Saturn retrograde 2003

2 periods, 119 days inside the year — 32.7% of 2003. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

92 days · retreats 5.46° · crosses the year boundary

22 November → 22 February 2003 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 22 Nov 2002, 00:00 UTC at 27.4° Gemini
Stations direct 22 Feb 2003, 03:27 UTC at 21.95° Gemini
Shadow closes 15 May 2003 (82 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 Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • 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.

107 days · retreats 6.33° · crosses the year boundary

25 October → 9 February 2004 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 25 Oct 2003, 18:20 UTC at 13.05° Cancer
Stations direct 9 Feb 2004, 23:59 UTC at 6.72° Cancer
Shadow opens 27 Jul 2003 (90 days before)

Saturn retrograde in Cancer

Saturn retrograde in Cancer, its sign of detriment, reviews family responsibilities and emotional security. Duties towards 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 Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Pisces — 25 Oct to 8 Nov 2003 (14 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — 17 Dec to 6 Jan 2004 (20 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Virgo — 3 Jan to 9 Feb 2004 (37 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 2003

Previous

2002 Ended 9 February 2003 after 122 days, moving back 6.83° through the zodiac.

Next

2004 Begins 22 November 2003 and runs 107 days.

Gap across 2003

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.

2003 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2003

Jupiter in Leo 4 Dec 2002 – 4 Apr 2003 · 121 days
Mercury in Capricorn 2 Jan 2003 – 23 Jan 2003 · 20 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 22 Mar 2003 – 28 Aug 2003 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus 26 Apr 2003 – 20 May 2003 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius 15 May 2003 – 22 Oct 2003 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces 7 Jun 2003 – 8 Nov 2003 · 154 days
Mars in Pisces 29 Jul 2003 – 27 Sep 2003 · 60 days
Mercury in Virgo 28 Aug 2003 – 20 Sep 2003 · 23 days
Mercury in Capricorn 17 Dec 2003 – 6 Jan 2004 · 20 days
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