Saturn retrograde · 2026
Saturn is retrograde now
It turned retrograde in Aries on and moves forward again on .
Dates in US Eastern time
A planet appears to move backwards across the sky.
- Turns retrograde
- · 14° Aries
- Turns direct
- · 7° Aries
That's Mon 27 Jul in Asia and Australia.
That's Fri 11 Dec in Asia and Australia.
What it's about
Saturn slows the clock. Time to check your foundations.
Saturn is the planet of structure, time, rules and responsibility. When it turns retrograde, the pressure to build and prove eases a little, and attention turns to what's already in place. Old duties, long-term plans and the limits you live with come back for review. It's less a season for adding new weight and more a season for checking what still holds you up. Slow and steady is the whole point here.
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What it means for your sign
Life areaThe part of life a retrograde touches for your sign, counted from your sign to the planet's sign.How your reading is chosen
Saturn is in Aries, so it touches a different part of life for each sign.
Every Saturn retrograde
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One short email a week before each retrograde, written for your sign.