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Jupiter retrograde 1956

Jupiter retrograde 1956: 1 period, 108 days inside the year — 29.4% of 1956. Jupiter turned direct at 1:00 PM UTC on April 17 at 21°29′ Leo.

Turns direct
Apr 17 1:00 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1956
108 days 29.4% of the year
Sign
Virgo retreats 10.02°
Jupiter Retrograde 1956 Dates: Until Apr 17

Jupiter’s path through 1956, day by day

Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1956
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1956. Jupiter starts 1956 at 0°34′ Virgo and ends it at 0°49′ Libra — 30.2° of net progress: 39.9° forward, 9.7° given back. The loop retraces 10.02° in 121 days, from 1°30′ Virgo on Dec 18 back to 21°29′ Leo on Apr 17 1956. Fastest day: Sep 3, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Feb 16, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 269 days of 1956 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 17, 1956 – Jul 15, 1956Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 21, 1956 – Jan 16, 1957Retrograde: Dec 18, 1955 – Apr 17, 195620° Leo0° Virgo10° Virgo20° Virgo0° LibraStations direct Apr 17, 1956, 1:00 PM UTC, 21°29′ LeoD Apr 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1956. Jupiter starts 1956 at 0°34′ Virgo and ends it at 0°49′ Libra — 30.2° of net progress: 39.9° forward, 9.7° given back. The loop retraces 10.02° in 121 days, from 1°30′ Virgo on Dec 18 back to 21°29′ Leo on Apr 17 1956. Fastest day: Sep 3, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Feb 16, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 269 days of 1956 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 17, 1956 – Jul 15, 1956Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 21, 1956 – Jan 16, 1957Retrograde: Dec 18, 1955 – Apr 17, 195620° Leo0° Virgo10° Virgo20° Virgo0° LibraStations direct Apr 17, 1956, 1:00 PM UTC, 21°29′ LeoD Apr 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Jupiter starts 1956 at 0°34′ Virgo and ends it at 0°49′ Libra — 30.2° of net progress: 39.9° forward, 9.7° given back. The loop retraces 10.02° in 121 days, from 1°30′ Virgo on Dec 18 back to 21°29′ Leo on Apr 17 1956. Fastest day: Sep 3, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Feb 16, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 269 days of 1956 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Jupiter retrograde 1956: exact times in your city

Jupiter turned direct at 1:00 PM UTC on April 17, 1956 at 21°29′ Leo — 9:00 AM in Santiago, 8:00 AM in New York, 1:00 PM in London and 10:00 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Tue, Apr 17 · 21°29′ Leo
Honolulu United States 3:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 5:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 6:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 7:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 7:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−6
New York United States 8:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 8:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 8:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:30 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 9:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:00 AM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 2:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 2:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 3:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 3:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 3:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 4:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 4:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:30 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:30 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:30 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:30 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 8:30 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 9:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:30 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 10:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:30 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 11:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:00 PM Tue, Apr 17 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:00 AM Wed, Apr 18 · 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 10.02° · crosses the year boundary

December 18, 1955 → April 17, 1956 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Dec 18, 1955, 4:31 AM UTC at 1°30′ Virgo
Stations direct Apr 17, 1956, 1:00 PM UTC at 21°29′ Leo
Shadow opens Sep 22, 1955, 6:18 AM UTC (87 days before)
Shadow closes Jul 15, 1956, 8:44 PM UTC (89 days after)
Full window including shadows 298 days

Jupiter retrograde in Virgo

Jupiter retrograde in Virgo reviews work, health and service. Expansion in career slows for reassessment, health routines are reconsidered and perfectionism is questioned. It suits improving systems quietly.

…and back into Leo

Jupiter retrograde in Leo reviews confidence, creativity and self-expression. Big creative plans are revised, the need for recognition is examined and generosity is recalibrated. It suits refining creative projects before a larger launch.

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Leo — Dec 18 to Apr 5, 1956 (109 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Dec 18 to Apr 17, 1956 (121 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 18 to Feb 8, 1956 (21 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — Feb 1 to Apr 17, 1956 (76 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Mar 12 to Apr 17, 1956 (36 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Jupiter retrogrades either side of 1956

Previous

1955 Ended March 16, 1955 after 120 days, moving back 10.06° through the zodiac.

Next

1957 Begins January 16, 1957 and runs 123 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 1956

Jupiter through the zodiac in 1956

Every sign Jupiter occupies during 1956, 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 Virgo From Jan 1 – Jan 18
Jupiter in Leo Jan 18 – Jul 7
Jupiter in Virgo Jul 7 – Dec 13
Jupiter in Libra Dec 13 – Dec 31 and beyond

4 segments in 1956. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1956 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1956

Uranus in Leo Nov 8, 1955 – Apr 5, 1956 · 149 days
Pluto in Leo Dec 1, 1955 – May 7, 1956 · 159 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 18, 1956 – Feb 8, 1956 · 21 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 1, 1956 – Jul 9, 1956 · 159 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 12, 1956 – Jul 30, 1956 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini May 14, 1956 – Jun 7, 1956 · 24 days
Venus in Cancer May 31, 1956 – Jul 13, 1956 · 43 days
Mars in Pisces Aug 10, 1956 – Oct 10, 1956 · 61 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 13, 1956 – Oct 5, 1956 · 22 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 12, 1956 – Apr 10, 1957 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 2, 1956 – May 9, 1957 · 159 days
← 1955 Jupiter retrograde in 1955. All Jupiter retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1957 → Jupiter retrograde in 1957.

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