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Neptune retrograde 1961

Neptune retrograde 1961: 1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.6% of 1961. Neptune turned retrograde at 11:33 AM UTC on February 11 at 11°19′ Scorpio and turned direct at 6:49 PM UTC on July 20 at 8°32′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Feb 11 11:33 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 20 6:49 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1961
159 days 43.6% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1961 Dates: Feb 11 – Jul 20

Neptune’s path through 1961, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1961
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1961. Neptune starts 1961 at 10°17′ Scorpio and ends it at 12°25′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 159 days, from 11°18′ Scorpio on Feb 11 back to 8°32′ Scorpio on Jul 20. Fastest day: Nov 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Apr 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 23, 1960 – Feb 11, 1961Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 20, 1961 – Nov 10, 1961Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 25, 1961 – Feb 13, 1962Retrograde: Feb 11, 1961 – Jul 20, 19618° Scorpio9° Scorpio10° Scorpio11° Scorpio12° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 11, 1961, 11:33 AM UTC, 11°19′ ScorpioR Feb 11Stations direct Jul 20, 1961, 6:49 PM UTC, 8°32′ ScorpioD Jul 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1961. Neptune starts 1961 at 10°17′ Scorpio and ends it at 12°25′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 159 days, from 11°18′ Scorpio on Feb 11 back to 8°32′ Scorpio on Jul 20. Fastest day: Nov 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Apr 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 23, 1960 – Feb 11, 1961Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 20, 1961 – Nov 10, 1961Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 25, 1961 – Feb 13, 1962Retrograde: Feb 11, 1961 – Jul 20, 19618° Scorpio9° Scorpio11° Scorpio12° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 11, 1961, 11:33 AM UTC, 11°19′ ScorpioR Feb 11Stations direct Jul 20, 1961, 6:49 PM UTC, 8°32′ ScorpioD Jul 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1961 at 10°17′ Scorpio and ends it at 12°25′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 159 days, from 11°18′ Scorpio on Feb 11 back to 8°32′ Scorpio on Jul 20. Fastest day: Nov 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Apr 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1961: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 11:33 AM UTC on February 11, 1961 at 11°19′ Scorpio — 7:33 AM in Santiago, 6:33 AM in New York, 11:33 AM in London and 8:33 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Feb 11 · 11°19′ Scorpio Thu, Jul 20 · 8°32′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 1:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−10 8:49 AM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−10 8:49 AM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 3:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−8 11:49 AM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 4:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−7 11:49 AM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−7 11:49 AM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 5:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−6 1:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−6 12:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−5 2:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−5 2:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−5 1:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−5 1:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:03 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−4:30 2:19 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 7:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−4 2:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−3 3:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−3 3:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC−1 6:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:33 AM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC 7:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+1 7:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+1 7:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 12:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+1 7:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+2 8:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+2 9:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 1:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+2 8:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 1:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+2 8:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 2:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+3 9:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+3 9:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:03 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+3:30 10:19 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+4 10:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+5 11:49 PM Thu, Jul 20 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:03 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+5:30 12:19 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:03 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+5:30 12:19 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+6 12:49 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+7 1:49 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:03 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+7:30 2:19 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 7:03 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+7:30 2:19 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 7:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+8 2:49 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+8 2:49 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+8 2:49 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:03 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+8:30 3:19 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 8:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+9 3:49 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:03 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+9:30 4:19 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+10 4:49 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+10 4:49 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 11:33 PM Sat, Feb 11 · UTC+12 6:49 AM Fri, Jul 21 · 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 2.77°

February 11 → July 20, 1961 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Feb 11, 1961, 11:33 AM UTC at 11°19′ Scorpio
Stations direct Jul 20, 1961, 6:49 PM UTC at 8°32′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Oct 23, 1960, 10:22 AM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 10, 1961, 9:04 PM UTC (113 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Leo — Feb 11 to Apr 29, 1961 (77 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Feb 11 to May 17, 1961 (95 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 12 to Mar 6, 1961 (22 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Aries — Mar 20 to May 2, 1961 (42 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Capricorn — May 9 to Jul 20, 1961 (72 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Aquarius — May 25 to Jul 20, 1961 (56 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 14 to Jul 8, 1961 (24 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1961

Previous

1960 Ended July 18, 1960 after 159 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1962 Begins February 13, 1962 and runs 160 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 1961

Neptune through the zodiac in 1961

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1961, 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 Scorpio From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

1961 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1961

Mars in Cancer Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 1961 · 77 days
Uranus in Leo Dec 1, 1960 – Apr 29, 1961 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 10, 1960 – May 17, 1961 · 158 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 12, 1961 – Mar 6, 1961 · 22 days
Venus in Aries Mar 20, 1961 – May 2, 1961 · 42 days
Saturn in Capricorn May 9, 1961 – Sep 27, 1961 · 141 days
Jupiter in Aquarius May 25, 1961 – Sep 23, 1961 · 121 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 14, 1961 – Jul 8, 1961 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 10, 1961 – Oct 31, 1961 · 21 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 6, 1961 – May 4, 1962 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 12, 1961 – May 19, 1962 · 158 days
← 1960 Neptune retrograde in 1960. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1962 → Neptune retrograde in 1962.

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