When Was Saturn Last in Taurus?

Updated October 5, 2026

Last: 1998–2001

9 Jun 1998 to 20 Apr 2001

Next: 2028

first entry, 13 April 2028

2.3 years

typical time in Taurus

every ~29 years

it comes back

As of October 2026, the last time was 1998–2001: Saturn first entered Taurus on 9 June 1998 and, because retrograde motion carried it back and forth across the sign's boundary, entered it three times in all before leaving for good on 20 April 2001. Next: Saturn enters Taurus on 13 April 2028 and stays until 1 June 2030.

Saturn in Taurus: 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-Taurus 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 Taurus	Entered
22 April 1822	8 June 1824	2.1 years	once
3 June 1851	14 April 1854	2.3 years	3 times
In Taurus: 3 Jun 1851 – 4 Nov 1851 · 22 Feb 1852 – 29 Jul 1853 · 30 Oct 1853 – 14 Apr 1854
5 April 1881	24 May 1883	2.1 years	once
17 May 1910	26 March 1913	2.4 years	3 times
In Taurus: 17 May 1910 – 14 Dec 1910 · 20 Jan 1911 – 7 Jul 1912 · 30 Nov 1912 – 26 Mar 1913
6 July 1939	8 May 1942	2.3 years	2 times
In Taurus: 6 Jul 1939 – 22 Sept 1939 · 20 Mar 1940 – 8 May 1942
29 April 1969	21 February 1972	2.3 years	2 times
In Taurus: 29 Apr 1969 – 18 Jun 1971 · 10 Jan 1972 – 21 Feb 1972
9 June 1998	20 April 2001	2.3 years	3 times
In Taurus: 9 Jun 1998 – 25 Oct 1998 · 1 Mar 1999 – 10 Aug 2000 · 16 Oct 2000 – 20 Apr 2001
13 April 2028	1 June 2030	2.1 years	once
20 May 2057	31 March 2060	2.3 years	3 times
In Taurus: 20 May 2057 – 29 Nov 2057 · 31 Jan 2058 – 12 Jul 2059 · 21 Nov 2059 – 31 Mar 2060
28 July 2086	15 May 2089	2.2 years	2 times
In Taurus: 28 Jul 2086 – 25 Aug 2086 · 28 Mar 2087 – 15 May 2089
4 May 2116	6 March 2119	2.3 years	2 times
In Taurus: 4 May 2116 – 23 Jun 2118 · 25 Dec 2118 – 6 Mar 2119
21 June 2145	30 April 2148	2.4 years	2 times
In Taurus: 21 Jun 2145 – 8 Oct 2145 · 11 Mar 2146 – 30 Apr 2148
19 April 2175	7 June 2177	2.1 years	once

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Born with Saturn in Taurus

Born 6 July 1939 – 8 May 1942, except 22 September 1939 – 20 March 1940 (in Aries)
Born 29 April 1969 – 21 February 1972, except 18 June 1971 – 10 January 1972 (in Gemini)
Born 9 June 1998 – 20 April 2001, except 25 October 1998 – 1 March 1999 (in Aries) and 10 August 2000 – 16 October 2000 (in Gemini)

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 Taurus, the 2028–30 pass

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

Stations retrograde	Stations direct
22 August 2028 11°18′ Taurus	5 January 2029 4°24′ Taurus
6 September 2029 25°01′ Taurus	19 January 2030 18°05′ Taurus

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 Taurus

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.