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Jupiter retrograde 1972

Jupiter retrograde 1972: 1 period, 122 days inside the year — 33.4% of 1972. Jupiter turned retrograde at 12:19 AM UTC on April 25 at 8°19′ Capricorn and turned direct at 8:01 AM UTC on August 25 at 28°29′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Apr 25 12:19 AM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 25 8:01 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1972
122 days 33.4% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 9.84°
Jupiter Retrograde 1972 Dates: Apr 25 – Aug 25

Jupiter’s path through 1972, day by day

Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1972
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1972. Jupiter starts 1972 at 21°57′ Sagittarius and ends it at 17°26′ Capricorn — 25.5° of net progress: 35.3° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 122 days, from 8°19′ Capricorn on Apr 25 back to 28°29′ Sagittarius on Aug 25. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jun 25, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 294 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 29, 1972 – Apr 25, 1972Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 25, 1972 – Nov 18, 1972Retrograde: Apr 25, 1972 – Aug 25, 197220° Sagittarius25° Sagittarius0° Capricorn5° Capricorn10° Capricorn15° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 25, 1972, 12:19 AM UTC, 8°19′ CapricornR Apr 25Stations direct Aug 25, 1972, 8:01 AM UTC, 28°29′ SagittariusD Aug 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1972. Jupiter starts 1972 at 21°57′ Sagittarius and ends it at 17°26′ Capricorn — 25.5° of net progress: 35.3° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 122 days, from 8°19′ Capricorn on Apr 25 back to 28°29′ Sagittarius on Aug 25. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jun 25, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 294 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 29, 1972 – Apr 25, 1972Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 25, 1972 – Nov 18, 1972Retrograde: Apr 25, 1972 – Aug 25, 197220° Sagittarius15° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 25, 1972, 12:19 AM UTC, 8°19′ CapricornR Apr 25Stations direct Aug 25, 1972, 8:01 AM UTC, 28°29′ SagittariusD Aug 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Jupiter starts 1972 at 21°57′ Sagittarius and ends it at 17°26′ Capricorn — 25.5° of net progress: 35.3° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 122 days, from 8°19′ Capricorn on Apr 25 back to 28°29′ Sagittarius on Aug 25. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jun 25, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 294 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Jupiter retrograde 1972: exact times in your city

Jupiter turned retrograde at 12:19 AM UTC on April 25, 1972 at 8°19′ Capricorn — 8:19 PM on April 24 in Santiago, 7:19 PM on April 24 in New York, 1:19 AM in London and 9:19 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Apr 25 · 8°19′ Capricorn Fri, Aug 25 · 28°29′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 2:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−10 10:01 PM Thu, Aug 24 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−10 11:01 PM Thu, Aug 24 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 4:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−8 1:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−7 1:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−7 2:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 6:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−6 3:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 6:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−6 2:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−5 4:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−5 4:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−5 3:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−5 3:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−4 4:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−4 4:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−3 5:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:19 PM Mon, Apr 24 · UTC−3 5:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC 8:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+1 9:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+1 9:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+1 9:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 1:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+1 9:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 2:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+2 10:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+2 11:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 2:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+2 10:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 2:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+2 10:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 3:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+3 11:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 3:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+3 11:01 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:49 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+3:30 11:31 AM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+4 12:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+5 1:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:49 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+5:30 1:31 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:49 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+5:30 1:31 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+6 2:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+7 3:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+7 3:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:49 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+7:30 3:31 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 8:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+8 4:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+8 4:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+8 4:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+9 5:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+9 5:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:49 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+9:30 5:31 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+10 6:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:19 AM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+10 6:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:19 PM Tue, Apr 25 · UTC+12 8:01 PM Fri, Aug 25 · 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 9.84°

April 25 → August 25, 1972 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 25, 1972, 12:19 AM UTC at 8°19′ Capricorn
Stations direct Aug 25, 1972, 8:01 AM UTC at 28°29′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Jan 29, 1972, 11:49 PM UTC (86 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 18, 1972, 9:46 PM UTC (86 days after)
Full window including shadows 294 days

Jupiter retrograde in 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.

…and back into Sagittarius

Jupiter retrograde in Sagittarius, its home sign, reviews beliefs, travel and higher learning. Plans for expansion abroad or in study pause for reflection, and convictions are questioned. It suits refining a personal philosophy.

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Libra — Apr 25 to Jun 21, 1972 (58 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Apr 25 to Aug 14, 1972 (111 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Apr 25 to Jun 9, 1972 (45 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Cancer — May 27 to Jul 9, 1972 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 24 to Aug 17, 1972 (24 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Jupiter retrogrades either side of 1972

Previous

1971 Ended July 24, 1971 after 123 days, moving back 9.86° through the zodiac.

Next

1973 Begins May 30, 1973 and runs 121 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 1972

Jupiter through the zodiac in 1972

Every sign Jupiter occupies during 1972, 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 Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Feb 6
Jupiter in Capricorn Feb 6 – Jul 24
Jupiter in Sagittarius Jul 24 – Sep 25
Jupiter in Capricorn Sep 25 – Dec 31 and beyond

4 segments in 1972. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1972 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1972

Saturn in Gemini Sep 19, 1971 – Jan 31, 1972 · 134 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 4, 1972 – Jun 9, 1972 · 157 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 23, 1972 – Jun 21, 1972 · 151 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 7, 1972 – Aug 14, 1972 · 160 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 21, 1972 – Apr 14, 1972 · 23 days
Venus in Cancer May 27, 1972 – Jul 9, 1972 · 43 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 24, 1972 – Aug 17, 1972 · 24 days
Saturn in Gemini Oct 2, 1972 – Feb 13, 1973 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 15, 1972 – Dec 5, 1972 · 20 days
← 1971 Jupiter retrograde in 1971. All Jupiter retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1973 → Jupiter retrograde in 1973.

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