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Saturn retrograde 2017

Saturn retrograde 2017: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.7% of 2017. Saturn turned retrograde at 5:06 AM UTC on April 6 at 27°47′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 12:08 PM UTC on August 25 at 21°10′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Apr 6 5:06 AM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 25 12:08 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2017
141 days 38.7% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 6.61°
Saturn Retrograde 2017 Dates: Apr 6 – Aug 25

Saturn’s path through 2017, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2017
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2017. Saturn starts 2017 at 21°22′ Sagittarius and ends it at 1°23′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.61° in 141 days, from 27°47′ Sagittarius on Apr 6 back to 21°10′ Sagittarius on Aug 25. Fastest day: Dec 10, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jun 10, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 334 days of 2017 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 30, 2016 – Apr 6, 2017Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 25, 2017 – Dec 1, 2017Retrograde: Apr 6, 2017 – Aug 25, 201720° Sagittarius22° Sagittarius24° Sagittarius28° Sagittarius0° Capricorn2° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 6, 2017, 5:06 AM UTC, 27°47′ SagittariusR Apr 6Stations direct Aug 25, 2017, 12:08 PM UTC, 21°10′ SagittariusD Aug 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2017. Saturn starts 2017 at 21°22′ Sagittarius and ends it at 1°23′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.61° in 141 days, from 27°47′ Sagittarius on Apr 6 back to 21°10′ Sagittarius on Aug 25. Fastest day: Dec 10, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jun 10, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 334 days of 2017 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 30, 2016 – Apr 6, 2017Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 25, 2017 – Dec 1, 2017Retrograde: Apr 6, 2017 – Aug 25, 201720° Sagittarius0° Capricorn2° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 6, 2017, 5:06 AM UTC, 27°47′ SagittariusR Apr 6Stations direct Aug 25, 2017, 12:08 PM UTC, 21°10′ SagittariusD Aug 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 2017 at 21°22′ Sagittarius and ends it at 1°23′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.61° in 141 days, from 27°47′ Sagittarius on Apr 6 back to 21°10′ Sagittarius on Aug 25. Fastest day: Dec 10, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jun 10, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 334 days of 2017 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 2017: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 5:06 AM UTC on April 6, 2017 at 27°47′ Sagittarius — 2:06 AM in Santiago, 1:06 AM in New York, 6:06 AM in London and 2:06 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Thu, Apr 6 · 27°47′ Sagittarius Fri, Aug 25 · 21°10′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 7:06 PM Wed, Apr 5 · UTC−10 2:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 9:06 PM Wed, Apr 5 · UTC−8 4:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 10:06 PM Wed, Apr 5 · UTC−7 5:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 10:06 PM Wed, Apr 5 · UTC−7 5:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−7
Denver United States 11:06 PM Wed, Apr 5 · UTC−6 6:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 12:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC−5 7:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 12:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC−5 7:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−5
New York United States 1:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC−4 8:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 1:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC−4 8:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 12:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC−5 7:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 12:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC−5 7:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 1:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC−4 8:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC−3 9:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 2:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC−3 9:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC−3 9:08 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 5:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC 12:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC
London United Kingdom 6:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+1 1:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 6:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+1 1:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+1
Paris France 7:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+2 2:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 7:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+2 2:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 7:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+2 2:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+2 2:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 8:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+3 3:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 8:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+3 3:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 8:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+3 3:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 8:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+3 3:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:36 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+4:30 4:38 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 9:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+4 4:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 10:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+5 5:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:36 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+5:30 5:38 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:51 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+5:45 5:53 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 11:06 AM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+6 6:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 12:06 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+7 7:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 12:06 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+7 7:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+7
Singapore 1:06 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+8 8:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+8
Beijing China 1:06 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+8 8:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 1:06 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+8 8:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 1:06 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+8 8:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 2:06 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+9 9:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 2:06 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+9 9:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 2:36 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+9:30 9:38 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 3:06 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+10 10:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 3:06 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+10 10:08 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 5:06 PM Thu, Apr 6 · UTC+12 12:08 AM Sat, Aug 26 · 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 6.61°

April 6 → August 25, 2017 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Apr 6, 2017, 5:06 AM UTC at 27°47′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 25, 2017, 12:08 PM UTC at 21°10′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Dec 30, 2016, 8:30 AM UTC (97 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 1, 2017, 6:57 AM UTC (98 days after)
Full window including shadows 336 days

It begins in Aries season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Venus in Aries — Apr 6 to Apr 15, 2017 (9 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Libra — Apr 6 to Jun 9, 2017 (64 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 9 to May 3, 2017 (24 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Apr 20 to Aug 25, 2017 (127 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 16 to Aug 25, 2017 (70 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Aug 3 to Aug 25, 2017 (22 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 13 to Aug 25, 2017 (12 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 2017

Previous

2016 Ended August 13, 2016 after 141 days, moving back 6.63° through the zodiac.

Next

2018 Begins April 18, 2018 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 2017

Saturn through the zodiac in 2017

Every sign Saturn occupies during 2017, 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 – Dec 20
Saturn in Capricorn Dec 20 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 2017. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2017 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2017

Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 2016 – Jan 8, 2017 · 20 days
Jupiter in Libra Feb 6, 2017 – Jun 9, 2017 · 123 days
Venus in Aries Mar 4, 2017 – Apr 15, 2017 · 42 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 9, 2017 – May 3, 2017 · 24 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 20, 2017 – Sep 28, 2017 · 161 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 16, 2017 – Nov 22, 2017 · 159 days
Uranus in Aries Aug 3, 2017 – Jan 2, 2018 · 152 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 13, 2017 – Sep 5, 2017 · 23 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Dec 3, 2017 – Dec 23, 2017 · 20 days
← 2016 Saturn retrograde in 2016. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2018 → Saturn retrograde in 2018.

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