Saturn retrograde 2026: 1 period, 137 days inside the year — 37.6% of 2026. Saturn turned retrograde at 7:56 PM UTC on July 26 at 14°45′ Aries and turns direct at 11:31 PM UTC on December 10 at 7°55′ Aries.
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2026
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Saturn starts 2026 at 26°10′ Pisces and ends it at 8°19′ Aries — 12.2° of net progress: 19° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.82° in 137 days, from 14°45′ Aries on Jul 26 back to 7°55′ Aries on Dec 10. Fastest day: Apr 11, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Sep 21, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 316 days of 2026 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Saturn retrograde 2026: exact times in your city
Saturn turns direct at 11:31 PM UTC on December 10, 2026 at 7°55′ Aries — 8:31 PM in Santiago, 6:31 PM in New York, 11:31 PM in London and 8:31 AM on December 11 in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde
Turns direct
UTC
Sun, Jul 26 · 14°45′ Aries
Thu, Dec 10 · 7°55′ Aries
Honolulu United States
9:56 AM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−10
1:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
11:56 AM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−8
2:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States
12:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−7
3:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States
12:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−7
4:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−7
Denver United States
1:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−6
4:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
2:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−5
5:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico
1:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−6
5:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−6
New York United States
3:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−4
6:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada
3:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−4
6:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia
2:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−5
6:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
2:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−5
6:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
3:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−4
7:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
3:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−4
8:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
4:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−3
8:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
4:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC−3
8:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
7:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC
11:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC
London United Kingdom
8:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+1
11:31 PM Thu, Dec 10 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria
8:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+1
12:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+1
Paris France
9:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+2
12:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
9:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+2
12:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
9:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+2
1:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
10:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+3
1:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
10:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+3
1:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
10:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+3
2:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
10:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+3
2:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
10:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+3
2:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
11:26 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+3:30
3:01 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
11:56 PM Sun, Jul 26 · UTC+4
3:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
12:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+5
4:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
1:26 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+5:30
5:01 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
1:41 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+5:45
5:16 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
1:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+6
5:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
2:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+7
6:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
2:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+7
6:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+7
Singapore
3:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+8
7:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+8
Beijing China
3:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+8
7:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
3:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+8
7:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
3:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+8
7:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
4:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+9
8:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
4:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+9
8:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
5:26 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+9:30
10:01 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia
5:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+10
9:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
5:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+10
10:31 AM Fri, Dec 11 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand
7:56 AM Mon, Jul 27 · UTC+12
12:31 PM Fri, Dec 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.
137 days · retreats 6.82°
July 26 → December 10, 2026 in Aries
Stations retrograde
Jul 26, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC at
14°45′ Aries
Stations direct
Dec 10, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC at
7°55′ Aries
Shadow opens
Apr 20, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC
(97 days before)
Shadow closes
Mar 15, 2027, 6:51 AM UTC
(94 days after)
Full window including shadows329 days
Saturn retrograde in Aries
Saturn retrograde in Aries, its sign of fall, reviews independence, leadership and impulse. Plans launched too hastily need restructuring, and patience becomes the lesson. It suits rebuilding personal initiatives on firmer ground.
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 2026
Saturn through the zodiac in 2026
Every sign Saturn occupies during 2026, 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.
AstroHot. “Saturn Retrograde 2026 Dates: Jul 26 – Dec 10.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/saturn/2026/
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