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Jupiter retrograde 2012

Jupiter retrograde 2012: 1 period, 88 days inside the year — 24.2% of 2012. Jupiter turned retrograde at 1:18 PM UTC on October 4 at 16°22′ Gemini and turned direct at 11:37 AM UTC on January 30, 2013 at 6°19′ Gemini.

Turns retrograde
Oct 4 1:18 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2012
88 days 24.2% of the year
Sign
Gemini retreats 10.05°
Jupiter Retrograde 2012 Dates: From Oct 4

Jupiter’s path through 2012, day by day

Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 2012
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 2012. Jupiter starts 2012 at 0°25′ Taurus and ends it at 7°46′ Gemini — 37.3° of net progress: 46° forward, 8.6° given back. The loop retraces 10.05° in 118 days, from 16°22′ Gemini on Oct 4 back to 6°19′ Gemini on Jan 30 2013. Fastest day: Apr 19, 0.24° forward; fastest backward: Nov 30, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 251 days of 2012 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 25, 2011 – Mar 18, 2012Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 10, 2012 – Oct 4, 2012Retrograde: Oct 4, 2012 – Jan 30, 20130° Taurus10° Taurus20° Taurus0° Gemini10° Gemini20° GeminiStations retrograde Oct 4, 2012, 1:18 PM UTC, 16°22′ GeminiR Oct 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 2012. Jupiter starts 2012 at 0°25′ Taurus and ends it at 7°46′ Gemini — 37.3° of net progress: 46° forward, 8.6° given back. The loop retraces 10.05° in 118 days, from 16°22′ Gemini on Oct 4 back to 6°19′ Gemini on Jan 30 2013. Fastest day: Apr 19, 0.24° forward; fastest backward: Nov 30, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 251 days of 2012 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 25, 2011 – Mar 18, 2012Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 10, 2012 – Oct 4, 2012Retrograde: Oct 4, 2012 – Jan 30, 20130° Taurus10° Taurus20° Taurus0° Gemini10° Gemini20° GeminiStations retrograde Oct 4, 2012, 1:18 PM UTC, 16°22′ GeminiR Oct 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Jupiter starts 2012 at 0°25′ Taurus and ends it at 7°46′ Gemini — 37.3° of net progress: 46° forward, 8.6° given back. The loop retraces 10.05° in 118 days, from 16°22′ Gemini on Oct 4 back to 6°19′ Gemini on Jan 30 2013. Fastest day: Apr 19, 0.24° forward; fastest backward: Nov 30, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 251 days of 2012 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Jupiter retrograde 2012: exact times in your city

Jupiter turned retrograde at 1:18 PM UTC on October 4, 2012 at 16°22′ Gemini — 10:18 AM in Santiago, 9:18 AM in New York, 2:18 PM in London and 10:18 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde · Oct 4, 2012 Turns direct · Jan 30, 2013
UTC Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · 16°22′ Gemini Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · 6°19′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 3:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−10 1:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−8 2:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 6:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−7 3:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 6:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−7 4:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−6 4:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 8:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−5 5:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 8:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−5 5:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−4 6:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 9:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−4 6:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 8:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−5 6:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−5 6:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:48 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−4:30 7:07 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 10:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−3 8:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−3 8:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:18 AM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC−3 9:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 1:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC 11:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+1 11:37 AM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 2:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+1 12:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+2 12:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 3:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+2 12:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 3:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+2 1:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+2 1:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 4:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+3 1:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 4:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+3 1:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 5:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+4 3:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 4:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+3 2:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:48 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+3:30 3:07 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+4 3:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+5 4:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:48 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+5:30 5:07 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:03 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+5:45 5:22 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+6 5:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+7 6:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+7 6:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+7
Singapore 9:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+8 7:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+8
Beijing China 9:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+8 7:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+8 7:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+8 7:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+9 8:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+9 8:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:48 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+9:30 10:07 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 11:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+10 9:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:18 PM Thu, Oct 4, 2012 · UTC+10 10:37 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 2:18 AM Fri, Oct 5, 2012 · UTC+13 12:37 AM Thu, Jan 31, 2013 · 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 10.05° · crosses the year boundary

October 4, 2012 → January 30, 2013 in Gemini

Stations retrograde Oct 4, 2012, 1:18 PM UTC at 16°22′ Gemini
Stations direct Jan 30, 2013, 11:37 AM UTC at 6°19′ Gemini
Shadow opens Jul 10, 2012, 10:54 PM UTC (86 days before)
Shadow closes Apr 25, 2013, 1:45 PM UTC (85 days after)
Full window including shadows 289 days

Jupiter retrograde in Gemini

Jupiter retrograde in Gemini reviews learning, networks and ideas. Too many interests get pruned, contacts are reassessed and plans for study or writing are rethought. It suits deepening knowledge rather than collecting more.

It begins in Libra season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Aries — Oct 4 to Dec 13, 2012 (70 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Oct 4 to Nov 11, 2012 (38 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 6 to Nov 26, 2012 (20 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Jupiter retrogrades either side of 2012

Previous

2011 Ended December 25, 2011 after 118 days, moving back 9.99° through the zodiac.

Next

2013 Begins November 7, 2013 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 2012

Jupiter through the zodiac in 2012

Every sign Jupiter occupies during 2012, 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 Taurus From Jan 1 – Jun 11
Jupiter in Gemini Jun 11 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 2012. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2012 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2012

Mars in Virgo Jan 24, 2012 – Apr 14, 2012 · 81 days
Saturn in Libra Feb 7, 2012 – Jun 25, 2012 · 139 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 12, 2012 – Apr 4, 2012 · 23 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 10, 2012 – Sep 18, 2012 · 161 days
Venus in Gemini May 15, 2012 – Jun 27, 2012 · 43 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 4, 2012 – Nov 11, 2012 · 159 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 13, 2012 – Dec 13, 2012 · 153 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 15, 2012 – Aug 8, 2012 · 24 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 6, 2012 – Nov 26, 2012 · 20 days
← 2011 Jupiter retrograde in 2011. All Jupiter retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2013 → Jupiter retrograde in 2013.

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