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Jupiter retrograde 1949

Jupiter retrograde 1949: 1 period, 121 days inside the year — 33.2% of 1949. Jupiter turned retrograde at 3:35 PM UTC on May 20 at 2°10′ Aquarius and turned direct at 6:48 PM UTC on September 18 at 22°20′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
May 20 3:35 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 18 6:48 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1949
121 days 33.2% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 9.84°
Jupiter Retrograde 1949 Dates: May 20 – Sep 18

Jupiter’s path through 1949, day by day

Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1949
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1949. Jupiter starts 1949 at 9°39′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°48′ Aquarius — 26.1° of net progress: 36° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 121 days, from 2°10′ Aquarius on May 20 back to 22°20′ Capricorn on Sep 18. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jul 20, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 291 days of 1949 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 24, 1949 – May 20, 1949Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 1949 – Dec 11, 1949Retrograde: May 20, 1949 – Sep 18, 194910° Capricorn15° Capricorn20° Capricorn25° Capricorn0° Aquarius5° AquariusStations retrograde May 20, 1949, 3:35 PM UTC, 2°10′ AquariusR May 20Stations direct Sep 18, 1949, 6:48 PM UTC, 22°20′ CapricornD Sep 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1949. Jupiter starts 1949 at 9°39′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°48′ Aquarius — 26.1° of net progress: 36° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 121 days, from 2°10′ Aquarius on May 20 back to 22°20′ Capricorn on Sep 18. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jul 20, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 291 days of 1949 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 24, 1949 – May 20, 1949Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 1949 – Dec 11, 1949Retrograde: May 20, 1949 – Sep 18, 194910° Capricorn15° Capricorn0° Aquarius5° AquariusStations retrograde May 20, 1949, 3:35 PM UTC, 2°10′ AquariusR May 20Stations direct Sep 18, 1949, 6:48 PM UTC, 22°20′ CapricornD Sep 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Jupiter starts 1949 at 9°39′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°48′ Aquarius — 26.1° of net progress: 36° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 121 days, from 2°10′ Aquarius on May 20 back to 22°20′ Capricorn on Sep 18. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jul 20, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 291 days of 1949 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Jupiter retrograde 1949: exact times in your city

Jupiter turned retrograde at 3:35 PM UTC on May 20, 1949 at 2°10′ Aquarius — 11:35 AM in Santiago, 11:35 AM in New York, 4:35 PM in London and 1:35 AM on May 21 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, May 20 · 2°10′ Aquarius Sun, Sep 18 · 22°20′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 5:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−10 8:48 AM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−10 8:48 AM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 7:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−8 10:48 AM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 8:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−7 11:48 AM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−7 11:48 AM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 10:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−5 1:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 9:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−6 12:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−6
New York United States 11:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−4 2:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 11:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−4 2:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 10:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−5 1:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−5 1:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:05 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−4:30 2:18 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 11:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC−4 2:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC−3 3:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC−3 3:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC 6:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC
London United Kingdom 4:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+1 7:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+1 7:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+1 7:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 5:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+2 8:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 5:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+2 8:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+2 8:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 5:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+2 8:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 6:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+3 9:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+3 9:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 6:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+3 9:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:05 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+3:30 10:18 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+4 10:48 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:05 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+5:30 12:18 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 9:05 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+5:30 12:18 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:05 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+5:30 12:18 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:05 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+6:30 1:18 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+6:30
Bangkok Thailand 10:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+7 1:48 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+8 2:48 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+8
Singapore 11:05 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+7:30 2:18 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 12:35 AM Sat, May 21 · UTC+9 2:48 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+8 2:48 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:35 PM Fri, May 20 · UTC+8 2:48 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:35 AM Sat, May 21 · UTC+10 3:48 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:35 AM Sat, May 21 · UTC+10 3:48 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:05 AM Sat, May 21 · UTC+9:30 4:18 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:35 AM Sat, May 21 · UTC+10 4:48 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:35 AM Sat, May 21 · UTC+10 4:48 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 3:35 AM Sat, May 21 · UTC+12 6:48 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+12

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Jupiter station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

121 days · retreats 9.84°

May 20 → September 18, 1949 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 20, 1949, 3:35 PM UTC at 2°10′ Aquarius
Stations direct Sep 18, 1949, 6:48 PM UTC at 22°20′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Feb 24, 1949, 12:13 AM UTC (86 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 11, 1949, 9:38 PM UTC (84 days after)
Full window including shadows 291 days

Jupiter retrograde in Aquarius

Jupiter retrograde in Aquarius reviews growth in communities, technology and ideals. Group projects are reconsidered and future visions are refined. It suits rethinking how to contribute collectively.

…and back into Capricorn

Jupiter retrograde in Capricorn, its sign of fall, reviews ambition and institutional growth. Career expansion slows, rules are reconsidered and success is redefined. It suits consolidating achievements.

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Neptune in Libra — May 20 to Jun 23, 1949 (34 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 23 to Jun 16, 1949 (24 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Aquarius and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Jupiter retrogrades either side of 1949

Previous

1948 Ended August 16, 1948 after 123 days, moving back 9.84° through the zodiac.

Next

1950 Begins June 27, 1950 and runs 119 days.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

Computed for 1949

Jupiter through the zodiac in 1949

Every sign Jupiter occupies during 1949, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.

Jupiter in Capricorn From Jan 1 – Apr 12
Jupiter in Aquarius Apr 12 – Jun 27
Jupiter in Capricorn Jun 27 – Nov 30
Jupiter in Aquarius Nov 30 – Dec 31 and beyond

4 segments in 1949. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1949 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1949

Uranus in Cancer Oct 6, 1948 – Mar 5, 1949 · 150 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 17, 1948 – Apr 26, 1949 · 160 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 17, 1948 – May 1, 1949 · 135 days
Neptune in Libra Jan 16, 1949 – Jun 23, 1949 · 158 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 24, 1949 – Feb 14, 1949 · 21 days
Mercury in Gemini May 23, 1949 – Jun 16, 1949 · 24 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 21, 1949 – Oct 12, 1949 · 22 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 11, 1949 – Mar 9, 1950 · 150 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 19, 1949 – Apr 28, 1950 · 160 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 30, 1949 – May 15, 1950 · 136 days
← 1948 Jupiter retrograde in 1948. All Jupiter retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1950 → Jupiter retrograde in 1950.

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