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Mars retrograde 1962

Mars retrograde 1962: 1 period, 6 days inside the year — 1.6% of 1962. Mars turned retrograde at 6:12 AM UTC on December 26 at 24°48′ Leo and turned direct at 5:22 PM UTC on March 16, 1963 at 5°20′ Leo.

Turns retrograde
Dec 26 6:12 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1962
6 days 1.6% of the year
Sign
Leo retreats 19.46°
Mars Retrograde 1962 Dates: From Dec 26

Mars’s path through 1962, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1962 – Mar 22, 1963
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1962 – Mar 22, 1963. Mars starts 1962 at 4°56′ Capricorn and ends it at 24°03′ Leo — 229.1° of net progress: 229.3° forward, 0.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.46° in 80 days, from 24°47′ Leo on Dec 26 back to 5°20′ Leo on Mar 16 1963. Fastest day: Mar 10, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Dec 31, 0.07°. Counting the shadows, 71 days of 1962 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 22, 1962 – Dec 26, 1962Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 16, 1963 – May 23, 1963Retrograde: Dec 26, 1962 – Mar 16, 1963CapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeo1963Stations retrograde Dec 26, 1962, 6:12 AM UTC, 24°48′ LeoR Dec 26Stations direct Mar 16, 1963, 5:22 PM UTC, 5°20′ LeoD Mar 16JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1962 – Mar 22, 1963. Mars starts 1962 at 4°56′ Capricorn and ends it at 24°03′ Leo — 229.1° of net progress: 229.3° forward, 0.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.46° in 80 days, from 24°47′ Leo on Dec 26 back to 5°20′ Leo on Mar 16 1963. Fastest day: Mar 10, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Dec 31, 0.07°. Counting the shadows, 71 days of 1962 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 22, 1962 – Dec 26, 1962Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 16, 1963 – May 23, 1963Retrograde: Dec 26, 1962 – Mar 16, 1963CapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeo1963Stations retrograde Dec 26, 1962, 6:12 AM UTC, 24°48′ LeoR Dec 26Stations direct Mar 16, 1963, 5:22 PM UTC, 5°20′ LeoD Mar 16JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1962 at 4°56′ Capricorn and ends it at 24°03′ Leo — 229.1° of net progress: 229.3° forward, 0.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.46° in 80 days, from 24°47′ Leo on Dec 26 back to 5°20′ Leo on Mar 16 1963. Fastest day: Mar 10, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Dec 31, 0.07°. Counting the shadows, 71 days of 1962 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1962: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 6:12 AM UTC on December 26, 1962 at 24°48′ Leo — 2:12 AM in Santiago, 1:12 AM in New York, 6:12 AM in London and 3:12 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde · Dec 26, 1962 Turns direct · Mar 16, 1963
UTC Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · 24°48′ Leo Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · 5°20′ Leo
Honolulu United States 8:12 PM Tue, Dec 25, 1962 · UTC−10 7:22 AM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:12 PM Tue, Dec 25, 1962 · UTC−10 7:22 AM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 10:12 PM Tue, Dec 25, 1962 · UTC−8 9:22 AM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 11:12 PM Tue, Dec 25, 1962 · UTC−7 10:22 AM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−7
Denver United States 11:12 PM Tue, Dec 25, 1962 · UTC−7 10:22 AM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 12:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC−6 11:22 AM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 12:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC−6 11:22 AM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−6
New York United States 1:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC−5 12:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 1:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC−5 12:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 1:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC−5 12:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC−5 12:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 1:42 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC−4:30 12:52 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 2:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC−4 1:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC−3 2:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC−3 2:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 5:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC−1 4:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 6:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC 5:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 7:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+1 6:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+1
Paris France 7:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+1 6:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 7:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+1 6:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 8:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+2 7:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+2 7:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 8:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+2 7:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 9:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+3 8:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+3 8:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+3 8:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:42 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+3:30 8:52 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+4 9:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:12 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+5 10:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:42 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+5:30 10:52 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:42 AM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+5:30 10:52 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:12 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+6 11:22 PM Sat, Mar 16, 1963 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:12 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+7 12:22 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:42 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+7:30 12:52 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 1:42 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+7:30 12:52 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 2:12 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+8 1:22 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:12 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+8 1:22 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:12 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+8 1:22 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:12 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+9 2:22 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:12 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+9 2:22 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:42 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+9:30 2:52 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:12 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+10 3:22 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:12 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+10 3:22 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:12 PM Wed, Dec 26, 1962 · UTC+12 5:22 AM Sun, Mar 17, 1963 · 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.

80 days · retreats 19.46° · crosses the year boundary

December 26, 1962 → March 16, 1963 in Leo

Stations retrograde Dec 26, 1962, 6:12 AM UTC at 24°48′ Leo
Stations direct Mar 16, 1963, 5:22 PM UTC at 5°20′ Leo
Shadow opens Oct 22, 1962, 8:49 AM UTC (65 days before)
Shadow closes May 23, 1963, 12:56 PM UTC (68 days after)
Full window including shadows 213 days
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.46° between 5°20′ Leo and 24°48′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (65 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 22, 1962 – Dec 26, 1962Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 16, 1963 – May 23, 1963Retrograde: Dec 26, 1962 – Mar 16, 19630° Leo10° Leo20° Leo0° VirgoStations retrograde Dec 26, 1962, 6:12 AM UTC, 24°48′ LeoR Dec 26 · 24°48′ LeoStations direct Mar 16, 1963, 5:22 PM UTC, 5°20′ LeoD Mar 16 · 5°20′ LeoOct 15Nov 12Dec 10Jan 7Feb 4Mar 4Apr 1Apr 29May 27Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.46° between 5°20′ Leo and 24°48′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (65 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 22, 1962 – Dec 26, 1962Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 16, 1963 – May 23, 1963Retrograde: Dec 26, 1962 – Mar 16, 196310° Leo20° Leo0° VirgoStations retrograde Dec 26, 1962, 6:12 AM UTC, 24°48′ LeoR Dec 26 · 24°48′ LeoStations direct Mar 16, 1963, 5:22 PM UTC, 5°20′ LeoD Mar 16 · 5°20′ LeoOct 15Dec 10Feb 4Apr 1Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 19.46° between 5°20′ Leo and 24°48′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (65 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days).

Mars retrograde in 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 Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Virgo — Dec 26 to Mar 16, 1963 (80 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Dec 26 to Mar 16, 1963 (80 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 11 to Feb 1, 1963 (21 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — Feb 16 to Mar 16, 1963 (28 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1962

Previous

1961 Ended February 6, 1961 after 77 days, moving back 18.66° through the zodiac.

Next

1965 Begins January 28, 1965 and runs 81 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 1962

Mars through the zodiac in 1962

Every sign Mars occupies during 1962, 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 Capricorn From Jan 1 – Feb 1
Mars in Aquarius Feb 1 – Mar 12
Mars in Pisces Mar 12 – Apr 19
Mars in Aries Apr 19 – May 28
Mars in Taurus May 28 – Jul 9
Mars in Gemini Jul 9 – Aug 22
Mars in Cancer Aug 22 – Oct 11
Mars in Leo Oct 11 – Dec 31 and beyond

8 segments in 1962. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1962 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1962

Uranus in Virgo Dec 6, 1961 – May 4, 1962 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 12, 1961 – May 19, 1962 · 158 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 27, 1962 – Feb 17, 1962 · 21 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 13, 1962 – Jul 23, 1962 · 160 days
Saturn in Aquarius May 21, 1962 – Oct 9, 1962 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini May 26, 1962 – Jun 19, 1962 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 2, 1962 – Oct 29, 1962 · 119 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 24, 1962 – Oct 15, 1962 · 22 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 23, 1962 – Dec 3, 1962 · 41 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 11, 1962 – May 9, 1963 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 14, 1962 – May 21, 1963 · 158 days
← 1961 Mars retrograde in 1961. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1963 → Mars retrograde in 1963.

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