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Saturn retrograde 2021

Saturn retrograde 2021: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.5% of 2021. Saturn turned retrograde at 9:19 AM UTC on May 23 at 13°31′ Aquarius and turned direct at 2:17 AM UTC on October 11 at 6°52′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 23 9:19 AM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 11 2:17 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2021
141 days 38.5% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 6.64°
Saturn Retrograde 2021 Dates: May 23 – Oct 11

Saturn’s path through 2021, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2021
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2021. Saturn starts 2021 at 1°37′ Aquarius and ends it at 11°53′ Aquarius — 10.3° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.64° in 141 days, from 13°31′ Aquarius on May 23 back to 6°52′ Aquarius on Oct 11. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 20, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 323 days of 2021 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 29, 2020 – Jan 3, 2021Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 14, 2021 – May 23, 2021Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 11, 2021 – Jan 15, 2022Retrograde: May 23, 2021 – Oct 11, 20210° Aquarius2° Aquarius4° Aquarius6° Aquarius8° Aquarius10° Aquarius12° Aquarius14° AquariusStations retrograde May 23, 2021, 9:19 AM UTC, 13°31′ AquariusR May 23Stations direct Oct 11, 2021, 2:17 AM UTC, 6°52′ AquariusD Oct 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2021. Saturn starts 2021 at 1°37′ Aquarius and ends it at 11°53′ Aquarius — 10.3° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.64° in 141 days, from 13°31′ Aquarius on May 23 back to 6°52′ Aquarius on Oct 11. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 20, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 323 days of 2021 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 29, 2020 – Jan 3, 2021Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 14, 2021 – May 23, 2021Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 11, 2021 – Jan 15, 2022Retrograde: May 23, 2021 – Oct 11, 20210° Aquarius2° Aquarius4° Aquarius12° Aquarius14° AquariusStations retrograde May 23, 2021, 9:19 AM UTC, 13°31′ AquariusR May 23Stations direct Oct 11, 2021, 2:17 AM UTC, 6°52′ AquariusD Oct 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 2021 at 1°37′ Aquarius and ends it at 11°53′ Aquarius — 10.3° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.64° in 141 days, from 13°31′ Aquarius on May 23 back to 6°52′ Aquarius on Oct 11. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 20, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 323 days of 2021 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 2021: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 9:19 AM UTC on May 23, 2021 at 13°31′ Aquarius — 5:19 AM in Santiago, 5:19 AM in New York, 10:19 AM in London and 6:19 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, May 23 · 13°31′ Aquarius Mon, Oct 11 · 6°52′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 11:19 PM Sat, May 22 · UTC−10 4:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−8 6:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 2:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−7 7:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 2:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−7 7:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−6 8:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 4:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−5 9:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 4:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−5 9:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−5
New York United States 5:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−4 10:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 5:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−4 10:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 4:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−5 9:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−5 9:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−4 10:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 5:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−4 11:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−3 11:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−3 11:17 PM Sun, Oct 10 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC 2:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC+1 3:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 10:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC+1 3:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC+2 4:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 11:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC+2 4:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 11:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC+2 4:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:19 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC+2 4:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 12:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+3 5:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 12:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+3 5:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 12:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+3 5:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+3 5:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:49 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+4:30 5:47 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+4 6:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+5 7:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:49 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+5:30 7:47 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:04 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+5:45 8:02 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+6 8:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+7 9:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+7 9:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+8 10:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+8
Beijing China 5:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+8 10:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+8 10:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+8 10:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+9 11:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+9 11:17 AM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:49 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+9:30 12:47 PM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 7:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+10 12:17 PM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+10 1:17 PM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 9:19 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+12 3:17 PM Mon, Oct 11 · UTC+13

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 6.64°

May 23 → October 11, 2021 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 23, 2021, 9:19 AM UTC at 13°31′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 11, 2021, 2:17 AM UTC at 6°52′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Feb 14, 2021, 4:58 PM UTC (98 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 15, 2022, 8:49 AM UTC (96 days after)
Full window including shadows 335 days

It begins in Gemini season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Pluto in Capricorn — May 23 to Oct 6, 2021 (136 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 29 to Jun 22, 2021 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jun 20 to Oct 11, 2021 (112 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 25 to Oct 11, 2021 (107 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Aug 20 to Oct 11, 2021 (52 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 27 to Oct 11, 2021 (14 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 2021

Previous

2020 Ended September 29, 2020 after 141 days, moving back 6.62° through the zodiac.

Next

2022 Begins June 4, 2022 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 2021

Saturn through the zodiac in 2021

Every sign Saturn occupies during 2021, 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 Aquarius From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

2021 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2021

Uranus in Taurus Aug 15, 2020 – Jan 14, 2021 · 152 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 30, 2021 – Feb 21, 2021 · 21 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 27, 2021 – Oct 6, 2021 · 162 days
Mercury in Gemini May 29, 2021 – Jun 22, 2021 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jun 20, 2021 – Oct 18, 2021 · 120 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 25, 2021 – Dec 1, 2021 · 159 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 20, 2021 – Jan 18, 2022 · 152 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 27, 2021 – Oct 18, 2021 · 21 days
Venus in Capricorn Dec 19, 2021 – Jan 29, 2022 · 41 days
← 2020 Saturn retrograde in 2020. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2022 → Saturn retrograde in 2022.

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