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Saturn retrograde 1969

Saturn retrograde 1969: 1 period, 133 days inside the year — 36.4% of 1969. Saturn turned retrograde at 5:45 AM UTC on August 21 at 8°56′ Taurus and turned direct at 9:06 PM UTC on January 3, 1970 at 2°03′ Taurus.

Turns retrograde
Aug 21 5:45 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1969
133 days 36.4% of the year
Sign
Taurus retreats 6.89°
Saturn Retrograde 1969 Dates: From Aug 21

Saturn’s path through 1969, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1969
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1969. Saturn starts 1969 at 18°21′ Aries and ends it at 1°38′ Taurus — 13.3° of net progress: 20.2° forward, 6.9° given back. The loop retraces 6.89° in 136 days, from 8°56′ Taurus on Aug 21 back to 2°03′ Taurus on Jan 3 1970. Fastest day: Apr 17, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Oct 29, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 313 days of 1969 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 21, 1968 – Mar 25, 1969Pre-retrograde shadow: May 16, 1969 – Aug 21, 1969Retrograde: Aug 21, 1969 – Jan 3, 197020° Aries25° Aries0° Taurus5° Taurus10° TaurusStations retrograde Aug 21, 1969, 5:45 AM UTC, 8°56′ TaurusR Aug 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1969. Saturn starts 1969 at 18°21′ Aries and ends it at 1°38′ Taurus — 13.3° of net progress: 20.2° forward, 6.9° given back. The loop retraces 6.89° in 136 days, from 8°56′ Taurus on Aug 21 back to 2°03′ Taurus on Jan 3 1970. Fastest day: Apr 17, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Oct 29, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 313 days of 1969 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 21, 1968 – Mar 25, 1969Pre-retrograde shadow: May 16, 1969 – Aug 21, 1969Retrograde: Aug 21, 1969 – Jan 3, 197020° Aries25° Aries0° Taurus5° Taurus10° TaurusStations retrograde Aug 21, 1969, 5:45 AM UTC, 8°56′ TaurusR Aug 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1969 at 18°21′ Aries and ends it at 1°38′ Taurus — 13.3° of net progress: 20.2° forward, 6.9° given back. The loop retraces 6.89° in 136 days, from 8°56′ Taurus on Aug 21 back to 2°03′ Taurus on Jan 3 1970. Fastest day: Apr 17, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Oct 29, 0.08°. Counting the shadows, 313 days of 1969 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1969: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 5:45 AM UTC on August 21, 1969 at 8°56′ Taurus — 1:45 AM in Santiago, 1:45 AM in New York, 6:45 AM in London and 2:45 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde · Aug 21, 1969 Turns direct · Jan 3, 1970
UTC Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · 8°56′ Taurus Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · 2°03′ Taurus
Honolulu United States 7:45 PM Wed, Aug 20, 1969 · UTC−10 11:06 AM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:45 PM Wed, Aug 20, 1969 · UTC−9 11:06 AM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 10:45 PM Wed, Aug 20, 1969 · UTC−7 1:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 10:45 PM Wed, Aug 20, 1969 · UTC−7 2:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−7
Denver United States 11:45 PM Wed, Aug 20, 1969 · UTC−6 2:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 12:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC−5 3:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 11:45 PM Wed, Aug 20, 1969 · UTC−6 3:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−6
New York United States 1:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC−4 4:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 1:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC−4 4:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 12:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC−5 4:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 12:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC−5 4:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 1:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC−4 5:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 1:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC−4 6:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC−4 6:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC−3 6:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 5:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC 9:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC
London United Kingdom 6:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+1 10:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 6:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+1 10:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+1 10:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+1 10:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 7:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+2 11:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+3 11:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+2 11:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+2 11:06 PM Sat, Jan 3, 1970 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 8:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+3 12:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 8:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+3 12:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:15 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+3:30 12:36 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 9:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+4 1:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 10:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+5 2:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:15 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+5:30 2:36 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:15 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+5:30 2:36 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 11:45 AM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+6 3:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 12:45 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+7 4:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 12:45 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+7 4:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+7
Singapore 1:15 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+7:30 4:36 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 1:45 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+8 5:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 1:45 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+8 5:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 1:45 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+8 5:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 2:45 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+9 6:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 2:45 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+9 6:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:15 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+9:30 6:36 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 3:45 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+10 7:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 3:45 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+10 7:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 5:45 PM Thu, Aug 21, 1969 · UTC+12 9:06 AM Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · 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.

136 days · retreats 6.89° · crosses the year boundary

August 21, 1969 → January 3, 1970 in Taurus

Stations retrograde Aug 21, 1969, 5:45 AM UTC at 8°56′ Taurus
Stations direct Jan 3, 1970, 9:06 PM UTC at 2°03′ Taurus
Shadow opens May 16, 1969, 12:42 PM UTC (97 days before)
Shadow closes Apr 7, 1970, 8:44 PM UTC (94 days after)
Full window including shadows 326 days

Saturn retrograde in Taurus

Saturn retrograde in Taurus reviews financial security, possessions and values. Long-term financial plans are reassessed and resistance to change is examined. It suits strengthening practical foundations.

It begins in Leo season and ends in Capricorn season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 16 to Oct 8, 1969 (22 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Dec 30 to Jan 3, 1970 (5 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 1969

Previous

1968 Ended December 21, 1968 after 136 days, moving back 6.86° through the zodiac.

Next

1970 Begins September 4, 1970 and runs 135 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 1969

Saturn through the zodiac in 1969

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1969, 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 Aries From Jan 1 – Apr 29
Saturn in Taurus Apr 29 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1969. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1969 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1969

Pluto in Virgo Dec 27, 1968 – Jun 2, 1969 · 157 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 8, 1969 – Jun 7, 1969 · 150 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 20, 1969 – Feb 10, 1969 · 21 days
Jupiter in Libra Jan 20, 1969 – May 23, 1969 · 123 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 28, 1969 – Aug 7, 1969 · 160 days
Venus in Aries Mar 18, 1969 – Apr 29, 1969 · 42 days
Mars in Sagittarius Apr 27, 1969 – Jul 8, 1969 · 72 days
Mercury in Gemini May 17, 1969 – Jun 10, 1969 · 24 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 16, 1969 – Oct 8, 1969 · 22 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 30, 1969 – Jun 5, 1970 · 157 days
← 1968 Saturn retrograde in 1968. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1970 → Saturn retrograde in 1970.

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