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Mars retrograde 1930

Mars retrograde 1930: 1 period, 13 days inside the year — 3.7% of 1930. Mars turned retrograde at 1:46 PM UTC on December 18 at 16°48′ Leo and turned direct at 1:52 PM UTC on March 8, 1931 at 27°25′ Cancer.

Turns retrograde
Dec 18 1:46 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1930
13 days 3.7% of the year
Sign
Leo retreats 19.38°
Mars Retrograde 1930 Dates: From Dec 18

Mars’s path through 1930, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1930 – Mar 14, 1931
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1930 – Mar 14, 1931. Mars starts 1930 at 0°56′ Capricorn and ends it at 14°37′ Leo — 223.7° of net progress: 224.9° forward, 1.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.38° in 80 days, from 16°48′ Leo on Dec 18 back to 27°25′ Cancer on Mar 8 1931. Fastest day: Mar 19, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Dec 31, 0.18°. Counting the shadows, 78 days of 1930 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1930 – Dec 18, 1930Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 8, 1931 – May 15, 1931Retrograde: Dec 18, 1930 – Mar 8, 1931CapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeo1931Stations retrograde Dec 18, 1930, 1:46 PM UTC, 16°48′ LeoR Dec 18Stations direct Mar 8, 1931, 1:52 PM UTC, 27°25′ CancerD Mar 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1930 – Mar 14, 1931. Mars starts 1930 at 0°56′ Capricorn and ends it at 14°37′ Leo — 223.7° of net progress: 224.9° forward, 1.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.38° in 80 days, from 16°48′ Leo on Dec 18 back to 27°25′ Cancer on Mar 8 1931. Fastest day: Mar 19, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Dec 31, 0.18°. Counting the shadows, 78 days of 1930 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1930 – Dec 18, 1930Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 8, 1931 – May 15, 1931Retrograde: Dec 18, 1930 – Mar 8, 1931CapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeo1931Stations retrograde Dec 18, 1930, 1:46 PM UTC, 16°48′ LeoR Dec 18Stations direct Mar 8, 1931, 1:52 PM UTC, 27°25′ CancerD Mar 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1930 at 0°56′ Capricorn and ends it at 14°37′ Leo — 223.7° of net progress: 224.9° forward, 1.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.38° in 80 days, from 16°48′ Leo on Dec 18 back to 27°25′ Cancer on Mar 8 1931. Fastest day: Mar 19, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Dec 31, 0.18°. Counting the shadows, 78 days of 1930 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1930: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 1:46 PM UTC on December 18, 1930 at 16°48′ Leo — 9:46 AM in Santiago, 8:46 AM in New York, 1:46 PM in London and 10:46 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde · Dec 18, 1930 Turns direct · Mar 8, 1931
UTC Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · 16°48′ Leo Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · 27°25′ Cancer
Honolulu United States 3:16 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−10:30 3:22 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 3:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−10 3:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 5:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−8 5:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 6:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−7 6:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−7 6:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 7:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−6 7:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 6:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−7 6:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−7
New York United States 8:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−5 8:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 8:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−5 8:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 8:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−5 8:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−5 8:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:16 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−4:30 9:22 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 9:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−4 9:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−3 10:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:46 AM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−3 10:52 AM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC−1 12:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 1:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC 1:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 2:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+1 2:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC 1:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC
Berlin Germany 2:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+1 2:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 3:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+2 3:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+2 3:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 3:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+2 3:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 3:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+2 3:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 4:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+3 4:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 4:16 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+2:30 4:22 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+2:30
Tehran Iran 5:11 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+3:25 5:17 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+4 5:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 7:16 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+5:30 7:22 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 7:16 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+5:30 7:22 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:16 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+5:30 7:22 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:39 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+5:53 7:45 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 8:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+7 8:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 9:06 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+7:20 9:12 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+7:20
Singapore 8:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+7 8:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+7
Beijing China 9:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+8 9:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+8 9:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+8 9:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+9 10:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+9 10:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:16 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+9:30 11:22 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 11:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+10 11:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 1930 · UTC+10 11:52 PM Sun, Mar 8, 1931 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:46 AM Fri, Dec 19, 1930 · UTC+12 1:52 AM Mon, Mar 9, 1931 · UTC+12

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.

80 days · retreats 19.38° · crosses the year boundary

December 18, 1930 → March 8, 1931 in Leo

Stations retrograde Dec 18, 1930, 1:46 PM UTC at 16°48′ Leo
Stations direct Mar 8, 1931, 1:52 PM UTC at 27°25′ Cancer
Shadow opens Oct 15, 1930, 8:56 AM UTC (64 days before)
Shadow closes May 15, 1931, 7:31 AM UTC (68 days after)
Full window including shadows 212 days
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.38° between 27°25′ Cancer and 16°48′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (64 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1930 – Dec 18, 1930Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 8, 1931 – May 15, 1931Retrograde: Dec 18, 1930 – Mar 8, 193120° Cancer0° Leo10° Leo20° LeoStations retrograde Dec 18, 1930, 1:46 PM UTC, 16°48′ LeoR Dec 18 · 16°48′ LeoStations direct Mar 8, 1931, 1:52 PM UTC, 27°25′ CancerD Mar 8 · 27°25′ CancerOct 27Nov 24Dec 22Jan 19Feb 16Mar 16Apr 13May 11Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.38° between 27°25′ Cancer and 16°48′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (64 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1930 – Dec 18, 1930Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 8, 1931 – May 15, 1931Retrograde: Dec 18, 1930 – Mar 8, 193120° Cancer0° Leo10° LeoStations retrograde Dec 18, 1930, 1:46 PM UTC, 16°48′ LeoR Dec 18 · 16°48′ LeoStations direct Mar 8, 1931, 1:52 PM UTC, 27°25′ CancerD Mar 8 · 27°25′ CancerOct 27Dec 22Feb 16Apr 13Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 19.38° between 27°25′ Cancer and 16°48′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (64 days), back while retrograde (80 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.

…and back into Cancer

Mars retrograde in Cancer turns frustration inward and toward home. Family tensions surface, household projects stall and anger comes out indirectly. It suits addressing emotional grievances openly and repairing the home rather than starting new battles.

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Cancer — Dec 18 to Mar 7, 1931 (79 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Dec 18 to Dec 21, 1930 (3 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Virgo — Dec 18 to Mar 8, 1931 (80 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Cancer — Dec 18 to Mar 8, 1931 (80 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — Dec 27 to Jan 17, 1931 (20 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 1930

Previous

1929 Ended January 27, 1929 after 76 days, moving back 18.3° through the zodiac.

Next

1933 Begins January 21, 1933 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 1930

Mars through the zodiac in 1930

Every sign Mars occupies during 1930, 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 Capricorn From Jan 1 – Feb 6
Mars in Aquarius Feb 6 – Mar 17
Mars in Pisces Mar 17 – Apr 24
Mars in Aries Apr 24 – Jun 3
Mars in Taurus Jun 3 – Jul 14
Mars in Gemini Jul 14 – Aug 28
Mars in Cancer Aug 28 – Oct 20
Mars in Leo Oct 20 – Dec 31 and beyond

8 segments in 1930. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1930 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1930

Jupiter in Gemini Oct 5, 1929 – Jan 31, 1930 · 118 days
Pluto in Cancer Oct 21, 1929 – Mar 31, 1930 · 162 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 6, 1929 – May 12, 1930 · 157 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 13, 1930 – Feb 2, 1930 · 21 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 21, 1930 – Sep 9, 1930 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini May 8, 1930 – Jun 1, 1930 · 24 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 21, 1930 – Dec 21, 1930 · 153 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 8, 1930 – Sep 30, 1930 · 22 days
Pluto in Cancer Oct 22, 1930 – Apr 2, 1931 · 162 days
Venus in Sagittarius Nov 2, 1930 – Dec 13, 1930 · 41 days
Jupiter in Cancer Nov 8, 1930 – Mar 7, 1931 · 119 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 8, 1930 – May 15, 1931 · 157 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 27, 1930 – Jan 17, 1931 · 20 days
← 1929 Mars retrograde in 1929. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1931 → Mars retrograde in 1931.

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