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Saturn retrograde 1948

Saturn retrograde 1948: 2 periods, 122 days inside the year — 33.4% of 1948. Saturn turned direct at 3:20 AM UTC on April 17 at 15°45′ Leo, turned retrograde at 12:21 AM UTC on December 17 at 6°12′ Virgo and turned direct at 8:35 AM UTC on May 1, 1949 at 29°18′ Leo.

Turns direct
Apr 17 3:20 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Dec 17 12:21 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1948
122 days 33.4% of the year
Signs
Leo, Virgo last loop retreats 6.89°
Saturn Retrograde 1948 Dates: Until Apr 17, From Dec 17

Saturn’s path through 1948, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1948
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1948. Saturn starts 1948 at 21°15′ Leo and ends it at 5°17′ Virgo — 14° of net progress: 20.5° forward, 6.4° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.92° and 6.89° (135 and 135 days). Fastest day: Aug 17, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Feb 9, 0.082°. Counting the shadows, 313 days of 1948 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 17, 1948 – Jul 22, 1948Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 13, 1948 – Dec 17, 1948Retrograde: Dec 4, 1947 – Apr 17, 1948Retrograde: Dec 17, 1948 – May 1, 194915° Leo20° Leo25° Leo0° Virgo5° VirgoStations direct Apr 17, 1948, 3:20 AM UTC, 15°45′ LeoD Apr 17Stations retrograde Dec 17, 1948, 12:21 AM UTC, 6°12′ VirgoR Dec 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1948. Saturn starts 1948 at 21°15′ Leo and ends it at 5°17′ Virgo — 14° of net progress: 20.5° forward, 6.4° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.92° and 6.89° (135 and 135 days). Fastest day: Aug 17, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Feb 9, 0.082°. Counting the shadows, 313 days of 1948 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 17, 1948 – Jul 22, 1948Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 13, 1948 – Dec 17, 1948Retrograde: Dec 4, 1947 – Apr 17, 1948Retrograde: Dec 17, 1948 – May 1, 194915° Leo20° Leo25° Leo0° Virgo5° VirgoStations direct Apr 17, 1948, 3:20 AM UTC, 15°45′ LeoD Apr 17Stations retrograde Dec 17, 1948, 12:21 AM UTC, 6°12′ VirgoR Dec 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1948 at 21°15′ Leo and ends it at 5°17′ Virgo — 14° of net progress: 20.5° forward, 6.4° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.92° and 6.89° (135 and 135 days). Fastest day: Aug 17, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Feb 9, 0.082°. Counting the shadows, 313 days of 1948 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1948: exact times in your city

Saturn turned direct at 3:20 AM UTC on April 17, 1948 at 15°45′ Leo — 11:20 PM on April 16 in Santiago, 10:20 PM on April 16 in New York, 4:20 AM in London and 12:20 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Apr 17, 1948 Turns retrograde · Dec 17, 1948 Turns direct · May 1, 1949
UTC Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · 15°45′ Leo Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · 6°12′ Virgo Sun, May 1, 1949 · 29°18′ Leo
Honolulu United States 5:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−10 2:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−10 10:35 PM Sat, Apr 30, 1949 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−10 2:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−10 10:35 PM Sat, Apr 30, 1949 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 8:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−7 5:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−7 12:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 8:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−7 5:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−7 1:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−7 5:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−7 1:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 9:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−6 6:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−6 3:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 9:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−6 6:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−6 2:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−6
New York United States 10:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−5 7:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−5 4:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 10:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−5 7:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−5 4:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 10:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−5 7:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−5 3:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−5 7:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−5 3:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 10:50 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−4:30 7:51 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−4:30 4:05 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 11:20 PM Fri, Apr 16, 1948 · UTC−4 8:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−4 4:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC−3 9:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−3 5:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC−3 9:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−3 5:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC 11:21 PM Thu, Dec 16, 1948 · UTC−1 8:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC
London United Kingdom 4:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+1 12:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC 9:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+1 1:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+1 9:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+1 1:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+1 9:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 4:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+1 1:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+1 10:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 5:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+2 2:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+2 10:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+2 2:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+2 10:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 5:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+2 2:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+2 10:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 5:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+2 2:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+2 11:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+3 3:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+3 11:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 6:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+3 3:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+3 11:35 AM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 6:50 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+3:30 3:51 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+3:30 12:05 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+4 4:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+4 12:35 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:50 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+5:30 5:51 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+5:30 2:05 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 8:50 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+5:30 5:51 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+5:30 2:05 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:50 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+5:30 5:51 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+5:30 2:05 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:50 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+6:30 6:51 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+6:30 3:05 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+6:30
Bangkok Thailand 10:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+7 7:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+7 3:35 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:50 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+7:30 8:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+8 4:35 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+8
Singapore 10:50 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+7:30 7:51 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+7:30 4:05 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 11:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+8 8:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+8 5:35 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 11:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+8 8:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+8 4:35 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:20 AM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+8 8:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+8 4:35 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:20 PM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+9 9:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+9 6:35 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+10
Tokyo Japan 12:20 PM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+9 9:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+9 6:35 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+10
Adelaide Australia 12:50 PM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+9:30 9:51 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+9:30 6:05 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:20 PM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+10 10:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+10 6:35 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:20 PM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+10 10:21 AM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+10 6:35 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 3:20 PM Sat, Apr 17, 1948 · UTC+12 12:21 PM Fri, Dec 17, 1948 · UTC+12 8:35 PM Sun, May 1, 1949 · 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.

135 days · retreats 6.92° · crosses the year boundary

December 4, 1947 → April 17, 1948 in Leo

Stations retrograde Dec 4, 1947, 11:35 AM UTC at 22°40′ Leo
Stations direct Apr 17, 1948, 3:20 AM UTC at 15°45′ Leo
Shadow opens Aug 31, 1947, 11:34 PM UTC (95 days before)
Shadow closes Jul 22, 1948, 1:21 PM UTC (96 days after)
Full window including shadows 326 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Gemini — Dec 4 to Feb 29, 1948 (87 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Dec 4 to Apr 17, 1948 (135 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Virgo — Jan 8 to Mar 29, 1948 (81 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — Jan 14 to Apr 17, 1948 (93 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 11 to Mar 4, 1948 (22 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Sagittarius — Apr 15 to Apr 17, 1948 (2 days of overlap)

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

135 days · retreats 6.89° · crosses the year boundary

December 17, 1948 → May 1, 1949 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Dec 17, 1948, 12:21 AM UTC at 6°12′ Virgo
Stations direct May 1, 1949, 8:35 AM UTC at 29°18′ Leo
Shadow opens Sep 13, 1948, 11:21 AM UTC (95 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 6, 1949, 6:42 AM UTC (97 days after)
Full window including shadows 327 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Cancer — Dec 17 to Mar 5, 1949 (78 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Dec 17 to Apr 26, 1949 (131 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — Jan 16 to May 1, 1949 (105 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 24 to Feb 14, 1949 (21 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 1948

Previous

1947 Ended April 3, 1947 after 134 days, moving back 6.94° through the zodiac.

Next

1949 Begins December 30, 1949 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 1948

Saturn through the zodiac in 1948

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1948, 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 Leo From Jan 1 – Sep 19
Saturn in Virgo Sep 19 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1948. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1948 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1948

Uranus in Gemini Oct 2, 1947 – Feb 29, 1948 · 150 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 16, 1947 – Apr 24, 1948 · 160 days
Mars in Virgo Jan 8, 1948 – Mar 29, 1948 · 81 days
Neptune in Libra Jan 14, 1948 – Jun 21, 1948 · 158 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 11, 1948 – Mar 4, 1948 · 22 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Apr 15, 1948 – Aug 16, 1948 · 123 days
Venus in Cancer Jun 3, 1948 – Jul 16, 1948 · 43 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 11, 1948 – Jul 5, 1948 · 24 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 6, 1948 – Mar 5, 1949 · 150 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 8, 1948 – Oct 28, 1948 · 21 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 17, 1948 – Apr 26, 1949 · 160 days
← 1947 Saturn retrograde in 1947. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1949 → Saturn retrograde in 1949.

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