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Uranus retrograde 1972

Uranus retrograde 1972: 1 period, 151 days inside the year — 41.1% of 1972. Uranus turned retrograde at 5:26 AM UTC on January 23 at 18°19′ Libra and turned direct at 5:28 PM UTC on June 21 at 14°11′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Jan 23 5:26 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 21 5:28 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1972
151 days 41.1% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 4.13°
Uranus Retrograde 1972 Dates: Jan 23 – Jun 21

Uranus’s path through 1972, day by day

Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1972
Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1972. Uranus starts 1972 at 17°41′ Libra and ends it at 22°21′ Libra — 4.7° of net progress: 8.8° forward, 4.1° given back. The loop retraces 4.13° in 151 days, from 18°19′ Libra on Jan 23 back to 14°11′ Libra on Jun 21. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: Apr 6, 0.043°. Counting the shadows, 356 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 11, 1971 – Jan 23, 1972Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 21, 1972 – Oct 5, 1972Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1972 – Jan 27, 1973Retrograde: Jan 23, 1972 – Jun 21, 197214° Libra16° Libra18° Libra20° Libra22° LibraStations retrograde Jan 23, 1972, 5:26 AM UTC, 18°19′ LibraR Jan 23Stations direct Jun 21, 1972, 5:28 PM UTC, 14°11′ LibraD Jun 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1972. Uranus starts 1972 at 17°41′ Libra and ends it at 22°21′ Libra — 4.7° of net progress: 8.8° forward, 4.1° given back. The loop retraces 4.13° in 151 days, from 18°19′ Libra on Jan 23 back to 14°11′ Libra on Jun 21. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: Apr 6, 0.043°. Counting the shadows, 356 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 11, 1971 – Jan 23, 1972Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 21, 1972 – Oct 5, 1972Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1972 – Jan 27, 1973Retrograde: Jan 23, 1972 – Jun 21, 197214° Libra16° Libra18° Libra20° Libra22° LibraStations retrograde Jan 23, 1972, 5:26 AM UTC, 18°19′ LibraR Jan 23Stations direct Jun 21, 1972, 5:28 PM UTC, 14°11′ LibraD Jun 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Uranus starts 1972 at 17°41′ Libra and ends it at 22°21′ Libra — 4.7° of net progress: 8.8° forward, 4.1° given back. The loop retraces 4.13° in 151 days, from 18°19′ Libra on Jan 23 back to 14°11′ Libra on Jun 21. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: Apr 6, 0.043°. Counting the shadows, 356 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Uranus retrograde 1972: exact times in your city

Uranus turned retrograde at 5:26 AM UTC on January 23, 1972 at 18°19′ Libra — 2:26 AM in Santiago, 12:26 AM in New York, 5:26 AM in London and 2:26 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, Jan 23 · 18°19′ Libra Wed, Jun 21 · 14°11′ Libra
Honolulu United States 7:26 PM Sat, Jan 22 · UTC−10 7:28 AM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 7:26 PM Sat, Jan 22 · UTC−10 8:28 AM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 9:26 PM Sat, Jan 22 · UTC−8 10:28 AM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 10:26 PM Sat, Jan 22 · UTC−7 10:28 AM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:26 PM Sat, Jan 22 · UTC−7 11:28 AM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 11:26 PM Sat, Jan 22 · UTC−6 12:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 11:26 PM Sat, Jan 22 · UTC−6 11:28 AM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC−5 1:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 12:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC−5 1:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 12:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC−5 12:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 12:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC−5 12:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 1:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC−4 1:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC−3 1:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 2:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC−3 2:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC−3 2:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 5:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC 5:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC 6:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 6:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+1 6:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+1 6:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+1 6:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 7:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+2 7:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+2 8:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 7:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+2 7:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+2 7:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 8:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+3 8:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 8:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+3 8:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:56 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+3:30 8:58 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 9:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+4 9:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 10:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+5 10:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:56 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+5:30 10:58 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:56 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+5:30 10:58 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 11:26 AM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+6 11:28 PM Wed, Jun 21 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 12:26 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+7 12:28 AM Thu, Jun 22 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 12:26 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+7 12:28 AM Thu, Jun 22 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:56 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+7:30 12:58 AM Thu, Jun 22 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 1:26 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+8 1:28 AM Thu, Jun 22 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 1:26 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+8 1:28 AM Thu, Jun 22 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 1:26 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+8 1:28 AM Thu, Jun 22 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 2:26 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+9 2:28 AM Thu, Jun 22 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 2:26 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+9 2:28 AM Thu, Jun 22 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:56 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+10:30 2:58 AM Thu, Jun 22 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:26 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+11 3:28 AM Thu, Jun 22 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:26 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+11 3:28 AM Thu, Jun 22 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 5:26 PM Sun, Jan 23 · UTC+12 5:28 AM Thu, Jun 22 · 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.

151 days · retreats 4.13°

January 23 → June 21, 1972 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 23, 1972, 5:26 AM UTC at 18°19′ Libra
Stations direct Jun 21, 1972, 5:28 PM UTC at 14°11′ Libra
Shadow opens Oct 11, 1971, 4:26 PM UTC (104 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 5, 1972, 9:25 PM UTC (106 days after)
Full window including shadows 360 days

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Gemini — Jan 23 to Jan 31, 1972 (8 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Jan 23 to Jun 9, 1972 (138 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 7 to Jun 21, 1972 (107 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 21 to Apr 14, 1972 (23 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — Apr 25 to Jun 21, 1972 (58 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Cancer — May 27 to Jun 21, 1972 (26 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Uranus retrogrades either side of 1972

Previous

1971 Ended June 17, 1971 after 150 days, moving back 4.13° through the zodiac.

Next

1973 Begins January 27, 1973 and runs 151 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

Uranus through the zodiac in 1972

Every sign Uranus 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.

Uranus in Libra From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

1972 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1972

Saturn in Gemini Sep 19, 1971 – Jan 31, 1972 · 134 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 4, 1972 – Jun 9, 1972 · 157 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
Saturn in Gemini Oct 2, 1972 – Feb 13, 1973 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 15, 1972 – Dec 5, 1972 · 20 days
← 1971 Uranus retrograde in 1971. All Uranus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1973 → Uranus retrograde in 1973.

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