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Saturn retrograde 2004

Saturn retrograde 2004: 2 periods, 120 days inside the year — 32.9% of 2004. Saturn turned direct at 4:51 PM UTC on March 7 at 6°17′ Cancer, turned retrograde at 6:54 AM UTC on November 8 at 27°20′ Cancer and turned direct at 2:54 AM UTC on March 22, 2005 at 20°23′ Cancer.

Turns direct
Mar 7 4:51 PM UTC
Turns retrograde
Nov 8 6:54 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2004
120 days 32.9% of the year
Sign
Cancer last loop retreats 6.95°
Saturn Retrograde 2004 Dates: Until Mar 7, From Nov 8

Saturn’s path through 2004, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2004
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2004. Saturn starts 2004 at 9°45′ Cancer and ends it at 24°55′ Cancer — 15.2° of net progress: 21° forward, 5.9° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.95° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: Jul 2, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Jan 3, 0.09°. Counting the shadows, 310 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 7, 2004 – Jun 10, 2004Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 5, 2004 – Nov 8, 2004Retrograde: Oct 25, 2003 – Mar 7, 2004Retrograde: Nov 8, 2004 – Mar 22, 20055° Cancer10° Cancer15° Cancer20° Cancer25° CancerStations direct Mar 7, 2004, 4:51 PM UTC, 6°17′ CancerD Mar 7Stations retrograde Nov 8, 2004, 6:54 AM UTC, 27°20′ CancerR Nov 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2004. Saturn starts 2004 at 9°45′ Cancer and ends it at 24°55′ Cancer — 15.2° of net progress: 21° forward, 5.9° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.95° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: Jul 2, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Jan 3, 0.09°. Counting the shadows, 310 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 7, 2004 – Jun 10, 2004Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 5, 2004 – Nov 8, 2004Retrograde: Oct 25, 2003 – Mar 7, 2004Retrograde: Nov 8, 2004 – Mar 22, 20055° Cancer10° Cancer15° Cancer20° Cancer25° CancerStations direct Mar 7, 2004, 4:51 PM UTC, 6°17′ CancerD Mar 7Stations retrograde Nov 8, 2004, 6:54 AM UTC, 27°20′ CancerR Nov 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 2004 at 9°45′ Cancer and ends it at 24°55′ Cancer — 15.2° of net progress: 21° forward, 5.9° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.95° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: Jul 2, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Jan 3, 0.09°. Counting the shadows, 310 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 2004: exact times in your city

Saturn turned direct at 4:51 PM UTC on March 7, 2004 at 6°17′ Cancer — 1:51 PM in Santiago, 11:51 AM in New York, 4:51 PM in London and 1:51 AM on March 8 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Mar 7, 2004 Turns retrograde · Nov 8, 2004 Turns direct · Mar 22, 2005
UTC Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · 6°17′ Cancer Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · 27°20′ Cancer Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · 20°23′ Cancer
Honolulu United States 6:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−10 8:54 PM Sun, Nov 7, 2004 · UTC−10 4:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 7:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−9 9:54 PM Sun, Nov 7, 2004 · UTC−9 5:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 8:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−8 10:54 PM Sun, Nov 7, 2004 · UTC−8 6:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 9:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−7 11:54 PM Sun, Nov 7, 2004 · UTC−7 7:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−7
Denver United States 9:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−7 11:54 PM Sun, Nov 7, 2004 · UTC−7 7:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 10:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−6 12:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC−6 8:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 10:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−6 12:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC−6 8:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−6
New York United States 11:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−5 1:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC−5 9:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 11:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−5 1:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC−5 9:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 11:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−5 1:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC−5 9:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:51 AM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−5 1:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC−5 9:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−4 2:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC−4 10:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 1:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−3 3:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC−3 10:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−3 3:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC−3 11:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC−3 4:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC−2 11:54 PM Mon, Mar 21, 2005 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 4:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC 6:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC 2:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC
London United Kingdom 4:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC 6:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC 2:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 5:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+1 7:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+1 3:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+1
Paris France 5:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+1 7:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+1 3:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 5:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+1 7:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+1 3:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 6:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+2 8:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+2 4:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 6:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+2 8:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+2 4:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 6:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+2 8:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+2 4:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 6:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+2 8:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+2 4:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 7:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+3 9:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+3 5:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 7:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+3 9:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+3 5:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:21 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+3:30 10:24 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+3:30 7:24 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+4 10:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+4 6:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+5 11:54 AM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+5 7:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:21 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+5:30 12:24 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+5:30 8:24 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:36 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+5:45 12:39 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+5:45 8:39 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+6 12:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+6 8:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+7 1:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+7 9:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:51 PM Sun, Mar 7, 2004 · UTC+7 1:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+7 9:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+8 2:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+8 10:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+8
Beijing China 12:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+8 2:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+8 10:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+8 2:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+8 10:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+8 2:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+8 10:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+9 3:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+9 11:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+9 3:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+9 11:54 AM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:21 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+10:30 5:24 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+10:30 1:24 PM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 2:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+10 4:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+10 12:54 PM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 3:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+11 5:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+11 1:54 PM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 5:51 AM Mon, Mar 8, 2004 · UTC+13 7:54 PM Mon, Nov 8, 2004 · UTC+13 2:54 PM Tue, Mar 22, 2005 · 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.

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.

134 days · retreats 6.95° · crosses the year boundary

November 8, 2004 → March 22, 2005 in Cancer

Stations retrograde Nov 8, 2004, 6:54 AM UTC at 27°20′ Cancer
Stations direct Mar 22, 2005, 2:54 AM UTC at 20°23′ Cancer
Shadow opens Aug 5, 2004, 2:47 PM UTC (95 days before)
Shadow closes Jun 25, 2005, 11:28 AM UTC (95 days after)
Full window including shadows 324 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 Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Pisces — Nov 8 to Nov 11, 2004 (4 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 30 to Dec 20, 2004 (20 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Libra — Feb 2 to Mar 22, 2005 (48 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 20 to Mar 22, 2005 (2 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 2004

Previous

2003 Ended February 22, 2003 after 134 days, moving back 6.95° through the zodiac.

Next

2005 Begins November 22, 2005 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 2004

Saturn through the zodiac in 2004

Every sign Saturn occupies during 2004, 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 Cancer From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Saturn moves.

2004 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2004

Mercury in Capricorn Dec 17, 2003 – Jan 6, 2004 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Jan 3, 2004 – May 5, 2004 · 122 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 24, 2004 – Aug 30, 2004 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 6, 2004 – Apr 30, 2004 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 17, 2004 – Oct 24, 2004 · 160 days
Venus in Gemini May 17, 2004 – Jun 29, 2004 · 43 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 10, 2004 – Nov 11, 2004 · 154 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 10, 2004 – Sep 2, 2004 · 24 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 30, 2004 – Dec 20, 2004 · 20 days
← 2003 Saturn retrograde in 2003. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2005 → Saturn retrograde in 2005.

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