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Jupiter retrograde 1987

Jupiter retrograde 1987: 1 period, 118 days inside the year — 32.2% of 1987. Jupiter turned retrograde at 9:07 PM UTC on August 19 at 29°43′ Aries and turned direct at 12:22 PM UTC on December 15 at 19°45′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Aug 19 9:07 PM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 15 12:22 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1987
118 days 32.2% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 9.97°
Jupiter Retrograde 1987 Dates: Aug 19 – Dec 15

Jupiter’s path through 1987, day by day

Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1987
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1987. Jupiter starts 1987 at 17°19′ Pisces and ends it at 20°04′ Aries — 32.7° of net progress: 42.7° forward, 10° given back. The loop retraces 9.97° in 118 days, from 29°43′ Aries on Aug 19 back to 19°45′ Aries on Dec 15. Fastest day: Mar 25, 0.24° forward; fastest backward: Oct 17, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 248 days of 1987 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 8, 1986 – Jan 29, 1987Pre-retrograde shadow: May 26, 1987 – Aug 19, 1987Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 15, 1987 – Mar 7, 1988Retrograde: Aug 19, 1987 – Dec 15, 198720° Pisces0° Aries10° Aries20° Aries0° TaurusStations retrograde Aug 19, 1987, 9:07 PM UTC, 29°43′ AriesR Aug 19Stations direct Dec 15, 1987, 12:22 PM UTC, 19°45′ AriesD Dec 15JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1987. Jupiter starts 1987 at 17°19′ Pisces and ends it at 20°04′ Aries — 32.7° of net progress: 42.7° forward, 10° given back. The loop retraces 9.97° in 118 days, from 29°43′ Aries on Aug 19 back to 19°45′ Aries on Dec 15. Fastest day: Mar 25, 0.24° forward; fastest backward: Oct 17, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 248 days of 1987 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 8, 1986 – Jan 29, 1987Pre-retrograde shadow: May 26, 1987 – Aug 19, 1987Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 15, 1987 – Mar 7, 1988Retrograde: Aug 19, 1987 – Dec 15, 198720° Pisces0° Aries10° Aries20° Aries0° TaurusStations retrograde Aug 19, 1987, 9:07 PM UTC, 29°43′ AriesR Aug 19Stations direct Dec 15, 1987, 12:22 PM UTC, 19°45′ AriesD Dec 15JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Jupiter starts 1987 at 17°19′ Pisces and ends it at 20°04′ Aries — 32.7° of net progress: 42.7° forward, 10° given back. The loop retraces 9.97° in 118 days, from 29°43′ Aries on Aug 19 back to 19°45′ Aries on Dec 15. Fastest day: Mar 25, 0.24° forward; fastest backward: Oct 17, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 248 days of 1987 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Jupiter retrograde 1987: exact times in your city

Jupiter turned retrograde at 9:07 PM UTC on August 19, 1987 at 29°43′ Aries — 5:07 PM in Santiago, 5:07 PM in New York, 10:07 PM in London and 6:07 AM on August 20 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Aug 19 · 29°43′ Aries Tue, Dec 15 · 19°45′ Aries
Honolulu United States 11:07 AM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−10 2:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−8 3:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 2:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−7 4:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 2:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−7 5:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−6 5:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 4:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−5 6:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 3:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−6 6:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−6
New York United States 5:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−4 7:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 5:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−4 7:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 4:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−5 7:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−5 7:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−4 8:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 5:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−4 9:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−3 9:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC−3 10:22 AM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 9:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC 12:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC+1 12:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 10:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC+1 1:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC+2 1:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 11:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC+2 1:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:07 PM Wed, Aug 19 · UTC+2 2:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 12:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+3 2:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 12:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+3 2:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 12:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+3 2:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 1:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+4 3:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+3 3:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:37 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+3:30 3:52 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+4 4:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+5 5:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:37 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+5:30 5:52 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:52 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+5:45 6:07 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+6 6:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+7 7:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+7 7:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+8 8:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+8
Beijing China 6:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+9 8:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+8 8:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+8 8:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+10 9:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+9 9:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:37 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+9:30 10:52 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 7:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+10 10:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+10 11:22 PM Tue, Dec 15 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 9:07 AM Thu, Aug 20 · UTC+12 1:22 AM Wed, Dec 16 · UTC+13

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.

118 days · retreats 9.97°

August 19 → December 15, 1987 in Aries

Stations retrograde Aug 19, 1987, 9:07 PM UTC at 29°43′ Aries
Stations direct Dec 15, 1987, 12:22 PM UTC at 19°45′ Aries
Shadow opens May 26, 1987, 8:29 PM UTC (85 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 7, 1988, 8:36 AM UTC (83 days after)
Full window including shadows 286 days

It begins in Leo season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Sagittarius — Aug 19 to Sep 1, 1987 (13 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Aug 19 to Sep 17, 1987 (28 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Scorpio — Oct 16 to Nov 6, 1987 (21 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Jupiter retrogrades either side of 1987

Previous

1986 Ended November 8, 1986 after 119 days, moving back 9.89° through the zodiac.

Next

1988 Begins September 24, 1988 and runs 118 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 1987

Jupiter through the zodiac in 1987

Every sign Jupiter occupies during 1987, 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 Pisces From Jan 1 – Mar 2
Jupiter in Aries Mar 2 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1987. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1987 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1987

Pluto in Scorpio Feb 11, 1987 – Jul 18, 1987 · 157 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 18, 1987 – Mar 12, 1987 · 22 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 31, 1987 – Aug 19, 1987 · 141 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Apr 1, 1987 – Sep 1, 1987 · 153 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 10, 1987 – Sep 17, 1987 · 160 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 21, 1987 – Jul 15, 1987 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 16, 1987 – Nov 6, 1987 · 21 days
← 1986 Jupiter retrograde in 1986. All Jupiter retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1988 → Jupiter retrograde in 1988.

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