Saturn is currently in Pisces located at 19 Pis 49' 20"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Saturn is currently Trine Mars

   Ends on Sunday, 23 February, 2025

Saturn is in Conjunction Mercury

   Starts on Sunday, 23 February, 2025
   Peaks on Tuesday, 25 February, 2025, orb 2° 13' 27"

Upcoming Retrogrades

PlanetStationary (retrograde)Stationary (direct)In Sign
saturn2025-07-13 04:08:00 UTC2025-11-28 03:52:00 UTCAries
saturn2026-07-26 19:57:00 UTC2026-12-10 23:32:00 UTCAries

If Jupiter is known as The Great Benefic- you know there has to be a bad guy. Saturn, well, is sort of that bad guy. There are a few reasons for this, but, it’s important to understand two key concepts in astrology at work here: Benefic and Malefic.

For astrological purposes, the word benefic comes from an even bigger word: agathopoios. This means “good doer”. Pretty easy, right? The opposite of that, in a sense would be malefic- which comes from the word kakopoios. Guess what that means? Yes. “Bad doer”. Of course, just because a planet is benefic or malefic- that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily going to go doing a good or doing a bad. This can change depending on a variety of things like the astrological sign it houses, aspects, and whether or not the planet’s had a snack today.

In traditional astrology, Saturn and Mars are the malefic planets- but Saturn, whoo boy, that’s the Greater Malefic. If you were curious, Jupiter and Venus are the benefics. Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto are also often considered malefic but this usually involves some sort of aspect to a more personal planet.

So, Saturn is a giant asshole who eats his babies. This is the planet that usually rules things like your restrictions, limits, and discipline. In fact, quite a lot has been said about how Saturn is just this horribly painful influence- even Jung said that “I have observed many cases where a well-defined psychological phase, or an analogous event, was accompanied by a transit (particularly when Saturn and Uranus were affected)”. (But in case you were also unaware, Jung actually used the terms psychosis and schizophrenia to describe himself and many new agers have just not read The Red Book and it shows.)

You know though, we talk about Mercury Retrograde all the freaking time but, Saturn Cycles are the ones that will really hang you up by the seat of your pants. Ruling Capricorn, Saturn is also often referred to as “The Lord Of Karma”- so essentially, you’re looking at “You get what you deserve” if you’re looking at karma from a very reductionist standpoint. Ruling our career, our legacy, it’s also known as more or less the Daddy Dom of the zodiac. Structure, proper use of time, and being able to get your shit together are definitely within its ringed purview.

The Retrograde

Saturn has a very consistent cycle of slightly over a year. The retrograde itself will last around 4 and a half months. Usually known as a time when things are just obnoxiously limiting: this is supposed to be a time where you look at what kind of responsibilities are important to you and how you not only handle that, but how you actually work to make that happen. Sometimes, if you’re looking at stepping it up, things go entirely sideways and that’s more or less this Trial By Fire that’s supposed to make sure you can actually handle the crap you want to take on.

Another thing that sometimes happens during these retrograde cycles is you begin to notice that your own reticence or sorrow are holding you back. It might be time to see a therapist or get help, it might be time to recognize what you need to do, in whatever context you need to do it. It’s said that events that occur during the retrograde will help fully illustrate that- so, you can well imagine this is not quite the same as oh, you know, Mercury retrograde making autocorrect cause you to look like a dumb ass.

Planetary Positions

21.02.2025 at 20:31:44 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun03 Pis 27' 42"
The Moon16 Sag 04' 24"
Mercury13 Pis 36' 27"
Venus09 Ari 33' 02"
Mars17 Can 02' 47" R
Jupiter11 Gem 47' 10"
Saturn19 Pis 49' 20"
Uranus23 Tau 28' 39"
Neptune28 Pis 38' 13"
Pluto02 Aqu 41' 20"

Solar Status

BZ Status:-3
Proton Density:1.08
Proton Speed:302.6 k/sec
KP Status:0.67
TypeFeb 21Feb 22Feb 23
Active10%10%10%
Minor1%1%1%
Moderate1%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT1.671.671.67
03-06UT1.331.331.33
06-09UT1.331.331.33
09-12UT1.331.331.33
12-15UT1.331.331.33
15-18UT1.331.331.67
18-21UT1.671.671.67
21-00UT1.671.671.33
Solar Activity
Solar flare activity has been at low levels with six C-Class flares throughout the period. The largest flare was a C4.9 at 20/1501 from the primary flare producer Region 3996 (S16W03, Fko/beta-gamma). The region has grown in length and continues to see minor flux emergence within the intermediate area. Slight growth was observed in the intermediate area of Region 3998 (S14E12, Dai/beta). Most other regions have been stable or in decay. A new region is beginning to emerge in the NE quadrant and will be numbered as spot reports become available.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters are returning to nominal levels. The total field was around 5 nT with a variable Bz component early in the period transitioning to mainly northward around 5 nT after 20/1200 UTC. Solar wind speeds have been on the decline from around 500 km/s towards 325 km/s. The phi angle was mostly negative until 20/1200 UTC and became variable thereafter.
Energetic Particle
The 2 MeV electron flux at geostationary orbit has been at moderate (100 pfu) levels for much of the period. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at background levels.