1997 – Dec 27, 1997 · 20 days
Venus in Aquarius Dec 26, 1997 – Feb 5, 1998 · 41 days
← 1996 Saturn retrograde in 1996. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1998 → Saturn retrograde in 1998.

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