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Saturn retrograde 2013

Saturn retrograde 2013: 1 period, 140 days inside the year — 38.2% of 2013. Saturn turned retrograde at 5:02 PM UTC on February 18 at 11°31′ Scorpio and turned direct at 5:12 AM UTC on July 8 at 4°49′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Feb 18 5:02 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 8 5:12 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2013
140 days 38.2% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 6.71°
Saturn Retrograde 2013 Dates: Feb 18 – Jul 8

Saturn’s path through 2013, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2013
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2013. Saturn starts 2013 at 9°32′ Scorpio and ends it at 20°21′ Scorpio — 10.8° of net progress: 17.5° forward, 6.7° given back. The loop retraces 6.71° in 140 days, from 11°31′ Scorpio on Feb 18 back to 4°49′ Scorpio on Jul 8. Fastest day: Oct 15, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Apr 13, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 322 days of 2013 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 15, 2012 – Feb 18, 2013Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 8, 2013 – Oct 14, 2013Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 26, 2013 – Mar 2, 2014Retrograde: Feb 18, 2013 – Jul 8, 20135° Scorpio10° Scorpio15° Scorpio20° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 18, 2013, 5:02 PM UTC, 11°31′ ScorpioR Feb 18Stations direct Jul 8, 2013, 5:12 AM UTC, 4°49′ ScorpioD Jul 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2013. Saturn starts 2013 at 9°32′ Scorpio and ends it at 20°21′ Scorpio — 10.8° of net progress: 17.5° forward, 6.7° given back. The loop retraces 6.71° in 140 days, from 11°31′ Scorpio on Feb 18 back to 4°49′ Scorpio on Jul 8. Fastest day: Oct 15, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Apr 13, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 322 days of 2013 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 15, 2012 – Feb 18, 2013Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 8, 2013 – Oct 14, 2013Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 26, 2013 – Mar 2, 2014Retrograde: Feb 18, 2013 – Jul 8, 20135° Scorpio15° Scorpio20° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 18, 2013, 5:02 PM UTC, 11°31′ ScorpioR Feb 18Stations direct Jul 8, 2013, 5:12 AM UTC, 4°49′ ScorpioD Jul 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 2013 at 9°32′ Scorpio and ends it at 20°21′ Scorpio — 10.8° of net progress: 17.5° forward, 6.7° given back. The loop retraces 6.71° in 140 days, from 11°31′ Scorpio on Feb 18 back to 4°49′ Scorpio on Jul 8. Fastest day: Oct 15, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Apr 13, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 322 days of 2013 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 2013: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 5:02 PM UTC on February 18, 2013 at 11°31′ Scorpio — 2:02 PM in Santiago, 12:02 PM in New York, 5:02 PM in London and 2:02 AM on February 19 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Feb 18 · 11°31′ Scorpio Mon, Jul 8 · 4°49′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 7:02 AM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−10 7:12 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:02 AM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−9 9:12 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 9:02 AM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−8 10:12 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 10:02 AM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−7 10:12 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:02 AM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−7 11:12 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 11:02 AM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−6 12:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 11:02 AM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−6 12:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC−5
New York United States 12:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−5 1:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 12:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−5 1:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 12:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−5 12:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 12:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−5 12:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:32 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−4:30 12:42 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 2:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−3 1:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 2:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−3 2:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC−3 2:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 5:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC 5:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC 6:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 6:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+1 6:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+1 7:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 6:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+1 7:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 7:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+2 7:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+2 7:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+2 8:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 7:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+2 8:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+4 9:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 8:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+3 8:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:32 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+3:30 9:42 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 9:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+4 9:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 10:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+5 10:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:32 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+5:30 10:42 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:47 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+5:45 10:57 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 11:02 PM Mon, Feb 18 · UTC+6 11:12 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 12:02 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+7 12:12 PM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 12:02 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+7 12:12 PM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+7
Singapore 1:02 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+8 1:12 PM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+8
Beijing China 1:02 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+8 1:12 PM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 1:02 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+8 1:12 PM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 1:02 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+8 1:12 PM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 2:02 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+9 2:12 PM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 2:02 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+9 2:12 PM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:32 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+10:30 2:42 PM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 3:02 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+10 3:12 PM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:02 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+11 3:12 PM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:02 AM Tue, Feb 19 · UTC+13 5:12 PM Mon, Jul 8 · 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.

140 days · retreats 6.71°

February 18 → July 8, 2013 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Feb 18, 2013, 5:02 PM UTC at 11°31′ Scorpio
Stations direct Jul 8, 2013, 5:12 AM UTC at 4°49′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Nov 15, 2012, 2:00 AM UTC (96 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 14, 2013, 2:17 PM UTC (98 days after)
Full window including shadows 334 days

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 23 to Mar 17, 2013 (22 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Apr 12 to Jul 8, 2013 (86 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 7 to Jul 8, 2013 (31 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 26 to Jul 8, 2013 (12 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 2013

Previous

2012 Ended June 25, 2012 after 139 days, moving back 6.74° through the zodiac.

Next

2014 Begins March 2, 2014 and runs 140 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 2013

Saturn through the zodiac in 2013

Every sign Saturn occupies during 2013, 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 Scorpio From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

2013 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2013

Jupiter in Gemini Oct 4, 2012 – Jan 30, 2013 · 118 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 23, 2013 – Mar 17, 2013 · 22 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 12, 2013 – Sep 20, 2013 · 161 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 7, 2013 – Nov 13, 2013 · 159 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 26, 2013 – Jul 20, 2013 · 24 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 17, 2013 – Dec 17, 2013 · 153 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 21, 2013 – Nov 10, 2013 · 20 days
Jupiter in Cancer Nov 7, 2013 – Mar 6, 2014 · 119 days
Venus in Capricorn Dec 21, 2013 – Jan 31, 2014 · 41 days
← 2012 Saturn retrograde in 2012. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2014 → Saturn retrograde in 2014.

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