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Saturn retrograde 1903

Saturn retrograde 1903: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.6% of 1903. Saturn turned retrograde at 12:09 PM UTC on May 20 at 9°19′ Aquarius and turned direct at 8:06 AM UTC on October 8 at 2°41′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 20 12:09 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 8 8:06 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1903
141 days 38.6% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 6.63°
Saturn Retrograde 1903 Dates: May 20 – Oct 8

Saturn’s path through 1903, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1903
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1903. Saturn starts 1903 at 26°25′ Capricorn and ends it at 6°39′ Aquarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 9°19′ Aquarius on May 20 back to 2°41′ Aquarius on Oct 8. Fastest day: Jan 22, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 29, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 323 days of 1903 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 26, 1902 – Jan 1, 1903Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 11, 1903 – May 20, 1903Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 8, 1903 – Jan 12, 1904Retrograde: May 20, 1903 – Oct 8, 190326° Capricorn28° Capricorn0° Aquarius2° Aquarius4° Aquarius6° Aquarius8° Aquarius10° AquariusStations retrograde May 20, 1903, 12:09 PM UTC, 9°19′ AquariusR May 20Stations direct Oct 8, 1903, 8:06 AM UTC, 2°41′ AquariusD Oct 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1903. Saturn starts 1903 at 26°25′ Capricorn and ends it at 6°39′ Aquarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 9°19′ Aquarius on May 20 back to 2°41′ Aquarius on Oct 8. Fastest day: Jan 22, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 29, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 323 days of 1903 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 26, 1902 – Jan 1, 1903Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 11, 1903 – May 20, 1903Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 8, 1903 – Jan 12, 1904Retrograde: May 20, 1903 – Oct 8, 190326° Capricorn28° Capricorn0° Aquarius6° Aquarius8° Aquarius10° AquariusStations retrograde May 20, 1903, 12:09 PM UTC, 9°19′ AquariusR May 20Stations direct Oct 8, 1903, 8:06 AM UTC, 2°41′ AquariusD Oct 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1903 at 26°25′ Capricorn and ends it at 6°39′ Aquarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 9°19′ Aquarius on May 20 back to 2°41′ Aquarius on Oct 8. Fastest day: Jan 22, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 29, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 323 days of 1903 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1903: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 12:09 PM UTC on May 20, 1903 at 9°19′ Aquarius — 7:26 AM in Santiago, 7:09 AM in New York, 12:09 PM in London and 9:09 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, May 20 · 9°19′ Aquarius Thu, Oct 8 · 2°41′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 1:39 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−10:30 9:36 PM Wed, Oct 7 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 2:09 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−10 10:06 PM Wed, Oct 7 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 4:09 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−8 12:06 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 5:09 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−7 1:06 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:09 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−7 1:06 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 6:09 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−6 2:06 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 5:32 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−6:36 1:29 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−6:36
New York United States 7:09 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−5 3:06 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 7:09 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−5 3:06 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 7:12 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−4:56 3:09 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−4:56
Lima Peru 7:00 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−5:08 2:57 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−5:08
Caracas Venezuela 7:41 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−4:27 3:38 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−4:27
Santiago Chile 7:26 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−4:42 3:23 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−4:42
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:52 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−4:16 3:49 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−4:16
São Paulo Brazil 9:02 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−3:06 4:59 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−3:06
Reykjavík Iceland 10:41 AM Wed, May 20 · UTC−1:28 6:38 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC−1:28
London United Kingdom 12:09 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC 8:06 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 12:22 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+0:13 8:19 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+0:13
Paris France 12:18 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+0:09 8:15 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+0:09
Berlin Germany 1:09 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+1 9:06 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 2:09 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+2 10:06 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:09 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+2 10:06 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:43 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+1:34 9:40 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+1:34
Istanbul Turkey 2:05 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+1:56 10:02 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+1:56
Moscow Russia 2:39 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+2:30 10:36 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+2:30
Nairobi Kenya 2:36 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+2:27 10:33 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+2:27
Tehran Iran 3:34 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+3:25 11:31 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:50 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+3:41 11:47 AM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+3:41
Karachi Pakistan 4:37 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+4:28 12:34 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+4:28
New Delhi India 5:30 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+5:21 1:27 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+5:21
Kathmandu Nepal 5:50 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+5:41 1:47 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+5:41
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:02 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+5:53 1:59 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 6:51 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+6:42 2:48 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+6:42
Jakarta Indonesia 7:16 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+7:07 3:13 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+7:07
Singapore 7:04 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+6:55 3:01 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+6:55
Beijing China 8:09 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+8 4:06 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:09 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+8 4:06 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:09 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+8 4:06 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:36 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+8:27 4:33 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+8:27
Tokyo Japan 9:09 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+9 5:06 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:39 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+9:30 5:36 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:09 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+10 6:06 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:09 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+10 6:06 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 11:39 PM Wed, May 20 · UTC+11:30 7:36 PM Thu, Oct 8 · UTC+11:30

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Saturn station 1900–2050: median under a minute, largest 1.2 minutes. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

141 days · retreats 6.63°

May 20 → October 8, 1903 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 20, 1903, 12:09 PM UTC at 9°19′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 8, 1903, 8:06 AM UTC at 2°41′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Feb 11, 1903, 6:49 PM UTC (98 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 12, 1904, 4:20 PM UTC (96 days after)
Full window including shadows 335 days

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Sagittarius — May 20 to Sep 1, 1903 (104 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 22 to Jun 15, 1903 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jul 14 to Oct 8, 1903 (86 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Libra — Aug 27 to Oct 8, 1903 (42 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 20 to Oct 8, 1903 (17 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Gemini — Sep 21 to Oct 8, 1903 (17 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 1903

Previous

1902 Ended September 26, 1902 after 141 days, moving back 6.62° through the zodiac.

Next

1904 Begins May 31, 1904 and runs 140 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 1903

Saturn through the zodiac in 1903

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1903, 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.

Saturn in Capricorn From Jan 1 – Jan 19
Saturn in Aquarius Jan 19 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1903. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1903 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1903

Pluto in Gemini Sep 20, 1902 – Mar 3, 1903 · 164 days
Neptune in Cancer Oct 7, 1902 – Mar 13, 1903 · 156 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 24, 1903 – Feb 14, 1903 · 21 days
Mars in Libra Feb 18, 1903 – May 9, 1903 · 80 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 31, 1903 – Sep 1, 1903 · 153 days
Mercury in Gemini May 22, 1903 – Jun 15, 1903 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 14, 1903 – Nov 9, 1903 · 119 days
Venus in Libra Aug 27, 1903 – Oct 9, 1903 · 42 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 20, 1903 – Oct 12, 1903 · 22 days
Pluto in Gemini Sep 21, 1903 – Mar 3, 1904 · 164 days
Neptune in Cancer Oct 10, 1903 – Mar 14, 1904 · 156 days
← 1902 Saturn retrograde in 1902. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1904 → Saturn retrograde in 1904.

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