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Mars retrograde 1956

Mars retrograde 1956: 1 period, 61 days inside the year — 16.6% of 1956. Mars turned retrograde at 4:19 PM UTC on August 10 at 23°39′ Pisces and turned direct at 10:07 AM UTC on October 10 at 13°08′ Pisces.

Turns retrograde
Aug 10 4:19 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 10 10:07 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1956
61 days 16.6% of the year
Sign
Pisces retreats 10.5°
Mars Retrograde 1956 Dates: Aug 10 – Oct 10

Mars’s path through 1956, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1956
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1956. Mars starts 1956 at 20°48′ Scorpio and ends it at 13°04′ Aries — 142.3° of net progress: 152.8° forward, 10.5° given back. The loop retraces 10.5° in 61 days, from 23°39′ Pisces on Aug 10 back to 13°09′ Pisces on Oct 10. Fastest day: Feb 8, 0.66° forward; fastest backward: Sep 9, 0.28°. Counting the shadows, 146 days of 1956 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 29, 1956 – Aug 10, 1956Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 1956 – Nov 22, 1956Retrograde: Aug 10, 1956 – Oct 10, 1956ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesStations retrograde Aug 10, 1956, 4:19 PM UTC, 23°39′ PiscesR Aug 10Stations direct Oct 10, 1956, 10:07 AM UTC, 13°08′ PiscesD Oct 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1956. Mars starts 1956 at 20°48′ Scorpio and ends it at 13°04′ Aries — 142.3° of net progress: 152.8° forward, 10.5° given back. The loop retraces 10.5° in 61 days, from 23°39′ Pisces on Aug 10 back to 13°09′ Pisces on Oct 10. Fastest day: Feb 8, 0.66° forward; fastest backward: Sep 9, 0.28°. Counting the shadows, 146 days of 1956 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 29, 1956 – Aug 10, 1956Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 1956 – Nov 22, 1956Retrograde: Aug 10, 1956 – Oct 10, 1956ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesStations retrograde Aug 10, 1956, 4:19 PM UTC, 23°39′ PiscesR Aug 10Stations direct Oct 10, 1956, 10:07 AM UTC, 13°08′ PiscesD Oct 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1956 at 20°48′ Scorpio and ends it at 13°04′ Aries — 142.3° of net progress: 152.8° forward, 10.5° given back. The loop retraces 10.5° in 61 days, from 23°39′ Pisces on Aug 10 back to 13°09′ Pisces on Oct 10. Fastest day: Feb 8, 0.66° forward; fastest backward: Sep 9, 0.28°. Counting the shadows, 146 days of 1956 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1956: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 4:19 PM UTC on August 10, 1956 at 23°39′ Pisces — 12:19 PM in Santiago, 12:19 PM in New York, 5:19 PM in London and 1:19 AM on August 11 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Aug 10 · 23°39′ Pisces Wed, Oct 10 · 13°08′ Pisces
Honolulu United States 6:19 AM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−10 12:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 6:19 AM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−10 12:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 9:19 AM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−7 2:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 9:19 AM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−7 3:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−7
Denver United States 9:19 AM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−7 3:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 11:19 AM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−5 5:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 10:19 AM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−6 4:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−4 6:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 12:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−4 5:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 11:19 AM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−5 5:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:19 AM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−5 5:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:49 AM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−4:30 5:37 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 12:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−4 6:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−3 7:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC−3 7:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 4:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC 10:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+1 10:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 5:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+1 11:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+1
Paris France 5:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+1 11:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 5:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+1 11:07 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 6:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+2 12:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 6:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+2 12:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 6:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+2 12:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 6:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+2 12:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 7:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+3 1:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 7:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+3 1:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:49 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+3:30 1:37 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+4 2:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+5 3:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:49 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+5:30 3:37 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:49 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+5:30 3:37 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+6 4:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:19 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+7 5:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:49 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+7:30 5:37 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 11:49 PM Fri, Aug 10 · UTC+7:30 5:37 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 12:19 AM Sat, Aug 11 · UTC+8 6:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:19 AM Sat, Aug 11 · UTC+8 6:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:19 AM Sat, Aug 11 · UTC+8 6:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:49 AM Sat, Aug 11 · UTC+9:30 6:37 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 1:19 AM Sat, Aug 11 · UTC+9 7:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:49 AM Sat, Aug 11 · UTC+9:30 7:37 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 2:19 AM Sat, Aug 11 · UTC+10 8:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:19 AM Sat, Aug 11 · UTC+10 8:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 4:19 AM Sat, Aug 11 · UTC+12 10:07 PM Wed, Oct 10 · 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.

61 days · retreats 10.5°

August 10 → October 10, 1956 in Pisces

Stations retrograde Aug 10, 1956, 4:19 PM UTC at 23°39′ Pisces
Stations direct Oct 10, 1956, 10:07 AM UTC at 13°08′ Pisces
Shadow opens Jun 29, 1956, 9:06 AM UTC (42 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 22, 1956, 5:53 PM UTC (43 days after)
Full window including shadows 146 days
The August loop up close, shadow to shadow
The August loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 10.5° between 13°08′ Pisces and 23°39′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (42 days), back while retrograde (61 days), forward again in the post-shadow (43 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 29, 1956 – Aug 10, 1956Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 1956 – Nov 22, 1956Retrograde: Aug 10, 1956 – Oct 10, 195610° Pisces15° Pisces20° Pisces25° PiscesStations retrograde Aug 10, 1956, 4:19 PM UTC, 23°39′ PiscesR Aug 10 · 23°39′ PiscesStations direct Oct 10, 1956, 10:07 AM UTC, 13°08′ PiscesD Oct 10 · 13°08′ PiscesJul 2Jul 30Aug 27Sep 24Oct 22Nov 19Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The August loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 10.5° between 13°08′ Pisces and 23°39′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (42 days), back while retrograde (61 days), forward again in the post-shadow (43 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 29, 1956 – Aug 10, 1956Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 1956 – Nov 22, 1956Retrograde: Aug 10, 1956 – Oct 10, 1956Stations retrograde Aug 10, 1956, 4:19 PM UTC, 23°39′ PiscesR Aug 10 · 23°39′ PiscesStations direct Oct 10, 1956, 10:07 AM UTC, 13°08′ PiscesD Oct 10 · 13°08′ PiscesJul 2Jul 30Aug 27Sep 24Oct 22Nov 19Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 10.5° between 13°08′ Pisces and 23°39′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (42 days), back while retrograde (61 days), forward again in the post-shadow (43 days).

It begins in Leo season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 13 to Oct 5, 1956 (22 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1956

Previous

1954 Ended July 29, 1954 after 67 days, moving back 12.94° through the zodiac.

Next

1958 Begins October 10, 1958 and runs 71 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 1956

Mars through the zodiac in 1956

Every sign Mars occupies during 1956, 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 – Jan 14
Mars in Sagittarius Jan 14 – Feb 28
Mars in Capricorn Feb 28 – Apr 14
Mars in Aquarius Apr 14 – Jun 3
Mars in Pisces Jun 3 – Dec 6
Mars in Aries Dec 6 – Dec 31 and beyond

6 segments in 1956. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1956 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1956

Uranus in Leo Nov 8, 1955 – Apr 5, 1956 · 149 days
Pluto in Leo Dec 1, 1955 – May 7, 1956 · 159 days
Jupiter in Virgo Dec 18, 1955 – Apr 17, 1956 · 121 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 18, 1956 – Feb 8, 1956 · 21 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 1, 1956 – Jul 9, 1956 · 159 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 12, 1956 – Jul 30, 1956 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini May 14, 1956 – Jun 7, 1956 · 24 days
Venus in Cancer May 31, 1956 – Jul 13, 1956 · 43 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 13, 1956 – Oct 5, 1956 · 22 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 12, 1956 – Apr 10, 1957 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 2, 1956 – May 9, 1957 · 159 days
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