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Jupiter retrograde 2003

Jupiter retrograde 2003: 1 period, 93 days inside the year — 25.5% of 2003. Jupiter turned direct at 3:04 AM UTC on April 4 at 8°03′ Leo.

Turns direct
Apr 4 3:04 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2003
93 days 25.5% of the year
Sign
Leo retreats 10.04°
Jupiter Retrograde 2003 Dates: Until Apr 4

Jupiter’s path through 2003, day by day

Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 2003
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 2003. Jupiter starts 2003 at 16°53′ Leo and ends it at 18°53′ Virgo — 32° of net progress: 40.8° forward, 8.8° given back. The loop retraces 10.04° in 121 days, from 18°06′ Leo on Dec 4 back to 8°03′ Leo on Apr 4 2003. Fastest day: Jul 29, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Jan 29, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 266 days of 2003 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 4, 2003 – Jul 1, 2003Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 8, 2003 – Jan 3, 2004Retrograde: Dec 4, 2002 – Apr 4, 200310° Leo20° Leo0° Virgo10° Virgo20° VirgoStations direct Apr 4, 2003, 3:04 AM UTC, 8°03′ LeoD Apr 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 2003. Jupiter starts 2003 at 16°53′ Leo and ends it at 18°53′ Virgo — 32° of net progress: 40.8° forward, 8.8° given back. The loop retraces 10.04° in 121 days, from 18°06′ Leo on Dec 4 back to 8°03′ Leo on Apr 4 2003. Fastest day: Jul 29, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Jan 29, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 266 days of 2003 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 4, 2003 – Jul 1, 2003Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 8, 2003 – Jan 3, 2004Retrograde: Dec 4, 2002 – Apr 4, 200310° Leo20° Leo0° Virgo10° Virgo20° VirgoStations direct Apr 4, 2003, 3:04 AM UTC, 8°03′ LeoD Apr 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Jupiter starts 2003 at 16°53′ Leo and ends it at 18°53′ Virgo — 32° of net progress: 40.8° forward, 8.8° given back. The loop retraces 10.04° in 121 days, from 18°06′ Leo on Dec 4 back to 8°03′ Leo on Apr 4 2003. Fastest day: Jul 29, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Jan 29, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 266 days of 2003 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Jupiter retrograde 2003: exact times in your city

Jupiter turned direct at 3:04 AM UTC on April 4, 2003 at 8°03′ Leo — 11:04 PM on April 3 in Santiago, 10:04 PM on April 3 in New York, 4:04 AM in London and 12:04 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Fri, Apr 4 · 8°03′ Leo
Honolulu United States 5:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 6:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 7:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 8:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 9:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 9:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−6
New York United States 10:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 10:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 10:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 11:04 PM Thu, Apr 3 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC
London United Kingdom 4:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+1
Paris France 5:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 5:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 5:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 6:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 6:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 7:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 6:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:34 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 8:34 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:49 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 10:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+7
Singapore 11:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+8
Beijing China 11:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:04 AM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:04 PM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:04 PM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 12:34 PM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:04 PM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:04 PM Fri, Apr 4 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 3:04 PM Fri, Apr 4 · 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 10.04° · crosses the year boundary

December 4, 2002 → April 4, 2003 in Leo

Stations retrograde Dec 4, 2002, 12:22 PM UTC at 18°06′ Leo
Stations direct Apr 4, 2003, 3:04 AM UTC at 8°03′ Leo
Shadow opens Sep 8, 2002, 6:46 PM UTC (87 days before)
Shadow closes Jul 1, 2003, 8:28 PM UTC (89 days after)
Full window including shadows 296 days

Jupiter retrograde in 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 Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Gemini — Dec 4 to Feb 22, 2003 (80 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — Jan 2 to Jan 23, 2003 (20 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — Mar 23 to Apr 4, 2003 (12 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Jupiter retrogrades either side of 2003

Previous

2002 Ended March 1, 2002 after 119 days, moving back 10.07° through the zodiac.

Next

2004 Begins January 3, 2004 and runs 122 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 2003

Jupiter through the zodiac in 2003

Every sign Jupiter occupies during 2003, 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 Leo From Jan 1 – Aug 27
Jupiter in Virgo Aug 27 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 2003. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2003 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2003

Saturn in Gemini Oct 11, 2002 – Feb 22, 2003 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Jan 2, 2003 – Jan 23, 2003 · 20 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 23, 2003 – Aug 29, 2003 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 26, 2003 – May 20, 2003 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 16, 2003 – Oct 23, 2003 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 7, 2003 – Nov 8, 2003 · 154 days
Mars in Pisces Jul 29, 2003 – Sep 27, 2003 · 60 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 28, 2003 – Sep 20, 2003 · 23 days
Saturn in Cancer Oct 25, 2003 – Mar 7, 2004 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 17, 2003 – Jan 6, 2004 · 20 days
← 2002 Jupiter retrograde in 2002. All Jupiter retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2004 → Jupiter retrograde in 2004.

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