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Mars retrograde 1982

Mars retrograde 1982: 1 period, 80 days inside the year — 21.9% of 1982. Mars turned retrograde at 7:13 PM UTC on February 20 at 19°10′ Libra and turned direct at 6:35 PM UTC on May 11 at 0°22′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Feb 20 7:13 PM UTC
Turns direct
May 11 6:35 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1982
80 days 21.9% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 18.8°
Mars Retrograde 1982 Dates: Feb 20 – May 11

Mars’s path through 1982, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1982
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1982. Mars starts 1982 at 6°48′ Libra and ends it at 16°45′ Aquarius — 130° of net progress: 148.8° forward, 18.8° given back. The loop retraces 18.8° in 80 days, from 19°10′ Libra on Feb 20 back to 0°22′ Libra on May 11. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Apr 2, 0.39°. Counting the shadows, 194 days of 1982 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 16, 1981 – Feb 20, 1982Post-retrograde shadow: May 11, 1982 – Jul 14, 1982Retrograde: Feb 20, 1982 – May 11, 1982LibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusStations retrograde Feb 20, 1982, 7:13 PM UTC, 19°10′ LibraR Feb 20Stations direct May 11, 1982, 6:35 PM UTC, 0°22′ LibraD May 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1982. Mars starts 1982 at 6°48′ Libra and ends it at 16°45′ Aquarius — 130° of net progress: 148.8° forward, 18.8° given back. The loop retraces 18.8° in 80 days, from 19°10′ Libra on Feb 20 back to 0°22′ Libra on May 11. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Apr 2, 0.39°. Counting the shadows, 194 days of 1982 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 16, 1981 – Feb 20, 1982Post-retrograde shadow: May 11, 1982 – Jul 14, 1982Retrograde: Feb 20, 1982 – May 11, 1982LibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusStations retrograde Feb 20, 1982, 7:13 PM UTC, 19°10′ LibraR Feb 20Stations direct May 11, 1982, 6:35 PM UTC, 0°22′ LibraD May 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1982 at 6°48′ Libra and ends it at 16°45′ Aquarius — 130° of net progress: 148.8° forward, 18.8° given back. The loop retraces 18.8° in 80 days, from 19°10′ Libra on Feb 20 back to 0°22′ Libra on May 11. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Apr 2, 0.39°. Counting the shadows, 194 days of 1982 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1982: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 7:13 PM UTC on February 20, 1982 at 19°10′ Libra — 4:13 PM in Santiago, 2:13 PM in New York, 7:13 PM in London and 4:13 AM on February 21 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Feb 20 · 19°10′ Libra Tue, May 11 · 0°22′ Libra
Honolulu United States 9:13 AM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−10 8:35 AM Tue, May 11 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 9:13 AM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−10 9:35 AM Tue, May 11 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 11:13 AM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−8 11:35 AM Tue, May 11 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 12:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−7 11:35 AM Tue, May 11 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−7 12:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 1:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−6 1:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−6 12:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−5 2:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−5 2:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 2:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−5 1:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−5 1:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−4 2:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−3 2:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−3 3:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC−3 3:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC 6:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC 7:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 8:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC+1 7:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC+1 8:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 8:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC+1 8:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 9:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC+2 8:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC+2 8:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 9:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC+2 9:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 10:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC+3 9:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 10:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC+3 10:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 10:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC+3 9:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 10:43 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC+3:30 10:05 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:13 PM Sat, Feb 20 · UTC+4 10:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+5 11:35 PM Tue, May 11 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:43 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+5:30 12:05 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:43 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+5:30 12:05 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+6 12:35 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+7 1:35 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+7 1:35 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+8 2:35 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+8
Beijing China 3:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+8 2:35 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+8 2:35 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+8 2:35 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+9 3:35 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+9 3:35 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:43 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+10:30 4:05 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+10 4:35 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+11 4:35 AM Wed, May 12 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 8:13 AM Sun, Feb 21 · UTC+13 6:35 AM Wed, May 12 · 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 18.8°

February 20 → May 11, 1982 in Libra

Stations retrograde Feb 20, 1982, 7:13 PM UTC at 19°10′ Libra
Stations direct May 11, 1982, 6:35 PM UTC at 0°22′ Libra
Shadow opens Dec 16, 1981, 7:39 PM UTC (66 days before)
Shadow closes Jul 14, 1982, 6:46 AM UTC (64 days after)
Full window including shadows 209 days
The February loop up close, shadow to shadow
The February loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 18.8° between 0°22′ Libra and 19°10′ Libra three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (64 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 16, 1981 – Feb 20, 1982Post-retrograde shadow: May 11, 1982 – Jul 14, 1982Retrograde: Feb 20, 1982 – May 11, 198220° Virgo0° Libra10° Libra20° LibraStations retrograde Feb 20, 1982, 7:13 PM UTC, 19°10′ LibraR Feb 20 · 19°10′ LibraStations direct May 11, 1982, 6:35 PM UTC, 0°22′ LibraD May 11 · 0°22′ LibraDec 21Jan 18Feb 15Mar 15Apr 12May 10Jun 7Jul 5Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The February loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 18.8° between 0°22′ Libra and 19°10′ Libra three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (64 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 16, 1981 – Feb 20, 1982Post-retrograde shadow: May 11, 1982 – Jul 14, 1982Retrograde: Feb 20, 1982 – May 11, 198220° Virgo0° LibraStations retrograde Feb 20, 1982, 7:13 PM UTC, 19°10′ LibraR Feb 20 · 19°10′ LibraStations direct May 11, 1982, 6:35 PM UTC, 0°22′ LibraD May 11 · 0°22′ LibraDec 21Feb 15Apr 12Jun 7Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 18.8° between 0°22′ Libra and 19°10′ Libra three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (64 days).

Mars retrograde in Libra

Mars retrograde in Libra brings conflict in partnerships to the surface. Unspoken resentments emerge, legal disputes slow down and decisions stall under indecision. It suits renegotiating fairness rather than escalating disagreements.

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Libra — Feb 20 to May 11, 1982 (80 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Feb 20 to May 11, 1982 (80 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Scorpio — Feb 24 to May 11, 1982 (77 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Sagittarius — Mar 9 to May 11, 1982 (63 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 29 to May 11, 1982 (43 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1982

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1980 Ended April 6, 1980 after 81 days, moving back 19.48° through the zodiac.

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1984 Begins April 5, 1984 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 1982

Mars through the zodiac in 1982

Every sign Mars occupies during 1982, 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 Libra From Jan 1 – Aug 3
Mars in Scorpio Aug 3 – Sep 20
Mars in Sagittarius Sep 20 – Oct 31
Mars in Capricorn Oct 31 – Dec 10
Mars in Aquarius Dec 10 – Dec 31 and beyond

5 segments in 1982. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1982 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1982

Venus in Aquarius Dec 31, 1981 – Feb 10, 1982 · 41 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 23, 1982 – Feb 13, 1982 · 21 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 29, 1982 – Jul 4, 1982 · 156 days
Saturn in Libra Jan 31, 1982 – Jun 18, 1982 · 138 days
Jupiter in Scorpio Feb 24, 1982 – Jun 27, 1982 · 124 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 9, 1982 – Aug 9, 1982 · 153 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 29, 1982 – Sep 5, 1982 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini May 21, 1982 – Jun 13, 1982 · 24 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 19, 1982 – Oct 11, 1982 · 22 days
← 1981 Mars retrograde in 1981. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1983 → Mars retrograde in 1983.

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