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Mars retrograde 1954

Mars retrograde 1954: 1 period, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 1954. Mars turned retrograde at 12:48 PM UTC on May 23 at 8°31′ Capricorn and turned direct at 3:20 PM UTC on July 29 at 25°35′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
May 23 12:48 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 29 3:20 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1954
67 days 18.4% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 12.94°
Mars Retrograde 1954 Dates: May 23 – Jul 29

Mars’s path through 1954, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1954
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1954. Mars starts 1954 at 6°16′ Scorpio and ends it at 19°10′ Pisces — 132.9° of net progress: 145.8° forward, 12.9° given back. The loop retraces 12.94° in 67 days, from 8°31′ Capricorn on May 23 back to 25°35′ Sagittarius on Jul 29. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.72° forward; fastest backward: Jun 27, 0.31°. Counting the shadows, 166 days of 1954 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 1, 1954 – May 23, 1954Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 29, 1954 – Sep 14, 1954Retrograde: May 23, 1954 – Jul 29, 1954ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesStations retrograde May 23, 1954, 12:48 PM UTC, 8°31′ CapricornR May 23Stations direct Jul 29, 1954, 3:20 PM UTC, 25°35′ SagittariusD Jul 29JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1954. Mars starts 1954 at 6°16′ Scorpio and ends it at 19°10′ Pisces — 132.9° of net progress: 145.8° forward, 12.9° given back. The loop retraces 12.94° in 67 days, from 8°31′ Capricorn on May 23 back to 25°35′ Sagittarius on Jul 29. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.72° forward; fastest backward: Jun 27, 0.31°. Counting the shadows, 166 days of 1954 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 1, 1954 – May 23, 1954Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 29, 1954 – Sep 14, 1954Retrograde: May 23, 1954 – Jul 29, 1954ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesStations retrograde May 23, 1954, 12:48 PM UTC, 8°31′ CapricornR May 23Stations direct Jul 29, 1954, 3:20 PM UTC, 25°35′ SagittariusD Jul 29JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1954 at 6°16′ Scorpio and ends it at 19°10′ Pisces — 132.9° of net progress: 145.8° forward, 12.9° given back. The loop retraces 12.94° in 67 days, from 8°31′ Capricorn on May 23 back to 25°35′ Sagittarius on Jul 29. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.72° forward; fastest backward: Jun 27, 0.31°. Counting the shadows, 166 days of 1954 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1954: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 12:48 PM UTC on May 23, 1954 at 8°31′ Capricorn — 8:48 AM in Santiago, 8:48 AM in New York, 1:48 PM in London and 9:48 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, May 23 · 8°31′ Capricorn Thu, Jul 29 · 25°35′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 2:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−10 5:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−10 5:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 5:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−7 8:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−7 8:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−7 8:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 7:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−5 10:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 6:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−6 9:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−6
New York United States 8:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−4 11:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 8:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−4 11:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−5 10:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−5 10:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:18 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−4:30 10:50 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 8:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−4 11:20 AM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−3 12:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:48 AM Sun, May 23 · UTC−3 12:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC 3:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+1 4:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+1 4:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+1 4:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 1:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+1 4:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 2:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+2 5:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+2 5:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 2:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+2 5:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 2:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+2 5:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 3:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+3 6:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 3:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+3 6:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:18 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+3:30 6:50 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+4 7:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+5 8:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:18 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+5:30 8:50 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:18 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+5:30 8:50 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+6 9:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+7 10:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:18 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+7:30 10:50 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 8:18 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+7:30 10:50 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 8:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+8 11:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+9 11:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+8 11:20 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:18 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+8:30 11:50 PM Thu, Jul 29 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 9:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+9 12:20 AM Fri, Jul 30 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:18 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+9:30 12:50 AM Fri, Jul 30 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+10 1:20 AM Fri, Jul 30 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:48 PM Sun, May 23 · UTC+10 1:20 AM Fri, Jul 30 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:48 AM Mon, May 24 · UTC+12 3:20 AM Fri, Jul 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.

67 days · retreats 12.94°

May 23 → July 29, 1954 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde May 23, 1954, 12:48 PM UTC at 8°31′ Capricorn
Stations direct Jul 29, 1954, 3:20 PM UTC at 25°35′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Apr 1, 1954, 2:51 PM UTC (52 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 14, 1954, 8:05 AM UTC (47 days after)
Full window including shadows 166 days
The May loop up close, shadow to shadow
The May loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 12.94° between 25°35′ Sagittarius and 8°31′ Capricorn three times: forward in the pre-shadow (52 days), back while retrograde (67 days), forward again in the post-shadow (47 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 1, 1954 – May 23, 1954Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 29, 1954 – Sep 14, 1954Retrograde: May 23, 1954 – Jul 29, 195420° Sagittarius25° Sagittarius0° Capricorn5° Capricorn10° CapricornStations retrograde May 23, 1954, 12:48 PM UTC, 8°31′ CapricornR May 23 · 8°31′ CapricornStations direct Jul 29, 1954, 3:20 PM UTC, 25°35′ SagittariusD Jul 29 · 25°35′ SagittariusApr 12May 10Jun 7Jul 5Aug 2Aug 30Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The May loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 12.94° between 25°35′ Sagittarius and 8°31′ Capricorn three times: forward in the pre-shadow (52 days), back while retrograde (67 days), forward again in the post-shadow (47 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 1, 1954 – May 23, 1954Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 29, 1954 – Sep 14, 1954Retrograde: May 23, 1954 – Jul 29, 195420° Sagittarius15° CapricornStations retrograde May 23, 1954, 12:48 PM UTC, 8°31′ CapricornR May 23 · 8°31′ CapricornStations direct Jul 29, 1954, 3:20 PM UTC, 25°35′ SagittariusD Jul 29 · 25°35′ SagittariusApr 12May 10Jun 7Jul 5Aug 2Aug 30Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 12.94° between 25°35′ Sagittarius and 8°31′ Capricorn three times: forward in the pre-shadow (52 days), back while retrograde (67 days), forward again in the post-shadow (47 days).

It begins in Gemini season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Scorpio — May 23 to Jul 6, 1954 (44 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — May 23 to Jul 5, 1954 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 23 to Jul 17, 1954 (24 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1954

Previous

1952 Ended June 10, 1952 after 77 days, moving back 17.31° through the zodiac.

Next

1956 Begins August 10, 1956 and runs 61 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 1954

Mars through the zodiac in 1954

Every sign Mars occupies during 1954, 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 Scorpio From Jan 1 – Feb 9
Mars in Sagittarius Feb 9 – Apr 12
Mars in Capricorn Apr 12 – Jul 3
Mars in Sagittarius Jul 3 – Aug 24
Mars in Capricorn Aug 24 – Oct 21
Mars in Aquarius Oct 21 – Dec 4
Mars in Pisces Dec 4 – Dec 31 and beyond

7 segments in 1954. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1954 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1954

Jupiter in Gemini Oct 15, 1953 – Feb 10, 1954 · 118 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 29, 1953 – Mar 27, 1954 · 149 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 26, 1953 – May 4, 1954 · 159 days
Neptune in Libra Jan 27, 1954 – Jul 5, 1954 · 159 days
Saturn in Scorpio Feb 17, 1954 – Jul 6, 1954 · 139 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 20, 1954 – Mar 14, 1954 · 22 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 23, 1954 – Jul 17, 1954 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 18, 1954 – Nov 7, 1954 · 21 days
Venus in Sagittarius Oct 25, 1954 – Dec 5, 1954 · 41 days
Uranus in Cancer Nov 3, 1954 – Apr 1, 1955 · 149 days
Jupiter in Cancer Nov 17, 1954 – Mar 16, 1955 · 120 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 28, 1954 – May 6, 1955 · 159 days
← 1953 Mars retrograde in 1953. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1955 → Mars retrograde in 1955.

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