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Uranus retrograde 1978

Uranus retrograde 1978: 1 period, 152 days inside the year — 41.6% of 1978. Uranus turned retrograde at 3:25 PM UTC on February 19 at 16°24′ Scorpio and turned direct at 10:03 AM UTC on July 21 at 12°19′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Feb 19 3:25 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 21 10:03 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1978
152 days 41.6% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 4.09°
Uranus Retrograde 1978 Dates: Feb 19 – Jul 21

Uranus’s path through 1978, day by day

Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1978
Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1978. Uranus starts 1978 at 15°00′ Scorpio and ends it at 19°24′ Scorpio — 4.4° of net progress: 8.5° forward, 4.1° given back. The loop retraces 4.09° in 152 days, from 16°24′ Scorpio on Feb 19 back to 12°18′ Scorpio on Jul 21. Fastest day: Nov 8, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: May 4, 0.042°. Counting the shadows, 357 days of 1978 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 7, 1977 – Feb 19, 1978Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 21, 1978 – Nov 4, 1978Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 12, 1978 – Feb 24, 1979Retrograde: Feb 19, 1978 – Jul 21, 197812° Scorpio14° Scorpio16° Scorpio18° Scorpio20° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 19, 1978, 3:25 PM UTC, 16°24′ ScorpioR Feb 19Stations direct Jul 21, 1978, 10:03 AM UTC, 12°19′ ScorpioD Jul 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1978. Uranus starts 1978 at 15°00′ Scorpio and ends it at 19°24′ Scorpio — 4.4° of net progress: 8.5° forward, 4.1° given back. The loop retraces 4.09° in 152 days, from 16°24′ Scorpio on Feb 19 back to 12°18′ Scorpio on Jul 21. Fastest day: Nov 8, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: May 4, 0.042°. Counting the shadows, 357 days of 1978 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 7, 1977 – Feb 19, 1978Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 21, 1978 – Nov 4, 1978Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 12, 1978 – Feb 24, 1979Retrograde: Feb 19, 1978 – Jul 21, 197812° Scorpio14° Scorpio18° Scorpio20° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 19, 1978, 3:25 PM UTC, 16°24′ ScorpioR Feb 19Stations direct Jul 21, 1978, 10:03 AM UTC, 12°19′ ScorpioD Jul 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Uranus starts 1978 at 15°00′ Scorpio and ends it at 19°24′ Scorpio — 4.4° of net progress: 8.5° forward, 4.1° given back. The loop retraces 4.09° in 152 days, from 16°24′ Scorpio on Feb 19 back to 12°18′ Scorpio on Jul 21. Fastest day: Nov 8, 0.063° forward; fastest backward: May 4, 0.042°. Counting the shadows, 357 days of 1978 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Uranus retrograde 1978: exact times in your city

Uranus turned retrograde at 3:25 PM UTC on February 19, 1978 at 16°24′ Scorpio — 12:25 PM in Santiago, 10:25 AM in New York, 3:25 PM in London and 12:25 AM on February 20 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, Feb 19 · 16°24′ Scorpio Fri, Jul 21 · 12°19′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 5:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−10 12:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−10 1:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 7:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−8 3:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 8:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−7 3:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−7 4:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 9:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−6 5:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 9:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−6 4:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−6
New York United States 10:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−5 6:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 10:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−5 6:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 10:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−5 5:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−5 5:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:25 AM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−4 6:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 12:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−3 6:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−3 7:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC−3 7:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC 10:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC
London United Kingdom 3:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC 11:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+1 11:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+1 12:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 4:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+1 11:03 AM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 5:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+2 12:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+2 1:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 5:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+2 1:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 5:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+2 1:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+3 1:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 6:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+3 1:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+4 3:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+5
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+4 2:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+5 3:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 8:55 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+5:30 3:33 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:55 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+5:30 3:33 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+6 4:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 10:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+7 5:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+7 5:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+7
Singapore 10:55 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+7:30 5:33 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 11:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+8 6:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+8 6:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:25 PM Sun, Feb 19 · UTC+8 6:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:25 AM Mon, Feb 20 · UTC+9 7:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:25 AM Mon, Feb 20 · UTC+9 7:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:55 AM Mon, Feb 20 · UTC+10:30 7:33 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:25 AM Mon, Feb 20 · UTC+10 8:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:25 AM Mon, Feb 20 · UTC+11 8:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 4:25 AM Mon, Feb 20 · UTC+13 10:03 PM Fri, Jul 21 · 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.

152 days · retreats 4.09°

February 19 → July 21, 1978 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Feb 19, 1978, 3:25 PM UTC at 16°24′ Scorpio
Stations direct Jul 21, 1978, 10:03 AM UTC at 12°19′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Nov 7, 1977, 9:34 PM UTC (104 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 4, 1978, 11:07 AM UTC (106 days after)
Full window including shadows 362 days

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mars in Leo — Feb 19 to Mar 2, 1978 (11 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Virgo — Feb 19 to Apr 25, 1978 (65 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Feb 19 to Jun 24, 1978 (125 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 20 to Jul 21, 1978 (123 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Apr 1 to Apr 25, 1978 (24 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Uranus retrogrades either side of 1978

Previous

1977 Ended July 16, 1977 after 152 days, moving back 4.1° through the zodiac.

Next

1979 Begins February 24, 1979 and runs 152 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 1978

Uranus through the zodiac in 1978

Every sign Uranus occupies during 1978, 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 Scorpio From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

1978 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1978

Jupiter in Cancer Oct 24, 1977 – Feb 20, 1978 · 119 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 11, 1977 – Apr 25, 1978 · 135 days
Mars in Leo Dec 12, 1977 – Mar 2, 1978 · 80 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 19, 1978 – Jun 24, 1978 · 156 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 20, 1978 – Aug 28, 1978 · 160 days
Mercury in Aries Apr 1, 1978 – Apr 25, 1978 · 24 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 4, 1978 – Aug 28, 1978 · 24 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 18, 1978 – Nov 28, 1978 · 41 days
Jupiter in Leo Nov 25, 1978 – Mar 26, 1979 · 120 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 25, 1978 – Dec 15, 1978 · 20 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 24, 1978 – May 9, 1979 · 136 days
← 1977 Uranus retrograde in 1977. All Uranus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1979 → Uranus retrograde in 1979.

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