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Mars retrograde 1961

Mars retrograde 1961: 1 period, 36 days inside the year — 9.9% of 1961. Mars turned direct at 2:52 AM UTC on February 6 at 29°59′ Gemini.

Turns direct
Feb 6 2:52 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1961
36 days 9.9% of the year
Sign
Cancer retreats 18.66°
Mars Retrograde 1961 Dates: Until Feb 6

Mars’s path through 1961, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 14, 1960 – Dec 31, 1961
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 14, 1960 – Dec 31, 1961. Mars starts 1961 at 7°34′ Cancer and ends it at 4°56′ Capricorn — 177.4° of net progress: 185.5° forward, 8.1° given back. The loop retraces 18.66° in 77 days, from 18°39′ Cancer on Nov 20 back to 29°59′ Gemini on Feb 6 1961. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.76° forward; fastest backward: Jan 1, 0.39°. Counting the shadows, 102 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1960 – Nov 20, 1960Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 6, 1961 – Apr 12, 1961Retrograde: Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 1961GeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn1961Stations retrograde Nov 20, 1960, 5:04 PM UTC, 18°38′ CancerR Nov 20Stations direct Feb 6, 1961, 2:52 AM UTC, 29°59′ GeminiD Feb 6NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 14, 1960 – Dec 31, 1961. Mars starts 1961 at 7°34′ Cancer and ends it at 4°56′ Capricorn — 177.4° of net progress: 185.5° forward, 8.1° given back. The loop retraces 18.66° in 77 days, from 18°39′ Cancer on Nov 20 back to 29°59′ Gemini on Feb 6 1961. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.76° forward; fastest backward: Jan 1, 0.39°. Counting the shadows, 102 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1960 – Nov 20, 1960Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 6, 1961 – Apr 12, 1961Retrograde: Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 1961GeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn1961Stations retrograde Nov 20, 1960, 5:04 PM UTC, 18°38′ CancerR Nov 20Stations direct Feb 6, 1961, 2:52 AM UTC, 29°59′ GeminiD Feb 6DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1961 at 7°34′ Cancer and ends it at 4°56′ Capricorn — 177.4° of net progress: 185.5° forward, 8.1° given back. The loop retraces 18.66° in 77 days, from 18°39′ Cancer on Nov 20 back to 29°59′ Gemini on Feb 6 1961. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.76° forward; fastest backward: Jan 1, 0.39°. Counting the shadows, 102 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1961: exact times in your city

Mars turned direct at 2:52 AM UTC on February 6, 1961 at 29°59′ Gemini — 10:52 PM on February 5 in Santiago, 9:52 PM on February 5 in New York, 2:52 AM in London and 11:52 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Mon, Feb 6 · 29°59′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 4:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 6:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 7:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 8:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 8:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 9:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 9:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 9:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 10:22 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 10:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 11:52 PM Sun, Feb 5 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 2:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 3:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 3:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 4:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 4:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 4:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 5:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 5:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 6:22 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 6:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 7:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 8:22 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:22 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 8:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 9:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:22 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 10:22 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 10:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 10:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 10:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 11:22 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 11:52 AM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 12:22 PM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 12:52 PM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 12:52 PM Mon, Feb 6 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 2:52 PM Mon, Feb 6 · 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.

77 days · retreats 18.66° · crosses the year boundary

November 20, 1960 → February 6, 1961 in Cancer

Stations retrograde Nov 20, 1960, 5:04 PM UTC at 18°38′ Cancer
Stations direct Feb 6, 1961, 2:52 AM UTC at 29°59′ Gemini
Shadow opens Sep 21, 1960, 3:46 AM UTC (61 days before)
Shadow closes Apr 12, 1961, 9:13 PM UTC (66 days after)
Full window including shadows 204 days
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 18.66° between 29°59′ Gemini and 18°38′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (61 days), back while retrograde (77 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1960 – Nov 20, 1960Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 6, 1961 – Apr 12, 1961Retrograde: Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 196120° Gemini25° Gemini0° Cancer5° Cancer10° Cancer15° Cancer20° Cancer25° CancerStations retrograde Nov 20, 1960, 5:04 PM UTC, 18°38′ CancerR Nov 20 · 18°38′ CancerStations direct Feb 6, 1961, 2:52 AM UTC, 29°59′ GeminiD Feb 6 · 29°59′ GeminiSep 19Oct 17Nov 14Dec 12Jan 9Feb 6Mar 6Apr 3Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The November loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 18.66° between 29°59′ Gemini and 18°38′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (61 days), back while retrograde (77 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1960 – Nov 20, 1960Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 6, 1961 – Apr 12, 1961Retrograde: Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 196120° Gemini0° Cancer25° CancerStations retrograde Nov 20, 1960, 5:04 PM UTC, 18°38′ CancerR Nov 20 · 18°38′ CancerStations direct Feb 6, 1961, 2:52 AM UTC, 29°59′ GeminiD Feb 6 · 29°59′ GeminiSep 19Nov 14Jan 9Mar 6Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 18.66° between 29°59′ Gemini and 18°38′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (61 days), back while retrograde (77 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days).

Mars retrograde in 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.

…and back into 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 Scorpio season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Leo — Dec 1 to Feb 6, 1961 (67 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Dec 10 to Feb 6, 1961 (58 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1961

Previous

1958 Ended December 20, 1958 after 71 days, moving back 15.96° through the zodiac.

Next

1962 Begins December 26, 1962 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 1961

Mars through the zodiac in 1961

Every sign Mars occupies during 1961, 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 – Feb 5
Mars in Gemini Feb 5 – Feb 7
Mars in Cancer Feb 7 – May 6
Mars in Leo May 6 – Jun 28
Mars in Virgo Jun 28 – Aug 17
Mars in Libra Aug 17 – Oct 1
Mars in Scorpio Oct 1 – Nov 13
Mars in Sagittarius Nov 13 – Dec 24
Mars in Capricorn Dec 24 – Dec 31 and beyond

9 segments in 1961. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1961 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1961

Uranus in Leo Dec 1, 1960 – Apr 29, 1961 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 10, 1960 – May 17, 1961 · 158 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 11, 1961 – Jul 20, 1961 · 159 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 12, 1961 – Mar 6, 1961 · 22 days
Venus in Aries Mar 20, 1961 – May 2, 1961 · 42 days
Saturn in Capricorn May 9, 1961 – Sep 27, 1961 · 141 days
Jupiter in Aquarius May 25, 1961 – Sep 23, 1961 · 121 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 14, 1961 – Jul 8, 1961 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 10, 1961 – Oct 31, 1961 · 21 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 6, 1961 – May 4, 1962 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 12, 1961 – May 19, 1962 · 158 days
← 1960 Mars retrograde in 1960. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1962 → Mars retrograde in 1962.

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