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Saturn retrograde 1938

Saturn retrograde 1938: 1 period, 137 days inside the year — 37.5% of 1938. Saturn turned retrograde at 11:14 PM UTC on July 30 at 18°03′ Aries and turned direct at 9:35 PM UTC on December 14 at 11°13′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Jul 30 11:14 PM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 14 9:35 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1938
137 days 37.5% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 6.82°
Saturn Retrograde 1938 Dates: Jul 30 – Dec 14

Saturn’s path through 1938, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1938
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1938. Saturn starts 1938 at 28°17′ Pisces and ends it at 10°38′ Aries — 12.4° of net progress: 19.2° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.82° in 137 days, from 18°02′ Aries on Jul 30 back to 11°13′ Aries on Dec 14. Fastest day: Mar 28, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Oct 8, 0.079°. Counting the shadows, 316 days of 1938 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 1, 1937 – Mar 6, 1938Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 24, 1938 – Jul 30, 1938Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 14, 1938 – Mar 19, 1939Retrograde: Jul 30, 1938 – Dec 14, 19380° Aries5° Aries10° Aries15° AriesStations retrograde Jul 30, 1938, 11:14 PM UTC, 18°03′ AriesR Jul 30Stations direct Dec 14, 1938, 9:35 PM UTC, 11°13′ AriesD Dec 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1938. Saturn starts 1938 at 28°17′ Pisces and ends it at 10°38′ Aries — 12.4° of net progress: 19.2° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.82° in 137 days, from 18°02′ Aries on Jul 30 back to 11°13′ Aries on Dec 14. Fastest day: Mar 28, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Oct 8, 0.079°. Counting the shadows, 316 days of 1938 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 1, 1937 – Mar 6, 1938Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 24, 1938 – Jul 30, 1938Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 14, 1938 – Mar 19, 1939Retrograde: Jul 30, 1938 – Dec 14, 19380° Aries5° Aries10° Aries15° AriesStations retrograde Jul 30, 1938, 11:14 PM UTC, 18°03′ AriesR Jul 30Stations direct Dec 14, 1938, 9:35 PM UTC, 11°13′ AriesD Dec 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1938 at 28°17′ Pisces and ends it at 10°38′ Aries — 12.4° of net progress: 19.2° forward, 6.8° given back. The loop retraces 6.82° in 137 days, from 18°02′ Aries on Jul 30 back to 11°13′ Aries on Dec 14. Fastest day: Mar 28, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Oct 8, 0.079°. Counting the shadows, 316 days of 1938 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1938: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 11:14 PM UTC on July 30, 1938 at 18°03′ Aries — 7:14 PM in Santiago, 7:14 PM in New York, 12:14 AM on July 31 in London and 8:14 AM on July 31 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Jul 30 · 18°03′ Aries Wed, Dec 14 · 11°13′ Aries
Honolulu United States 12:44 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−10:30 11:05 AM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 1:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−10 11:35 AM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 3:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−8 1:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 4:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−7 2:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−7 2:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 6:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−5 3:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 5:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−6 3:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−4 4:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 7:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−4 4:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 6:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−5 4:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−5 5:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−4
Caracas Venezuela 6:44 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−4:30 5:05 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 7:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−4 5:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−4 6:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−3 6:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:14 PM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC−1 8:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 12:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+1 9:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 12:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+1 10:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+1 9:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC
Berlin Germany 12:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+1 10:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+2 11:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+2 11:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+2 11:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 1:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+2 11:35 PM Wed, Dec 14 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 2:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+3 12:35 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 1:59 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+2:45 12:20 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+2:45
Tehran Iran 2:44 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+3:30 1:05 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+4 1:35 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:44 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+5:30 3:05 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 4:44 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+5:30 3:05 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:44 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+5:30 3:05 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:07 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+5:53 3:28 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 6:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+7 4:35 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:44 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+7:30 5:05 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 6:34 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+7:20 4:55 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+7:20
Beijing China 7:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+8 5:35 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+8 5:35 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+8 5:35 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+9 6:35 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+9 6:35 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:44 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+9:30 7:05 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+10 7:35 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:14 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+10 7:35 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:44 AM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC+11:30 9:35 AM Thu, Dec 15 · UTC+12

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.

137 days · retreats 6.82°

July 30 → December 14, 1938 in Aries

Stations retrograde Jul 30, 1938, 11:14 PM UTC at 18°03′ Aries
Stations direct Dec 14, 1938, 9:35 PM UTC at 11°13′ Aries
Shadow opens Apr 24, 1938, 8:08 PM UTC (97 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 19, 1939, 1:00 AM UTC (94 days after)
Full window including shadows 328 days

Saturn retrograde in Aries

Saturn retrograde in Aries, its sign of fall, reviews independence, leadership and impulse. Plans launched too hastily need restructuring, and patience becomes the lesson. It suits rebuilding personal initiatives on firmer ground.

It begins in Leo season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jul 30 to Oct 19, 1938 (80 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 14 to Sep 6, 1938 (23 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Aug 24 to Dec 14, 1938 (113 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Sagittarius — Oct 30 to Dec 10, 1938 (41 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Nov 2 to Dec 14, 1938 (42 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Dec 4 to Dec 14, 1938 (10 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 1938

Previous

1937 Ended December 1, 1937 after 138 days, moving back 6.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1939 Begins August 14, 1939 and runs 136 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 1938

Saturn through the zodiac in 1938

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1938, 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 Pisces From Jan 1 – Jan 14
Saturn in Aries Jan 14 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1938. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1938 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1938

Uranus in Taurus Aug 19, 1937 – Jan 18, 1938 · 152 days
Pluto in Leo Oct 31, 1937 – Apr 11, 1938 · 161 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 20, 1937 – Jan 9, 1938 · 20 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 23, 1937 – May 30, 1938 · 158 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 11, 1938 – May 5, 1938 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jun 21, 1938 – Oct 19, 1938 · 120 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 14, 1938 – Sep 6, 1938 · 23 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 24, 1938 – Jan 22, 1939 · 151 days
Venus in Sagittarius Oct 30, 1938 – Dec 10, 1938 · 41 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 2, 1938 – Apr 12, 1939 · 161 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Dec 4, 1938 – Dec 24, 1938 · 20 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 26, 1938 – Jun 1, 1939 · 158 days
← 1937 Saturn retrograde in 1937. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1939 → Saturn retrograde in 1939.

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