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Mars retrograde 1976

Mars retrograde 1976: 1 period, 20 days inside the year — 5.4% of 1976. Mars turned direct at 9:27 PM UTC on January 20 at 14°43′ Gemini.

Turns direct
Jan 20 9:27 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1976
20 days 5.4% of the year
Sign
Cancer retreats 17.93°
Mars Retrograde 1976 Dates: Until Jan 20

Mars’s path through 1976, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Oct 31, 1975 – Dec 31, 1976
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Oct 31, 1975 – Dec 31, 1976. Mars starts 1976 at 17°02′ Gemini and ends it at 29°39′ Sagittarius — 192.6° of net progress: 195.3° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 17.93° in 75 days, from 2°39′ Cancer on Nov 6 back to 14°43′ Gemini on Jan 20 1976. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.75° forward; fastest backward: Jan 1, 0.26°. Counting the shadows, 84 days of 1976 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 9, 1975 – Nov 6, 1975Post-retrograde shadow: Jan 20, 1976 – Mar 24, 1976Retrograde: Nov 6, 1975 – Jan 20, 1976GeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittarius1976Stations retrograde Nov 6, 1975, 12:01 PM UTC, 2°39′ CancerR Nov 6Stations direct Jan 20, 1976, 9:27 PM UTC, 14°43′ GeminiD Jan 20NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Oct 31, 1975 – Dec 31, 1976. Mars starts 1976 at 17°02′ Gemini and ends it at 29°39′ Sagittarius — 192.6° of net progress: 195.3° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 17.93° in 75 days, from 2°39′ Cancer on Nov 6 back to 14°43′ Gemini on Jan 20 1976. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.75° forward; fastest backward: Jan 1, 0.26°. Counting the shadows, 84 days of 1976 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 9, 1975 – Nov 6, 1975Post-retrograde shadow: Jan 20, 1976 – Mar 24, 1976Retrograde: Nov 6, 1975 – Jan 20, 1976GeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittarius1976Stations retrograde Nov 6, 1975, 12:01 PM UTC, 2°39′ CancerR Nov 6Stations direct Jan 20, 1976, 9:27 PM UTC, 14°43′ GeminiD Jan 20NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1976 at 17°02′ Gemini and ends it at 29°39′ Sagittarius — 192.6° of net progress: 195.3° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 17.93° in 75 days, from 2°39′ Cancer on Nov 6 back to 14°43′ Gemini on Jan 20 1976. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.75° forward; fastest backward: Jan 1, 0.26°. Counting the shadows, 84 days of 1976 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1976: exact times in your city

Mars turned direct at 9:27 PM UTC on January 20, 1976 at 14°43′ Gemini — 6:27 PM in Santiago, 4:27 PM in New York, 9:27 PM in London and 6:27 AM on January 21 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Tue, Jan 20 · 14°43′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 11:27 AM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:27 AM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 1:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 2:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 3:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 3:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 4:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 4:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 10:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 10:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 11:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 11:27 PM Tue, Jan 20 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 12:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:57 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:57 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:57 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+7
Singapore 4:57 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 5:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:57 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 7:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 10:27 AM Wed, Jan 21 · UTC+13

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.

75 days · retreats 17.93° · crosses the year boundary

November 6, 1975 → January 20, 1976 in Cancer

Stations retrograde Nov 6, 1975, 12:01 PM UTC at 2°39′ Cancer
Stations direct Jan 20, 1976, 9:27 PM UTC at 14°43′ Gemini
Shadow opens Sep 9, 1975, 12:50 PM UTC (58 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 24, 1976, 12:11 PM UTC (64 days after)
Full window including shadows 197 days
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 17.93° between 14°43′ Gemini and 2°39′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (58 days), back while retrograde (75 days), forward again in the post-shadow (64 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 9, 1975 – Nov 6, 1975Post-retrograde shadow: Jan 20, 1976 – Mar 24, 1976Retrograde: Nov 6, 1975 – Jan 20, 19765° Gemini10° Gemini15° Gemini20° Gemini25° Gemini0° Cancer5° CancerStations retrograde Nov 6, 1975, 12:01 PM UTC, 2°39′ CancerR Nov 6 · 2°39′ CancerStations direct Jan 20, 1976, 9:27 PM UTC, 14°43′ GeminiD Jan 20 · 14°43′ GeminiSep 8Oct 6Nov 3Dec 1Dec 29Jan 26Feb 23Mar 22Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The November loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 17.93° between 14°43′ Gemini and 2°39′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (58 days), back while retrograde (75 days), forward again in the post-shadow (64 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 9, 1975 – Nov 6, 1975Post-retrograde shadow: Jan 20, 1976 – Mar 24, 1976Retrograde: Nov 6, 1975 – Jan 20, 19765° Gemini15° Gemini0° CancerStations retrograde Nov 6, 1975, 12:01 PM UTC, 2°39′ CancerR Nov 6 · 2°39′ CancerStations direct Jan 20, 1976, 9:27 PM UTC, 14°43′ GeminiD Jan 20 · 14°43′ GeminiSep 8Nov 3Dec 29Feb 23Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 17.93° between 14°43′ Gemini and 2°39′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (58 days), back while retrograde (75 days), forward again in the post-shadow (64 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 Capricorn season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Aries — Nov 6 to Dec 10, 1975 (34 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Leo — Nov 14 to Jan 20, 1976 (67 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 14 to Jan 20, 1976 (7 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Jan 14 to Jan 20, 1976 (6 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 1976

Previous

1973 Ended November 26, 1973 after 67 days, moving back 13.97° through the zodiac.

Next

1977 Begins December 12, 1977 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 1976

Mars through the zodiac in 1976

Every sign Mars occupies during 1976, 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 Gemini From Jan 1 – Mar 18
Mars in Cancer Mar 18 – May 16
Mars in Leo May 16 – Jul 6
Mars in Virgo Jul 6 – Aug 24
Mars in Libra Aug 24 – Oct 8
Mars in Scorpio Oct 8 – Nov 20
Mars in Sagittarius Nov 20 – Dec 31 and beyond

7 segments in 1976. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1976 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1976

Saturn in Leo Nov 14, 1975 – Mar 27, 1976 · 134 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 14, 1976 – Feb 3, 1976 · 21 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 14, 1976 – Jun 18, 1976 · 156 days
Uranus in Scorpio Feb 10, 1976 – Jul 11, 1976 · 151 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 15, 1976 – Aug 23, 1976 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini May 9, 1976 – Jun 2, 1976 · 24 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 8, 1976 – Oct 1, 1976 · 22 days
Jupiter in Gemini Sep 19, 1976 – Jan 15, 1977 · 118 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 27, 1976 – Apr 11, 1977 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 28, 1976 – Jan 17, 1977 · 20 days
← 1975 Mars retrograde in 1975. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1977 → Mars retrograde in 1977.

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