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Uranus retrograde 1961

Uranus retrograde 1961: 2 periods, 144 days inside the year — 39.5% of 1961. Uranus turned direct at 7:51 AM UTC on April 29 at 21°38′ Leo, turned retrograde at 4:28 AM UTC on December 6 at 0°33′ Virgo and turned direct at 8:58 AM UTC on May 4, 1962 at 26°23′ Leo.

Turns direct
Apr 29 7:51 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Dec 6 4:28 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1961
144 days 39.5% of the year
Signs
Leo, Virgo last loop retreats 4.16°
Uranus Retrograde 1961 Dates: Until Apr 29, From Dec 6

Uranus’s path through 1961, day by day

Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1961
Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1961. Uranus starts 1961 at 24°50′ Leo and ends it at 29°42′ Leo — 4.9° of net progress: 8.9° forward, 4° given back. Its two loops retrace 4.15° and 4.15° (149 and 149 days). Fastest day: Aug 21, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: Feb 10, 0.044°. Counting the shadows, 356 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 29, 1961 – Aug 13, 1961Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 23, 1961 – Dec 6, 1961Retrograde: Dec 1, 1960 – Apr 29, 1961Retrograde: Dec 6, 1961 – May 4, 196220° Leo22° Leo24° Leo26° Leo28° Leo0° VirgoStations direct Apr 29, 1961, 7:51 AM UTC, 21°38′ LeoD Apr 29Stations retrograde Dec 6, 1961, 4:28 AM UTC, 0°33′ VirgoR Dec 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1961. Uranus starts 1961 at 24°50′ Leo and ends it at 29°42′ Leo — 4.9° of net progress: 8.9° forward, 4° given back. Its two loops retrace 4.15° and 4.15° (149 and 149 days). Fastest day: Aug 21, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: Feb 10, 0.044°. Counting the shadows, 356 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 29, 1961 – Aug 13, 1961Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 23, 1961 – Dec 6, 1961Retrograde: Dec 1, 1960 – Apr 29, 1961Retrograde: Dec 6, 1961 – May 4, 196220° Leo22° Leo24° Leo26° Leo28° Leo0° VirgoStations direct Apr 29, 1961, 7:51 AM UTC, 21°38′ LeoD Apr 29Stations retrograde Dec 6, 1961, 4:28 AM UTC, 0°33′ VirgoR Dec 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Uranus starts 1961 at 24°50′ Leo and ends it at 29°42′ Leo — 4.9° of net progress: 8.9° forward, 4° given back. Its two loops retrace 4.15° and 4.15° (149 and 149 days). Fastest day: Aug 21, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: Feb 10, 0.044°. Counting the shadows, 356 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Uranus retrograde 1961: exact times in your city

Uranus turned direct at 7:51 AM UTC on April 29, 1961 at 21°38′ Leo — 3:51 AM in Santiago, 2:51 AM in New York, 8:51 AM in London and 4:51 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Apr 29, 1961 Turns retrograde · Dec 6, 1961 Turns direct · May 4, 1962
UTC Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · 21°38′ Leo Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · 0°33′ Virgo Fri, May 4, 1962 · 26°23′ Leo
Honolulu United States 9:51 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1961 · UTC−10 6:28 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−10 10:58 PM Thu, May 3, 1962 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 9:51 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1961 · UTC−10 6:28 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−10 10:58 PM Thu, May 3, 1962 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 11:51 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1961 · UTC−8 8:28 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−8 1:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 12:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−7 9:28 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−7 1:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−7 9:28 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−7 1:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 1:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−6 10:28 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−6 3:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−6 10:28 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−6 2:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−5 11:28 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−5 4:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−5 11:28 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−5 4:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 2:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−5 11:28 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−5 3:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−5 11:28 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−5 3:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:21 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−4:30 11:58 PM Tue, Dec 5, 1961 · UTC−4:30 4:28 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 3:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−4 12:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC−4 4:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−3 1:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC−3 5:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC−3 1:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC−3 5:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC 3:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC−1 8:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+1 4:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC 9:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 8:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+1 5:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+1 9:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+1 5:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+1 9:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 8:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+1 5:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+1 9:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 9:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+2 6:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+2 10:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+2 6:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+2 11:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 9:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+2 6:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+2 10:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 9:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+2 6:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+2 10:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 10:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+3 7:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+3 11:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 10:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+3 7:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+3 11:58 AM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:21 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+3:30 7:58 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+3:30 12:28 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:51 AM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+4 8:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+4 12:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:51 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+5 9:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+5 1:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:21 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+5:30 9:58 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+5:30 2:28 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:21 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+5:30 9:58 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+5:30 2:28 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:51 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+6 10:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+6 2:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:51 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+7 11:28 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+7 3:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:21 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+7:30 11:58 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+7:30 4:28 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 3:21 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+7:30 11:58 AM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+7:30 4:28 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 3:51 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+8 12:28 PM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+8 4:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:51 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+8 12:28 PM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+8 4:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:51 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+8 12:28 PM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+8 4:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:21 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+8:30 1:28 PM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+9 5:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:51 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+9 1:28 PM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+9 5:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:21 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+9:30 1:58 PM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+9:30 6:28 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:51 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+10 2:28 PM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+10 6:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 5:51 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+10 2:28 PM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+10 6:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 7:51 PM Sat, Apr 29, 1961 · UTC+12 4:28 PM Wed, Dec 6, 1961 · UTC+12 8:58 PM Fri, May 4, 1962 · UTC+12

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Uranus station 1900–2050: median under a minute, largest 1.1 minutes. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

149 days · retreats 4.15° · crosses the year boundary

December 1, 1960 → April 29, 1961 in Leo

Stations retrograde Dec 1, 1960, 4:21 AM UTC at 25°48′ Leo
Stations direct Apr 29, 1961, 7:51 AM UTC at 21°38′ Leo
Shadow opens Aug 18, 1960, 3:14 AM UTC (105 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 13, 1961, 9:01 PM UTC (107 days after)
Full window including shadows 361 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mars in Cancer — Dec 1 to Feb 6, 1961 (67 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Dec 10 to Apr 29, 1961 (140 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — Feb 11 to Apr 29, 1961 (77 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 12 to Mar 6, 1961 (22 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Aries — Mar 20 to Apr 29, 1961 (39 days of overlap)

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

149 days · retreats 4.16° · crosses the year boundary

December 6, 1961 → May 4, 1962 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Dec 6, 1961, 4:28 AM UTC at 0°33′ Virgo
Stations direct May 4, 1962, 8:58 AM UTC at 26°23′ Leo
Shadow opens Aug 23, 1961, 7:10 AM UTC (105 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 18, 1962, 9:57 PM UTC (107 days after)
Full window including shadows 361 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Pluto in Virgo — Dec 12 to May 4, 1962 (143 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 27 to Feb 17, 1962 (21 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — Feb 13 to May 4, 1962 (80 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Uranus retrogrades either side of 1961

Previous

1960 Ended April 24, 1960 after 149 days, moving back 4.15° through the zodiac.

Next

1962 Begins December 11, 1962 and runs 149 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 1961

Uranus through the zodiac in 1961

Every sign Uranus occupies during 1961, 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.

Uranus in Leo From Jan 1 – Nov 1
Uranus in Virgo Nov 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1961. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1961 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1961

Mars in Cancer Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 1961 · 77 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 10, 1960 – May 17, 1961 · 158 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 11, 1961 – Jul 20, 1961 · 159 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 12, 1961 – Mar 6, 1961 · 22 days
Venus in Aries Mar 20, 1961 – May 2, 1961 · 42 days
Saturn in Capricorn May 9, 1961 – Sep 27, 1961 · 141 days
Jupiter in Aquarius May 25, 1961 – Sep 23, 1961 · 121 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 14, 1961 – Jul 8, 1961 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 10, 1961 – Oct 31, 1961 · 21 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 12, 1961 – May 19, 1962 · 158 days
← 1960 Uranus retrograde in 1960. All Uranus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1962 → Uranus retrograde in 1962.

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