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Mars retrograde 1958

Mars retrograde 1958: 1 period, 71 days inside the year — 19.4% of 1958. Mars turned retrograde at 9:47 AM UTC on October 10 at 2°32′ Gemini and turned direct at 6:46 AM UTC on December 20 at 16°34′ Taurus.

Turns retrograde
Oct 10 9:47 AM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 20 6:46 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1958
71 days 19.4% of the year
Sign
Gemini retreats 15.96°
Mars Retrograde 1958 Dates: Oct 10 – Dec 20

Mars’s path through 1958, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1958
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1958. Mars starts 1958 at 5°36′ Sagittarius and ends it at 16°51′ Taurus — 161.3° of net progress: 177.2° forward, 16° given back. The loop retraces 15.96° in 71 days, from 2°32′ Gemini on Oct 10 back to 16°34′ Taurus on Dec 20. Fastest day: Apr 14, 0.74° forward; fastest backward: Nov 13, 0.37°. Counting the shadows, 135 days of 1958 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 18, 1958 – Oct 10, 1958Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 20, 1958 – Feb 16, 1959Retrograde: Oct 10, 1958 – Dec 20, 1958SagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiStations retrograde Oct 10, 1958, 9:47 AM UTC, 2°32′ GeminiR Oct 10Stations direct Dec 20, 1958, 6:46 AM UTC, 16°34′ TaurusD Dec 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1958. Mars starts 1958 at 5°36′ Sagittarius and ends it at 16°51′ Taurus — 161.3° of net progress: 177.2° forward, 16° given back. The loop retraces 15.96° in 71 days, from 2°32′ Gemini on Oct 10 back to 16°34′ Taurus on Dec 20. Fastest day: Apr 14, 0.74° forward; fastest backward: Nov 13, 0.37°. Counting the shadows, 135 days of 1958 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 18, 1958 – Oct 10, 1958Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 20, 1958 – Feb 16, 1959Retrograde: Oct 10, 1958 – Dec 20, 1958SagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiStations retrograde Oct 10, 1958, 9:47 AM UTC, 2°32′ GeminiR Oct 10Stations direct Dec 20, 1958, 6:46 AM UTC, 16°34′ TaurusD Dec 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1958 at 5°36′ Sagittarius and ends it at 16°51′ Taurus — 161.3° of net progress: 177.2° forward, 16° given back. The loop retraces 15.96° in 71 days, from 2°32′ Gemini on Oct 10 back to 16°34′ Taurus on Dec 20. Fastest day: Apr 14, 0.74° forward; fastest backward: Nov 13, 0.37°. Counting the shadows, 135 days of 1958 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1958: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 9:47 AM UTC on October 10, 1958 at 2°32′ Gemini — 5:47 AM in Santiago, 5:47 AM in New York, 9:47 AM in London and 6:47 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Oct 10 · 2°32′ Gemini Sat, Dec 20 · 16°34′ Taurus
Honolulu United States 11:47 PM Thu, Oct 9 · UTC−10 8:46 PM Fri, Dec 19 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:47 PM Thu, Oct 9 · UTC−10 8:46 PM Fri, Dec 19 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 1:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−8 10:46 PM Fri, Dec 19 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 2:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−7 11:46 PM Fri, Dec 19 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−7 11:46 PM Fri, Dec 19 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 4:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−5 12:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 3:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−6 12:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC−6
New York United States 5:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−4 1:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 5:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−4 1:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 4:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−5 1:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−5 1:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:17 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−4:30 2:16 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 5:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−4 2:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−3 3:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC−3 3:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC 5:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 9:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC 6:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 10:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+1 7:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+1 7:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 10:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+1 7:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+2 8:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+2 8:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 11:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+2 8:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 11:47 AM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+2 8:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 12:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+3 9:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+3 9:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:17 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+3:30 10:16 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+4 10:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+5 11:46 AM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 3:17 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+5:30 12:16 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:17 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+5:30 12:16 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+6 12:46 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+7 1:46 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:17 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+7:30 2:16 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 5:17 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+7:30 2:16 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 5:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+8 2:46 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+8 2:46 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+8 2:46 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:17 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+8:30 3:16 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 6:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+9 3:46 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:17 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+9:30 4:16 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 7:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+10 4:46 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+10 4:46 PM Sat, Dec 20 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:47 PM Fri, Oct 10 · UTC+12 6:46 PM Sat, Dec 20 · 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.

71 days · retreats 15.96°

October 10 → December 20, 1958 in Gemini

Stations retrograde Oct 10, 1958, 9:47 AM UTC at 2°32′ Gemini
Stations direct Dec 20, 1958, 6:46 AM UTC at 16°34′ Taurus
Shadow opens Aug 18, 1958, 6:38 PM UTC (53 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 16, 1959, 7:31 AM UTC (58 days after)
Full window including shadows 182 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 15.96° between 16°34′ Taurus and 2°32′ Gemini three times: forward in the pre-shadow (53 days), back while retrograde (71 days), forward again in the post-shadow (58 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 18, 1958 – Oct 10, 1958Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 20, 1958 – Feb 16, 1959Retrograde: Oct 10, 1958 – Dec 20, 195810° Taurus15° Taurus20° Taurus25° Taurus0° Gemini5° GeminiStations retrograde Oct 10, 1958, 9:47 AM UTC, 2°32′ GeminiR Oct 10 · 2°32′ GeminiStations direct Dec 20, 1958, 6:46 AM UTC, 16°34′ TaurusD Dec 20 · 16°34′ TaurusAug 25Sep 22Oct 20Nov 17Dec 15Jan 12Feb 9Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The October loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 15.96° between 16°34′ Taurus and 2°32′ Gemini three times: forward in the pre-shadow (53 days), back while retrograde (71 days), forward again in the post-shadow (58 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 18, 1958 – Oct 10, 1958Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 20, 1958 – Feb 16, 1959Retrograde: Oct 10, 1958 – Dec 20, 195810° Taurus0° GeminiStations retrograde Oct 10, 1958, 9:47 AM UTC, 2°32′ GeminiR Oct 10 · 2°32′ GeminiStations direct Dec 20, 1958, 6:46 AM UTC, 16°34′ TaurusD Dec 20 · 16°34′ TaurusAug 25Oct 20Dec 15Feb 9Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 15.96° between 16°34′ Taurus and 2°32′ Gemini three times: forward in the pre-shadow (53 days), back while retrograde (71 days), forward again in the post-shadow (58 days).

Mars retrograde in Gemini

Mars retrograde in Gemini scatters energy and sharpens arguments. Projects stall because attention is split, debates go in circles and travel plans are disrupted. It suits finishing half-done tasks and choosing which battles actually matter.

It begins in Libra season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Leo — Nov 22 to Dec 20, 1958 (28 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 30 to Dec 20, 1958 (20 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Dec 6 to Dec 20, 1958 (14 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1958

Previous

1956 Ended October 10, 1956 after 61 days, moving back 10.5° through the zodiac.

Next

1960 Begins November 20, 1960 and runs 77 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 1958

Mars through the zodiac in 1958

Every sign Mars occupies during 1958, 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 Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Feb 3
Mars in Capricorn Feb 3 – Mar 17
Mars in Aquarius Mar 17 – Apr 27
Mars in Pisces Apr 27 – Jun 7
Mars in Aries Jun 7 – Jul 21
Mars in Taurus Jul 21 – Sep 21
Mars in Gemini Sep 21 – Oct 29
Mars in Taurus Oct 29 – Dec 31 and beyond

8 segments in 1958. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1958 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1958

Uranus in Leo Nov 17, 1957 – Apr 15, 1958 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 4, 1957 – May 11, 1958 · 158 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 16, 1957 – Jan 5, 1958 · 20 days
Venus in Aquarius Jan 8, 1958 – Feb 18, 1958 · 41 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 5, 1958 – Jul 14, 1958 · 159 days
Jupiter in Scorpio Feb 15, 1958 – Jun 19, 1958 · 123 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Apr 4, 1958 – Aug 24, 1958 · 141 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 6, 1958 – Apr 30, 1958 · 24 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 9, 1958 – Sep 2, 1958 · 24 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 22, 1958 – Apr 20, 1959 · 149 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 30, 1958 – Dec 20, 1958 · 20 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 6, 1958 – May 13, 1959 · 158 days
← 1957 Mars retrograde in 1957. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1959 → Mars retrograde in 1959.

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