Saturn, sign by sign
Saturn is in Aries now — it entered on 2025-05-25 and leaves 2028-04-13. One circuit of the zodiac takes about 29.5 years, but not at an even pace: 2.1 years in its quickest sign, 3.7 in its slowest.
| Sign | Entered | Left | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquarius | before 1700 | 1700-01-13 | — | |
| Pisces | 1700-01-13 | 1702-03-24 | 2.2 | |
| Aries | 1702-03-24 | 1705-01-29 | 2.9 | crossed at 01:38 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Taurus | 1704-05-20 | 1707-03-29 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1705-01-29 |
| Gemini | 1706-07-10 | 1709-05-12 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1707-03-29 |
| Cancer | 1708-08-26 | 1711-06-26 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1709-05-12 |
| Leo | 1710-10-22 | 1713-08-13 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1711-06-26 |
| Virgo | 1713-08-13 | 1715-10-11 | 2.2 | crossed at 23:48 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Libra | 1715-10-11 | 1718-09-19 | 2.9 | crossed at 02:55 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Scorpio | 1717-12-26 | 1720-12-08 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1718-09-19 |
| Sagittarius | 1720-12-08 | 1723-12-08 | 3 | |
| Capricorn | 1723-12-08 | 1726-12-03 | 3 | |
| Aquarius | 1726-03-05 | 1729-02-22 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1726-12-03 |
| Pisces | 1729-02-22 | 1732-01-27 | 2.9 | |
| Aries | 1731-05-05 | 1734-03-28 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1732-01-27 |
| Taurus | 1733-07-27 | 1736-05-13 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1734-03-28crossed at 21:18 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Gemini | 1736-05-13 | 1738-06-24 | 2.1 | |
| Cancer | 1738-06-24 | 1740-08-05 | 2.1 | crossed at 20:59 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Leo | 1740-08-05 | 1743-06-07 | 2.8 | |
| Virgo | 1742-09-23 | 1745-08-17 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1743-06-07 |
| Libra | 1744-11-26 | 1747-10-27 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1745-08-17crossed at 03:38 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Scorpio | 1747-10-27 | 1750-10-17 | 3 | |
| Sagittarius | 1750-01-19 | 1753-09-26 | 3.7 | stepped back once, settled 1750-10-17 |
| Capricorn | 1753-01-11 | 1756-01-11 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1753-09-26 |
| Aquarius | 1756-01-11 | 1758-12-27 | 3 | crossed at 01:04 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Pisces | 1758-04-01 | 1761-03-09 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1758-12-27 |
| Aries | 1761-03-09 | 1763-05-06 | 2.2 | crossed at 20:04 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Taurus | 1763-05-06 | 1766-03-06 | 2.8 | |
| Gemini | 1765-06-23 | 1768-04-25 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1766-03-06 |
| Cancer | 1767-08-08 | 1770-06-11 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1768-04-25crossed at 01:16 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Leo | 1769-09-23 | 1772-07-31 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1770-06-11 |
| Virgo | 1772-07-31 | 1774-09-27 | 2.2 | |
| Libra | 1774-09-27 | 1777-09-03 | 2.9 | crossed at 20:59 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Scorpio | 1776-12-07 | 1779-11-25 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1777-09-03 |
| Sagittarius | 1779-11-25 | 1782-11-23 | 3 | crossed at 21:08 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Capricorn | 1782-03-01 | 1785-11-10 | 3.7 | stepped back once, settled 1782-11-23crossed at 20:44 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Aquarius | 1785-02-17 | 1788-02-09 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1785-11-10crossed at 03:22 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Pisces | 1788-02-09 | 1791-01-02 | 2.9 | crossed at 01:20 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Aries | 1790-04-18 | 1793-03-12 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1791-01-02 |
| Taurus | 1792-06-22 | 1795-04-30 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1793-03-12crossed at 21:50 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Gemini | 1795-04-30 | 1797-06-11 | 2.1 | |
| Cancer | 1797-06-11 | 1799-07-23 | 2.1 | crossed at 02:59 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Leo | 1799-07-23 | 1801-09-09 | 2.1 | crossed at 20:19 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Virgo | 1801-09-09 | 1804-08-01 | 2.9 | crossed at 23:21 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Libra | 1803-11-08 | 1806-10-14 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1804-08-01crossed at 22:01 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Scorpio | 1806-10-14 | 1809-09-30 | 3 | |
| Sagittarius | 1809-01-02 | 1811-12-29 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1809-09-30crossed at 02:00 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Capricorn | 1811-12-29 | 1814-12-28 | 3 | |
| Aquarius | 1814-04-10 | 1817-12-01 | 3.6 | stepped back once, settled 1814-12-28crossed at 01:01 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Pisces | 1817-03-16 | 1820-02-24 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1817-12-01 |
| Aries | 1819-06-13 | 1822-04-22 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1820-02-24crossed at 02:57 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Taurus | 1822-04-22 | 1824-06-08 | 2.1 | crossed at 03:41 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Gemini | 1824-06-08 | 1827-03-31 | 2.8 | crossed at 20:14 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Cancer | 1826-07-22 | 1829-05-24 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1827-03-31crossed at 20:25 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Leo | 1828-09-04 | 1831-07-17 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1829-05-24 |
| Virgo | 1830-10-29 | 1833-09-14 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1831-07-17 |
| Libra | 1833-09-14 | 1836-08-13 | 2.9 | |
| Scorpio | 1835-11-22 | 1838-11-12 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1836-08-13 |
| Sagittarius | 1838-11-12 | 1841-11-07 | 3 | |
| Capricorn | 1841-02-07 | 1844-02-03 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1841-11-07 |
| Aquarius | 1844-02-03 | 1847-01-25 | 3 | |
| Pisces | 1846-05-10 | 1849-04-03 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1847-01-25 |
| Aries | 1849-04-03 | 1852-02-22 | 2.9 | |
| Taurus | 1851-06-03 | 1854-04-14 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1852-02-22 |
| Gemini | 1853-07-29 | 1856-05-27 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1854-04-14crossed at 20:07 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Cancer | 1855-10-05 | 1858-07-10 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1856-05-27 |
| Leo | 1858-07-10 | 1860-08-26 | 2.1 | crossed at 00:37 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Virgo | 1860-08-26 | 1863-07-10 | 2.9 | |
| Libra | 1862-10-22 | 1865-09-29 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1863-07-10crossed at 23:06 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Scorpio | 1865-01-19 | 1868-09-05 | 3.6 | stepped back once, settled 1865-09-29 |
| Sagittarius | 1867-12-17 | 1870-12-15 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1868-09-05 |
| Capricorn | 1870-12-15 | 1873-12-10 | 3 | crossed at 01:02 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Aquarius | 1873-03-13 | 1876-02-29 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1873-12-10 |
| Pisces | 1876-02-29 | 1879-02-06 | 2.9 | |
| Aries | 1878-05-14 | 1881-04-05 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1879-02-06crossed at 20:13 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Taurus | 1881-04-05 | 1883-05-24 | 2.1 | crossed at 22:09 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Gemini | 1883-05-24 | 1885-07-06 | 2.1 | |
| Cancer | 1885-07-06 | 1888-04-21 | 2.8 | crossed at 02:10 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Leo | 1887-08-18 | 1890-06-28 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1888-04-21 |
| Virgo | 1889-10-07 | 1892-08-29 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1890-06-28crossed at 03:33 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Libra | 1891-12-27 | 1894-11-06 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1892-08-29 |
| Scorpio | 1894-11-06 | 1897-10-27 | 3 | |
| Sagittarius | 1897-02-07 | 1900-10-17 | 3.7 | stepped back once, settled 1897-10-27 |
| Capricorn | 1900-01-21 | 1903-01-19 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1900-10-17 |
| Aquarius | 1903-01-19 | 1906-01-08 | 3 | crossed at 22:14 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Pisces | 1905-04-13 | 1908-03-19 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1906-01-08 |
| Aries | 1908-03-19 | 1911-01-20 | 2.8 | |
| Taurus | 1910-05-17 | 1913-03-26 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1911-01-20 |
| Gemini | 1912-07-07 | 1915-05-11 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1913-03-26 |
| Cancer | 1914-08-24 | 1917-06-24 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1915-05-11 |
| Leo | 1916-10-17 | 1919-08-12 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1917-06-24 |
| Virgo | 1919-08-12 | 1921-10-07 | 2.2 | |
| Libra | 1921-10-07 | 1924-09-13 | 2.9 | |
| Scorpio | 1923-12-20 | 1926-12-02 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1924-09-13 |
| Sagittarius | 1926-12-02 | 1929-11-30 | 3 | crossed at 22:34 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Capricorn | 1929-03-15 | 1932-11-20 | 3.7 | stepped back once, settled 1929-11-30 |
| Aquarius | 1932-02-24 | 1935-02-14 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1932-11-20crossed at 02:47 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Pisces | 1935-02-14 | 1938-01-14 | 2.9 | |
| Aries | 1937-04-25 | 1940-03-20 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1938-01-14 |
| Taurus | 1939-07-06 | 1942-05-08 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1940-03-20 |
| Gemini | 1942-05-08 | 1944-06-20 | 2.1 | |
| Cancer | 1944-06-20 | 1946-08-02 | 2.1 | |
| Leo | 1946-08-02 | 1949-05-29 | 2.8 | |
| Virgo | 1948-09-19 | 1951-08-13 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1949-05-29 |
| Libra | 1950-11-20 | 1953-10-22 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1951-08-13 |
| Scorpio | 1953-10-22 | 1956-10-10 | 3 | |
| Sagittarius | 1956-01-12 | 1959-01-05 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1956-10-10 |
| Capricorn | 1959-01-05 | 1962-01-03 | 3 | |
| Aquarius | 1962-01-03 | 1964-12-16 | 2.9 | |
| Pisces | 1964-03-24 | 1967-03-03 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1964-12-16 |
| Aries | 1967-03-03 | 1969-04-29 | 2.2 | crossed at 21:31 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Taurus | 1969-04-29 | 1972-02-21 | 2.8 | crossed at 22:23 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Gemini | 1971-06-18 | 1974-04-18 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1972-02-21 |
| Cancer | 1973-08-01 | 1976-06-05 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1974-04-18crossed at 22:20 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Leo | 1975-09-17 | 1978-07-26 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1976-06-05 |
| Virgo | 1977-11-17 | 1980-09-21 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 1978-07-26crossed at 02:44 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Libra | 1980-09-21 | 1983-08-24 | 2.9 | |
| Scorpio | 1982-11-29 | 1985-11-17 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1983-08-24 |
| Sagittarius | 1985-11-17 | 1988-11-12 | 3 | crossed at 02:10 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Capricorn | 1988-02-13 | 1991-02-06 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 1988-11-12crossed at 23:51 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Aquarius | 1991-02-06 | 1994-01-28 | 3 | |
| Pisces | 1993-05-21 | 1996-04-07 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1994-01-28 |
| Aries | 1996-04-07 | 1999-03-01 | 2.9 | |
| Taurus | 1998-06-09 | 2001-04-20 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 1999-03-01 |
| Gemini | 2000-08-10 | 2003-06-04 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 2001-04-20crossed at 02:27 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Cancer | 2003-06-04 | 2005-07-16 | 2.1 | crossed at 01:29 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Leo | 2005-07-16 | 2007-09-02 | 2.1 | |
| Virgo | 2007-09-02 | 2010-07-21 | 2.9 | |
| Libra | 2009-10-29 | 2012-10-05 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 2010-07-21 |
| Scorpio | 2012-10-05 | 2015-09-18 | 2.9 | crossed at 20:36 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Sagittarius | 2014-12-23 | 2017-12-20 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 2015-09-18 |
| Capricorn | 2017-12-20 | 2020-12-17 | 3 | |
| Aquarius | 2020-03-22 | 2023-03-07 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 2020-12-17crossed at 03:59 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Pisces | 2023-03-07 | 2026-02-14 | 2.9 | |
| Ariesnow | 2025-05-25 | 2028-04-13 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 2026-02-14crossed at 03:34 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Taurus | 2028-04-13 | 2030-06-01 | 2.1 | crossed at 03:41 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Gemini | 2030-06-01 | 2032-07-14 | 2.1 | crossed at 02:36 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Cancer | 2032-07-14 | 2035-05-11 | 2.8 | crossed at 02:18 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Leo | 2034-08-27 | 2037-07-07 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 2035-05-11crossed at 02:48 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Virgo | 2036-10-16 | 2039-09-05 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 2037-07-07 |
| Libra | 2039-09-05 | 2042-07-14 | 2.9 | |
| Scorpio | 2041-11-11 | 2044-10-31 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 2042-07-14 |
| Sagittarius | 2044-02-21 | 2047-10-22 | 3.7 | stepped back once, settled 2044-10-31 |
| Capricorn | 2047-01-24 | 2050-01-21 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 2047-10-22 |
| Aquarius | 2050-01-21 | 2053-01-11 | 3 | |
| Pisces | 2052-04-16 | 2055-03-22 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 2053-01-11 |
| Aries | 2055-03-22 | 2058-01-31 | 2.9 | |
| Taurus | 2057-05-20 | 2060-03-31 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 2058-01-31 |
| Gemini | 2059-07-12 | 2062-05-16 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 2060-03-31 |
| Cancer | 2061-09-01 | 2064-06-28 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 2062-05-16 |
| Leo | 2064-06-28 | 2066-08-16 | 2.1 | |
| Virgo | 2066-08-16 | 2068-10-11 | 2.2 | |
| Libra | 2068-10-11 | 2071-09-18 | 2.9 | crossed at 02:58 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Scorpio | 2070-12-25 | 2073-12-06 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 2071-09-18crossed at 20:49 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Sagittarius | 2073-12-06 | 2076-12-03 | 3 | crossed at 02:58 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Capricorn | 2076-12-03 | 2079-11-27 | 3 | |
| Aquarius | 2079-02-28 | 2082-02-19 | 3 | stepped back once, settled 2079-11-27 |
| Pisces | 2082-02-19 | 2085-01-24 | 2.9 | crossed at 02:22 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Aries | 2084-05-01 | 2087-03-28 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 2085-01-24crossed at 21:27 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Taurus | 2086-07-27 | 2089-05-15 | 2.8 | stepped back once, settled 2087-03-28crossed at 23:38 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Gemini | 2089-05-15 | 2091-06-27 | 2.1 | |
| Cancer | 2091-06-27 | 2093-08-09 | 2.1 | crossed at 23:59 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Leo | 2093-08-09 | 2096-06-12 | 2.8 | crossed at 03:54 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
| Virgo | 2095-09-26 | 2098-08-18 | 2.9 | stepped back once, settled 2096-06-12 |
| Libra | 2097-11-29 | after 2100 | — | stepped back once, settled 2098-08-18crossed at 00:38 UTC — other tables may list the adjacent day |
Dates are UTC. 165 periods computed from an ephemeris — no historical events attached, on purpose. What retrograde means