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Saturn retrograde 2010

Saturn retrograde 2010: 1 period, 137 days inside the year — 37.6% of 2010. Saturn turned retrograde at 3:56 PM UTC on January 13 at 4°38′ Libra and turned direct at 6:09 PM UTC on May 30 at 27°49′ Virgo.

Turns retrograde
Jan 13 3:56 PM UTC
Turns direct
May 30 6:09 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2010
137 days 37.6% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 6.82°
Saturn Retrograde 2010 Dates: Jan 13 – May 30

Saturn’s path through 2010, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2010
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2010. Saturn starts 2010 at 4°30′ Libra and ends it at 16°39′ Libra — 12.1° of net progress: 19° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.82° in 137 days, from 4°39′ Libra on Jan 13 back to 27°49′ Virgo on May 30. Fastest day: Sep 18, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Mar 3, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 317 days of 2010 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 2009 – Jan 13, 2010Post-retrograde shadow: May 30, 2010 – Sep 5, 2010Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 23, 2010 – Jan 26, 2011Retrograde: Jan 13, 2010 – May 30, 20100° Libra5° Libra10° Libra15° LibraStations retrograde Jan 13, 2010, 3:56 PM UTC, 4°38′ LibraR Jan 13Stations direct May 30, 2010, 6:09 PM UTC, 27°49′ VirgoD May 30JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2010. Saturn starts 2010 at 4°30′ Libra and ends it at 16°39′ Libra — 12.1° of net progress: 19° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.82° in 137 days, from 4°39′ Libra on Jan 13 back to 27°49′ Virgo on May 30. Fastest day: Sep 18, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Mar 3, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 317 days of 2010 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 2009 – Jan 13, 2010Post-retrograde shadow: May 30, 2010 – Sep 5, 2010Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 23, 2010 – Jan 26, 2011Retrograde: Jan 13, 2010 – May 30, 20100° Libra5° Libra10° Libra15° LibraStations retrograde Jan 13, 2010, 3:56 PM UTC, 4°38′ LibraR Jan 13Stations direct May 30, 2010, 6:09 PM UTC, 27°49′ VirgoD May 30JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 2010 at 4°30′ Libra and ends it at 16°39′ Libra — 12.1° of net progress: 19° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.82° in 137 days, from 4°39′ Libra on Jan 13 back to 27°49′ Virgo on May 30. Fastest day: Sep 18, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Mar 3, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 317 days of 2010 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 2010: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 3:56 PM UTC on January 13, 2010 at 4°38′ Libra — 12:56 PM in Santiago, 10:56 AM in New York, 3:56 PM in London and 12:56 AM on January 14 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Jan 13 · 4°38′ Libra Sun, May 30 · 27°49′ Virgo
Honolulu United States 5:56 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−10 8:09 AM Sun, May 30 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 6:56 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−9 10:09 AM Sun, May 30 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 7:56 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−8 11:09 AM Sun, May 30 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 8:56 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−7 11:09 AM Sun, May 30 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:56 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−7 12:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 9:56 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−6 1:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 9:56 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−6 1:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC−5
New York United States 10:56 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−5 2:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 10:56 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−5 2:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 10:56 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−5 1:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:56 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−5 1:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:26 AM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−4:30 1:39 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 12:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−3 2:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−3 3:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC−2 3:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC 6:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC
London United Kingdom 3:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC 7:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+1 7:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+1 8:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 4:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+1 8:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 5:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+2 8:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+2 9:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 5:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+2 9:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 5:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+2 9:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+3 10:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 6:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+3 9:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:26 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+3:30 10:39 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+4 10:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+5 11:09 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:26 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+5:30 11:39 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:41 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+5:45 11:54 PM Sun, May 30 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+6 12:09 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 10:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+7 1:09 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+7 1:09 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+7
Singapore 11:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+8 2:09 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+8
Beijing China 11:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+8 2:09 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+8 2:09 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:56 PM Wed, Jan 13 · UTC+8 2:09 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:56 AM Thu, Jan 14 · UTC+9 3:09 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:56 AM Thu, Jan 14 · UTC+9 3:09 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 2:26 AM Thu, Jan 14 · UTC+10:30 3:39 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:56 AM Thu, Jan 14 · UTC+10 4:09 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:56 AM Thu, Jan 14 · UTC+11 4:09 AM Mon, May 31 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 4:56 AM Thu, Jan 14 · UTC+13 6:09 AM Mon, May 31 · 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.

137 days · retreats 6.82°

January 13 → May 30, 2010 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 13, 2010, 3:56 PM UTC at 4°38′ Libra
Stations direct May 30, 2010, 6:09 PM UTC at 27°49′ Virgo
Shadow opens Oct 10, 2009, 7:57 PM UTC (95 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 5, 2010, 1:54 PM UTC (98 days after)
Full window including shadows 330 days

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Capricorn — Jan 13 to Jan 15, 2010 (2 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Leo — Jan 13 to Mar 10, 2010 (56 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Apr 7 to May 30, 2010 (54 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 18 to May 11, 2010 (24 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 2010

Previous

2009 Ended May 17, 2009 after 136 days, moving back 6.86° through the zodiac.

Next

2011 Begins January 26, 2011 and runs 138 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 2010

Saturn through the zodiac in 2010

Every sign Saturn occupies during 2010, 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 Libra From Jan 1 – Apr 7
Saturn in Virgo Apr 7 – Jul 21
Saturn in Libra Jul 21 – Dec 31 and beyond

3 segments in 2010. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2010 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2010

Mars in Leo Dec 20, 2009 – Mar 10, 2010 · 80 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 26, 2009 – Jan 15, 2010 · 20 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 7, 2010 – Sep 14, 2010 · 160 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 18, 2010 – May 11, 2010 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 31, 2010 – Nov 7, 2010 · 159 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 5, 2010 – Dec 6, 2010 · 153 days
Jupiter in Aries Jul 23, 2010 – Nov 18, 2010 · 118 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 20, 2010 – Sep 12, 2010 · 23 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 8, 2010 – Nov 18, 2010 · 42 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 10, 2010 – Dec 30, 2010 · 20 days
← 2009 Saturn retrograde in 2009. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2011 → Saturn retrograde in 2011.

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