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Mars retrograde 1973

Mars retrograde 1973: 1 period, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 1973. Mars turned retrograde at 11:19 PM UTC on September 19 at 9°16′ Taurus and turned direct at 12:06 AM UTC on November 26 at 25°18′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Sep 19 11:19 PM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 26 12:06 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1973
67 days 18.4% of the year
Sign
Taurus retreats 13.97°
Mars Retrograde 1973 Dates: Sep 19 – Nov 26

Mars’s path through 1973, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1973
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1973. Mars starts 1973 at 0°31′ Sagittarius and ends it at 2°10′ Taurus — 151.7° of net progress: 165.6° forward, 14° given back. The loop retraces 13.97° in 67 days, from 9°16′ Taurus on Sep 19 back to 25°18′ Aries on Nov 26. Fastest day: Apr 6, 0.71° forward; fastest backward: Oct 22, 0.34°. Counting the shadows, 151 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 2, 1973 – Sep 19, 1973Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 26, 1973 – Jan 17, 1974Retrograde: Sep 19, 1973 – Nov 26, 1973SagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusStations retrograde Sep 19, 1973, 11:19 PM UTC, 9°16′ TaurusR Sep 19Stations direct Nov 26, 1973, 12:06 AM UTC, 25°18′ AriesD Nov 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1973. Mars starts 1973 at 0°31′ Sagittarius and ends it at 2°10′ Taurus — 151.7° of net progress: 165.6° forward, 14° given back. The loop retraces 13.97° in 67 days, from 9°16′ Taurus on Sep 19 back to 25°18′ Aries on Nov 26. Fastest day: Apr 6, 0.71° forward; fastest backward: Oct 22, 0.34°. Counting the shadows, 151 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 2, 1973 – Sep 19, 1973Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 26, 1973 – Jan 17, 1974Retrograde: Sep 19, 1973 – Nov 26, 1973SagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusStations retrograde Sep 19, 1973, 11:19 PM UTC, 9°16′ TaurusR Sep 19Stations direct Nov 26, 1973, 12:06 AM UTC, 25°18′ AriesD Nov 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1973 at 0°31′ Sagittarius and ends it at 2°10′ Taurus — 151.7° of net progress: 165.6° forward, 14° given back. The loop retraces 13.97° in 67 days, from 9°16′ Taurus on Sep 19 back to 25°18′ Aries on Nov 26. Fastest day: Apr 6, 0.71° forward; fastest backward: Oct 22, 0.34°. Counting the shadows, 151 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1973: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 11:19 PM UTC on September 19, 1973 at 9°16′ Taurus — 7:19 PM in Santiago, 7:19 PM in New York, 12:19 AM on September 20 in London and 8:19 AM on September 20 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Sep 19 · 9°16′ Taurus Mon, Nov 26 · 25°18′ Aries
Honolulu United States 1:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−10 2:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−9 2:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 4:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−7 4:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 4:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−7 5:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−6 5:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 6:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−5 6:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 5:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−6 6:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−4 7:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 7:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−4 7:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 6:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−5 7:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−5 7:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−4 8:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−4 9:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−3 9:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC−3 9:06 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:19 PM Wed, Sep 19 · UTC 12:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+1 12:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 12:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+1 1:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+1 1:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 12:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+1 1:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+2 2:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+3 2:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+2 2:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 2:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+3 2:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 2:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+3 3:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+3 3:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:49 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+3:30 3:36 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+4 4:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+5 5:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:49 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+5:30 5:36 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:49 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+5:30 5:36 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+6 6:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+7 7:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+7 7:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+7
Singapore 6:49 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+7:30 7:36 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 7:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+8 8:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+8 8:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+8 8:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+9 9:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+9 9:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:49 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+9:30 10:36 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 9:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+10 10:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+10 11:06 AM Mon, Nov 26 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 11:19 AM Thu, Sep 20 · UTC+12 12:06 PM Mon, Nov 26 · 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 13.97°

September 19 → November 26, 1973 in Taurus

Stations retrograde Sep 19, 1973, 11:19 PM UTC at 9°16′ Taurus
Stations direct Nov 26, 1973, 12:06 AM UTC at 25°18′ Aries
Shadow opens Aug 2, 1973, 2:16 PM UTC (48 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 17, 1974, 2:33 PM UTC (53 days after)
Full window including shadows 168 days
The September loop up close, shadow to shadow
The September loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 13.97° between 25°18′ Aries and 9°16′ Taurus three times: forward in the pre-shadow (48 days), back while retrograde (67 days), forward again in the post-shadow (53 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 2, 1973 – Sep 19, 1973Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 26, 1973 – Jan 17, 1974Retrograde: Sep 19, 1973 – Nov 26, 197320° Aries25° Aries0° Taurus5° Taurus10° Taurus15° TaurusStations retrograde Sep 19, 1973, 11:19 PM UTC, 9°16′ TaurusR Sep 19 · 9°16′ TaurusStations direct Nov 26, 1973, 12:06 AM UTC, 25°18′ AriesD Nov 26 · 25°18′ AriesAug 13Sep 10Oct 8Nov 5Dec 3Dec 31Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The September loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 13.97° between 25°18′ Aries and 9°16′ Taurus three times: forward in the pre-shadow (48 days), back while retrograde (67 days), forward again in the post-shadow (53 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 2, 1973 – Sep 19, 1973Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 26, 1973 – Jan 17, 1974Retrograde: Sep 19, 1973 – Nov 26, 197320° Aries25° Aries15° TaurusStations retrograde Sep 19, 1973, 11:19 PM UTC, 9°16′ TaurusR Sep 19 · 9°16′ TaurusStations direct Nov 26, 1973, 12:06 AM UTC, 25°18′ AriesD Nov 26 · 25°18′ AriesAug 13Sep 10Oct 8Nov 5Dec 3Dec 31Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 13.97° between 25°18′ Aries and 9°16′ Taurus three times: forward in the pre-shadow (48 days), back while retrograde (67 days), forward again in the post-shadow (53 days).

It begins in Virgo season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Aquarius — Sep 19 to Sep 28, 1973 (9 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Cancer — Oct 17 to Nov 26, 1973 (40 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Scorpio — Oct 30 to Nov 19, 1973 (20 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1973

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1971 Ended September 9, 1971 after 60 days, moving back 10.07° through the zodiac.

Next

1975 Begins November 6, 1975 and runs 75 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 1973

Mars through the zodiac in 1973

Every sign Mars occupies during 1973, 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 12
Mars in Capricorn Feb 12 – Mar 26
Mars in Aquarius Mar 26 – May 8
Mars in Pisces May 8 – Jun 20
Mars in Aries Jun 20 – Aug 12
Mars in Taurus Aug 12 – Oct 29
Mars in Aries Oct 29 – Dec 24
Mars in Taurus Dec 24 – Dec 31 and beyond

8 segments in 1973. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1973 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1973

Saturn in Gemini Oct 2, 1972 – Feb 13, 1973 · 134 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 6, 1973 – Jun 11, 1973 · 157 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 27, 1973 – Jun 26, 1973 · 151 days
Mercury in Pisces Mar 4, 1973 – Mar 27, 1973 · 23 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 9, 1973 – Aug 16, 1973 · 160 days
Jupiter in Aquarius May 30, 1973 – Sep 28, 1973 · 121 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 6, 1973 – Jul 30, 1973 · 24 days
Saturn in Cancer Oct 17, 1973 – Feb 27, 1974 · 134 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 30, 1973 – Nov 19, 1973 · 20 days
← 1972 Mars retrograde in 1972. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1974 → Mars retrograde in 1974.

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