When Was Saturn Last in Scorpio?

Updated October 5, 2026

Last: 2012–15

5 Oct 2012 to 18 Sept 2015

Next: 2041

first entry, 11 November 2041

2.6 years

typical time in Scorpio

every ~29 years

it comes back

As of October 2026, the last time was 2012–15: Saturn first entered Scorpio on 5 October 2012 and, because retrograde motion carried it back and forth across the sign's boundary, entered it twice in all before leaving for good on 18 September 2015. Next: Saturn first enters Scorpio on 11 November 2041; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters three times in all and leaves for good on 31 October 2044.

Saturn in Scorpio: 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-Scorpio 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 Scorpio	Entered
14 October 1806	30 September 1809	2.6 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 14 Oct 1806 – 2 Jan 1809 · 29 May 1809 – 30 Sept 1809
22 November 1835	12 November 1838	2.7 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 22 Nov 1835 – 19 May 1836 · 13 Aug 1836 – 12 Nov 1838
19 January 1865	5 September 1868	2.5 years	3 times
In Scorpio: 19 Jan 1865 – 27 Feb 1865 · 29 Sept 1865 – 17 Dec 1867 · 28 Jun 1868 – 5 Sept 1868
6 November 1894	27 October 1897	2.8 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 6 Nov 1894 – 7 Feb 1897 · 9 Apr 1897 – 27 Oct 1897
20 December 1923	2 December 1926	2.5 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 20 Dec 1923 – 6 Apr 1924 · 13 Sept 1924 – 2 Dec 1926
22 October 1953	10 October 1956	2.6 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 22 Oct 1953 – 12 Jan 1956 · 14 May 1956 – 10 Oct 1956
29 November 1982	17 November 1985	2.7 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 29 Nov 1982 – 6 May 1983 · 24 Aug 1983 – 17 Nov 1985
5 October 2012	18 September 2015	2.5 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 5 Oct 2012 – 23 Dec 2014 · 15 Jun 2015 – 18 Sept 2015
11 November 2041	31 October 2044	2.8 years	3 times
In Scorpio: 11 Nov 2041 – 21 Jun 2042 · 14 Jul 2042 – 21 Feb 2044 · 25 Mar 2044 – 31 Oct 2044
25 December 2070	6 December 2073	2.5 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 25 Dec 2070 – 27 Mar 2071 · 18 Sept 2071 – 6 Dec 2073
26 October 2100	15 October 2103	2.7 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 26 Oct 2100 – 17 Jan 2103 · 7 May 2103 – 15 Oct 2103
3 December 2129	20 November 2132	2.6 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 3 Dec 2129 – 28 Apr 2130 · 29 Aug 2130 – 20 Nov 2132
11 October 2159	24 September 2162	2.5 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 11 Oct 2159 – 28 Dec 2161 · 5 Jun 2162 – 24 Sept 2162
15 November 2188	5 November 2191	2.8 years	2 times
In Scorpio: 15 Nov 2188 – 3 Jun 2189 · 30 Jul 2189 – 5 Nov 2191

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Born with Saturn in Scorpio

Born 20 December 1923 – 2 December 1926, except 6 April 1924 – 13 September 1924 (in Libra)
Born 22 October 1953 – 10 October 1956, except 12 January 1956 – 14 May 1956 (in Sagittarius)
Born 29 November 1982 – 17 November 1985, except 6 May 1983 – 24 August 1983 (in Libra)
Born 5 October 2012 – 18 September 2015, except 23 December 2014 – 15 June 2015 (in Sagittarius)

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 Scorpio, the 2012–15 pass

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

Stations retrograde	Stations direct
18 February 2013 11°31′ Scorpio	8 July 2013 4°49′ Scorpio
2 March 2014 23°19′ Scorpio	20 July 2014 16°38′ Scorpio
14 March 2015 4°55′ Sagittarius	2 August 2015 28°16′ Scorpio

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 Scorpio

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.