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Uranus retrograde 1973

Uranus retrograde 1973: 1 period, 151 days inside the year — 41.3% of 1973. Uranus turned retrograde at 5:30 AM UTC on January 27 at 23°03′ Libra and turned direct at 10:01 PM UTC on June 26 at 18°56′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Jan 27 5:30 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 26 10:01 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1973
151 days 41.3% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 4.13°
Uranus Retrograde 1973 Dates: Jan 27 – Jun 26

Uranus’s path through 1973, day by day

Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1973
Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1973. Uranus starts 1973 at 22°21′ Libra and ends it at 26°58′ Libra — 4.6° of net progress: 8.7° forward, 4.1° given back. The loop retraces 4.13° in 151 days, from 23°03′ Libra on Jan 27 back to 18°56′ Libra on Jun 26. Fastest day: Oct 18, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: Apr 10, 0.043°. Counting the shadows, 356 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1972 – Jan 27, 1973Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 26, 1973 – Oct 11, 1973Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 20, 1973 – Feb 1, 1974Retrograde: Jan 27, 1973 – Jun 26, 197318° Libra20° Libra22° Libra24° Libra26° LibraStations retrograde Jan 27, 1973, 5:30 AM UTC, 23°03′ LibraR Jan 27Stations direct Jun 26, 1973, 10:01 PM UTC, 18°56′ LibraD Jun 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1973. Uranus starts 1973 at 22°21′ Libra and ends it at 26°58′ Libra — 4.6° of net progress: 8.7° forward, 4.1° given back. The loop retraces 4.13° in 151 days, from 23°03′ Libra on Jan 27 back to 18°56′ Libra on Jun 26. Fastest day: Oct 18, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: Apr 10, 0.043°. Counting the shadows, 356 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1972 – Jan 27, 1973Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 26, 1973 – Oct 11, 1973Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 20, 1973 – Feb 1, 1974Retrograde: Jan 27, 1973 – Jun 26, 197318° Libra20° Libra22° Libra24° Libra26° LibraStations retrograde Jan 27, 1973, 5:30 AM UTC, 23°03′ LibraR Jan 27Stations direct Jun 26, 1973, 10:01 PM UTC, 18°56′ LibraD Jun 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Uranus starts 1973 at 22°21′ Libra and ends it at 26°58′ Libra — 4.6° of net progress: 8.7° forward, 4.1° given back. The loop retraces 4.13° in 151 days, from 23°03′ Libra on Jan 27 back to 18°56′ Libra on Jun 26. Fastest day: Oct 18, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: Apr 10, 0.043°. Counting the shadows, 356 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Uranus retrograde 1973: exact times in your city

Uranus turned retrograde at 5:30 AM UTC on January 27, 1973 at 23°03′ Libra — 2:30 AM in Santiago, 12:30 AM in New York, 5:30 AM in London and 2:30 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Jan 27 · 23°03′ Libra Tue, Jun 26 · 18°56′ Libra
Honolulu United States 7:30 PM Fri, Jan 26 · UTC−10 12:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 7:30 PM Fri, Jan 26 · UTC−10 1:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 9:30 PM Fri, Jan 26 · UTC−8 3:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 10:30 PM Fri, Jan 26 · UTC−7 3:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:30 PM Fri, Jan 26 · UTC−7 4:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 11:30 PM Fri, Jan 26 · UTC−6 5:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 11:30 PM Fri, Jan 26 · UTC−6 4:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC−5 6:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 12:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC−5 6:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 12:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC−5 5:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 12:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC−5 5:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 1:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC−4 6:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC−3 6:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 2:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC−3 7:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC−3 7:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 5:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC 10:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC 11:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 6:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+1 11:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+1 11:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+1 11:01 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 7:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+2 12:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+2 1:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 7:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+2 12:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+2 1:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 8:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+3 1:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 8:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+3 1:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:00 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+3:30 1:31 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 9:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+4 2:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 10:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+5 3:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:00 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+5:30 3:31 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:00 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+5:30 3:31 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 11:30 AM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+6 4:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 12:30 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+7 5:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 12:30 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+7 5:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+7
Singapore 1:00 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+7:30 5:31 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 1:30 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+8 6:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 1:30 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+8 6:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 1:30 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+8 6:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 2:30 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+9 7:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 2:30 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+9 7:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 4:00 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+10:30 7:31 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 3:30 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+10 8:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:30 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+11 8:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 5:30 PM Sat, Jan 27 · UTC+12 10:01 AM Wed, Jun 27 · 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 27 → June 26, 1973 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 27, 1973, 5:30 AM UTC at 23°03′ Libra
Stations direct Jun 26, 1973, 10:01 PM UTC at 18°56′ Libra
Shadow opens Oct 15, 1972, 2:54 PM UTC (104 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 11, 1973, 1:26 AM 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 27 to Feb 13, 1973 (17 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Jan 27 to Jun 11, 1973 (136 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Mar 4 to Mar 27, 1973 (23 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 9 to Jun 26, 1973 (109 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Aquarius — May 30 to Jun 26, 1973 (27 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 1973

Previous

1972 Ended June 21, 1972 after 151 days, moving back 4.13° through the zodiac.

Next

1974 Begins February 1, 1974 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 1973

Uranus through the zodiac in 1973

Every sign Uranus occupies during 1973, 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.

1973 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1973

Saturn in Gemini Oct 2, 1972 – Feb 13, 1973 · 134 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 6, 1973 – Jun 11, 1973 · 157 days
Mercury in Pisces Mar 4, 1973 – Mar 27, 1973 · 23 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 9, 1973 – Aug 16, 1973 · 160 days
Jupiter in Aquarius May 30, 1973 – Sep 28, 1973 · 121 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 6, 1973 – Jul 30, 1973 · 24 days
Mars in Taurus Sep 19, 1973 – Nov 26, 1973 · 67 days
Saturn in Cancer Oct 17, 1973 – Feb 27, 1974 · 134 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 30, 1973 – Nov 19, 1973 · 20 days
← 1972 Uranus retrograde in 1972. All Uranus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1974 → Uranus retrograde in 1974.

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