Saturn retrograde 2030: 2 periods, 120 days inside the year — 32.9% of 2030. Saturn turns direct at 3:54 AM UTC on January 19 at 18°05′ Taurus, turns retrograde at 9:30 PM UTC on September 20 at 8°56′ Gemini and turns direct at 2:25 AM UTC on February 2, 2031 at 1°59′ Gemini.
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2030
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Saturn starts 2030 at 18°23′ Taurus and ends it at 2°55′ Gemini — 14.5° of net progress: 20.9° forward, 6.3° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.93° and 6.95° (135 and 134 days). Fastest day: May 14, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Nov 24, 0.09°. Counting the shadows, 310 days of 2030 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Saturn retrograde 2030: exact times in your city
Saturn turns direct at 3:54 AM UTC on January 19, 2030 at 18°05′ Taurus — 12:54 AM in Santiago, 10:54 PM on January 18 in New York, 3:54 AM in London and 12:54 PM in Tokyo.
City
Turns direct · Jan 19, 2030
Turns retrograde · Sep 20, 2030
Turns direct · Feb 2, 2031
UTC
Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · 18°05′ Taurus
Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · 8°56′ Gemini
Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · 1°59′ Gemini
Honolulu United States
5:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−10
11:30 AM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−10
4:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
6:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−9
1:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−8
5:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States
7:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−8
2:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−7
6:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States
8:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−7
2:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−7
7:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−7
Denver United States
8:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−7
3:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−6
7:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
9:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−6
4:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−5
8:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico
9:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−6
3:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−6
8:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−6
New York United States
10:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−5
5:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−4
9:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada
10:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−5
5:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−4
9:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia
10:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−5
4:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−5
9:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
10:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−5
4:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−5
9:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
11:54 PM Fri, Jan 18, 2030 · UTC−4
5:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−4
10:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
12:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC−3
6:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−3
11:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
12:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC−3
6:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−3
11:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
12:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC−3
6:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC−3
11:25 PM Sat, Feb 1, 2031 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
3:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC
9:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC
2:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC
London United Kingdom
3:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC
10:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC+1
2:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria
4:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+1
10:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC+1
3:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+1
Paris France
4:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+1
11:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC+2
3:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
4:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+1
11:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC+2
3:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
5:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+2
11:30 PM Fri, Sep 20, 2030 · UTC+2
4:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
5:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+2
12:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+3
4:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
5:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+2
12:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+3
4:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
6:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+3
12:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+3
5:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
6:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+3
12:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+3
5:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
6:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+3
12:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+3
5:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
7:24 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+3:30
1:00 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+3:30
5:55 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
7:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+4
1:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+4
6:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
8:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+5
2:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+5
7:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
9:24 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+5:30
3:00 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+5:30
7:55 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
9:39 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+5:45
3:15 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+5:45
8:10 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
9:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+6
3:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+6
8:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
10:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+7
4:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+7
9:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
10:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+7
4:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+7
9:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+7
Singapore
11:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+8
5:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+8
10:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+8
Beijing China
11:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+8
5:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+8
10:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
11:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+8
5:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+8
10:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
11:54 AM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+8
5:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+8
10:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
12:54 PM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+9
6:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+9
11:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
12:54 PM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+9
6:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+9
11:25 AM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
2:24 PM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+10:30
7:00 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+9:30
12:55 PM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia
1:54 PM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+10
7:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+10
12:25 PM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
2:54 PM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+11
7:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+10
1:25 PM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand
4:54 PM Sat, Jan 19, 2030 · UTC+13
9:30 AM Sat, Sep 21, 2030 · UTC+12
3:25 PM Sun, Feb 2, 2031 · 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.
135 days · retreats 6.93°
· crosses the year boundary
September 6, 2029 → January 19, 2030 in Taurus
Stations retrograde
Sep 6, 2029, 8:34 AM UTC at
25°01′ Taurus
Stations direct
Jan 19, 2030, 3:54 AM UTC at
18°05′ Taurus
Shadow opens
Jun 2, 2029, 1:56 AM UTC
(96 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 23, 2030, 4:20 AM UTC
(94 days after)
Full window including shadows325 days
Only 18 of its 135 days fall in 2030 — the loop
belongs mostly to 2029. The reading of the sign, the season and the
other planets retrograde alongside it is on
Saturn retrograde 2029.
134 days · retreats 6.95°
· crosses the year boundary
September 20, 2030 → February 2, 2031 in Gemini
Stations retrograde
Sep 20, 2030, 9:30 PM UTC at
8°56′ Gemini
Stations direct
Feb 2, 2031, 2:25 AM UTC at
1°59′ Gemini
Shadow opens
Jun 16, 2030, 11:43 PM UTC
(96 days before)
Shadow closes
May 7, 2031, 6:17 AM UTC
(94 days after)
Full window including shadows324 days
Saturn retrograde in Gemini
Saturn retrograde in Gemini reviews communication, learning and commitments made in words. Contracts, education plans and information habits are restructured. It suits disciplined study and careful agreements.
It begins in Virgo season and ends in
Aquarius season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Neptune
in Aries —
Sep 20 to Dec 21, 2030 (92 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Aquarius —
Sep 20 to Oct 23, 2030 (32 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Gemini —
Sep 28 to Feb 2, 2031 (127 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Capricorn —
Dec 6 to Dec 25, 2030 (20 days of overlap)
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 2030
Saturn through the zodiac in 2030
Every sign Saturn occupies during 2030, 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 2030 Dates: Until Jan 19, From Sep 20.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/saturn/2030/
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