Saturn is currently in Pisces located at 15 Pis 59' 10"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Saturn is currently Sextile Mercury

   Ends on Tuesday, 21 January, 2025

Saturn is currently in Conjunction Venus

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

17.01.2025 at 23:21:28 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun28 Cap 06' 24"
The Moon15 Vir 48' 08"
Mercury14 Cap 03' 39"
Venus15 Pis 03' 18"
Mars25 Can 28' 04" R
Jupiter11 Gem 47' 42" R
Saturn15 Pis 59' 10"
Uranus23 Tau 19' 56" R
Neptune27 Pis 36' 29"
Pluto01 Aqu 36' 07"

Solar Status

BZ Status:6
Proton Density:1.64
Proton Speed:574.2 k/sec
KP Status:4.00
TypeJan 18Jan 19Jan 20
Active35%25%20%
Minor25%10%5%
Moderate10%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT2.672.672.00
03-06UT3.673.002.67
06-09UT2.672.672.67
09-12UT2.672.672.00
12-15UT3.672.002.00
15-18UT2.671.671.67
18-21UT2.671.672.00
21-00UT3.002.672.33
Solar Activity
Solar activity increased to moderate levels with R1-Minor activity observed. Region 3964 (N07W29, Eai/beta-gamma) produced an M1.3 flare at 17/0211 UTC and an M2.0 flare at 17/0919 UTC. This region also produced numerous C-class flares. The region increased in size, spot count and magnetic complexity over the period. Region 3961 (S09E38, Eki/beta-gamma-delta) produced an M1.1 flare at 17/0320 UTC. The region grew in size and spot count, particularly in the intermediate portion. The remaining spotted regions were quiet and stable. No GOES X-ray flux data was available between ~16/1630-2010 UTC due to a network outage.
Solar Wind
Negative polarity CH HSS influences and mildly enhanced solar wind conditions prevailed this period. Total field strength reached 11 nT and the Bz component varied between +/-10 nT. Solar wind speeds slowly decreased from 480 to around 450 km/s before an increase to about 525 was observed at 17/0700 UTC. The phi angle was negative.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal and moderate levels and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was steady at background levels. No GOES particle flux data was available between ~16/1630-2010 UTC due to a network outage.