When Was Saturn Last in Sagittarius?

Updated October 5, 2026

Last: 2014–17

23 Dec 2014 to 20 Dec 2017

Next: 2044

first entry, 21 February 2044

2.7 years

typical time in Sagittarius

every ~29 years

it comes back

As of October 2026, the last time was 2014–17: Saturn first entered Sagittarius on 23 December 2014 and, because retrograde motion carried it back and forth across the sign's boundary, entered it twice in all before leaving for good on 20 December 2017. Next: Saturn first enters Sagittarius on 21 February 2044; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters three times in all and leaves for good on 22 October 2047.

Saturn in Sagittarius: 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-Sagittarius 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 Sagittarius	Entered
2 January 1809	29 December 1811	2.6 years	2 times
In Sagittarius: 2 Jan 1809 – 29 May 1809 · 30 Sept 1809 – 29 Dec 1811
12 November 1838	7 November 1841	2.6 years	2 times
In Sagittarius: 12 Nov 1838 – 7 Feb 1841 · 18 Jun 1841 – 7 Nov 1841
17 December 1867	15 December 1870	2.8 years	2 times
In Sagittarius: 17 Dec 1867 – 28 Jun 1868 · 5 Sept 1868 – 15 Dec 1870
7 February 1897	17 October 1900	2.6 years	3 times
In Sagittarius: 7 Feb 1897 – 9 Apr 1897 · 27 Oct 1897 – 21 Jan 1900 · 18 Jul 1900 – 17 Oct 1900
2 December 1926	30 November 1929	2.9 years	2 times
In Sagittarius: 2 Dec 1926 – 15 Mar 1929 · 5 May 1929 – 30 Nov 1929
12 January 1956	5 January 1959	2.6 years	2 times
In Sagittarius: 12 Jan 1956 – 14 May 1956 · 10 Oct 1956 – 5 Jan 1959
17 November 1985	12 November 1988	2.7 years	2 times
In Sagittarius: 17 Nov 1985 – 13 Feb 1988 · 10 Jun 1988 – 12 Nov 1988
23 December 2014	20 December 2017	2.7 years	2 times
In Sagittarius: 23 Dec 2014 – 15 Jun 2015 · 18 Sept 2015 – 20 Dec 2017
21 February 2044	22 October 2047	2.6 years	3 times
In Sagittarius: 21 Feb 2044 – 25 Mar 2044 · 31 Oct 2044 – 24 Jan 2047 · 11 Jul 2047 – 22 Oct 2047
6 December 2073	3 December 2076	3.0 years	once
17 January 2103	8 January 2106	2.5 years	2 times
In Sagittarius: 17 Jan 2103 – 7 May 2103 · 15 Oct 2103 – 8 Jan 2106
20 November 2132	18 November 2135	2.7 years	2 times
In Sagittarius: 20 Nov 2132 – 20 Feb 2135 · 1 Jun 2135 – 18 Nov 2135
28 December 2161	23 December 2164	2.7 years	2 times
In Sagittarius: 28 Dec 2161 – 5 Jun 2162 · 24 Sept 2162 – 23 Dec 2164
5 November 2191	29 October 2194	2.6 years	2 times
In Sagittarius: 5 Nov 2191 – 29 Jan 2194 · 1 Jul 2194 – 29 Oct 2194

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Born with Saturn in Sagittarius

Born 2 December 1926 – 30 November 1929, except 15 March 1929 – 5 May 1929 (in Capricorn)
Born 12 January 1956 – 5 January 1959, except 14 May 1956 – 10 October 1956 (in Scorpio)
Born 17 November 1985 – 12 November 1988, except 13 February 1988 – 10 June 1988 (in Capricorn)
Born 23 December 2014 – 20 December 2017, except 15 June 2015 – 18 September 2015 (in Scorpio)

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 Sagittarius, the 2014–17 pass

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

Stations retrograde	Stations direct
14 March 2015 4°55′ Sagittarius	2 August 2015 28°16′ Scorpio
25 March 2016 16°24′ Sagittarius	13 August 2016 9°46′ Sagittarius
6 April 2017 27°47′ Sagittarius	25 August 2017 21°10′ Sagittarius

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 Sagittarius

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.