Saturn retrograde dates in 2026

Saturn turns retrograde once in 2026.

Saturn turns retrograde once about every 12.5 months, and each retrograde lasts between 134 and 141 days, about four and a half months. It spends close to a third of every year retrograde.

A retrograde of Saturn is centred on its opposition to the Sun, when the Earth overtakes it. In tradition Saturn stands for structure, limits and responsibility, and astrologers who follow retrogrades read a Saturn retrograde as a time to revisit those themes. That is a tradition of interpretation, not a measured effect.

Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.