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Saturn retrograde 1990

Saturn retrograde 1990: 1 period, 141 days inside the year — 38.7% of 1990. Saturn turned retrograde at 10:43 PM UTC on May 4 at 25°20′ Capricorn and turned direct at 5:10 AM UTC on September 23 at 18°42′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
May 4 10:43 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 23 5:10 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1990
141 days 38.7% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 6.63°
Saturn Retrograde 1990 Dates: May 4 – Sep 23

Saturn’s path through 1990, day by day

Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1990
Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1990. Saturn starts 1990 at 15°27′ Capricorn and ends it at 25°32′ Capricorn — 10.1° of net progress: 16.7° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 25°20′ Capricorn on May 4 back to 18°42′ Capricorn on Sep 23. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 14, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 1990 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 27, 1990 – May 4, 1990Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 23, 1990 – Dec 29, 1990Retrograde: May 4, 1990 – Sep 23, 199016° Capricorn18° Capricorn20° Capricorn22° Capricorn24° Capricorn26° CapricornStations retrograde May 4, 1990, 10:43 PM UTC, 25°20′ CapricornR May 4Stations direct Sep 23, 1990, 5:10 AM UTC, 18°42′ CapricornD Sep 23JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Saturn against the zodiac, 1990. Saturn starts 1990 at 15°27′ Capricorn and ends it at 25°32′ Capricorn — 10.1° of net progress: 16.7° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 25°20′ Capricorn on May 4 back to 18°42′ Capricorn on Sep 23. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 14, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 1990 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 27, 1990 – May 4, 1990Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 23, 1990 – Dec 29, 1990Retrograde: May 4, 1990 – Sep 23, 199016° Capricorn26° CapricornStations retrograde May 4, 1990, 10:43 PM UTC, 25°20′ CapricornR May 4Stations direct Sep 23, 1990, 5:10 AM UTC, 18°42′ CapricornD Sep 23JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Saturn starts 1990 at 15°27′ Capricorn and ends it at 25°32′ Capricorn — 10.1° of net progress: 16.7° forward, 6.6° given back. The loop retraces 6.63° in 141 days, from 25°20′ Capricorn on May 4 back to 18°42′ Capricorn on Sep 23. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.12° forward; fastest backward: Jul 14, 0.074°. Counting the shadows, 336 days of 1990 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Saturn retrograde 1990: exact times in your city

Saturn turned retrograde at 10:43 PM UTC on May 4, 1990 at 25°20′ Capricorn — 6:43 PM in Santiago, 6:43 PM in New York, 11:43 PM in London and 7:43 AM on May 5 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, May 4 · 25°20′ Capricorn Sun, Sep 23 · 18°42′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 12:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−10 7:10 PM Sat, Sep 22 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−8 9:10 PM Sat, Sep 22 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 3:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−7 10:10 PM Sat, Sep 22 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 3:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−7 10:10 PM Sat, Sep 22 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−6 11:10 PM Sat, Sep 22 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 5:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−5 12:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 4:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−6 11:10 PM Sat, Sep 22 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−4 1:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−4 1:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 5:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−5 12:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−5 12:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−4 1:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−4 2:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−3 2:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC−3 2:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC 5:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC+1 6:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 11:43 PM Fri, May 4 · UTC+1 6:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+2 7:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 12:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+2 7:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 12:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+2 7:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+3 8:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 1:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+3 8:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 1:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+3 8:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+4 9:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 1:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+3 8:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:13 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+3:30 8:40 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+4 9:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+5 10:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:13 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+5:30 10:40 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:28 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+5:45 10:55 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+6 11:10 AM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 5:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+7 12:10 PM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+7 12:10 PM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+7
Singapore 6:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+8 1:10 PM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+8
Beijing China 7:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+9 1:10 PM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 6:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+8 1:10 PM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+8 1:10 PM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+9 2:10 PM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+9 2:10 PM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:13 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+9:30 2:40 PM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 8:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+10 3:10 PM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+10 3:10 PM Sun, Sep 23 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:43 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC+12 5:10 PM Sun, Sep 23 · 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°

May 4 → September 23, 1990 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde May 4, 1990, 10:43 PM UTC at 25°20′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 23, 1990, 5:10 AM UTC at 18°42′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Jan 27, 1990, 10:27 AM UTC (98 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 29, 1990, 4:44 AM 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

  • Mercury in Taurus — May 4 to May 17, 1990 (12 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Capricorn — May 4 to Sep 14, 1990 (133 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — May 4 to Sep 23, 1990 (141 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — May 4 to Jul 26, 1990 (82 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 25 to Sep 17, 1990 (23 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 1990

Previous

1989 Ended September 11, 1989 after 141 days, moving back 6.63° through the zodiac.

Next

1991 Begins May 17, 1991 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 1990

Saturn through the zodiac in 1990

Every sign Saturn occupies during 1990, 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.

1990 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1990

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
Pluto in Scorpio Feb 19, 1990 – Jul 26, 1990 · 157 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 13, 1990 – Sep 14, 1990 · 154 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 16, 1990 – Sep 23, 1990 · 160 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 23, 1990 – May 17, 1990 · 24 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 25, 1990 – Sep 17, 1990 · 23 days
Mars in Gemini Oct 20, 1990 – Jan 1, 1991 · 73 days
Jupiter in Leo Nov 30, 1990 – Mar 30, 1991 · 120 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 14, 1990 – Jan 3, 1991 · 20 days
← 1989 Saturn retrograde in 1989. All Saturn retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1991 → Saturn retrograde in 1991.

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