Is Saturn retrograde in November 2026? Yes. Saturn is retrograde from July 26, 2026 (19:57 UTC) to December 10, 2026 (23:23 UTC).
Is Saturn retrograde today? Yes: day 100 of 137. It turns direct in 38 days, on 10 December 2026, 23:23 UTC.
Saturn turned retrograde on 26 July 2026 at 19:57 UTC, at 14°44′ Aries.
This one lasts 137 days, from 26 July 2026 to 10 December 2026; with the shadows, from 20 April 2026 to 15 March 2027.
Saturn turns direct again on 10 December 2026 at 23:23 UTC, at 7°55′ Aries.
The pre-shadow began on 20 April 2026, when Saturn reached 7°55′ Aries, and the post-shadow ends on 15 March 2027, when it passes 14°44′ Aries again.
Status as of 2 November 2026
Day 100 of 137. Retrograde since 26 July 2026 at 14° Aries; turns direct in 38 days, on 10 December 2026, 23:23 UTC, at 7° Aries. The shadow ends 15 March 2027.
Saturn turns retrograde once a year, for about four and a half months. Below: every period in 2025, 2026 and 2027, with the exact minute of each station, the sign and degree it turns at, and the shadow periods, all computed from the planet’s actual position.
| Retrograde from | Direct again | Length | Pre-shadow from | Post-shadow until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2025, 04:00 UTC 1°55' Aries | 28 November 2025, 03:49 UTC 25°09' Pisces | 138 days | 6 April 2025 | 2 March 2026 |
| Retrograde from | Direct again | Length | Pre-shadow from | Post-shadow until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2026, 19:57 UTC 14°44' Aries | 10 December 2026, 23:23 UTC 7°55' Aries | 137 days | 20 April 2026 | 15 March 2027 |
| Retrograde from | Direct again | Length | Pre-shadow from | Post-shadow until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2027, 17:52 UTC 27°52' Aries | 24 December 2027, 02:49 UTC 21°01' Aries | 136 days | 4 May 2027 | 27 March 2028 |
Saturn retrograde happens about once a year and lasts around four and a half months, so the ringed planet appears to move backwards well over a third of the time. The motion is apparent: Earth catches up with and passes slow, distant Saturn, and from our vantage point it seems to slide back across the zodiac before turning forward again. Saturn rules structure, responsibility, limits, time and the commitments we build a life on. Astrologers read its retrograde not as a crisis but as an audit: a regular season for checking whether what you have built is still bearing the load you have put on it.
What tends to come up is unfinished business with duty: the obligation you postponed, the rule you keep bending, the boundary nobody has enforced, the long project that needs its foundations reinforced before another floor goes on. The tone is sober rather than dramatic. Because Saturn is so slow, its stations are long, and it lingers near the same degree for a week or more, which concentrates the theme on whatever part of your chart it sits in. When a retrograde falls near the degree of a Saturn return, the roughly thirty-year milestone astrologers associate with growing up, the repeated passes can stretch that reckoning across most of a year.
Machine-readable: retrograde/saturn.json (stations, signs, degrees, shadows for 2025–2027; CC0).
Where it lands in your own chart matters more than the calendar. Compute your chart free and find the house Saturn is moving through and any natal planet it crosses three times.
Saturn stations retrograde on 26 July 2026 in Aries and turns direct on 10 December 2026. Each sun sign meets it in a different house, counted with whole-sign houses. If you know your rising sign, read that one too: it gives the more precise house.
1st house · self and image
Saturn retrograde in your first house puts your personal responsibilities under review. You may feel the weight of the standards you hold yourself to and wonder which ones are really yours. It is a good stretch for steady self-discipline without harshness: rebuild a routine, keep small promises to yourself, and let maturity show in consistency rather than strain.
12th house · rest and the inner life
In your twelfth house, Saturn retrograde works on the inner structures you rarely look at: old fears, private habits and the limits you set without noticing. Quiet routines, rest and reflection help you see them clearly. Closing a chapter slowly and deliberately is the theme, so the next one starts on firmer ground.
11th house · friends and community
Saturn retrograde in your eleventh house reviews your role in friendships, groups and shared causes. Some commitments may feel like obligations rather than choices; it is fair to ask which ones still fit. Long-term goals benefit from realistic milestones. A few dependable connections can mean more now than a wide circle.
10th house · career and reputation
In your tenth house, Saturn retrograde reviews your career foundations and the responsibilities you carry in public. Progress may feel slower, giving you time to strengthen your skills and reputation from the ground up. Revisit long-term plans, finish what is half-built, and take on authority only where you are ready to hold it.
9th house · travel, study and beliefs
Saturn retrograde in your ninth house brings structure to your search for meaning. Plans to study, travel or teach may need a firmer timeline or a more realistic scope. You may test beliefs against your own experience and keep only what holds up. Depth beats breadth: choose one subject and follow it properly.
8th house · intimacy and shared resources
In your eighth house, Saturn retrograde reviews long-term obligations you share with others: joint finances, debts, shared property and the trust that holds them together. Reread agreements and tidy the records. Emotionally, it asks where you have guarded yourself too tightly or held on out of duty. Steady honesty strengthens these bonds.
7th house · partnerships
Saturn retrograde in your seventh house puts commitments to other people under review. Agreements with partners, close collaborators and clients may need clearer terms or a revised balance of duties. This is not a time for snap decisions about relationships; it favours patient conversations about what each person can reliably give.
6th house · work routines and health
In your sixth house, Saturn retrograde reviews daily work and the habits that look after your body. Workloads that have crept up and routines held together by willpower deserve an honest audit. Build systems that work on tired days, not just good ones. Slow, consistent changes to sleep, movement and pacing tend to last.
5th house · romance, creativity and play
Saturn retrograde in your fifth house brings a serious look at pleasure and creativity. Creative work may ask for discipline, practice and editing more than inspiration. In love, you may weigh what you want in the long run against what is simply fun. Protect a little time for play; even joy benefits from a steady schedule.
4th house · home and family
In your fourth house, Saturn retrograde reviews the foundations of home and family life. Duties toward relatives, household rules or the upkeep of where you live may feel heavier for a while. Use it to repair rather than rebuild: one sturdy fix, one clear boundary, one family conversation handled with patience. Security is built slowly here.
3rd house · communication and daily contacts
Saturn retrograde in your third house slows down how you think, speak and learn. Commitments to study, writing or regular contact with siblings and neighbours may need reshaping. It is a good time to master the basics of a skill rather than collect new ones. Say what you mean plainly and keep your word on the small things.
2nd house · money and values
In your second house, Saturn retrograde asks for a patient look at the structure behind your money. Long-term savings plans, fixed costs and the way you value your time are worth reviewing line by line. Progress may feel slow, but it is solid. Tightening one loose habit counts for more now than an ambitious new plan.
Your sun sign gives the broad picture. Compute your chart free to see the exact house and which natal planets it touches.
Yes. Saturn is retrograde from July 26, 2026 (19:57 UTC) to December 10, 2026 (23:23 UTC).
Saturn is retrograde from 26 July 2026, 19:57 UTC (14° Aries) to 10 December 2026, 23:23 UTC (7° Aries), 137 days. Including the shadow periods: 20 April 2026 to 15 March 2027.
Saturn is retrograde from 9 August 2027, 17:52 UTC (27° Aries) to 24 December 2027, 02:49 UTC (21° Aries), 136 days. Including the shadow periods: 4 May 2027 to 27 March 2028.
Roughly once every year and two weeks, for about four and a half months each time. Saturn is retrograde more than a third of the time, which makes it one of the most ordinary retrogrades in the sky.
It is read as a serious time rather than a bad one. Saturn is about structure and responsibility, and its retrograde turns attention to what needs maintaining or finishing. People who use it to put their obligations in order often find the months afterwards lighter.
At a station Saturn appears to stand still before changing direction, and because it moves so slowly it stays within about a degree of that spot for a week or more. Astrologers read those days as the point where Saturn’s themes are most concentrated, especially where that degree meets a planet in your own chart.
Saturn takes about twenty-nine and a half years to travel the zodiac, so it comes back to its birth position around the late twenties, again around the late fifties, and later still for some. When a retrograde falls near that degree, Saturn can cross it up to three times, and the return is read as a longer process of taking stock rather than a single moment.