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Saturn retrograde 2003

Saturn retrograde 2003: 2 periods, 119 days inside the year — 32.7% of 2003. Saturn turned direct at 7:41 AM UTC on February 22 at 22°08′ Gemini, turned retrograde at 11:42 PM UTC on October 25 at 13°14′ Cancer and turned direct at 4:51 PM UTC on March 7, 2004 at 6°17′ Cancer.

Turns direct
Feb 22 7:41 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Oct 25 11:42 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2003
119 days 32.7% of the year
Signs
Gemini, Cancer last loop retreats 6.95°
Saturn Retrograde 2003 Dates: Until Feb 22, From Oct 25

Saturn’s path through 2003, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2003
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2003. Saturn starts 2003 at 24°26′ Gemini and ends it at 9°45′ Cancer — 15.3° of net progress: 21.1° forward, 5.8° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.95° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: Jun 17, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Dec 26, 0.09°. Counting the shadows, 309 days of 2003 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 22, 2003 – May 27, 2003Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 23, 2003 – Oct 25, 2003Retrograde: Oct 11, 2002 – Feb 22, 2003Retrograde: Oct 25, 2003 – Mar 7, 200420° Gemini25° Gemini0° Cancer5° Cancer10° CancerStations direct Feb 22, 2003, 7:41 AM UTC, 22°08′ GeminiD Feb 22Stations retrograde Oct 25, 2003, 11:42 PM UTC, 13°14′ CancerR Oct 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2003. Saturn starts 2003 at 24°26′ Gemini and ends it at 9°45′ Cancer — 15.3° of net progress: 21.1° forward, 5.8° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.95° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: Jun 17, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Dec 26, 0.09°. Counting the shadows, 309 days of 2003 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 22, 2003 – May 27, 2003Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 23, 2003 – Oct 25, 2003Retrograde: Oct 11, 2002 – Feb 22, 2003Retrograde: Oct 25, 2003 – Mar 7, 200420° Gemini25° Gemini0° Cancer5° Cancer10° Cancer15° CancerStations direct Feb 22, 2003, 7:41 AM UTC, 22°08′ GeminiD Feb 22Stations retrograde Oct 25, 2003, 11:42 PM UTC, 13°14′ CancerR Oct 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 2003 at 24°26′ Gemini and ends it at 9°45′ Cancer — 15.3° of net progress: 21.1° forward, 5.8° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.95° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: Jun 17, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Dec 26, 0.09°. Counting the shadows, 309 days of 2003 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 2003: exact times in your city

Saturn turned direct at 7:41 AM UTC on February 22, 2003 at 22°08′ Gemini — 4:41 AM in Santiago, 2:41 AM in New York, 7:41 AM in London and 4:41 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Feb 22, 2003 Turns retrograde · Oct 25, 2003 Turns direct · Mar 7, 2004
UTC Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · 22°08′ Gemini Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · 13°14′ Cancer Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · 6°17′ Cancer
Honolulu United States 9:41 PM Fri, Feb 21, 2003 · UTC−10 1:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−10 6:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:41 PM Fri, Feb 21, 2003 · UTC−9 3:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−8 7:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 11:41 PM Fri, Feb 21, 2003 · UTC−8 4:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−7 8:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 12:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−7 4:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−7 9:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−7 5:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−6 9:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 1:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−6 6:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−5 10:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 1:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−6 6:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−5 10:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−5 7:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−4 11:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 2:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−5 7:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−4 11:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 2:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−5 6:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−5 11:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−5 6:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−5 11:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−4 7:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−4 12:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−3 8:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−3 1:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−3 8:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−3 1:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC−3 9:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC−2 1:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC 11:42 PM Sat, Oct 25, 2003 · UTC 4:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC 12:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+1 4:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 8:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+1 12:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+1 5:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+1 1:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+2 5:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 8:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+1 1:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+2 5:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 9:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+2 1:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+2 6:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+2 1:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+2 6:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 9:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+2 2:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+3 6:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 9:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+2 1:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+2 6:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 10:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+3 2:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+3 7:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 10:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+3 2:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+3 7:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:11 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+3:30 3:12 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+3:30 8:21 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:41 AM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+4 3:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+4 8:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+5 4:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+5 9:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:11 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+5:30 5:12 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+5:30 10:21 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:26 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+5:45 5:27 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+5:45 10:36 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+6 5:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+6 10:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+7 6:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+7 11:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+7 6:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+7 11:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+8 7:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+8 12:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+8
Beijing China 3:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+8 7:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+8 12:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+8 7:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+8 12:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+8 7:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+8 12:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+9 8:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+9 1:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+9 8:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+9 1:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:11 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+10:30 10:12 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+10:30 3:21 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 5:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+10 9:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+10 2:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+11 10:42 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+11 3:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 8:41 PM Sat, Feb 22, 2003 · UTC+13 12:42 PM Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · UTC+13 5:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · 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.

134 days · retreats 6.95° · crosses the year boundary

October 11, 2002 → February 22, 2003 in Gemini

Stations retrograde Oct 11, 2002, 1:01 PM UTC at 29°05′ Gemini
Stations direct Feb 22, 2003, 7:41 AM UTC at 22°08′ Gemini
Shadow opens Jul 8, 2002, 7:29 AM UTC (95 days before)
Shadow closes May 27, 2003, 5:53 PM UTC (94 days after)
Full window including shadows 323 days

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 Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Venus in Scorpio — Oct 11 to Nov 21, 2002 (41 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — Oct 11 to Nov 4, 2002 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — Oct 11 to Oct 20, 2002 (9 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Leo — Dec 4 to Feb 22, 2003 (80 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — Jan 2 to Jan 23, 2003 (20 days of overlap)

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

134 days · retreats 6.95° · crosses the year boundary

October 25, 2003 → March 7, 2004 in Cancer

Stations retrograde Oct 25, 2003, 11:42 PM UTC at 13°14′ Cancer
Stations direct Mar 7, 2004, 4:51 PM UTC at 6°17′ Cancer
Shadow opens Jul 23, 2003, 2:01 AM UTC (95 days before)
Shadow closes Jun 10, 2004, 12:58 PM UTC (95 days after)
Full window including shadows 323 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 Pisces — Oct 25 to Nov 8, 2003 (14 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — Dec 17 to Jan 6, 2004 (20 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Virgo — Jan 3 to Mar 7, 2004 (64 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 2003

Previous

2002 Ended February 8, 2002 after 134 days, moving back 6.94° through the zodiac.

Next

2004 Begins November 8, 2004 and runs 134 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 2003

Saturn through the zodiac in 2003

Every sign Saturn occupies during 2003, 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 Gemini From Jan 1 – Jun 4
Saturn in Cancer Jun 4 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 2003. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2003 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2003

Jupiter in Leo Dec 4, 2002 – Apr 4, 2003 · 121 days
Mercury in Capricorn Jan 2, 2003 – Jan 23, 2003 · 20 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 23, 2003 – Aug 29, 2003 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 26, 2003 – May 20, 2003 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 16, 2003 – Oct 23, 2003 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 7, 2003 – Nov 8, 2003 · 154 days
Mars in Pisces Jul 29, 2003 – Sep 27, 2003 · 60 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 28, 2003 – Sep 20, 2003 · 23 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 17, 2003 – Jan 6, 2004 · 20 days
← 2002 Saturn retrograde in 2002. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2004 → Saturn retrograde in 2004.

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