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Saturn retrograde 1962

Saturn retrograde 1962: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.6% of 1962. Saturn turned retrograde at 11:23 PM UTC on May 21 at 11°23′ Aquarius and turned direct at 4:26 PM UTC on October 9 at 4°45′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 21 11:23 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 9 4:26 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1962
141 days 38.6% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 6.64°
Saturn Retrograde 1962 Dates: May 21 – Oct 9

Saturn’s path through 1962, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1962
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1962. Saturn starts 1962 at 29°08′ Capricorn and ends it at 9°25′ Aquarius — 10.3° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.64° in 141 days, from 11°23′ Aquarius on May 21 back to 4°45′ Aquarius on Oct 9. Fastest day: Jan 21, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Aug 1, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 323 days of 1962 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 27, 1961 – Jan 2, 1962Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 13, 1962 – May 21, 1962Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 9, 1962 – Jan 13, 1963Retrograde: May 21, 1962 – Oct 9, 196228° Capricorn0° Aquarius2° Aquarius4° Aquarius6° Aquarius8° Aquarius10° Aquarius12° AquariusStations retrograde May 21, 1962, 11:23 PM UTC, 11°23′ AquariusR May 21Stations direct Oct 9, 1962, 4:26 PM UTC, 4°45′ AquariusD Oct 9JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1962. Saturn starts 1962 at 29°08′ Capricorn and ends it at 9°25′ Aquarius — 10.3° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.64° in 141 days, from 11°23′ Aquarius on May 21 back to 4°45′ Aquarius on Oct 9. Fastest day: Jan 21, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Aug 1, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 323 days of 1962 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 27, 1961 – Jan 2, 1962Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 13, 1962 – May 21, 1962Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 9, 1962 – Jan 13, 1963Retrograde: May 21, 1962 – Oct 9, 196228° Capricorn0° Aquarius2° Aquarius10° Aquarius12° AquariusStations retrograde May 21, 1962, 11:23 PM UTC, 11°23′ AquariusR May 21Stations direct Oct 9, 1962, 4:26 PM UTC, 4°45′ AquariusD Oct 9JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1962 at 29°08′ Capricorn and ends it at 9°25′ Aquarius — 10.3° of net progress: 16.9° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.64° in 141 days, from 11°23′ Aquarius on May 21 back to 4°45′ Aquarius on Oct 9. Fastest day: Jan 21, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Aug 1, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 323 days of 1962 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1962: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 11:23 PM UTC on May 21, 1962 at 11°23′ Aquarius — 7:23 PM in Santiago, 7:23 PM in New York, 12:23 AM on May 22 in London and 8:23 AM on May 22 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, May 21 · 11°23′ Aquarius Tue, Oct 9 · 4°45′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 1:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−10 6:26 AM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−10 6:26 AM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 4:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−7 9:26 AM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 4:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−7 9:26 AM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−7 9:26 AM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 6:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−5 11:26 AM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−6 10:26 AM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−4 12:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−4 12:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−5 11:26 AM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−5 11:26 AM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:53 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−4:30 11:56 AM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 7:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−4 12:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−3 1:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC−3 1:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:23 PM Mon, May 21 · UTC 4:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+1 5:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+1 5:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+1 5:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 12:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+1 5:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+2 6:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+3 6:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+2 6:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 1:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+2 7:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+3 7:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+3 7:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:53 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+3:30 7:56 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+4 8:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+5 9:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:53 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+5:30 9:56 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:53 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+5:30 9:56 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+6 10:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+7 11:26 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:53 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+7:30 11:56 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 6:53 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+7:30 11:56 PM Tue, Oct 9 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 7:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+8 12:26 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+8 12:26 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+8 12:26 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+9 1:26 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+9 1:26 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:53 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+9:30 1:56 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+10 2:26 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+10 2:26 AM Wed, Oct 10 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 11:23 AM Tue, May 22 · UTC+12 4:26 AM Wed, Oct 10 · 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.

141 days · retreats 6.64°

May 21 → October 9, 1962 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 21, 1962, 11:23 PM UTC at 11°23′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 9, 1962, 4:26 PM UTC at 4°45′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Feb 13, 1962, 5:34 AM UTC (98 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 13, 1963, 11:54 PM UTC (96 days after)
Full window including shadows 335 days

It begins in Gemini season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Neptune in Scorpio — May 21 to Jul 23, 1962 (62 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 26 to Jun 19, 1962 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jul 2 to Oct 9, 1962 (99 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 24 to Oct 9, 1962 (16 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 1962

Previous

1961 Ended September 27, 1961 after 141 days, moving back 6.62° through the zodiac.

Next

1963 Begins June 3, 1963 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 1962

Saturn through the zodiac in 1962

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1962, 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 3
Saturn in Aquarius Jan 3 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1962. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1962 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1962

Uranus in Virgo Dec 6, 1961 – May 4, 1962 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 12, 1961 – May 19, 1962 · 158 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 27, 1962 – Feb 17, 1962 · 21 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 13, 1962 – Jul 23, 1962 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini May 26, 1962 – Jun 19, 1962 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 2, 1962 – Oct 29, 1962 · 119 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 24, 1962 – Oct 15, 1962 · 22 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 23, 1962 – Dec 3, 1962 · 41 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 11, 1962 – May 9, 1963 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 14, 1962 – May 21, 1963 · 158 days
Mars in Leo Dec 26, 1962 – Mar 16, 1963 · 80 days
← 1961 Saturn retrograde in 1961. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1963 → Saturn retrograde in 1963.

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