When Was Saturn Last in Capricorn?

Updated October 5, 2026

Last: 2017–20

20 Dec 2017 to 17 Dec 2020

Next: 2047

first entry, 24 January 2047

2.7 years

typical time in Capricorn

every ~29 years

it comes back

As of October 2026, the last time was 2017–20: Saturn first entered Capricorn on 20 December 2017 and, because retrograde motion carried it back and forth across the sign's boundary, entered it twice in all before leaving for good on 17 December 2020. Next: Saturn first enters Capricorn on 24 January 2047; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters twice in all and leaves for good on 21 January 2050.

Saturn in Capricorn: 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-Capricorn 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 Capricorn	Entered
29 December 1811	28 December 1814	2.8 years	2 times
In Capricorn: 29 Dec 1811 – 10 Apr 1814 · 11 Jun 1814 – 28 Dec 1814
7 February 1841	3 February 1844	2.6 years	2 times
In Capricorn: 7 Feb 1841 – 18 Jun 1841 · 7 Nov 1841 – 3 Feb 1844
15 December 1870	10 December 1873	2.7 years	2 times
In Capricorn: 15 Dec 1870 – 13 Mar 1873 · 14 Jul 1873 – 10 Dec 1873
21 January 1900	19 January 1903	2.7 years	2 times
In Capricorn: 21 Jan 1900 – 18 Jul 1900 · 17 Oct 1900 – 19 Jan 1903
15 March 1929	20 November 1932	2.6 years	3 times
In Capricorn: 15 Mar 1929 – 5 May 1929 · 30 Nov 1929 – 24 Feb 1932 · 13 Aug 1932 – 20 Nov 1932
5 January 1959	3 January 1962	3.0 years	once
13 February 1988	6 February 1991	2.6 years	2 times
In Capricorn: 13 Feb 1988 – 10 Jun 1988 · 12 Nov 1988 – 6 Feb 1991
20 December 2017	17 December 2020	2.7 years	2 times
In Capricorn: 20 Dec 2017 – 22 Mar 2020 · 1 Jul 2020 – 17 Dec 2020
24 January 2047	21 January 2050	2.7 years	2 times
In Capricorn: 24 Jan 2047 – 11 Jul 2047 · 22 Oct 2047 – 21 Jan 2050
3 December 2076	27 November 2079	2.6 years	2 times
In Capricorn: 3 Dec 2076 – 28 Feb 2079 · 2 Aug 2079 – 27 Nov 2079
8 January 2106	6 January 2109	3.0 years	once
20 February 2135	28 October 2138	2.6 years	3 times
In Capricorn: 20 Feb 2135 – 1 Jun 2135 · 18 Nov 2135 – 11 Feb 2138 · 9 Sept 2138 – 28 Oct 2138
23 December 2164	22 December 2167	2.8 years	2 times
In Capricorn: 23 Dec 2164 – 29 Mar 2167 · 23 Jun 2167 – 22 Dec 2167
29 January 2194	26 January 2197	2.7 years	2 times
In Capricorn: 29 Jan 2194 – 1 Jul 2194 · 29 Oct 2194 – 26 Jan 2197

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Born with Saturn in Capricorn

Born 15 March 1929 – 20 November 1932, except 5 May 1929 – 30 November 1929 (in Sagittarius) and 24 February 1932 – 13 August 1932 (in Aquarius)
Born 5 January 1959 – 3 January 1962
Born 13 February 1988 – 6 February 1991, except 10 June 1988 – 12 November 1988 (in Sagittarius)
Born 20 December 2017 – 17 December 2020, except 22 March 2020 – 1 July 2020 (in Aquarius)

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 Capricorn, the 2017–20 pass

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

Stations retrograde	Stations direct
18 April 2018 9°08′ Capricorn	6 September 2018 2°32′ Capricorn
30 April 2019 20°31′ Capricorn	18 September 2019 13°54′ Capricorn
11 May 2020 1°57′ Aquarius	29 September 2020 25°20′ Capricorn

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 Capricorn

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.