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Mars retrograde 1942

There was no Mars retrograde in 1942: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on November 10, 1941 in Aries, and the next began on October 28, 1943 in Gemini.

Retrograde in 1942
None direct all year
Previous direct station
Nov 10, 1941 8:34 AM UTC
Next retrograde station
Oct 28, 1943 5:16 AM UTC
Gap between loops
717 days
Mars Retrograde 1942: None — Next Starts Oct 28, 1943

Mars’s path through 1942, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1942
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1942. Mars starts 1942 at 24°01′ Aries and ends it at 10°41′ Sagittarius — 226.7° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.71° forward. AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1942. Mars starts 1942 at 24°01′ Aries and ends it at 10°41′ Sagittarius — 226.7° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.71° forward. AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1942 at 24°01′ Aries and ends it at 10°41′ Sagittarius — 226.7° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.71° forward.

Exact times

The Mars stations either side of 1942: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 5:16 AM UTC on October 28, 1943 at 22°13′ Gemini — 1:16 AM in Santiago, 1:16 AM in New York, 6:16 AM in London and 2:16 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Nov 10, 1941 Turns retrograde · Oct 28, 1943
UTC Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · 11°04′ Aries Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · 22°13′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 10:04 PM Sun, Nov 9, 1941 · UTC−10:30 7:46 PM Wed, Oct 27, 1943 · UTC−9:30
Anchorage United States 10:34 PM Sun, Nov 9, 1941 · UTC−10 8:16 PM Wed, Oct 27, 1943 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 12:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−8 10:16 PM Wed, Oct 27, 1943 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 1:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−7 11:16 PM Wed, Oct 27, 1943 · UTC−6
Denver United States 1:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−7 11:16 PM Wed, Oct 27, 1943 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−6 12:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−6 11:16 PM Wed, Oct 27, 1943 · UTC−6
New York United States 3:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−5 1:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 4:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−4 1:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−5 12:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−5 12:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:04 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−4:30 12:46 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 4:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−4 1:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−3 2:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−3 2:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC−1 4:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 9:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+1 6:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+1 6:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+2 6:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 10:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+2 6:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 10:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+2 8:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+3
Cairo Egypt 10:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+2 8:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 10:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+2 6:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+1
Istanbul Turkey 10:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+2 8:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:34 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+3 8:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 11:19 AM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+2:45 8:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:04 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+3:30 8:46 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:34 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+4 9:16 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:04 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+5:30 11:46 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+6:30
New Delhi India 3:04 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+6:30 11:46 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+6:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:04 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+5:30 10:46 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:04 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+6:30 11:46 AM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+6:30
Bangkok Thailand 3:34 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+7 12:16 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:04 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+7:30 2:16 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+9
Singapore 4:04 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+7:30 2:16 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+9
Beijing China 4:34 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+8 2:16 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 4:34 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+8 2:16 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+9
Perth Australia 4:34 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+8 1:16 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:34 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+9 2:16 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:34 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+9 2:16 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:04 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+9:30 3:46 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 6:34 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+10 4:16 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+11
Sydney Australia 6:34 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+10 4:16 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 8:34 PM Mon, Nov 10, 1941 · UTC+12 5:16 PM Thu, Oct 28, 1943 · 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.

Mars in 1942: a year between two loops

717 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 1942 falls entirely inside that stretch. Mars turns back once every 779.94 days — longer than a calendar year — and each loop is over in weeks, so now and then a whole year passes between two of them.

The loops themselves are on the 1941 and 1943 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1942

Previous

1941 Ended November 10, 1941 after 65 days, moving back 12.65° through the zodiac.

Next

1943 Begins October 28, 1943 and runs 74 days.

Gap across 1942

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.

Computed for 1942

Mars through the zodiac in 1942

Every sign Mars occupies during 1942, 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 Aries From Jan 1 – Jan 11
Mars in Taurus Jan 11 – Mar 7
Mars in Gemini Mar 7 – Apr 26
Mars in Cancer Apr 26 – Jun 14
Mars in Leo Jun 14 – Aug 1
Mars in Virgo Aug 1 – Sep 17
Mars in Libra Sep 17 – Nov 1
Mars in Scorpio Nov 1 – Dec 15
Mars in Sagittarius Dec 15 – Dec 31 and beyond

9 segments in 1942. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1942 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1942

Uranus in Gemini Sep 5, 1941 – Feb 3, 1942 · 151 days
Saturn in Taurus Sep 10, 1941 – Jan 23, 1942 · 135 days
Jupiter in Gemini Oct 10, 1941 – Feb 5, 1942 · 118 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 6, 1941 – Apr 16, 1942 · 161 days
Neptune in Virgo Jan 1, 1942 – Jun 8, 1942 · 158 days
Venus in Aquarius Jan 13, 1942 – Feb 23, 1942 · 41 days
Mercury in Aquarius Feb 1, 1942 – Feb 22, 1942 · 21 days
Mercury in Gemini May 31, 1942 – Jun 24, 1942 · 24 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 10, 1942 – Feb 8, 1943 · 151 days
Saturn in Gemini Sep 25, 1942 – Feb 6, 1943 · 134 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 28, 1942 – Oct 20, 1942 · 21 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 8, 1942 – Apr 18, 1943 · 161 days
Jupiter in Cancer Nov 12, 1942 – Mar 12, 1943 · 119 days
← 1941 Mars retrograde in 1941. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1943 → Mars retrograde in 1943.

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