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Jupiter retrograde 1981

Jupiter retrograde 1981: 1 period, 123 days inside the year — 33.7% of 1981. Jupiter turned retrograde at 7:23 PM UTC on January 24 at 10°23′ Libra and turned direct at 6:26 PM UTC on May 27 at 0°26′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Jan 24 7:23 PM UTC
Turns direct
May 27 6:26 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1981
123 days 33.7% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 9.94°
Jupiter Retrograde 1981 Dates: Jan 24 – May 27

Jupiter’s path through 1981, day by day

Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1981
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1981. Jupiter starts 1981 at 9°14′ Libra and ends it at 5°49′ Scorpio — 26.6° of net progress: 36.5° forward, 9.9° given back. The loop retraces 9.94° in 123 days, from 10°23′ Libra on Jan 24 back to 0°26′ Libra on May 27. Fastest day: Oct 15, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Mar 25, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 269 days of 1981 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 29, 1980 – Jan 24, 1981Post-retrograde shadow: May 27, 1981 – Aug 25, 1981Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 29, 1981 – Feb 24, 1982Retrograde: Jan 24, 1981 – May 27, 19810° Libra10° Libra20° Libra0° ScorpioStations retrograde Jan 24, 1981, 7:23 PM UTC, 10°23′ LibraR Jan 24Stations direct May 27, 1981, 6:26 PM UTC, 0°26′ LibraD May 27JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1981. Jupiter starts 1981 at 9°14′ Libra and ends it at 5°49′ Scorpio — 26.6° of net progress: 36.5° forward, 9.9° given back. The loop retraces 9.94° in 123 days, from 10°23′ Libra on Jan 24 back to 0°26′ Libra on May 27. Fastest day: Oct 15, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Mar 25, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 269 days of 1981 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 29, 1980 – Jan 24, 1981Post-retrograde shadow: May 27, 1981 – Aug 25, 1981Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 29, 1981 – Feb 24, 1982Retrograde: Jan 24, 1981 – May 27, 19810° Libra10° Libra20° Libra0° ScorpioStations retrograde Jan 24, 1981, 7:23 PM UTC, 10°23′ LibraR Jan 24Stations direct May 27, 1981, 6:26 PM UTC, 0°26′ LibraD May 27JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Jupiter starts 1981 at 9°14′ Libra and ends it at 5°49′ Scorpio — 26.6° of net progress: 36.5° forward, 9.9° given back. The loop retraces 9.94° in 123 days, from 10°23′ Libra on Jan 24 back to 0°26′ Libra on May 27. Fastest day: Oct 15, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Mar 25, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 269 days of 1981 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Jupiter retrograde 1981: exact times in your city

Jupiter turned retrograde at 7:23 PM UTC on January 24, 1981 at 10°23′ Libra — 4:23 PM in Santiago, 2:23 PM in New York, 7:23 PM in London and 4:23 AM on January 25 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Jan 24 · 10°23′ Libra Wed, May 27 · 0°26′ Libra
Honolulu United States 9:23 AM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−10 8:26 AM Wed, May 27 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 9:23 AM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−10 9:26 AM Wed, May 27 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 11:23 AM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−8 11:26 AM Wed, May 27 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 12:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−7 11:26 AM Wed, May 27 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−7 12:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 1:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−6 1:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−6 12:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−5 2:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−5 2:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 2:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−5 1:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−5 1:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−4 2:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−3 2:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−3 3:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC−3 3:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC 6:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC 7:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 8:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC+1 7:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC+1 8:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 8:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC+1 8:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 9:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC+2 8:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC+2 9:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 9:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC+2 9:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 10:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC+3 9:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 10:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC+3 10:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 10:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC+3 9:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 10:53 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC+3:30 9:56 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:23 PM Sat, Jan 24 · UTC+4 10:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+5 11:26 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:53 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+5:30 11:56 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:53 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+5:30 11:56 PM Wed, May 27 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+6 12:26 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+7 1:26 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+7 1:26 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:53 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+7:30 1:56 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 3:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+8 2:26 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+8 2:26 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+8 2:26 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+9 3:26 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+9 3:26 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:53 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+10:30 3:56 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+10 4:26 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+11 4:26 AM Thu, May 28 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 8:23 AM Sun, Jan 25 · UTC+13 6:26 AM Thu, May 28 · 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.

123 days · retreats 9.94°

January 24 → May 27, 1981 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 24, 1981, 7:23 PM UTC at 10°23′ Libra
Stations direct May 27, 1981, 6:26 PM UTC at 0°26′ Libra
Shadow opens Oct 29, 1980, 4:51 PM UTC (87 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 25, 1981, 9:30 AM UTC (90 days after)
Full window including shadows 300 days

Jupiter retrograde in Libra

Jupiter retrograde in Libra reviews partnerships and fairness. Growth through collaboration is reassessed, legal matters slow and relationships are weighed for balance. It suits renegotiating agreements.

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Libra — Jan 24 to May 27, 1981 (123 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Jan 26 to May 27, 1981 (121 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 8 to Mar 2, 1981 (22 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Sagittarius — Mar 5 to May 27, 1981 (84 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 27 to May 27, 1981 (62 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Jupiter retrogrades either side of 1981

Previous

1980 Ended April 26, 1980 after 122 days, moving back 10° through the zodiac.

Next

1982 Begins February 24, 1982 and runs 124 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 1981

Jupiter through the zodiac in 1981

Every sign Jupiter occupies during 1981, 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 Libra From Jan 1 – Nov 27
Jupiter in Scorpio Nov 27 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1981. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1981 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1981

Saturn in Libra Jan 18, 1981 – Jun 5, 1981 · 137 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 26, 1981 – Jul 1, 1981 · 156 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 8, 1981 – Mar 2, 1981 · 22 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 5, 1981 – Aug 4, 1981 · 152 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 27, 1981 – Sep 3, 1981 · 160 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 9, 1981 – Jul 3, 1981 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 6, 1981 – Oct 27, 1981 · 21 days
Venus in Aquarius Dec 31, 1981 – Feb 10, 1982 · 41 days
← 1980 Jupiter retrograde in 1980. All Jupiter retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1982 → Jupiter retrograde in 1982.

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