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Mars retrograde 1946

Mars retrograde 1946: 1 period, 52 days inside the year — 14.2% of 1946. Mars turned direct at 9:12 PM UTC on February 21 at 14°06′ Cancer.

Turns direct
Feb 21 9:12 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1946
52 days 14.2% of the year
Sign
Leo retreats 19.12°
Mars Retrograde 1946 Dates: Until Feb 21

Mars’s path through 1946, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 28, 1945 – Dec 31, 1946
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 28, 1945 – Dec 31, 1946. Mars starts 1946 at 27°31′ Cancer and ends it at 10°19′ Capricorn — 162.8° of net progress: 177° forward, 14.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.12° in 79 days, from 3°13′ Leo on Dec 4 back to 14°06′ Cancer on Feb 21 1946. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: Jan 12, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 119 days of 1946 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 3, 1945 – Dec 4, 1945Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 21, 1946 – Apr 29, 1946Retrograde: Dec 4, 1945 – Feb 21, 1946CancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn1946Stations retrograde Dec 4, 1945, 10:50 PM UTC, 3°13′ LeoR Dec 4Stations direct Feb 21, 1946, 9:12 PM UTC, 14°06′ CancerD Feb 21DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 28, 1945 – Dec 31, 1946. Mars starts 1946 at 27°31′ Cancer and ends it at 10°19′ Capricorn — 162.8° of net progress: 177° forward, 14.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.12° in 79 days, from 3°13′ Leo on Dec 4 back to 14°06′ Cancer on Feb 21 1946. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: Jan 12, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 119 days of 1946 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 3, 1945 – Dec 4, 1945Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 21, 1946 – Apr 29, 1946Retrograde: Dec 4, 1945 – Feb 21, 1946CancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn1946Stations retrograde Dec 4, 1945, 10:50 PM UTC, 3°13′ LeoR Dec 4Stations direct Feb 21, 1946, 9:12 PM UTC, 14°06′ CancerD Feb 21DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1946 at 27°31′ Cancer and ends it at 10°19′ Capricorn — 162.8° of net progress: 177° forward, 14.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.12° in 79 days, from 3°13′ Leo on Dec 4 back to 14°06′ Cancer on Feb 21 1946. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: Jan 12, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 119 days of 1946 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1946: exact times in your city

Mars turned direct at 9:12 PM UTC on February 21, 1946 at 14°06′ Cancer — 5:12 PM in Santiago, 4:12 PM in New York, 9:12 PM in London and 6:12 AM on February 22 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Thu, Feb 21 · 14°06′ Cancer
Honolulu United States 10:42 AM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 11:12 AM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 1:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 2:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 3:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 3:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 4:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 4:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:42 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 5:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 8:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 9:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 10:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 10:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 11:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 11:12 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 12:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:42 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:42 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 2:42 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:42 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:42 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+6:30
Bangkok Thailand 4:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:42 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 4:42 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 5:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:42 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 7:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:12 AM Fri, Feb 22 · 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.

79 days · retreats 19.12° · crosses the year boundary

December 4, 1945 → February 21, 1946 in Leo

Stations retrograde Dec 4, 1945, 10:50 PM UTC at 3°13′ Leo
Stations direct Feb 21, 1946, 9:12 PM UTC at 14°06′ Cancer
Shadow opens Oct 3, 1945, 8:04 AM UTC (63 days before)
Shadow closes Apr 29, 1946, 11:40 PM UTC (67 days after)
Full window including shadows 209 days
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.12° between 14°06′ Cancer and 3°13′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (63 days), back while retrograde (79 days), forward again in the post-shadow (67 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 3, 1945 – Dec 4, 1945Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 21, 1946 – Apr 29, 1946Retrograde: Dec 4, 1945 – Feb 21, 194610° Cancer20° Cancer0° Leo10° LeoStations retrograde Dec 4, 1945, 10:50 PM UTC, 3°13′ LeoR Dec 4 · 3°13′ LeoStations direct Feb 21, 1946, 9:12 PM UTC, 14°06′ CancerD Feb 21 · 14°06′ CancerOct 8Nov 5Dec 3Dec 31Jan 28Feb 25Mar 25Apr 22Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.12° between 14°06′ Cancer and 3°13′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (63 days), back while retrograde (79 days), forward again in the post-shadow (67 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 3, 1945 – Dec 4, 1945Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 21, 1946 – Apr 29, 1946Retrograde: Dec 4, 1945 – Feb 21, 19460° Leo10° LeoStations retrograde Dec 4, 1945, 10:50 PM UTC, 3°13′ LeoR Dec 4 · 3°13′ LeoStations direct Feb 21, 1946, 9:12 PM UTC, 14°06′ CancerD Feb 21 · 14°06′ CancerOct 8Dec 3Jan 28Mar 25Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 19.12° between 14°06′ Cancer and 3°13′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (63 days), back while retrograde (79 days), forward again in the post-shadow (67 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

  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Dec 4 to Dec 17, 1945 (12 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Cancer — Dec 4 to Feb 21, 1946 (79 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Dec 4 to Feb 20, 1946 (78 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Dec 4 to Feb 21, 1946 (79 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — Jan 10 to Feb 21, 1946 (43 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Libra — Feb 11 to Feb 21, 1946 (11 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 1946

Previous

1944 Ended January 10, 1944 after 74 days, moving back 17.38° through the zodiac.

Next

1948 Begins January 8, 1948 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 1946

Mars through the zodiac in 1946

Every sign Mars occupies during 1946, 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 Cancer From Jan 1 – Apr 22
Mars in Leo Apr 22 – Jun 20
Mars in Virgo Jun 20 – Aug 9
Mars in Libra Aug 9 – Sep 24
Mars in Scorpio Sep 24 – Nov 6
Mars in Sagittarius Nov 6 – Dec 17
Mars in Capricorn Dec 17 – Dec 31 and beyond

7 segments in 1946. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1946 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1946

Uranus in Gemini Sep 23, 1945 – Feb 20, 1946 · 150 days
Saturn in Cancer Nov 6, 1945 – Mar 20, 1946 · 134 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 13, 1945 – Apr 22, 1946 · 160 days
Neptune in Libra Jan 10, 1946 – Jun 17, 1946 · 158 days
Jupiter in Libra Feb 11, 1946 – Jun 14, 1946 · 123 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 16, 1946 – Apr 9, 1946 · 23 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 19, 1946 – Aug 12, 1946 · 24 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 27, 1946 – Feb 25, 1947 · 150 days
Venus in Sagittarius Oct 28, 1946 – Dec 8, 1946 · 41 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 11, 1946 – Dec 1, 1946 · 20 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 15, 1946 – Apr 23, 1947 · 160 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 20, 1946 – Apr 3, 1947 · 134 days
← 1945 Mars retrograde in 1945. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1947 → Mars retrograde in 1947.

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