Saturn retrograde 2002

2 periods, 120 days inside the year — 32.8% of 2002. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

78 days · retreats 4.39° · crosses the year boundary

22 November → 7 February 2002 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 22 Nov 2001, 00:00 UTC at 12.25° Gemini
Stations direct 7 Feb 2002, 21:34 UTC at 7.86° Gemini
Shadow closes 21 Apr 2002 (72 days after)

Saturn retrograde in Gemini

Saturn retrograde in Gemini reviews communication, learning and commitments made in words. Contracts, education plans and information habits are restructured. It suits disciplined study and careful agreements.

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Cancer — 22 Nov to 7 Feb 2002 (78 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Cancer — 22 Nov to 7 Feb 2002 (78 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — 18 Jan to 7 Feb 2002 (20 days of overlap)

Read against Gemini, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

122 days · retreats 6.83° · crosses the year boundary

11 October → 9 February 2003 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 11 Oct 2002, 07:41 UTC at 28.92° Gemini
Stations direct 9 Feb 2003, 23:59 UTC at 22.09° Gemini

Saturn retrograde in Gemini

Saturn retrograde in Gemini reviews communication, learning and commitments made in words. Contracts, education plans and information habits are restructured. It suits disciplined study and careful agreements.

It begins in Libra season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Venus in Scorpio — 11 Oct to 21 Nov 2002 (41 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — 11 Oct to 4 Nov 2002 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — 11 Oct to 20 Oct 2002 (9 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Leo — 4 Dec to 9 Feb 2003 (68 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — 2 Jan to 23 Jan 2003 (20 days of overlap)

Read against Gemini, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 2002

Previous

2001 Ended 7 February 2002 after 134 days, moving back 6.96° through the zodiac.

Next

2003 Begins 22 November 2002 and runs 92 days.

Gap across 2002

0.8 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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.

2002 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2002

Jupiter in Cancer 22 Nov 2001 – 1 Mar 2002 · 100 days
Mercury in Aquarius 18 Jan 2002 – 8 Feb 2002 · 21 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 20 Mar 2002 – 26 Aug 2002 · 159 days
Neptune in Aquarius 13 May 2002 – 20 Oct 2002 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini 15 May 2002 – 8 Jun 2002 · 24 days
Uranus in Aquarius 2 Jun 2002 – 4 Nov 2002 · 154 days
Mercury in Libra 14 Sep 2002 – 6 Oct 2002 · 22 days
Venus in Scorpio 10 Oct 2002 – 21 Nov 2002 · 42 days
Jupiter in Leo 4 Dec 2002 – 9 Feb 2003 · 68 days
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