Mars retrograde 1909

1 period, 62 days inside the year — 17.1% of 1909. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

62 days · retreats 11.36°

23 August → 24 October 1909 in Aries

Stations retrograde 23 Aug 1909, 03:43 UTC at 8.1° Aries

Stations direct 24 Oct 1909, 09:36 UTC at 26.74° Pisces

Shadow opens 10 Jul 1909 (44 days before)

Shadow closes 9 Dec 1909 (46 days after)

Full window including shadows 152 days

Read against Aries, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1909

1907 Ended 9 August 1907 after 65 days, moving back 11.92° through the zodiac.

1911 Begins 18 October 1911 and runs 72 days.

Gap across 1909

4.2 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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.

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