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Saturn retrograde 1928

Saturn retrograde 1928: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.6% of 1928. Saturn turned retrograde at 8:38 PM UTC on March 28 at 19°07′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 12:18 AM UTC on August 17 at 12°30′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 28 8:38 PM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 17 12:18 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1928
141 days 38.6% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 6.63°
Saturn Retrograde 1928 Dates: Mar 28 – Aug 17

Saturn’s path through 1928, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1928
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1928. Saturn starts 1928 at 12°29′ Sagittarius and ends it at 22°42′ Sagittarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.8° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 19°07′ Sagittarius on Mar 28 back to 12°29′ Sagittarius on Aug 17. Fastest day: Dec 12, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jun 6, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 327 days of 1928 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 23, 1927 – Mar 28, 1928Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 17, 1928 – Nov 22, 1928Retrograde: Mar 28, 1928 – Aug 17, 192810° Sagittarius12° Sagittarius14° Sagittarius18° Sagittarius20° Sagittarius22° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 28, 1928, 8:38 PM UTC, 19°07′ SagittariusR Mar 28Stations direct Aug 17, 1928, 12:18 AM UTC, 12°30′ SagittariusD Aug 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1928. Saturn starts 1928 at 12°29′ Sagittarius and ends it at 22°42′ Sagittarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.8° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 19°07′ Sagittarius on Mar 28 back to 12°29′ Sagittarius on Aug 17. Fastest day: Dec 12, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jun 6, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 327 days of 1928 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 23, 1927 – Mar 28, 1928Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 17, 1928 – Nov 22, 1928Retrograde: Mar 28, 1928 – Aug 17, 192810° Sagittarius22° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 28, 1928, 8:38 PM UTC, 19°07′ SagittariusR Mar 28Stations direct Aug 17, 1928, 12:18 AM UTC, 12°30′ SagittariusD Aug 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1928 at 12°29′ Sagittarius and ends it at 22°42′ Sagittarius — 10.2° of net progress: 16.8° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 19°07′ Sagittarius on Mar 28 back to 12°29′ Sagittarius on Aug 17. Fastest day: Dec 12, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jun 6, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 327 days of 1928 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1928: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 8:38 PM UTC on March 28, 1928 at 19°07′ Sagittarius — 4:38 PM in Santiago, 3:38 PM in New York, 8:38 PM in London and 5:38 AM on March 29 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Mar 28 · 19°07′ Sagittarius Fri, Aug 17 · 12°30′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 10:08 AM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−10:30 1:48 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 10:38 AM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−10 2:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 12:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−8 4:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 1:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−7 5:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−7 5:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 2:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−6 7:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−6 6:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−6
New York United States 3:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−5 8:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−5 8:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−5 7:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−5 7:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:08 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−4:30 7:48 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 4:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−4 7:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−5
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−4 8:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−4
São Paulo Brazil 5:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−3 9:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC−1 11:18 PM Thu, Aug 16 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 8:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC 1:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC+1 1:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC 1:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 9:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC+1 1:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 10:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC+2 2:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC+2 2:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 10:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC+2 2:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 10:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC+2 2:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 10:38 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC+2 2:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+2
Nairobi Kenya 11:08 PM Wed, Mar 28 · UTC+2:30 3:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:03 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+3:25 3:43 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:38 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+4 4:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:08 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+5:30 5:48 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 2:08 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+5:30 5:48 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:08 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+5:30 5:48 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:31 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+5:53 6:11 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 3:38 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+7 7:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:58 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+7:20 7:38 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+7:20
Singapore 3:38 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+7 7:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+7
Beijing China 4:38 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+8 8:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:38 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+8 8:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:38 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+8 8:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:38 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+9 9:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:38 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+9 9:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:08 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+9:30 9:48 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 6:38 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+10 10:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:38 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+10 10:18 AM Fri, Aug 17 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 8:08 AM Thu, Mar 29 · UTC+11:30 11:48 AM Fri, Aug 17 · 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°

March 28 → August 17, 1928 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 28, 1928, 8:38 PM UTC at 19°07′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 17, 1928, 12:18 AM UTC at 12°30′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Dec 23, 1927, 3:56 AM UTC (97 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 22, 1928, 11:24 PM UTC (98 days after)
Full window including shadows 336 days

It begins in Aries season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Neptune in Leo — Mar 28 to May 7, 1928 (40 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 16 to Jul 10, 1928 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Jul 12 to Aug 17, 1928 (35 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 1928

Previous

1927 Ended August 5, 1927 after 141 days, moving back 6.64° through the zodiac.

Next

1929 Begins April 9, 1929 and runs 141 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 1928

Saturn through the zodiac in 1928

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1928, 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 Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

1928 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1928

Pluto in Cancer Oct 18, 1927 – Mar 28, 1928 · 162 days
Neptune in Leo Dec 2, 1927 – May 7, 1928 · 157 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 15, 1928 – Mar 8, 1928 · 22 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 16, 1928 – Jul 10, 1928 · 24 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 12, 1928 – Dec 12, 1928 · 153 days
Jupiter in Taurus Aug 30, 1928 – Dec 25, 1928 · 117 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 12, 1928 – Nov 2, 1928 · 21 days
Pluto in Cancer Oct 19, 1928 – Mar 30, 1929 · 162 days
Mars in Cancer Nov 12, 1928 – Jan 27, 1929 · 76 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 3, 1928 – May 9, 1929 · 157 days
← 1927 Saturn retrograde in 1927. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1929 → Saturn retrograde in 1929.

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