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Saturn retrograde 1972

Saturn retrograde 1972: 2 periods, 121 days inside the year — 33% of 1972. Saturn turned direct at 10:22 AM UTC on January 31 at 29°34′ Taurus, turned retrograde at 4:25 PM UTC on October 2 at 20°36′ Gemini and turned direct at 12:49 PM UTC on February 13, 1973 at 13°37′ Gemini.

Turns direct
Jan 31 10:22 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Oct 2 4:25 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1972
121 days 33% of the year
Sign
Gemini last loop retreats 6.97°
Saturn Retrograde 1972 Dates: Until Jan 31, From Oct 2

Saturn’s path through 1972, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1972
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1972. Saturn starts 1972 at 0°01′ Gemini and ends it at 14°55′ Gemini — 14.9° of net progress: 21° forward, 6.1° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.97° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: May 30, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Dec 7, 0.083°. Counting the shadows, 310 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Jan 31, 1972 – May 4, 1972Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 29, 1972 – Oct 2, 1972Retrograde: Sep 19, 1971 – Jan 31, 1972Retrograde: Oct 2, 1972 – Feb 13, 19730° Gemini5° Gemini10° Gemini15° Gemini20° GeminiStations direct Jan 31, 1972, 10:22 AM UTC, 29°34′ TaurusD Jan 31Stations retrograde Oct 2, 1972, 4:25 PM UTC, 20°36′ GeminiR Oct 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1972. Saturn starts 1972 at 0°01′ Gemini and ends it at 14°55′ Gemini — 14.9° of net progress: 21° forward, 6.1° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.97° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: May 30, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Dec 7, 0.083°. Counting the shadows, 310 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Jan 31, 1972 – May 4, 1972Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 29, 1972 – Oct 2, 1972Retrograde: Sep 19, 1971 – Jan 31, 1972Retrograde: Oct 2, 1972 – Feb 13, 19730° Gemini5° Gemini10° Gemini15° Gemini20° GeminiStations direct Jan 31, 1972, 10:22 AM UTC, 29°34′ TaurusD Jan 31Stations retrograde Oct 2, 1972, 4:25 PM UTC, 20°36′ GeminiR Oct 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1972 at 0°01′ Gemini and ends it at 14°55′ Gemini — 14.9° of net progress: 21° forward, 6.1° given back. Its two loops retrace 6.95° and 6.97° (134 and 134 days). Fastest day: May 30, 0.13° forward; fastest backward: Dec 7, 0.083°. Counting the shadows, 310 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1972: exact times in your city

Saturn turned direct at 10:22 AM UTC on January 31, 1972 at 29°34′ Taurus — 7:22 AM in Santiago, 5:22 AM in New York, 10:22 AM in London and 7:22 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Jan 31, 1972 Turns retrograde · Oct 2, 1972 Turns direct · Feb 13, 1973
UTC Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · 29°34′ Taurus Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · 20°36′ Gemini Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · 13°37′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 12:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−10 6:25 AM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−10 2:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−10 7:25 AM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−9 2:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 2:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−8 9:25 AM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−7 4:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 3:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−7 9:25 AM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−7 5:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−7 10:25 AM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−6 5:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 4:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−6 11:25 AM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−5 6:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 4:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−6 10:25 AM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−6 6:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−6
New York United States 5:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−5 12:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−4 7:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 5:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−5 12:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−4 7:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 5:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−5 11:25 AM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−5 7:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−5 11:25 AM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−5 7:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−4 12:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−4 8:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−3 12:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−4 9:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−3 1:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−3 9:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC−3 1:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC−3 9:49 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC 4:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC 12:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC 5:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+1 12:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 11:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+1 5:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+1 1:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+1 5:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+1 1:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 11:22 AM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+1 5:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+1 1:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 12:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+2 6:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+2 2:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 12:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+2 6:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+2 2:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 12:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+2 6:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+2 2:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 12:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+2 6:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+2 2:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 1:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+3 7:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+3 3:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 1:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+3 7:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+3 3:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:52 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+3:30 7:55 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+3:30 4:19 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+4 8:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+4 4:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+5 9:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+5 5:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 3:52 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+5:30 9:55 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+5:30 6:19 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:52 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+5:30 9:55 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+5:30 6:19 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+6 10:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+6 6:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 5:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+7 11:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+7 7:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+7 11:25 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+7 7:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:52 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+7:30 11:55 PM Mon, Oct 2, 1972 · UTC+7:30 8:19 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 6:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+8 12:25 AM Tue, Oct 3, 1972 · UTC+8 8:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 6:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+8 12:25 AM Tue, Oct 3, 1972 · UTC+8 8:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+8 12:25 AM Tue, Oct 3, 1972 · UTC+8 8:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+9 1:25 AM Tue, Oct 3, 1972 · UTC+9 9:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+9 1:25 AM Tue, Oct 3, 1972 · UTC+9 9:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:52 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+10:30 1:55 AM Tue, Oct 3, 1972 · UTC+9:30 11:19 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 9:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+11 2:25 AM Tue, Oct 3, 1972 · UTC+10 10:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+11 2:25 AM Tue, Oct 3, 1972 · UTC+10 11:49 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1973 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 10:22 PM Mon, Jan 31, 1972 · UTC+12 4:25 AM Tue, Oct 3, 1972 · UTC+12 12:49 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1973 · 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.

134 days · retreats 6.95° · crosses the year boundary

September 19, 1971 → January 31, 1972 in Gemini

Stations retrograde Sep 19, 1971, 2:17 AM UTC at 6°31′ Gemini
Stations direct Jan 31, 1972, 10:22 AM UTC at 29°34′ Taurus
Shadow opens Jun 15, 1971, 4:50 AM UTC (96 days before)
Shadow closes May 4, 1972, 12:53 PM UTC (94 days after)
Full window including shadows 324 days

Saturn retrograde in Gemini

Saturn retrograde in Gemini reviews communication, learning and commitments made in words. Contracts, education plans and information habits are restructured. It suits disciplined study and careful agreements.

…and back into 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 Virgo season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Dec 3 to Dec 22, 1971 (20 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Jan 4 to Jan 31, 1972 (27 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Libra — Jan 23 to Jan 31, 1972 (8 days of overlap)

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

134 days · retreats 6.97° · crosses the year boundary

October 2, 1972 → February 13, 1973 in Gemini

Stations retrograde Oct 2, 1972, 4:25 PM UTC at 20°36′ Gemini
Stations direct Feb 13, 1973, 12:49 PM UTC at 13°37′ Gemini
Shadow opens Jun 29, 1972, 3:46 AM UTC (96 days before)
Shadow closes May 18, 1973, 9:59 PM UTC (94 days after)
Full window including shadows 324 days

Saturn retrograde in Gemini

Saturn retrograde in Gemini reviews communication, learning and commitments made in words. Contracts, education plans and information habits are restructured. It suits disciplined study and careful agreements.

It begins in Libra season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 15 to Dec 5, 1972 (20 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Jan 6 to Feb 13, 1973 (38 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Libra — Jan 27 to Feb 13, 1973 (17 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 1972

Previous

1971 Ended January 17, 1971 after 135 days, moving back 6.93° through the zodiac.

Next

1973 Begins October 17, 1973 and runs 134 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 1972

Saturn through the zodiac in 1972

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1972, 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 Gemini From Jan 1 – Jan 10
Saturn in Taurus Jan 10 – Feb 21
Saturn in Gemini Feb 21 – Dec 31 and beyond

3 segments in 1972. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1972 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1972

Pluto in Libra Jan 4, 1972 – Jun 9, 1972 · 157 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 23, 1972 – Jun 21, 1972 · 151 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 7, 1972 – Aug 14, 1972 · 160 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 21, 1972 – Apr 14, 1972 · 23 days
Jupiter in Capricorn Apr 25, 1972 – Aug 25, 1972 · 122 days
Venus in Cancer May 27, 1972 – Jul 9, 1972 · 43 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 24, 1972 – Aug 17, 1972 · 24 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 15, 1972 – Dec 5, 1972 · 20 days
← 1971 Saturn retrograde in 1971. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1973 → Saturn retrograde in 1973.

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