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Is Saturn retrograde right now?
Yes. Saturn is retrograde until 10 Dec 2026.
Saturn retrograde dates
| Shadow begins | Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Shadow ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | 26 Jul 2026 14° Aries |
10 Dec 2026 7° Aries |
15 Mar 2027 |
| 4 May 2027 | 9 Aug 2027 27° Aries |
24 Dec 2027 21° Aries |
27 Mar 2028 |
| 18 May 2028 | 22 Aug 2028 11° Taurus |
5 Jan 2029 4° Taurus |
9 Apr 2029 |
Dates are in UTC. The shadow is the stretch before and after, when Saturn passes over the same degrees it will retrace (or has just retraced).
Does it land on your chart?
These dates are the same for everyone. What they touch depends on your birth chart. Your free transit calendar shows the exact days they hit you.
See my personal datesWhat Saturn retrograde means
Saturn rules rules, responsibility, structure and time. Saturn is retrograde about four and a half months each year. It is a time to check the foundations: commitments, deadlines, and the structures holding your life up.
What to do: Fix what is shaky before adding more weight to it.
No planet actually moves backwards. From Earth it only looks that way while we overtake it, or it overtakes us, on our orbits around the Sun.
Other retrogrades
Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto · Which planets are retrograde now · Eclipses