Happening now, 137.1 days
Saturn retrograde, July 2026
Saturn stations retrograde on Sunday 26 July 2026, 19:57 UTC at 14°45′ Aries and turns direct on Thursday 10 December 2026, 23:31 UTC at 7°56′ Aries. The shadow period runs from 20 April 2026 to 15 March 2027.
Saturn stations retrograde at 14°45' Aries on 26 July 2026 at 19:57 UTC and holds that apparent backward course for 137.1 days. It turns direct on 10 December 2026 at 23:31 UTC, at 7°56' Aries, so the retrograde stays entirely within Aries. The pre-retrograde shadow begins on 20 April 2026, and the post-retrograde shadow lasts until 15 March 2027, when Saturn moves beyond the degree where it first stopped.
In the tradition, Saturn stands for structure, responsibility and the lessons of time, while Aries is the sign of initiative, courage and new starts. Astrologers read Saturn retrograde in Aries as a pause to test the foundations under recent beginnings, asking which efforts are built to last. A practical step is to revisit one plan begun this year and check its timeline against your real capacity.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Saturn's retrograde (Aries) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Taurus | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Gemini | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Cancer | tenth | career and public role | |
| Leo | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Virgo | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Libra | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Scorpio | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Sagittarius | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Capricorn | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Aquarius | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Pisces | second | money, possessions, values | |
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.