Saturn is currently in Pisces located at 15 Pis 12' 29"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Saturn is currently Square Jupiter

   Ends on Friday, 10 January, 2025

Upcoming Retrogrades

PlanetStationary (retrograde)Stationary (direct)In Sign
saturn2025-07-13 04:08:00 UTC2025-11-28 03:52:00 UTCAries
saturn2026-07-26 19:57:00 UTC2026-12-10 23:32:00 UTCAries

If Jupiter is known as The Great Benefic- you know there has to be a bad guy. Saturn, well, is sort of that bad guy. There are a few reasons for this, but, it’s important to understand two key concepts in astrology at work here: Benefic and Malefic.

For astrological purposes, the word benefic comes from an even bigger word: agathopoios. This means “good doer”. Pretty easy, right? The opposite of that, in a sense would be malefic- which comes from the word kakopoios. Guess what that means? Yes. “Bad doer”. Of course, just because a planet is benefic or malefic- that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily going to go doing a good or doing a bad. This can change depending on a variety of things like the astrological sign it houses, aspects, and whether or not the planet’s had a snack today.

In traditional astrology, Saturn and Mars are the malefic planets- but Saturn, whoo boy, that’s the Greater Malefic. If you were curious, Jupiter and Venus are the benefics. Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto are also often considered malefic but this usually involves some sort of aspect to a more personal planet.

So, Saturn is a giant asshole who eats his babies. This is the planet that usually rules things like your restrictions, limits, and discipline. In fact, quite a lot has been said about how Saturn is just this horribly painful influence- even Jung said that “I have observed many cases where a well-defined psychological phase, or an analogous event, was accompanied by a transit (particularly when Saturn and Uranus were affected)”. (But in case you were also unaware, Jung actually used the terms psychosis and schizophrenia to describe himself and many new agers have just not read The Red Book and it shows.)

You know though, we talk about Mercury Retrograde all the freaking time but, Saturn Cycles are the ones that will really hang you up by the seat of your pants. Ruling Capricorn, Saturn is also often referred to as “The Lord Of Karma”- so essentially, you’re looking at “You get what you deserve” if you’re looking at karma from a very reductionist standpoint. Ruling our career, our legacy, it’s also known as more or less the Daddy Dom of the zodiac. Structure, proper use of time, and being able to get your shit together are definitely within its ringed purview.

The Retrograde

Saturn has a very consistent cycle of slightly over a year. The retrograde itself will last around 4 and a half months. Usually known as a time when things are just obnoxiously limiting: this is supposed to be a time where you look at what kind of responsibilities are important to you and how you not only handle that, but how you actually work to make that happen. Sometimes, if you’re looking at stepping it up, things go entirely sideways and that’s more or less this Trial By Fire that’s supposed to make sure you can actually handle the crap you want to take on.

Another thing that sometimes happens during these retrograde cycles is you begin to notice that your own reticence or sorrow are holding you back. It might be time to see a therapist or get help, it might be time to recognize what you need to do, in whatever context you need to do it. It’s said that events that occur during the retrograde will help fully illustrate that- so, you can well imagine this is not quite the same as oh, you know, Mercury retrograde making autocorrect cause you to look like a dumb ass.

Planetary Positions

09.01.2025 at 10:30:59 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun19 Cap 24' 54"
The Moon21 Tau 24' 08"
Mercury01 Cap 25' 45"
Venus06 Pis 34' 39"
Mars28 Can 51' 34" R
Jupiter12 Gem 24' 25" R
Saturn15 Pis 12' 29"
Uranus23 Tau 27' 23" R
Neptune27 Pis 25' 60"
Pluto01 Aqu 19' 42"

Solar Status

BZ Status:-7
Proton Density:2.86
Proton Speed:375.4 k/sec
KP Status:2.00
TypeJan 9Jan 10Jan 11
Active10%10%25%
Minor1%1%5%
Moderate1%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT1.331.332.33
03-06UT1.331.332.33
06-09UT1.671.332.00
09-12UT1.331.332.00
12-15UT1.331.332.33
15-18UT1.331.672.00
18-21UT1.671.672.00
21-00UT1.671.672.00
Solar Activity
Solar flare activity has been at low levels with only C-class flares occurring throughout the period. The largest flare was a C9.8 from region 3950 (S18E09, Cso/beta). Region 3947 was responsible for two C-class flares and has experienced consolidation of its leader. All other regions have been relatively stable or in decay.
Solar Wind
The solar wind environment continues to return to nominal levels following the positive polarity coronal hole high speed stream. Total field has been around 5 nT with a variable Bz component between +/-5 nT. At the beginning of the period, solar wind speeds were around 500 km/s and have decreased to 400 km/s. The phi angle has remained in the positive (away from the Sun) orientation.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux reached high levels with a peak flux of 3,070 Pfu at 07/1850 UTC due to the persistent influence of a coronal hole high speed stream.