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Jupiter retrograde 1973

Jupiter retrograde 1973: 1 period, 121 days inside the year — 33.1% of 1973. Jupiter turned retrograde at 10:10 PM UTC on May 30 at 12°07′ Aquarius and turned direct at 1:26 PM UTC on September 28 at 2°17′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 30 10:10 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 28 1:26 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1973
121 days 33.1% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 9.84°
Jupiter Retrograde 1973 Dates: May 30 – Sep 28

Jupiter’s path through 1973, day by day

Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1973
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1973. Jupiter starts 1973 at 17°26′ Capricorn and ends it at 14°02′ Aquarius — 26.6° of net progress: 36.4° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 121 days, from 12°07′ Aquarius on May 30 back to 2°17′ Aquarius on Sep 28. Fastest day: Jan 9, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jul 30, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 290 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 6, 1973 – May 30, 1973Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 28, 1973 – Dec 21, 1973Retrograde: May 30, 1973 – Sep 28, 197315° Capricorn20° Capricorn25° Capricorn0° Aquarius5° Aquarius10° Aquarius15° AquariusStations retrograde May 30, 1973, 10:10 PM UTC, 12°07′ AquariusR May 30Stations direct Sep 28, 1973, 1:26 PM UTC, 2°17′ AquariusD Sep 28JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1973. Jupiter starts 1973 at 17°26′ Capricorn and ends it at 14°02′ Aquarius — 26.6° of net progress: 36.4° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 121 days, from 12°07′ Aquarius on May 30 back to 2°17′ Aquarius on Sep 28. Fastest day: Jan 9, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jul 30, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 290 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 6, 1973 – May 30, 1973Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 28, 1973 – Dec 21, 1973Retrograde: May 30, 1973 – Sep 28, 197315° Capricorn20° Capricorn25° Capricorn10° Aquarius15° AquariusStations retrograde May 30, 1973, 10:10 PM UTC, 12°07′ AquariusR May 30Stations direct Sep 28, 1973, 1:26 PM UTC, 2°17′ AquariusD Sep 28JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Jupiter starts 1973 at 17°26′ Capricorn and ends it at 14°02′ Aquarius — 26.6° of net progress: 36.4° forward, 9.8° given back. The loop retraces 9.84° in 121 days, from 12°07′ Aquarius on May 30 back to 2°17′ Aquarius on Sep 28. Fastest day: Jan 9, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jul 30, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 290 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Jupiter retrograde 1973: exact times in your city

Jupiter turned retrograde at 10:10 PM UTC on May 30, 1973 at 12°07′ Aquarius — 6:10 PM in Santiago, 6:10 PM in New York, 11:10 PM in London and 7:10 AM on May 31 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, May 30 · 12°07′ Aquarius Fri, Sep 28 · 2°17′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 12:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−10 3:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−9 4:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 3:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−7 6:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 3:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−7 6:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−6 7:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 5:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−5 8:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 4:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−6 7:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−4 9:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−4 9:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 5:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−5 8:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−5 8:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−4 9:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−4 9:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−3 10:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC−3 10:26 AM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC 1:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC+1 2:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 11:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC+1 2:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC+1 2:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 11:10 PM Wed, May 30 · UTC+1 2:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 12:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+2 3:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+3 4:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 12:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+2 3:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 12:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+2 4:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 1:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+3 4:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 1:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+3 4:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:40 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+3:30 4:56 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+4 5:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+5 6:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 3:40 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+5:30 6:56 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:40 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+5:30 6:56 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+6 7:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 5:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+7 8:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+7 8:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:40 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+7:30 8:56 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 6:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+8 9:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 6:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+8 9:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+8 9:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+9 10:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+9 10:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:40 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+9:30 10:56 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 8:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+10 11:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+10 11:26 PM Fri, Sep 28 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:10 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC+12 1:26 AM Sat, Sep 29 · 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 30 → September 28, 1973 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 30, 1973, 10:10 PM UTC at 12°07′ Aquarius
Stations direct Sep 28, 1973, 1:26 PM UTC at 2°17′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Mar 6, 1973, 10:49 AM UTC (85 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 21, 1973, 5:31 AM 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.

It begins in Gemini season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Libra — May 30 to Jun 26, 1973 (27 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — May 30 to Aug 16, 1973 (78 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — May 30 to Jun 11, 1973 (12 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 6 to Jul 30, 1973 (24 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Taurus — Sep 19 to Sep 28, 1973 (9 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 1973

Previous

1972 Ended August 25, 1972 after 122 days, moving back 9.84° through the zodiac.

Next

1974 Begins July 7, 1974 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 1973

Jupiter through the zodiac in 1973

Every sign Jupiter occupies during 1973, 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 – Feb 23
Jupiter in Aquarius Feb 23 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1973. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1973 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1973

Saturn in Gemini Oct 2, 1972 – Feb 13, 1973 · 134 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 6, 1973 – Jun 11, 1973 · 157 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 27, 1973 – Jun 26, 1973 · 151 days
Mercury in Pisces Mar 4, 1973 – Mar 27, 1973 · 23 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 9, 1973 – Aug 16, 1973 · 160 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 6, 1973 – Jul 30, 1973 · 24 days
Mars in Taurus Sep 19, 1973 – Nov 26, 1973 · 67 days
Saturn in Cancer Oct 17, 1973 – Feb 27, 1974 · 134 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 30, 1973 – Nov 19, 1973 · 20 days
← 1972 Jupiter retrograde in 1972. All Jupiter retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1974 → Jupiter retrograde in 1974.

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