When Was Saturn Last in Cancer?

Updated October 5, 2026

Last: 2003–05

4 Jun 2003 to 16 Jul 2005

Next: 2032

first entry, 14 July 2032

2.2 years

typical time in Cancer

every ~29 years

it comes back

As of October 2026, the last time was 2003–05: Saturn was in Cancer from 4 June 2003 to 16 July 2005. Next: Saturn first enters Cancer on 14 July 2032; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters twice in all and leaves for good on 11 May 2035.

Saturn in Cancer: the passes around now, in years

Each bar runs from first entry to final exit. Stretches marked with a neighbouring sign are times it crossed back over the boundary before returning.

Every Saturn-in-Cancer pass, 1800–2200

Dates are in UTC and the Gregorian calendar; in a time zone far from Greenwich an ingress can fall on the neighbouring calendar day.

First entry	Final exit	Time in Cancer	Entered
22 July 1826	24 May 1829	2.3 years	3 times
In Cancer: 22 Jul 1826 – 30 Jan 1827 · 31 Mar 1827 – 4 Sept 1828 · 31 Jan 1829 – 24 May 1829
5 October 1855	10 July 1858	2.2 years	2 times
In Cancer: 5 Oct 1855 – 20 Oct 1855 · 27 May 1856 – 10 Jul 1858
6 July 1885	21 April 1888	2.2 years	2 times
In Cancer: 6 Jul 1885 – 18 Aug 1887 · 9 Mar 1888 – 21 Apr 1888
24 August 1914	24 June 1917	2.3 years	3 times
In Cancer: 24 Aug 1914 – 7 Dec 1914 · 11 May 1915 – 17 Oct 1916 · 7 Dec 1916 – 24 Jun 1917
20 June 1944	2 August 1946	2.1 years	once
1 August 1973	5 June 1976	2.2 years	3 times
In Cancer: 1 Aug 1973 – 7 Jan 1974 · 18 Apr 1974 – 17 Sept 1975 · 14 Jan 1976 – 5 Jun 1976
4 June 2003	16 July 2005	2.1 years	once
14 July 2032	11 May 2035	2.4 years	2 times
In Cancer: 14 Jul 2032 – 27 Aug 2034 · 15 Feb 2035 – 11 May 2035
1 September 2061	28 June 2064	2.4 years	2 times
In Cancer: 1 Sept 2061 – 24 Nov 2061 · 16 May 2062 – 28 Jun 2064
27 June 2091	9 August 2093	2.1 years	once
8 August 2120	12 June 2123	2.2 years	3 times
In Cancer: 8 Aug 2120 – 27 Dec 2120 · 26 Apr 2121 – 24 Sept 2122 · 3 Jan 2123 – 12 Jun 2123
12 June 2150	24 July 2152	2.1 years	once
21 July 2179	22 May 2182	2.3 years	3 times
In Cancer: 21 Jul 2179 – 31 Jan 2180 · 28 Mar 2180 – 3 Sept 2181 · 2 Feb 2182 – 22 May 2182

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Born with Saturn in Cancer

Born 20 June 1944 – 2 August 1946
Born 1 August 1973 – 5 June 1976, except 7 January 1974 – 18 April 1974 (in Gemini) and 17 September 1975 – 14 January 1976 (in Leo)
Born 4 June 2003 – 16 July 2005

On the days Saturn changes sign, the birth time decides: dates here are UTC. Enter your birth data to see your own chart.

Saturn retrograde in Cancer, the 2032–35 pass

Retrograde periods with at least one station in Cancer: the date Saturn stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.

Stations retrograde	Stations direct
18 October 2032 7°10′ Cancer	1 March 2033 0°12′ Cancer
2 November 2033 21°19′ Cancer	16 March 2034 14°21′ Cancer
16 November 2034 5°22′ Leo	30 March 2035 28°25′ Cancer

How Saturn moves through the zodiac

Across 1800–2200, Saturn spent about 2.1 years to 2.9 years in a sign on each pass, not counting retrograde dips out of it, and it returned to the same sign about every 29 years. 84% of passes included at least one retrograde dip back over a sign boundary.

Saturn in other signs

Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Other planets in Cancer

Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Chiron · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto

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How these dates were found

With Horoskopos's sky search: Saturn's geocentric, apparent, tropical ecliptic longitude, computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library, with each sign boundary found to the minute. Sample ingresses agree with NASA JPL's Horizons ephemeris to within an hour. Data generated 2026-10-04; page built 2026-10-05.