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Saturn retrograde 2019

Saturn retrograde 2019: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.7% of 2019. Saturn turned retrograde at 12:54 AM UTC on April 30 at 20°31′ Capricorn and turned direct at 8:47 AM UTC on September 18 at 13°54′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 30 12:54 AM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 18 8:47 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2019
141 days 38.7% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 6.61°
Saturn Retrograde 2019 Dates: Apr 30 – Sep 18

Saturn’s path through 2019, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2019
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2019. Saturn starts 2019 at 11°22′ Capricorn and ends it at 21°23′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.61° in 141 days, from 20°31′ Capricorn on Apr 30 back to 13°54′ Capricorn on Sep 18. Fastest day: Jan 9, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 7, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 2019 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 22, 2019 – Apr 30, 2019Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 2019 – Dec 24, 2019Retrograde: Apr 30, 2019 – Sep 18, 201910° Capricorn12° Capricorn14° Capricorn18° Capricorn20° Capricorn22° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 30, 2019, 12:54 AM UTC, 20°31′ CapricornR Apr 30Stations direct Sep 18, 2019, 8:47 AM UTC, 13°54′ CapricornD Sep 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2019. Saturn starts 2019 at 11°22′ Capricorn and ends it at 21°23′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.61° in 141 days, from 20°31′ Capricorn on Apr 30 back to 13°54′ Capricorn on Sep 18. Fastest day: Jan 9, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 7, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 2019 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 22, 2019 – Apr 30, 2019Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 2019 – Dec 24, 2019Retrograde: Apr 30, 2019 – Sep 18, 201910° Capricorn12° Capricorn22° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 30, 2019, 12:54 AM UTC, 20°31′ CapricornR Apr 30Stations direct Sep 18, 2019, 8:47 AM UTC, 13°54′ CapricornD Sep 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 2019 at 11°22′ Capricorn and ends it at 21°23′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.61° in 141 days, from 20°31′ Capricorn on Apr 30 back to 13°54′ Capricorn on Sep 18. Fastest day: Jan 9, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 7, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 2019 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 2019: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 12:54 AM UTC on April 30, 2019 at 20°31′ Capricorn — 8:54 PM on April 29 in Santiago, 8:54 PM on April 29 in New York, 1:54 AM in London and 9:54 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Apr 30 · 20°31′ Capricorn Wed, Sep 18 · 13°54′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 2:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−10 10:47 PM Tue, Sep 17 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−8 12:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 5:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−7 1:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−7 1:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−6 2:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 7:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−5 3:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 7:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−5 3:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−5
New York United States 8:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−4 4:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 8:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−4 4:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−5 3:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−5 3:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−4 4:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−4 5:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−3 5:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:54 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−3 5:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC 8:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+1 9:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+1 9:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+2 10:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 2:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+2 10:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 2:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+2 10:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+2 10:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 3:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+3 11:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 3:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+3 11:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 3:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+3 11:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 3:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+3 11:47 AM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 5:24 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+4:30 1:17 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+4 12:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+5 1:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:24 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+5:30 2:17 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:39 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+5:45 2:32 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+6 2:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+7 3:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+7 3:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+8 4:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+8 4:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+8 4:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+8 4:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+9 5:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+9 5:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:24 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+9:30 6:17 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+10 6:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:54 AM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+10 6:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:54 PM Tue, Apr 30 · UTC+12 8:47 PM Wed, Sep 18 · 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 30 → September 18, 2019 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 30, 2019, 12:54 AM UTC at 20°31′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 18, 2019, 8:47 AM UTC at 13°54′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Jan 22, 2019, 3:44 PM UTC (97 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 24, 2019, 10:34 AM UTC (97 days after)
Full window including shadows 336 days

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Sagittarius — Apr 30 to Aug 11, 2019 (104 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Apr 30 to Sep 18, 2019 (141 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 21 to Sep 18, 2019 (89 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 7 to Aug 1, 2019 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Aug 12 to Sep 18, 2019 (37 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 2019

Previous

2018 Ended September 6, 2018 after 141 days, moving back 6.61° through the zodiac.

Next

2020 Begins May 11, 2020 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 2019

Saturn through the zodiac in 2019

Every sign Saturn occupies during 2019, 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.

2019 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2019

Uranus in Taurus Aug 7, 2018 – Jan 6, 2019 · 152 days
Mercury in Pisces Mar 5, 2019 – Mar 28, 2019 · 23 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Apr 10, 2019 – Aug 11, 2019 · 123 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 24, 2019 – Oct 3, 2019 · 161 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 21, 2019 – Nov 27, 2019 · 159 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 7, 2019 – Aug 1, 2019 · 24 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 12, 2019 – Jan 11, 2020 · 152 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 31, 2019 – Nov 20, 2019 · 20 days
← 2018 Saturn retrograde in 2018. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2020 → Saturn retrograde in 2020.

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