When Was Saturn Last in Leo?

Updated October 5, 2026

Last: 2005–07

16 Jul 2005 to 2 Sept 2007

Next: 2034

first entry, 27 August 2034

2.3 years

typical time in Leo

every ~29 years

it comes back

As of October 2026, the last time was 2005–07: Saturn was in Leo from 16 July 2005 to 2 September 2007. Next: Saturn first enters Leo on 27 August 2034; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters three times in all and leaves for good on 7 July 2037.

Saturn in Leo: 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-Leo 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 Leo	Entered
4 September 1828	17 July 1831	2.3 years	3 times
In Leo: 4 Sept 1828 – 31 Jan 1829 · 24 May 1829 – 29 Oct 1830 · 27 Jan 1831 – 17 Jul 1831
10 July 1858	26 August 1860	2.1 years	once
18 August 1887	28 June 1890	2.4 years	3 times
In Leo: 18 Aug 1887 – 9 Mar 1888 · 21 Apr 1888 – 7 Oct 1889 · 25 Feb 1890 – 28 Jun 1890
17 October 1916	12 August 1919	2.3 years	2 times
In Leo: 17 Oct 1916 – 7 Dec 1916 · 24 Jun 1917 – 12 Aug 1919
2 August 1946	29 May 1949	2.3 years	2 times
In Leo: 2 Aug 1946 – 19 Sept 1948 · 3 Apr 1949 – 29 May 1949
17 September 1975	26 July 1978	2.3 years	3 times
In Leo: 17 Sept 1975 – 14 Jan 1976 · 5 Jun 1976 – 17 Nov 1977 · 5 Jan 1978 – 26 Jul 1978
16 July 2005	2 September 2007	2.1 years	once
27 August 2034	7 July 2037	2.3 years	3 times
In Leo: 27 Aug 2034 – 15 Feb 2035 · 11 May 2035 – 16 Oct 2036 · 11 Feb 2037 – 7 Jul 2037
28 June 2064	16 August 2066	2.1 years	once
9 August 2093	12 June 2096	2.4 years	2 times
In Leo: 9 Aug 2093 – 26 Sept 2095 · 14 Mar 2096 – 12 Jun 2096
24 September 2122	31 July 2125	2.4 years	2 times
In Leo: 24 Sept 2122 – 3 Jan 2123 · 12 Jun 2123 – 31 Jul 2125
24 July 2152	9 September 2154	2.1 years	once
3 September 2181	13 July 2184	2.3 years	3 times
In Leo: 3 Sept 2181 – 2 Feb 2182 · 22 May 2182 – 25 Oct 2183 · 31 Jan 2184 – 13 Jul 2184

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Born with Saturn in Leo

Born 2 August 1946 – 29 May 1949, except 19 September 1948 – 3 April 1949 (in Virgo)
Born 17 September 1975 – 26 July 1978, except 14 January 1976 – 5 June 1976 (in Cancer) and 17 November 1977 – 5 January 1978 (in Virgo)
Born 16 July 2005 – 2 September 2007

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 Leo, the 2034–37 pass

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

Stations retrograde	Stations direct
16 November 2034 5°22′ Leo	30 March 2035 28°25′ Cancer
30 November 2035 19°15′ Leo	12 April 2036 12°19′ Leo
13 December 2036 2°53′ Virgo	27 April 2037 25°59′ Leo

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 Leo

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.