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Neptune retrograde 1952

Neptune retrograde 1952: 1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.4% of 1952. Neptune turned retrograde at 4:29 PM UTC on January 23 at 21°42′ Libra and turned direct at 9:25 AM UTC on June 30 at 18°55′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Jan 23 4:29 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 30 9:25 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1952
159 days 43.4% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 2.78°
Neptune Retrograde 1952 Dates: Jan 23 – Jun 30

Neptune’s path through 1952, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1952
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1952. Neptune starts 1952 at 20°53′ Libra and ends it at 23°03′ Libra — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 159 days, from 21°42′ Libra on Jan 23 back to 18°55′ Libra on Jun 30. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Apr 7, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1952 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 4, 1951 – Jan 23, 1952Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 30, 1952 – Oct 21, 1952Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 5, 1952 – Jan 25, 1953Retrograde: Jan 23, 1952 – Jun 30, 195218° Libra19° Libra20° Libra21° Libra23° LibraStations retrograde Jan 23, 1952, 4:29 PM UTC, 21°42′ LibraR Jan 23Stations direct Jun 30, 1952, 9:25 AM UTC, 18°55′ LibraD Jun 30JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1952. Neptune starts 1952 at 20°53′ Libra and ends it at 23°03′ Libra — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 159 days, from 21°42′ Libra on Jan 23 back to 18°55′ Libra on Jun 30. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Apr 7, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1952 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 4, 1951 – Jan 23, 1952Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 30, 1952 – Oct 21, 1952Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 5, 1952 – Jan 25, 1953Retrograde: Jan 23, 1952 – Jun 30, 195218° Libra19° Libra20° Libra23° LibraStations retrograde Jan 23, 1952, 4:29 PM UTC, 21°42′ LibraR Jan 23Stations direct Jun 30, 1952, 9:25 AM UTC, 18°55′ LibraD Jun 30JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1952 at 20°53′ Libra and ends it at 23°03′ Libra — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 159 days, from 21°42′ Libra on Jan 23 back to 18°55′ Libra on Jun 30. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Apr 7, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1952 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1952: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 4:29 PM UTC on January 23, 1952 at 21°42′ Libra — 12:29 PM in Santiago, 11:29 AM in New York, 4:29 PM in London and 1:29 AM on January 24 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Jan 23 · 21°42′ Libra Mon, Jun 30 · 18°55′ Libra
Honolulu United States 6:29 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−10 11:25 PM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 6:29 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−10 11:25 PM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 8:29 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−8 2:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 9:29 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−7 2:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−7
Denver United States 9:29 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−7 2:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 10:29 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−6 4:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 10:29 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−6 3:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−6
New York United States 11:29 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−5 5:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 11:29 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−5 5:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 11:29 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−5 4:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:29 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−5 4:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:59 AM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−4:30 4:55 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 12:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−4 5:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−3 6:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−2 6:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC−1 9:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC
London United Kingdom 4:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC 10:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 5:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+1 10:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+1
Paris France 5:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+1 10:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 5:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+1 10:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 6:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+2 11:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 6:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+2 11:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 6:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+2 11:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 6:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+2 11:25 AM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 7:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+3 12:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 7:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+3 12:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:59 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+3:30 12:55 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+4 1:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+5 2:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:59 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+5:30 2:55 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:59 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+5:30 2:55 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+6 3:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:29 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+7 4:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:59 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+7:30 4:55 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 11:59 PM Wed, Jan 23 · UTC+7:30 4:55 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 12:29 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+8 5:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:29 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+8 5:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:29 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+8 5:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:29 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+9 6:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:29 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+9 6:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:59 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+9:30 6:55 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 2:29 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+10 7:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:29 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+10 7:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 4:29 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+12 9:25 PM Mon, Jun 30 · 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.

159 days · retreats 2.78°

January 23 → June 30, 1952 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 23, 1952, 4:29 PM UTC at 21°42′ Libra
Stations direct Jun 30, 1952, 9:25 AM UTC at 18°55′ Libra
Shadow opens Oct 4, 1951, 7:21 AM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 21, 1952, 11:58 PM UTC (114 days after)
Full window including shadows 384 days

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Cancer — Jan 23 to Mar 18, 1952 (54 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Jan 23 to Apr 30, 1952 (98 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Libra — Jan 24 to Jun 10, 1952 (138 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Scorpio — Mar 25 to Jun 10, 1952 (77 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 26 to Apr 19, 1952 (23 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1952

Previous

1951 Ended June 28, 1951 after 159 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1953 Begins January 25, 1953 and runs 159 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 1952

Neptune through the zodiac in 1952

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1952, 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 Libra From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Neptune moves.

1952 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1952

Uranus in Cancer Oct 20, 1951 – Mar 18, 1952 · 149 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 23, 1951 – Apr 30, 1952 · 159 days
Saturn in Libra Jan 24, 1952 – Jun 10, 1952 · 138 days
Mars in Scorpio Mar 25, 1952 – Jun 10, 1952 · 77 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 26, 1952 – Apr 19, 1952 · 23 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 29, 1952 – Aug 22, 1952 · 24 days
Jupiter in Taurus Sep 9, 1952 – Jan 5, 1953 · 118 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 24, 1952 – Mar 22, 1953 · 149 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 20, 1952 – Dec 10, 1952 · 20 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 24, 1952 – May 2, 1953 · 159 days
← 1951 Neptune retrograde in 1951. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1953 → Neptune retrograde in 1953.

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