Saturn retrograde 2004

2 periods, 120 days inside the year — 32.9% of 2004. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

107 days · retreats 6.3° · crosses the year boundary

22 November → 7 March 2004 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 22 Nov 2003, 00:00 UTC at 12.37° Cancer
Stations direct 7 Mar 2004, 12:34 UTC at 6.08° Cancer
Shadow closes 4 Jun 2004 (89 days after)

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 Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Capricorn — 17 Dec to 6 Jan 2004 (20 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Virgo — 3 Jan to 7 Mar 2004 (64 days of overlap)

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

94 days · retreats 5.56° · crosses the year boundary

8 November → 9 February 2005 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 8 Nov 2004, 01:06 UTC at 27.13° Cancer
Stations direct 9 Feb 2005, 23:59 UTC at 21.56° Cancer
Shadow opens 16 Aug 2004 (83 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 — 8 Nov to 11 Nov 2004 (4 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — 30 Nov to 20 Dec 2004 (20 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Libra — 2 Feb to 9 Feb 2005 (8 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 2004

Previous

2003 Ended 9 February 2004 after 107 days, moving back 6.33° through the zodiac.

Next

2005 Begins 22 November 2004 and runs 120 days.

Gap across 2004

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.

2004 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2004

Mercury in Capricorn 17 Dec 2003 – 6 Jan 2004 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo 3 Jan 2004 – 5 May 2004 · 122 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 24 Mar 2004 – 30 Aug 2004 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus 6 Apr 2004 – 30 Apr 2004 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius 17 May 2004 – 24 Oct 2004 · 160 days
Venus in Gemini 17 May 2004 – 29 Jun 2004 · 43 days
Uranus in Pisces 10 Jun 2004 – 11 Nov 2004 · 154 days
Mercury in Virgo 10 Aug 2004 – 2 Sep 2004 · 24 days
Mercury in Sagittarius 30 Nov 2004 – 20 Dec 2004 · 20 days
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