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Saturn retrograde 2018

Saturn retrograde 2018: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.7% of 2018. Saturn turned retrograde at 1:46 AM UTC on April 18 at 9°08′ Capricorn and turned direct at 11:08 AM UTC on September 6 at 2°32′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 18 1:46 AM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 6 11:08 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2018
141 days 38.7% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 6.61°
Saturn Retrograde 2018 Dates: Apr 18 – Sep 6

Saturn’s path through 2018, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2018
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2018. Saturn starts 2018 at 1°23′ Capricorn and ends it at 11°22′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.61° in 141 days, from 9°08′ Capricorn on Apr 18 back to 2°32′ Capricorn on Sep 6. Fastest day: Dec 12, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 7, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 2018 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 10, 2018 – Apr 18, 2018Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 6, 2018 – Dec 12, 2018Retrograde: Apr 18, 2018 – Sep 6, 20180° Capricorn2° Capricorn4° Capricorn8° Capricorn10° Capricorn12° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 18, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC, 9°08′ CapricornR Apr 18Stations direct Sep 6, 2018, 11:08 AM UTC, 2°32′ CapricornD Sep 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2018. Saturn starts 2018 at 1°23′ Capricorn and ends it at 11°22′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.61° in 141 days, from 9°08′ Capricorn on Apr 18 back to 2°32′ Capricorn on Sep 6. Fastest day: Dec 12, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 7, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 2018 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 10, 2018 – Apr 18, 2018Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 6, 2018 – Dec 12, 2018Retrograde: Apr 18, 2018 – Sep 6, 20180° Capricorn12° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 18, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC, 9°08′ CapricornR Apr 18Stations direct Sep 6, 2018, 11:08 AM UTC, 2°32′ CapricornD Sep 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 2018 at 1°23′ Capricorn and ends it at 11°22′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.61° in 141 days, from 9°08′ Capricorn on Apr 18 back to 2°32′ Capricorn on Sep 6. Fastest day: Dec 12, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 7, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 2018 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 2018: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 1:46 AM UTC on April 18, 2018 at 9°08′ Capricorn — 10:46 PM on April 17 in Santiago, 9:46 PM on April 17 in New York, 2:46 AM in London and 10:46 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Apr 18 · 9°08′ Capricorn Thu, Sep 6 · 2°32′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 3:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−10 1:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−8 3:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 6:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−7 4:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 6:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−7 4:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−6 5:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 8:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−5 6:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 8:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−5 6:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−5
New York United States 9:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−4 7:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 9:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−4 7:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 8:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−5 6:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−5 6:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−4 7:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 10:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−3 8:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−3 8:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:46 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−3 8:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC 11:08 AM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+1 12:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 2:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+1 12:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+2 1:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 3:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+2 1:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 3:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+2 1:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+2 1:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 4:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+3 2:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 4:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+3 2:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 4:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+3 2:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 4:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+3 2:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 6:16 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+4:30 3:38 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+4 3:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+5 4:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 7:16 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+5:30 4:38 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:31 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+5:45 4:53 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+6 5:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+7 6:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+7 6:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+7
Singapore 9:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+8 7:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+8
Beijing China 9:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+8 7:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+8 7:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+8 7:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+9 8:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+9 8:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:16 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+9:30 8:38 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 11:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+10 9:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:46 AM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+10 9:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:46 PM Wed, Apr 18 · UTC+12 11:08 PM Thu, Sep 6 · 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 18 → September 6, 2018 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 18, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC at 9°08′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 6, 2018, 11:08 AM UTC at 2°32′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Jan 10, 2018, 10:39 PM UTC (97 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 12, 2018, 10:02 PM UTC (97 days after)
Full window including shadows 336 days

It begins in Aries season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Scorpio — Apr 18 to Jul 10, 2018 (84 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Apr 22 to Sep 6, 2018 (137 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 18 to Sep 6, 2018 (79 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Aquarius — Jun 26 to Aug 27, 2018 (62 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 26 to Aug 19, 2018 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Aug 7 to Sep 6, 2018 (30 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 2018

Previous

2017 Ended August 25, 2017 after 141 days, moving back 6.61° through the zodiac.

Next

2019 Begins April 30, 2019 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 2018

Saturn through the zodiac in 2018

Every sign Saturn occupies during 2018, 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 Capricorn From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

2018 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2018

Uranus in Aries Aug 3, 2017 – Jan 2, 2018 · 152 days
Jupiter in Scorpio Mar 9, 2018 – Jul 10, 2018 · 124 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 23, 2018 – Apr 15, 2018 · 23 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 22, 2018 – Oct 1, 2018 · 161 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 18, 2018 – Nov 25, 2018 · 159 days
Mars in Aquarius Jun 26, 2018 – Aug 27, 2018 · 62 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 26, 2018 – Aug 19, 2018 · 24 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 7, 2018 – Jan 6, 2019 · 152 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 5, 2018 – Nov 16, 2018 · 42 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 17, 2018 – Dec 6, 2018 · 20 days
← 2017 Saturn retrograde in 2017. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2019 → Saturn retrograde in 2019.

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