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Mars retrograde 1948

Mars retrograde 1948: 1 period, 81 days inside the year — 22.1% of 1948. Mars turned retrograde at 1:50 PM UTC on January 8 at 7°36′ Virgo and turned direct at 12:34 PM UTC on March 29 at 18°06′ Leo.

Turns retrograde
Jan 8 1:50 PM UTC
Turns direct
Mar 29 12:34 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1948
81 days 22.1% of the year
Sign
Virgo retreats 19.51°
Mars Retrograde 1948 Dates: Jan 8 – Mar 29

Mars’s path through 1948, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1948
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1948. Mars starts 1948 at 6°31′ Virgo and ends it at 26°21′ Capricorn — 139.8° of net progress: 159.3° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.51° in 81 days, from 7°36′ Virgo on Jan 8 back to 18°06′ Leo on Mar 29. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 17, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 156 days of 1948 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 3, 1947 – Jan 8, 1948Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 29, 1948 – Jun 5, 1948Retrograde: Jan 8, 1948 – Mar 29, 1948LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Jan 8, 1948, 1:50 PM UTC, 7°36′ VirgoR Jan 8Stations direct Mar 29, 1948, 12:34 PM UTC, 18°06′ LeoD Mar 29JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1948. Mars starts 1948 at 6°31′ Virgo and ends it at 26°21′ Capricorn — 139.8° of net progress: 159.3° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.51° in 81 days, from 7°36′ Virgo on Jan 8 back to 18°06′ Leo on Mar 29. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 17, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 156 days of 1948 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 3, 1947 – Jan 8, 1948Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 29, 1948 – Jun 5, 1948Retrograde: Jan 8, 1948 – Mar 29, 1948LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Jan 8, 1948, 1:50 PM UTC, 7°36′ VirgoR Jan 8Stations direct Mar 29, 1948, 12:34 PM UTC, 18°06′ LeoD Mar 29JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1948 at 6°31′ Virgo and ends it at 26°21′ Capricorn — 139.8° of net progress: 159.3° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.51° in 81 days, from 7°36′ Virgo on Jan 8 back to 18°06′ Leo on Mar 29. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 17, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 156 days of 1948 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1948: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 1:50 PM UTC on January 8, 1948 at 7°36′ Virgo — 9:50 AM in Santiago, 8:50 AM in New York, 1:50 PM in London and 10:50 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Thu, Jan 8 · 7°36′ Virgo Mon, Mar 29 · 18°06′ Leo
Honolulu United States 3:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−10 2:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−10 2:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 5:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−8 5:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 6:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−7 5:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−7 5:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 7:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−6 6:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 7:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−6 6:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−6
New York United States 8:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−5 7:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 8:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−5 7:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 8:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−5 7:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−5 7:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:20 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−4:30 8:04 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 9:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−4 8:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−3 9:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:50 AM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−3 9:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC−1 11:34 AM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 1:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC 1:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 2:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+1 1:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+1 1:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 2:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+1 1:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 3:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+2 2:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+2 2:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 3:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+2 2:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 3:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+2 2:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 4:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+3 3:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 4:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+3 3:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 5:20 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+3:30 4:04 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+4 4:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 7:20 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+5:30 6:04 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 7:20 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+5:30 6:04 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:20 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+5:30 6:04 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 8:20 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+6:30 7:04 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+6:30
Bangkok Thailand 8:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+7 7:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 9:20 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+7:30 8:04 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 9:20 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+7:30 8:04 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 9:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+8 8:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+8 8:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+8 8:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+9 9:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+9 9:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:20 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+9:30 10:04 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 11:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+10 10:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:50 PM Thu, Jan 8 · UTC+10 10:34 PM Mon, Mar 29 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:50 AM Fri, Jan 9 · UTC+12 12:34 AM Tue, Mar 30 · 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.

81 days · retreats 19.51°

January 8 → March 29, 1948 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Jan 8, 1948, 1:50 PM UTC at 7°36′ Virgo
Stations direct Mar 29, 1948, 12:34 PM UTC at 18°06′ Leo
Shadow opens Nov 3, 1947, 5:43 PM UTC (66 days before)
Shadow closes Jun 5, 1948, 2:30 AM UTC (68 days after)
Full window including shadows 214 days
The January loop up close, shadow to shadow
The January loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.51° between 18°06′ Leo and 7°36′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 3, 1947 – Jan 8, 1948Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 29, 1948 – Jun 5, 1948Retrograde: Jan 8, 1948 – Mar 29, 194810° Leo20° Leo0° Virgo10° VirgoStations retrograde Jan 8, 1948, 1:50 PM UTC, 7°36′ VirgoR Jan 8 · 7°36′ VirgoStations direct Mar 29, 1948, 12:34 PM UTC, 18°06′ LeoD Mar 29 · 18°06′ LeoNov 3Dec 1Dec 29Jan 26Feb 23Mar 22Apr 19May 17Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The January loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.51° between 18°06′ Leo and 7°36′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 3, 1947 – Jan 8, 1948Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 29, 1948 – Jun 5, 1948Retrograde: Jan 8, 1948 – Mar 29, 194810° Leo20° LeoStations retrograde Jan 8, 1948, 1:50 PM UTC, 7°36′ VirgoR Jan 8 · 7°36′ VirgoStations direct Mar 29, 1948, 12:34 PM UTC, 18°06′ LeoD Mar 29 · 18°06′ LeoNov 3Dec 29Feb 23Apr 19Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 19.51° between 18°06′ Leo and 7°36′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days).

Mars retrograde in Virgo

Mars retrograde in Virgo hits work, health and daily routines. Efficiency drops, fitness plans falter and irritation over small details rises. It suits recovery, reorganizing workloads and correcting habits rather than pushing harder.

…and back into 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 Leo — Jan 8 to Mar 29, 1948 (81 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Jan 8 to Feb 29, 1948 (52 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Jan 8 to Mar 29, 1948 (81 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — Jan 14 to Mar 29, 1948 (75 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 11 to Mar 4, 1948 (22 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1948

Previous

1946 Ended February 21, 1946 after 79 days, moving back 19.12° through the zodiac.

Next

1950 Begins February 12, 1950 and runs 80 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 1948

Mars through the zodiac in 1948

Every sign Mars occupies during 1948, 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 Virgo From Jan 1 – Feb 12
Mars in Leo Feb 12 – May 18
Mars in Virgo May 18 – Jul 17
Mars in Libra Jul 17 – Sep 3
Mars in Scorpio Sep 3 – Oct 17
Mars in Sagittarius Oct 17 – Nov 26
Mars in Capricorn Nov 26 – Dec 31 and beyond

7 segments in 1948. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1948 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1948

Uranus in Gemini Oct 2, 1947 – Feb 29, 1948 · 150 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 16, 1947 – Apr 24, 1948 · 160 days
Saturn in Leo Dec 4, 1947 – Apr 17, 1948 · 135 days
Neptune in Libra Jan 14, 1948 – Jun 21, 1948 · 158 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 11, 1948 – Mar 4, 1948 · 22 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Apr 15, 1948 – Aug 16, 1948 · 123 days
Venus in Cancer Jun 3, 1948 – Jul 16, 1948 · 43 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 11, 1948 – Jul 5, 1948 · 24 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 6, 1948 – Mar 5, 1949 · 150 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 8, 1948 – Oct 28, 1948 · 21 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 17, 1948 – Apr 26, 1949 · 160 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 17, 1948 – May 1, 1949 · 135 days
← 1947 Mars retrograde in 1947. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1949 → Mars retrograde in 1949.

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