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Jupiter retrograde 1968

Jupiter retrograde 1968: 1 period, 112 days inside the year — 30.6% of 1968. Jupiter turned direct at 11:27 PM UTC on April 21 at 25°49′ Leo.

Turns direct
Apr 21 11:27 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1968
112 days 30.6% of the year
Sign
Virgo retreats 10.01°
Jupiter Retrograde 1968 Dates: Until Apr 21

Jupiter’s path through 1968, day by day

Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1968
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1968. Jupiter starts 1968 at 5°14′ Virgo and ends it at 5°01′ Libra — 29.8° of net progress: 39.6° forward, 9.9° given back. The loop retraces 10.01° in 122 days, from 5°50′ Virgo on Dec 22 back to 25°49′ Leo on Apr 21 1968. Fastest day: Sep 9, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Feb 19, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 269 days of 1968 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 21, 1968 – Jul 20, 1968Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 25, 1968 – Jan 20, 1969Retrograde: Dec 22, 1967 – Apr 21, 196820° Leo0° Virgo10° Virgo20° Virgo0° LibraStations direct Apr 21, 1968, 11:27 PM UTC, 25°49′ LeoD Apr 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1968. Jupiter starts 1968 at 5°14′ Virgo and ends it at 5°01′ Libra — 29.8° of net progress: 39.6° forward, 9.9° given back. The loop retraces 10.01° in 122 days, from 5°50′ Virgo on Dec 22 back to 25°49′ Leo on Apr 21 1968. Fastest day: Sep 9, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Feb 19, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 269 days of 1968 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 21, 1968 – Jul 20, 1968Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 25, 1968 – Jan 20, 1969Retrograde: Dec 22, 1967 – Apr 21, 196820° Leo0° Virgo10° Virgo20° Virgo0° LibraStations direct Apr 21, 1968, 11:27 PM UTC, 25°49′ LeoD Apr 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Jupiter starts 1968 at 5°14′ Virgo and ends it at 5°01′ Libra — 29.8° of net progress: 39.6° forward, 9.9° given back. The loop retraces 10.01° in 122 days, from 5°50′ Virgo on Dec 22 back to 25°49′ Leo on Apr 21 1968. Fastest day: Sep 9, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Feb 19, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 269 days of 1968 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Jupiter retrograde 1968: exact times in your city

Jupiter turned direct at 11:27 PM UTC on April 21, 1968 at 25°49′ Leo — 7:27 PM in Santiago, 6:27 PM in New York, 12:27 AM on April 22 in London and 8:27 AM on April 22 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Sun, Apr 21 · 25°49′ Leo
Honolulu United States 1:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 3:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 4:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 5:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 5:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 6:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 6:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−4
São Paulo Brazil 8:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:27 PM Sun, Apr 21 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 12:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 1:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 2:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:57 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:57 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:57 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+7
Singapore 6:57 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 7:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:57 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 11:27 AM Mon, Apr 22 · 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.

122 days · retreats 10.01° · crosses the year boundary

December 22, 1967 → April 21, 1968 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Dec 22, 1967, 10:03 AM UTC at 5°50′ Virgo
Stations direct Apr 21, 1968, 11:27 PM UTC at 25°49′ Leo
Shadow opens Sep 26, 1967, 10:14 AM UTC (87 days before)
Shadow closes Jul 20, 1968, 8:01 AM 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 Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Pluto in Virgo — Dec 26 to Apr 21, 1968 (118 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Virgo — Jan 4 to Apr 21, 1968 (109 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 6 to Feb 28, 1968 (22 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — Feb 27 to Apr 21, 1968 (55 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 1968

Previous

1967 Ended March 21, 1967 after 120 days, moving back 10.06° through the zodiac.

Next

1969 Begins January 20, 1969 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 1968

Jupiter through the zodiac in 1968

Every sign Jupiter occupies during 1968, 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 – Feb 27
Jupiter in Leo Feb 27 – Jun 15
Jupiter in Virgo Jun 15 – Nov 15
Jupiter in Libra Nov 15 – Dec 31 and beyond

4 segments in 1968. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1968 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1968

Pluto in Virgo Dec 26, 1967 – May 31, 1968 · 157 days
Uranus in Virgo Jan 4, 1968 – Jun 2, 1968 · 150 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 6, 1968 – Feb 28, 1968 · 22 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 27, 1968 – Aug 5, 1968 · 160 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 6, 1968 – Jun 30, 1968 · 24 days
Saturn in Aries Aug 7, 1968 – Dec 21, 1968 · 136 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 3, 1968 – Oct 24, 1968 · 21 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 27, 1968 – Jun 2, 1969 · 157 days
← 1967 Jupiter retrograde in 1967. All Jupiter retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1969 → Jupiter retrograde in 1969.

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