Mars retrograde 1988

1 period, 63 days inside the year — 17.1% of 1988. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

63 days · retreats 11.59°

26 August → 28 October 1988 in Aries

Stations retrograde 26 Aug 1988, 14:10 UTC at 11.65° Aries

Stations direct 28 Oct 1988, 06:06 UTC at 0.06° Aries

Shadow opens 13 Jul 1988 (44 days before)

Shadow closes 13 Dec 1988 (46 days after)

Full window including shadows 153 days

Read against Aries, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1988

1986 Ended 12 August 1986 after 64 days, moving back 11.69° through the zodiac.

1990 Begins 20 October 1990 and runs 73 days.

Gap across 1988

4.2 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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.

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