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Mars retrograde 1916

Mars retrograde 1916: 1 period, 81 days inside the year — 22% of 1916. Mars turned direct at 2:44 PM UTC on March 21 at 10°19′ Leo.

Turns direct
Mar 21 2:44 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1916
81 days 22% of the year
Sign
Leo retreats 19.5°
Mars Retrograde 1916 Dates: Until Mar 21

Mars’s path through 1916, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 25, 1915 – Dec 31, 1916
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 25, 1915 – Dec 31, 1916. Mars starts 1916 at 28°38′ Leo and ends it at 22°09′ Capricorn — 143.5° of net progress: 163° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.5° in 81 days, from 29°49′ Leo on Dec 31 back to 10°19′ Leo on Mar 21 1916. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 9, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 148 days of 1916 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 27, 1915 – Dec 31, 1915Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 21, 1916 – May 28, 1916Retrograde: Dec 31, 1915 – Mar 21, 1916LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn1916Stations retrograde Dec 31, 1915, 10:30 PM UTC, 29°49′ LeoR Dec 31Stations direct Mar 21, 1916, 2:44 PM UTC, 10°19′ LeoD Mar 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 25, 1915 – Dec 31, 1916. Mars starts 1916 at 28°38′ Leo and ends it at 22°09′ Capricorn — 143.5° of net progress: 163° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.5° in 81 days, from 29°49′ Leo on Dec 31 back to 10°19′ Leo on Mar 21 1916. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 9, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 148 days of 1916 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 27, 1915 – Dec 31, 1915Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 21, 1916 – May 28, 1916Retrograde: Dec 31, 1915 – Mar 21, 1916LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn1916Stations retrograde Dec 31, 1915, 10:30 PM UTC, 29°49′ LeoR Dec 31Stations direct Mar 21, 1916, 2:44 PM UTC, 10°19′ LeoD Mar 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1916 at 28°38′ Leo and ends it at 22°09′ Capricorn — 143.5° of net progress: 163° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.5° in 81 days, from 29°49′ Leo on Dec 31 back to 10°19′ Leo on Mar 21 1916. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 9, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 148 days of 1916 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1916: exact times in your city

Mars turned direct at 2:44 PM UTC on March 21, 1916 at 10°19′ Leo — 9:44 AM in Santiago, 9:44 AM in New York, 2:44 PM in London and 11:44 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Tue, Mar 21 · 10°19′ Leo
Honolulu United States 4:14 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 4:44 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 6:44 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 7:44 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:44 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 8:44 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 8:07 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−6:36
New York United States 9:44 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 9:44 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 9:44 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 9:44 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 10:14 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 9:44 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−5
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:27 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−4:16
São Paulo Brazil 11:44 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 2:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 3:14 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+0:30
Paris France 2:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC
Berlin Germany 3:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 4:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 4:18 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+1:34
Istanbul Turkey 4:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 5:14 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+2:30
Nairobi Kenya 5:14 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+2:30
Tehran Iran 6:09 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 6:25 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+3:41
Karachi Pakistan 8:14 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 8:14 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:25 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+5:41
Dhaka Bangladesh 8:37 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 9:26 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+6:42
Jakarta Indonesia 9:51 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+7:07
Singapore 9:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+7
Beijing China 10:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 10:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 10:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 11:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 11:44 PM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 12:14 AM Wed, Mar 22 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 12:44 AM Wed, Mar 22 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 12:44 AM Wed, Mar 22 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 2:14 AM Wed, Mar 22 · UTC+11:30

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Mars station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

81 days · retreats 19.5° · crosses the year boundary

December 31, 1915 → March 21, 1916 in Leo

Stations retrograde Dec 31, 1915, 10:30 PM UTC at 29°49′ Leo
Stations direct Mar 21, 1916, 2:44 PM UTC at 10°19′ Leo
Shadow opens Oct 27, 1915, 1:12 PM UTC (65 days before)
Shadow closes May 28, 1916, 9:42 AM UTC (68 days after)
Full window including shadows 214 days
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.5° between 10°19′ Leo and 29°49′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (65 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 27, 1915 – Dec 31, 1915Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 21, 1916 – May 28, 1916Retrograde: Dec 31, 1915 – Mar 21, 19160° Leo10° Leo20° Leo0° VirgoStations retrograde Dec 31, 1915, 10:30 PM UTC, 29°49′ LeoR Dec 31 · 29°49′ LeoStations direct Mar 21, 1916, 2:44 PM UTC, 10°19′ LeoD Mar 21 · 10°19′ LeoOct 18Nov 15Dec 13Jan 10Feb 7Mar 6Apr 3May 1May 29Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.5° between 10°19′ Leo and 29°49′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (65 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 27, 1915 – Dec 31, 1915Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 21, 1916 – May 28, 1916Retrograde: Dec 31, 1915 – Mar 21, 19160° Leo10° LeoStations retrograde Dec 31, 1915, 10:30 PM UTC, 29°49′ LeoR Dec 31 · 29°49′ LeoStations direct Mar 21, 1916, 2:44 PM UTC, 10°19′ LeoD Mar 21 · 10°19′ LeoOct 18Dec 13Feb 7Apr 3Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 19.5° between 10°19′ Leo and 29°49′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (65 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days).

Mars retrograde in Leo

Mars retrograde in Leo tests pride, ambition and creative drive. Plans for recognition stall, conflicts with authority figures flare, and people reconsider what they are fighting for. It suits reworking creative ambitions rather than forcing them.

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Cancer — Dec 31 to Mar 11, 1916 (71 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Leo — Dec 31 to Mar 21, 1916 (81 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Cancer — Dec 31 to Mar 15, 1916 (75 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 27 to Feb 17, 1916 (21 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1916

Previous

1914 Ended February 12, 1914 after 78 days, moving back 18.89° through the zodiac.

Next

1918 Begins February 3, 1918 and runs 81 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 1916

Mars through the zodiac in 1916

Every sign Mars occupies during 1916, 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.

Mars in Leo From Jan 1 – May 28
Mars in Virgo May 28 – Jul 23
Mars in Libra Jul 23 – Sep 8
Mars in Scorpio Sep 8 – Oct 22
Mars in Sagittarius Oct 22 – Dec 1
Mars in Capricorn Dec 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

6 segments in 1916. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1916 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1916

Pluto in Cancer Oct 4, 1915 – Mar 15, 1916 · 163 days
Saturn in Cancer Oct 29, 1915 – Mar 11, 1916 · 134 days
Neptune in Leo Nov 5, 1915 – Apr 10, 1916 · 157 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 27, 1916 – Feb 17, 1916 · 21 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 24, 1916 – Oct 26, 1916 · 154 days
Mercury in Gemini May 25, 1916 – Jun 18, 1916 · 24 days
Venus in Cancer Jun 12, 1916 – Jul 25, 1916 · 43 days
Jupiter in Taurus Aug 25, 1916 – Dec 20, 1916 · 118 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 22, 1916 – Oct 14, 1916 · 22 days
Pluto in Cancer Oct 5, 1916 – Mar 16, 1917 · 163 days
Neptune in Leo Nov 7, 1916 – Apr 13, 1917 · 157 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 12, 1916 – Mar 26, 1917 · 134 days
← 1915 Mars retrograde in 1915. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1917 → Mars retrograde in 1917.

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