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Saturn retrograde 2026

Saturn turns retrograde at 14°45′ Aries on Jul 26, 2026 and turns direct at 7°55′ Aries on Dec 10, 2026.

Once a year Saturn turns retrograde for about four and a half months. It reviews your structures: your work, your commitments, your limits and the rules you live by.

Pressure from outside eases, and the questions turn inward. Is the plan you are carrying still yours? Which duty can you put down? Unfinished work from earlier in the year comes back to be done properly. When Saturn turns direct, the outer pressure returns, and what you rebuilt during the retrograde holds.

The shadow is the stretch of sky that Saturn crosses three times. It enters the shadow before it turns retrograde and leaves it after it turns direct.

Jul 26 to Dec 10: Aries

Saturn crosses the shadow, 7°55′ Aries to 14°45′ Aries, three times: forward, back, then forward again.Turns retrograde 14°45′ Aries, Jul 26Saturn slows, stands still and starts to move back over ground it has already crossed once.Turns direct 7°55′ Aries, Dec 10Saturn stands still again and turns forward. It crosses the shadow a third time before it reaches new degrees.Saturn retrogradeSaturn is structure, discipline, time. Where you build slowly. Often felt as a hard teacher early in life and a wise one later. The placement describes the ladder you are quietly climbing.
Exact timeWhere
Shadow begins7°55′ Aries
Turns retrograde14°45′ Aries
Turns direct7°55′ Aries
Shadow ends14°45′ Aries

Times are in UTC.

Which retrograde touches you

The degrees in the table are the part of the zodiac that Saturn goes over again. If that stretch crosses a planet or an angle in your chart, this retrograde is one to watch. Solstice checks it against your chart and tells you which part of your life it reviews.

Other retrogrades

Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.

Where does Saturn retrograde fall in your chart?

Each retrograde covers a stretch of the zodiac. If that stretch crosses a planet in your chart, that is the one to watch. Solstice checks it for you.

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