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Saturn retrograde 2015

Saturn retrograde 2015: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.5% of 2015. Saturn turned retrograde at 3:02 PM UTC on March 14 at 4°55′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 5:53 AM UTC on August 2 at 28°16′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Mar 14 3:02 PM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 2 5:53 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2015
141 days 38.5% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 6.65°
Saturn Retrograde 2015 Dates: Mar 14 – Aug 2

Saturn’s path through 2015, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2015
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2015. Saturn starts 2015 at 0°52′ Sagittarius and ends it at 11°08′ Sagittarius — 10.3° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.7° given back. The loop retraces 6.65° in 141 days, from 4°55′ Sagittarius on Mar 14 back to 28°16′ Scorpio on Aug 2. Fastest day: Dec 1, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: May 15, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 324 days of 2015 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 8, 2014 – Mar 14, 2015Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 2, 2015 – Nov 8, 2015Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 2015 – Mar 25, 2016Retrograde: Mar 14, 2015 – Aug 2, 201528° Scorpio0° Sagittarius2° Sagittarius4° Sagittarius6° Sagittarius8° Sagittarius10° Sagittarius12° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 14, 2015, 3:02 PM UTC, 4°55′ SagittariusR Mar 14Stations direct Aug 2, 2015, 5:53 AM UTC, 28°16′ ScorpioD Aug 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2015. Saturn starts 2015 at 0°52′ Sagittarius and ends it at 11°08′ Sagittarius — 10.3° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.7° given back. The loop retraces 6.65° in 141 days, from 4°55′ Sagittarius on Mar 14 back to 28°16′ Scorpio on Aug 2. Fastest day: Dec 1, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: May 15, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 324 days of 2015 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 8, 2014 – Mar 14, 2015Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 2, 2015 – Nov 8, 2015Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 2015 – Mar 25, 2016Retrograde: Mar 14, 2015 – Aug 2, 201528° Scorpio8° Sagittarius10° Sagittarius12° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 14, 2015, 3:02 PM UTC, 4°55′ SagittariusR Mar 14Stations direct Aug 2, 2015, 5:53 AM UTC, 28°16′ ScorpioD Aug 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 2015 at 0°52′ Sagittarius and ends it at 11°08′ Sagittarius — 10.3° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.7° given back. The loop retraces 6.65° in 141 days, from 4°55′ Sagittarius on Mar 14 back to 28°16′ Scorpio on Aug 2. Fastest day: Dec 1, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: May 15, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 324 days of 2015 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 2015: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 3:02 PM UTC on March 14, 2015 at 4°55′ Sagittarius — 12:02 PM in Santiago, 11:02 AM in New York, 3:02 PM in London and 12:02 AM on March 15 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Mar 14 · 4°55′ Sagittarius Sun, Aug 2 · 28°16′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 5:02 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−10 7:53 PM Sat, Aug 1 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 7:02 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−8 9:53 PM Sat, Aug 1 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 8:02 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−7 10:53 PM Sat, Aug 1 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 8:02 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−7 10:53 PM Sat, Aug 1 · UTC−7
Denver United States 9:02 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−6 11:53 PM Sat, Aug 1 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 10:02 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−5 12:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 9:02 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−6 12:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC−5
New York United States 11:02 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−4 1:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 11:02 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−4 1:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 10:02 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−5 12:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:02 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−5 12:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 10:32 AM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−4:30 1:23 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 12:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−3 2:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−3 2:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC−3 2:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC 5:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC
London United Kingdom 3:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC 6:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+1 6:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+1 7:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 4:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+1 7:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 5:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+2 7:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+2 7:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 5:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+2 8:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 5:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+2 8:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+3 8:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 6:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+3 8:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 6:32 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+3:30 10:23 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+4 9:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+5 10:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 8:32 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+5:30 11:23 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:47 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+5:45 11:38 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+6 11:53 AM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 10:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+7 12:53 PM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+7 12:53 PM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+7
Singapore 11:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+8 1:53 PM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+8
Beijing China 11:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+8 1:53 PM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+8 1:53 PM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:02 PM Sat, Mar 14 · UTC+8 1:53 PM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:02 AM Sun, Mar 15 · UTC+9 2:53 PM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:02 AM Sun, Mar 15 · UTC+9 2:53 PM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:32 AM Sun, Mar 15 · UTC+10:30 3:23 PM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:02 AM Sun, Mar 15 · UTC+10 3:53 PM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:02 AM Sun, Mar 15 · UTC+11 3:53 PM Sun, Aug 2 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 4:02 AM Sun, Mar 15 · UTC+13 5:53 PM Sun, Aug 2 · 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.

141 days · retreats 6.65°

March 14 → August 2, 2015 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 14, 2015, 3:02 PM UTC at 4°55′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 2, 2015, 5:53 AM UTC at 28°16′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Dec 8, 2014, 7:49 AM UTC (96 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 8, 2015, 11:40 AM UTC (98 days after)
Full window including shadows 335 days

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Leo — Mar 14 to Apr 8, 2015 (25 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Apr 17 to Aug 2, 2015 (107 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 19 to Jun 11, 2015 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 12 to Aug 2, 2015 (51 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Virgo — Jul 25 to Aug 2, 2015 (8 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Jul 26 to Aug 2, 2015 (7 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 2015

Previous

2014 Ended July 20, 2014 after 140 days, moving back 6.68° through the zodiac.

Next

2016 Begins March 25, 2016 and runs 141 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 2015

Saturn through the zodiac in 2015

Every sign Saturn occupies during 2015, 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 Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Jun 15
Saturn in Scorpio Jun 15 – Sep 18
Saturn in Sagittarius Sep 18 – Dec 31 and beyond

3 segments in 2015. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2015 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2015

Jupiter in Leo Dec 8, 2014 – Apr 8, 2015 · 121 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 21, 2015 – Feb 11, 2015 · 21 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 17, 2015 – Sep 25, 2015 · 161 days
Mercury in Gemini May 19, 2015 – Jun 11, 2015 · 24 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 12, 2015 – Nov 18, 2015 · 159 days
Venus in Virgo Jul 25, 2015 – Sep 6, 2015 · 43 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 26, 2015 – Dec 26, 2015 · 153 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 17, 2015 – Oct 9, 2015 · 22 days
← 2014 Saturn retrograde in 2014. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2016 → Saturn retrograde in 2016.

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