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Jupiter retrograde 2016

Jupiter retrograde 2016: 1 period, 122 days inside the year — 33.4% of 2016. Jupiter turned retrograde at 4:40 AM UTC on January 8 at 23°14′ Virgo and turned direct at 12:14 PM UTC on May 9 at 13°15′ Virgo.

Turns retrograde
Jan 8 4:40 AM UTC
Turns direct
May 9 12:14 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2016
122 days 33.4% of the year
Sign
Virgo retreats 9.98°
Jupiter Retrograde 2016 Dates: Jan 8 – May 9

Jupiter’s path through 2016, day by day

Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 2016
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 2016. Jupiter starts 2016 at 23°08′ Virgo and ends it at 21°08′ Libra — 28° of net progress: 38° forward, 10° given back. The loop retraces 9.98° in 122 days, from 23°14′ Virgo on Jan 8 back to 13°15′ Virgo on May 9. Fastest day: Sep 7, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Mar 7, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 270 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 13, 2015 – Jan 8, 2016Post-retrograde shadow: May 9, 2016 – Aug 7, 2016Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 11, 2016 – Feb 6, 2017Retrograde: Jan 8, 2016 – May 9, 201610° Virgo20° Virgo0° Libra10° Libra20° LibraStations retrograde Jan 8, 2016, 4:40 AM UTC, 23°14′ VirgoR Jan 8Stations direct May 9, 2016, 12:14 PM UTC, 13°15′ VirgoD May 9JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 2016. Jupiter starts 2016 at 23°08′ Virgo and ends it at 21°08′ Libra — 28° of net progress: 38° forward, 10° given back. The loop retraces 9.98° in 122 days, from 23°14′ Virgo on Jan 8 back to 13°15′ Virgo on May 9. Fastest day: Sep 7, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Mar 7, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 270 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 13, 2015 – Jan 8, 2016Post-retrograde shadow: May 9, 2016 – Aug 7, 2016Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 11, 2016 – Feb 6, 2017Retrograde: Jan 8, 2016 – May 9, 201610° Virgo20° Virgo0° Libra10° Libra20° LibraStations retrograde Jan 8, 2016, 4:40 AM UTC, 23°14′ VirgoR Jan 8Stations direct May 9, 2016, 12:14 PM UTC, 13°15′ VirgoD May 9JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Jupiter starts 2016 at 23°08′ Virgo and ends it at 21°08′ Libra — 28° of net progress: 38° forward, 10° given back. The loop retraces 9.98° in 122 days, from 23°14′ Virgo on Jan 8 back to 13°15′ Virgo on May 9. Fastest day: Sep 7, 0.22° forward; fastest backward: Mar 7, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 270 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Jupiter retrograde 2016: exact times in your city

Jupiter turned retrograde at 4:40 AM UTC on January 8, 2016 at 23°14′ Virgo — 1:40 AM in Santiago, 11:40 PM on January 7 in New York, 4:40 AM in London and 1:40 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Jan 8 · 23°14′ Virgo Mon, May 9 · 13°15′ Virgo
Honolulu United States 6:40 PM Thu, Jan 7 · UTC−10 2:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 7:40 PM Thu, Jan 7 · UTC−9 4:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 8:40 PM Thu, Jan 7 · UTC−8 5:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 9:40 PM Thu, Jan 7 · UTC−7 5:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−7
Denver United States 9:40 PM Thu, Jan 7 · UTC−7 6:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 10:40 PM Thu, Jan 7 · UTC−6 7:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 10:40 PM Thu, Jan 7 · UTC−6 7:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−5
New York United States 11:40 PM Thu, Jan 7 · UTC−5 8:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 11:40 PM Thu, Jan 7 · UTC−5 8:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 11:40 PM Thu, Jan 7 · UTC−5 7:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:40 PM Thu, Jan 7 · UTC−5 7:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:10 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC−4:30 8:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 1:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC−3 9:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC−3 9:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC−2 9:14 AM Mon, May 9 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 4:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC 12:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC
London United Kingdom 4:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC 1:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 5:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+1 1:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+1
Paris France 5:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+1 2:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 5:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+1 2:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 6:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+2 2:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 6:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+2 2:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 6:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+2 3:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 6:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+2 3:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 7:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+3 3:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 7:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+3 3:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:10 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+3:30 4:44 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+4 4:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+5 5:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:10 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+5:30 5:44 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:25 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+5:45 5:59 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+6 6:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+7 7:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:40 AM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+7 7:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:40 PM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+8 8:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+8
Beijing China 12:40 PM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+8 8:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:40 PM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+8 8:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:40 PM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+8 8:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:40 PM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+9 9:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:40 PM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+9 9:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:10 PM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+10:30 9:44 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 2:40 PM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+10 10:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 3:40 PM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+11 10:14 PM Mon, May 9 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 5:40 PM Fri, Jan 8 · UTC+13 12:14 AM Tue, May 10 · 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.

122 days · retreats 9.98°

January 8 → May 9, 2016 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Jan 8, 2016, 4:40 AM UTC at 23°14′ Virgo
Stations direct May 9, 2016, 12:14 PM UTC at 13°15′ Virgo
Shadow opens Oct 13, 2015, 1:40 AM UTC (87 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 7, 2016, 5:56 AM UTC (90 days after)
Full window including shadows 299 days

Jupiter retrograde in Virgo

Jupiter retrograde in Virgo reviews work, health and service. Expansion in career slows for reassessment, health routines are reconsidered and perfectionism is questioned. It suits improving systems quietly.

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 8 to Jan 25, 2016 (18 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Mar 25 to May 9, 2016 (45 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Sagittarius — Apr 17 to May 9, 2016 (22 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Apr 18 to May 9, 2016 (21 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 28 to May 9, 2016 (11 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Jupiter retrogrades either side of 2016

Previous

2015 Ended April 8, 2015 after 121 days, moving back 10.04° through the zodiac.

Next

2017 Begins February 6, 2017 and runs 123 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 2016

Jupiter through the zodiac in 2016

Every sign Jupiter occupies during 2016, 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 Virgo From Jan 1 – Sep 9
Jupiter in Libra Sep 9 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 2016. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2016 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2016

Mercury in Aquarius Jan 5, 2016 – Jan 25, 2016 · 20 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 25, 2016 – Aug 13, 2016 · 141 days
Mars in Sagittarius Apr 17, 2016 – Jun 29, 2016 · 73 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 18, 2016 – Sep 26, 2016 · 161 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 28, 2016 – May 22, 2016 · 24 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 13, 2016 – Nov 20, 2016 · 159 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 29, 2016 – Dec 29, 2016 · 153 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 30, 2016 – Sep 22, 2016 · 23 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 2016 – Jan 8, 2017 · 20 days
← 2015 Jupiter retrograde in 2015. All Jupiter retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2017 → Jupiter retrograde in 2017.

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