Saturn is currently in Pisces located at 28 Pis 21' 18"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Saturn is currently Sextile Uranus

Saturn is currently in Conjunction Neptune

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

06.05.2025 at 02:48:51 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun15 Tau 50' 31"
The Moon03 Vir 40' 58"
Mercury22 Ari 55' 52"
Venus03 Ari 17' 43"
Mars07 Leo 58' 48"
Jupiter22 Gem 24' 34"
Saturn28 Pis 21' 18"
Uranus26 Tau 36' 34"
Neptune01 Ari 14' 58"
Pluto03 Aqu 49' 05" R

Solar Status

BZ Status:-1
Proton Density:0.85
Proton Speed:669.6 k/sec
KP Status:4.00
TypeMay 6May 7May 8
Active30%40%40%
Minor35%25%10%
Moderate20%5%1%
Strong5%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT5.003.672.67
03-06UT4.334.002.33
06-09UT3.673.002.67
09-12UT3.002.332.33
12-15UT2.672.672.00
15-18UT2.332.002.00
18-21UT2.673.002.33
21-00UT3.002.332.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity was low. Region 4079 (N08W12, Ekc/beta-gamma-delta) continued to exhibit slight growth as well as evolving complexity due to the development of a delta signature in its intermediate area. Regions 4081 (N08E16, Dai/beta) and 4082 (S11E49, Dai/beta-gamma) both gained additional spots with penumbra while producing low-level C-class flares. Region 4083 (N18W25, Axx/alpha) was numbered this period, but was otherwise unremarkable.
Solar Wind
The solar wind environment remained enhanced this period due to continued negative polarity CH HSS influences. Total field gradually decreased to 5-6 nT while the Bz component remained +5/-7 nT. Wind speeds increased to approximately 800 km/s before easing to near 725 km/s. Phi was predominantly negative.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux reached high levels with a peak flux of 16,300 pfu observed at 05/1710 UTC. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux exhibited a weak enhancement, but remained well bellow threshold.