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Saturn retrograde 1989

Saturn retrograde 1989: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.7% of 1989. Saturn turned retrograde at 11:37 PM UTC on April 22 at 13°55′ Capricorn and turned direct at 7:10 AM UTC on September 11 at 7°17′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 22 11:37 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 11 7:10 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1989
141 days 38.7% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 6.63°
Saturn Retrograde 1989 Dates: Apr 22 – Sep 11

Saturn’s path through 1989, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1989
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1989. Saturn starts 1989 at 5°26′ Capricorn and ends it at 15°27′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 13°55′ Capricorn on Apr 22 back to 7°18′ Capricorn on Sep 11. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 1989 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 15, 1989 – Apr 22, 1989Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 11, 1989 – Dec 17, 1989Retrograde: Apr 22, 1989 – Sep 11, 19896° Capricorn8° Capricorn12° Capricorn14° Capricorn16° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 22, 1989, 11:37 PM UTC, 13°55′ CapricornR Apr 22Stations direct Sep 11, 1989, 7:10 AM UTC, 7°17′ CapricornD Sep 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1989. Saturn starts 1989 at 5°26′ Capricorn and ends it at 15°27′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 13°55′ Capricorn on Apr 22 back to 7°18′ Capricorn on Sep 11. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 1989 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 15, 1989 – Apr 22, 1989Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 11, 1989 – Dec 17, 1989Retrograde: Apr 22, 1989 – Sep 11, 198916° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 22, 1989, 11:37 PM UTC, 13°55′ CapricornR Apr 22Stations direct Sep 11, 1989, 7:10 AM UTC, 7°17′ CapricornD Sep 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1989 at 5°26′ Capricorn and ends it at 15°27′ Capricorn — 10° of net progress: 16.6° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 13°55′ Capricorn on Apr 22 back to 7°18′ Capricorn on Sep 11. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 1989 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1989: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 11:37 PM UTC on April 22, 1989 at 13°55′ Capricorn — 7:37 PM in Santiago, 7:37 PM in New York, 12:37 AM on April 23 in London and 8:37 AM on April 23 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Apr 22 · 13°55′ Capricorn Mon, Sep 11 · 7°17′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 1:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−10 9:10 PM Sun, Sep 10 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−8 11:10 PM Sun, Sep 10 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 4:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−7 12:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 4:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−7 12:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−6 1:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 6:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−5 2:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−6 1:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−4 3:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−4 3:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−5 2:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−5 2:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−4 3:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−4 3:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−3 4:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC−3 4:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:37 PM Sat, Apr 22 · UTC 7:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+1 8:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+1 8:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+2 9:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 1:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+2 9:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 1:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+2 9:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+2 10:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 2:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+3 10:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 2:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+3 10:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 3:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+4 11:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 2:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+3 10:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:07 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+3:30 10:40 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+4 11:10 AM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+5 12:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:07 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+5:30 12:40 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:22 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+5:45 12:55 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+6 1:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+7 2:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+7 2:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+8 3:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+9 4:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 7:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+8 3:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+8 3:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+9 4:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+9 4:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:07 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+9:30 4:40 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+10 5:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+10 5:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 11:37 AM Sun, Apr 23 · UTC+12 7:10 PM Mon, Sep 11 · 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 6.63°

April 22 → September 11, 1989 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 22, 1989, 11:37 PM UTC at 13°55′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 11, 1989, 7:10 AM UTC at 7°17′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Jan 15, 1989, 3:30 PM UTC (97 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 17, 1989, 4:28 PM UTC (97 days after)
Full window including shadows 336 days

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Capricorn — Apr 22 to Sep 10, 1989 (140 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Apr 22 to Sep 11, 1989 (141 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — Apr 22 to Jul 23, 1989 (91 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 12 to Jun 5, 1989 (24 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Saturn retrogrades either side of 1989

Previous

1988 Ended August 30, 1988 after 141 days, moving back 6.62° through the zodiac.

Next

1990 Begins May 4, 1990 and runs 141 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 1989

Saturn through the zodiac in 1989

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1989, 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 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Saturn moves.

1989 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1989

Jupiter in Gemini Sep 24, 1988 – Jan 20, 1989 · 118 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 16, 1989 – Feb 5, 1989 · 21 days
Pluto in Scorpio Feb 16, 1989 – Jul 23, 1989 · 157 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 9, 1989 – Sep 10, 1989 · 154 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 13, 1989 – Sep 21, 1989 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini May 12, 1989 – Jun 5, 1989 · 24 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 11, 1989 – Oct 3, 1989 · 22 days
Jupiter in Cancer Oct 29, 1989 – Feb 24, 1990 · 119 days
Venus in Aquarius Dec 29, 1989 – Feb 8, 1990 · 41 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 30, 1989 – Jan 20, 1990 · 20 days
← 1988 Saturn retrograde in 1988. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1990 → Saturn retrograde in 1990.

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