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Neptune retrograde 1942

Neptune retrograde 1942: 1 period, 158 days inside the year — 43.3% of 1942. Neptune turned retrograde at 10:33 AM UTC on January 1 at 29°52′ Virgo and turned direct at 11:44 AM UTC on June 8 at 27°05′ Virgo.

Turns retrograde
Jan 1 10:33 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 8 11:44 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1942
158 days 43.3% of the year
Sign
Virgo retreats 2.79°
Neptune Retrograde 1942 Dates: Jan 1 – Jun 8

Neptune’s path through 1942, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1942
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1942. Neptune starts 1942 at 29°04′ Virgo and ends it at 1°15′ Libra — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 158 days, from 29°52′ Virgo on Jan 1 back to 27°05′ Virgo on Jun 8. Fastest day: Sep 20, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Mar 18, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1942 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 11, 1941 – Jan 1, 1942Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 8, 1942 – Sep 30, 1942Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 14, 1942 – Jan 3, 1943Retrograde: Jan 1, 1942 – Jun 8, 194226° Virgo27° Virgo28° Virgo29° Virgo0° Libra1° LibraStations retrograde Jan 1, 1942, 10:33 AM UTC, 29°52′ VirgoR Jan 1Stations direct Jun 8, 1942, 11:44 AM UTC, 27°05′ VirgoD Jun 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1942. Neptune starts 1942 at 29°04′ Virgo and ends it at 1°15′ Libra — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 158 days, from 29°52′ Virgo on Jan 1 back to 27°05′ Virgo on Jun 8. Fastest day: Sep 20, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Mar 18, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1942 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 11, 1941 – Jan 1, 1942Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 8, 1942 – Sep 30, 1942Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 14, 1942 – Jan 3, 1943Retrograde: Jan 1, 1942 – Jun 8, 194226° Virgo27° Virgo28° Virgo29° Virgo1° LibraStations retrograde Jan 1, 1942, 10:33 AM UTC, 29°52′ VirgoR Jan 1Stations direct Jun 8, 1942, 11:44 AM UTC, 27°05′ VirgoD Jun 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1942 at 29°04′ Virgo and ends it at 1°15′ Libra — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 158 days, from 29°52′ Virgo on Jan 1 back to 27°05′ Virgo on Jun 8. Fastest day: Sep 20, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Mar 18, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1942 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1942: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 10:33 AM UTC on January 1, 1942 at 29°52′ Virgo — 6:33 AM in Santiago, 5:33 AM in New York, 11:33 AM in London and 7:33 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Thu, Jan 1 · 29°52′ Virgo Mon, Jun 8 · 27°05′ Virgo
Honolulu United States 12:03 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−10:30 2:14 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−9:30
Anchorage United States 12:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−10 2:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 2:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−8 4:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 3:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−7 5:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−6
Denver United States 3:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−7 5:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 4:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−6 6:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 4:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−6 5:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−6
New York United States 5:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−5 7:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−4 7:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 5:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−5 6:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−5 6:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:03 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−4:30 7:14 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 6:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−4 6:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−5
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−3 8:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−3 8:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC−1 11:44 AM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+1 1:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+2
Lagos Nigeria 11:33 AM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+1 12:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+2 1:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 12:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+2 1:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 12:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+2 1:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 12:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+2 2:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 12:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+2 1:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 12:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+2 2:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 1:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+3 2:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 1:18 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+2:45 2:29 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+2:45
Tehran Iran 2:03 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+3:30 3:14 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+4 3:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:03 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+5:30 5:14 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 5:03 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+6:30 5:14 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:03 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+5:30 5:14 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:03 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+6:30 5:14 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+5:30
Bangkok Thailand 5:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+7 6:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:03 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+7:30 8:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+9
Singapore 6:03 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+7:30 8:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+9
Beijing China 6:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+8 8:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 7:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+9 8:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+9
Perth Australia 7:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+9 7:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+9 8:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+9 8:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:03 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+10:30 9:14 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+11 9:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+11 9:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:33 PM Thu, Jan 1 · UTC+12 11:44 PM Mon, Jun 8 · UTC+12

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Neptune station 1900–2050: median under a minute, largest 1.8 minutes. Near a station Neptune barely moves, so almanacs differ by minutes. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

158 days · retreats 2.79°

January 1 → June 8, 1942 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Jan 1, 1942, 10:33 AM UTC at 29°52′ Virgo
Stations direct Jun 8, 1942, 11:44 AM UTC at 27°05′ Virgo
Shadow opens Sep 11, 1941, 4:11 PM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 30, 1942, 10:18 AM UTC (114 days after)
Full window including shadows 384 days

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Gemini — Jan 1 to Feb 5, 1942 (35 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — Jan 1 to Jan 23, 1942 (22 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Jan 1 to Feb 3, 1942 (33 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Jan 1 to Apr 16, 1942 (105 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Aquarius — Jan 13 to Feb 23, 1942 (41 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Feb 1 to Feb 22, 1942 (21 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 31 to Jun 8, 1942 (8 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1942

Previous

1941 Ended June 5, 1941 after 158 days, moving back 2.79° through the zodiac.

Next

1943 Begins January 3, 1943 and runs 158 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 1942

Neptune through the zodiac in 1942

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1942, 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.

Neptune in Virgo From Jan 1 – Oct 3
Neptune in Libra Oct 3 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1942. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1942 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1942

Uranus in Gemini Sep 5, 1941 – Feb 3, 1942 · 151 days
Saturn in Taurus Sep 10, 1941 – Jan 23, 1942 · 135 days
Jupiter in Gemini Oct 10, 1941 – Feb 5, 1942 · 118 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 6, 1941 – Apr 16, 1942 · 161 days
Venus in Aquarius Jan 13, 1942 – Feb 23, 1942 · 41 days
Mercury in Aquarius Feb 1, 1942 – Feb 22, 1942 · 21 days
Mercury in Gemini May 31, 1942 – Jun 24, 1942 · 24 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 10, 1942 – Feb 8, 1943 · 151 days
Saturn in Gemini Sep 25, 1942 – Feb 6, 1943 · 134 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 28, 1942 – Oct 20, 1942 · 21 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 8, 1942 – Apr 18, 1943 · 161 days
Jupiter in Cancer Nov 12, 1942 – Mar 12, 1943 · 119 days
← 1941 Neptune retrograde in 1941. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1943 → Neptune retrograde in 1943.

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