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Jupiter retrograde 1961

Jupiter retrograde 1961: 1 period, 121 days inside the year — 33.1% of 1961. Jupiter turned retrograde at 6:36 PM UTC on May 25 at 7°08′ Aquarius and turned direct at 3:28 PM UTC on September 23 at 27°19′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
May 25 6:36 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 23 3:28 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1961
121 days 33.1% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 9.84°
Jupiter Retrograde 1961 Dates: May 25 – Sep 23

Jupiter’s path through 1961, day by day

Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1961
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1961. Jupiter starts 1961 at 13°32′ Capricorn and ends it at 9°55′ Aquarius — 26.4° of net progress: 36.2° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 121 days, from 7°09′ Aquarius on May 25 back to 27°19′ Capricorn on Sep 23. Fastest day: Jan 6, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jul 25, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 290 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 1, 1961 – May 25, 1961Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 23, 1961 – Dec 16, 1961Retrograde: May 25, 1961 – Sep 23, 196110° Capricorn15° Capricorn20° Capricorn25° Capricorn0° Aquarius5° Aquarius10° AquariusStations retrograde May 25, 1961, 6:36 PM UTC, 7°08′ AquariusR May 25Stations direct Sep 23, 1961, 3:28 PM UTC, 27°19′ CapricornD Sep 23JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1961. Jupiter starts 1961 at 13°32′ Capricorn and ends it at 9°55′ Aquarius — 26.4° of net progress: 36.2° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 121 days, from 7°09′ Aquarius on May 25 back to 27°19′ Capricorn on Sep 23. Fastest day: Jan 6, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jul 25, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 290 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 1, 1961 – May 25, 1961Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 23, 1961 – Dec 16, 1961Retrograde: May 25, 1961 – Sep 23, 196110° Capricorn15° Capricorn20° Capricorn5° Aquarius10° AquariusStations retrograde May 25, 1961, 6:36 PM UTC, 7°08′ AquariusR May 25Stations direct Sep 23, 1961, 3:28 PM UTC, 27°19′ CapricornD Sep 23JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Jupiter starts 1961 at 13°32′ Capricorn and ends it at 9°55′ Aquarius — 26.4° of net progress: 36.2° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 121 days, from 7°09′ Aquarius on May 25 back to 27°19′ Capricorn on Sep 23. Fastest day: Jan 6, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jul 25, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 290 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Jupiter retrograde 1961: exact times in your city

Jupiter turned retrograde at 6:36 PM UTC on May 25, 1961 at 7°08′ Aquarius — 2:36 PM in Santiago, 2:36 PM in New York, 7:36 PM in London and 3:36 AM on May 26 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Thu, May 25 · 7°08′ Aquarius Sat, Sep 23 · 27°19′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 8:36 AM Thu, May 25 · UTC−10 5:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:36 AM Thu, May 25 · UTC−10 5:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 11:36 AM Thu, May 25 · UTC−7 8:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:36 AM Thu, May 25 · UTC−7 8:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−7
Denver United States 11:36 AM Thu, May 25 · UTC−7 8:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 1:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC−5 10:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 12:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC−6 9:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC−4 11:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC−4 11:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC−5 10:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC−5 10:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:06 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC−4:30 10:58 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 2:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC−4 11:28 AM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC−3 12:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC−3 12:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC 3:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+1 4:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+1 4:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+1
Paris France 7:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+1 4:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 7:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+1 4:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 8:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+2 5:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+3 6:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 8:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+2 5:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 8:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+2 5:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 9:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+3 6:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+3 6:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 10:06 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+3:30 6:58 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+4 7:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:36 PM Thu, May 25 · UTC+5 8:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:06 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+5:30 8:58 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:06 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+5:30 8:58 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:36 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+6 9:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:36 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+7 10:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:06 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+7:30 10:58 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 2:06 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+7:30 10:58 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 2:36 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+8 11:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:36 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+8 11:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:36 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+8 11:28 PM Sat, Sep 23 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:06 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+8:30 12:28 AM Sun, Sep 24 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:36 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+9 12:28 AM Sun, Sep 24 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 4:06 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+9:30 12:58 AM Sun, Sep 24 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:36 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+10 1:28 AM Sun, Sep 24 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:36 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+10 1:28 AM Sun, Sep 24 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:36 AM Fri, May 26 · UTC+12 3:28 AM Sun, Sep 24 · 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 25 → September 23, 1961 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 25, 1961, 6:36 PM UTC at 7°08′ Aquarius
Stations direct Sep 23, 1961, 3:28 PM UTC at 27°19′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Mar 1, 1961, 6:26 AM UTC (86 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 16, 1961, 12:56 PM UTC (84 days after)
Full window including shadows 290 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 Gemini season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Capricorn — May 25 to Sep 23, 1961 (121 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — May 25 to Jul 20, 1961 (56 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 14 to Jul 8, 1961 (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 1961

Previous

1960 Ended August 20, 1960 after 122 days, moving back 9.84° through the zodiac.

Next

1962 Begins July 2, 1962 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 1961

Jupiter through the zodiac in 1961

Every sign Jupiter occupies during 1961, 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 – Mar 15
Jupiter in Aquarius Mar 15 – Aug 12
Jupiter in Capricorn Aug 12 – Nov 4
Jupiter in Aquarius Nov 4 – Dec 31 and beyond

4 segments in 1961. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1961 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1961

Mars in Cancer Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 1961 · 77 days
Uranus in Leo Dec 1, 1960 – Apr 29, 1961 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 10, 1960 – May 17, 1961 · 158 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 11, 1961 – Jul 20, 1961 · 159 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 12, 1961 – Mar 6, 1961 · 22 days
Venus in Aries Mar 20, 1961 – May 2, 1961 · 42 days
Saturn in Capricorn May 9, 1961 – Sep 27, 1961 · 141 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 14, 1961 – Jul 8, 1961 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 10, 1961 – Oct 31, 1961 · 21 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 6, 1961 – May 4, 1962 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 12, 1961 – May 19, 1962 · 158 days
← 1960 Jupiter retrograde in 1960. All Jupiter retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1962 → Jupiter retrograde in 1962.

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