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Saturn retrograde 2039

Saturn retrograde 2039: 1 period, 137 days inside the year — 37.4% of 2039. Saturn turns retrograde at 11:55 AM UTC on January 8 at 29°17′ Virgo and turns direct at 3:06 AM UTC on May 25 at 22°28′ Virgo.

Turns retrograde
Jan 8 11:55 AM UTC
Turns direct
May 25 3:06 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2039
137 days 37.4% of the year
Sign
Virgo retreats 6.82°
Saturn Retrograde 2039 Dates: Jan 8 – May 25

Saturn’s path through 2039, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2039
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2039. Saturn starts 2039 at 29°14′ Virgo and ends it at 11°38′ Libra — 12.4° of net progress: 19.2° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.82° in 137 days, from 29°17′ Virgo on Jan 8 back to 22°28′ Virgo on May 25. Fastest day: Sep 7, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Feb 28, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 316 days of 2039 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 5, 2038 – Jan 8, 2039Post-retrograde shadow: May 25, 2039 – Aug 30, 2039Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 18, 2039 – Jan 21, 2040Retrograde: Jan 8, 2039 – May 25, 203920° Virgo25° Virgo0° Libra5° Libra10° LibraStations retrograde Jan 8, 2039, 11:55 AM UTC, 29°17′ VirgoR Jan 8Stations direct May 25, 2039, 3:06 AM UTC, 22°28′ VirgoD May 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 2039. Saturn starts 2039 at 29°14′ Virgo and ends it at 11°38′ Libra — 12.4° of net progress: 19.2° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.82° in 137 days, from 29°17′ Virgo on Jan 8 back to 22°28′ Virgo on May 25. Fastest day: Sep 7, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Feb 28, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 316 days of 2039 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 5, 2038 – Jan 8, 2039Post-retrograde shadow: May 25, 2039 – Aug 30, 2039Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 18, 2039 – Jan 21, 2040Retrograde: Jan 8, 2039 – May 25, 203920° Virgo25° Virgo0° Libra5° Libra10° LibraStations retrograde Jan 8, 2039, 11:55 AM UTC, 29°17′ VirgoR Jan 8Stations direct May 25, 2039, 3:06 AM UTC, 22°28′ VirgoD May 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 2039 at 29°14′ Virgo and ends it at 11°38′ Libra — 12.4° of net progress: 19.2° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.82° in 137 days, from 29°17′ Virgo on Jan 8 back to 22°28′ Virgo on May 25. Fastest day: Sep 7, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Feb 28, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 316 days of 2039 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 2039: exact times in your city

Saturn turns retrograde at 11:55 AM UTC on January 8, 2039 at 29°17′ Virgo — 8:55 AM in Santiago, 6:55 AM in New York, 11:55 AM in London and 8:55 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Jan 8 · 29°17′ Virgo Wed, May 25 · 22°28′ Virgo
Honolulu United States 1:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−10 5:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−9 7:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 3:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−8 8:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 4:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−7 8:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−7 9:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 5:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−6 10:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−6 9:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−5 11:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−5 11:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−5 10:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−5 10:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−4 11:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−3 11:06 PM Tue, May 24 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−3 12:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC−3 12:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC 3:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:55 AM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC 4:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+1 4:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+1 5:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 12:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+1 5:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 1:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+2 5:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+2 6:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 1:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+2 6:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 2:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+3 6:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+3 6:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+3 6:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:25 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+3:30 6:36 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+4 7:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+5 8:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:25 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+5:30 8:36 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:40 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+5:45 8:51 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+6 9:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+7 10:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+7 10:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+8 11:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+8
Beijing China 7:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+8 11:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+8 11:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+8 11:06 AM Wed, May 25 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+9 12:06 PM Wed, May 25 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+9 12:06 PM Wed, May 25 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:25 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+10:30 12:36 PM Wed, May 25 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+10 1:06 PM Wed, May 25 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:55 PM Sat, Jan 8 · UTC+11 1:06 PM Wed, May 25 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:55 AM Sun, Jan 9 · UTC+13 3:06 PM Wed, May 25 · 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.

137 days · retreats 6.82°

January 8 → May 25, 2039 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Jan 8, 2039, 11:55 AM UTC at 29°17′ Virgo
Stations direct May 25, 2039, 3:06 AM UTC at 22°28′ Virgo
Shadow opens Oct 5, 2038, 8:35 PM UTC (95 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 30, 2039, 4:28 PM UTC (98 days after)
Full window including shadows 329 days

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Virgo — Jan 8 to Apr 17, 2039 (99 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Cancer — Jan 8 to Apr 1, 2039 (83 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Mar 1 to Mar 23, 2039 (23 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 2039

Previous

2038 Ended May 11, 2038 after 136 days, moving back 6.86° through the zodiac.

Next

2040 Begins January 21, 2040 and runs 138 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 2039

Saturn through the zodiac in 2039

Every sign Saturn occupies during 2039, 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 Virgo From Jan 1 – Sep 5
Saturn in Libra Sep 5 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 2039. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

2039 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2039

Neptune in Taurus Aug 4, 2038 – Jan 8, 2039 · 158 days
Uranus in Cancer Nov 3, 2038 – Apr 1, 2039 · 149 days
Jupiter in Virgo Dec 17, 2038 – Apr 17, 2039 · 121 days
Mercury in Pisces Mar 1, 2039 – Mar 23, 2039 · 23 days
Pluto in Aquarius May 26, 2039 – Nov 6, 2039 · 164 days
Mercury in Cancer Jul 2, 2039 – Jul 27, 2039 · 24 days
Venus in Leo Jul 18, 2039 – Aug 30, 2039 · 43 days
Neptune in Taurus Aug 6, 2039 – Jan 11, 2040 · 158 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 27, 2039 – Nov 16, 2039 · 20 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040 · 149 days
Mars in Cancer Nov 23, 2039 – Feb 9, 2040 · 78 days
← 2038 Saturn retrograde in 2038. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2040 → Saturn retrograde in 2040.

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AstroHot. “Saturn Retrograde 2039 Dates: Jan 8 – May 25.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/saturn/2039/

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