Upcoming, 135.6 days
Saturn retrograde, August 2028
Saturn stations retrograde on Tuesday 22 August 2028, 22:17 UTC at 11°19′ Taurus and turns direct on Friday 5 January 2029, 12:39 UTC at 4°25′ Taurus. The shadow period runs from 18 May 2028 to 9 April 2029.
Saturn appears to halt and reverse at 11°19' Taurus on 22 August 2028 at 22:17 UTC. Its retrograde lasts 135.6 days, carrying it back to 4°25' Taurus, where it stations direct on 5 January 2029 at 12:39 UTC. The entire loop stays in Taurus. Including the shadow periods, Saturn moves through this stretch of the sign from 18 May 2028 to 9 April 2029, close to a full year.
Taurus is the sign of resources, possessions, bodily comfort and steady building. Saturn is traditionally associated with structure, limits and patience, so astrologers read its retrograde here as a period for checking foundations: what is truly sustainable and what has been taken for granted. A modest practice is to look after one thing already owned, repairing or maintaining it rather than replacing it.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Saturn's retrograde (Taurus) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Taurus | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Gemini | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Cancer | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Leo | tenth | career and public role | |
| Virgo | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Libra | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Scorpio | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Sagittarius | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Capricorn | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Aquarius | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Pisces | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.