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Uranus retrograde 1988

Uranus retrograde 1988: 1 period, 154 days inside the year — 42% of 1988. Uranus turned retrograde at 7:25 PM UTC on April 4 at 1°02′ Capricorn and turned direct at 9:41 AM UTC on September 5 at 27°02′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Apr 4 7:25 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 5 9:41 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1988
154 days 42% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 4°
Uranus Retrograde 1988 Dates: Apr 4 – Sep 5

Uranus’s path through 1988, day by day

Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1988
Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1988. Uranus starts 1988 at 27°29′ Sagittarius and ends it at 1°36′ Capricorn — 4.1° of net progress: 8.1° forward, 4° given back. The loop retraces 4° in 154 days, from 1°02′ Capricorn on Apr 4 back to 27°02′ Sagittarius on Sep 5. Fastest day: Dec 23, 0.061° forward; fastest backward: Jun 20, 0.041°. Counting the shadows, 361 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 21, 1987 – Apr 4, 1988Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 5, 1988 – Dec 20, 1988Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 25, 1988 – Apr 9, 1989Retrograde: Apr 4, 1988 – Sep 5, 198827° Sagittarius28° Sagittarius0° Capricorn1° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 4, 1988, 7:25 PM UTC, 1°02′ CapricornR Apr 4Stations direct Sep 5, 1988, 9:41 AM UTC, 27°02′ SagittariusD Sep 5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1988. Uranus starts 1988 at 27°29′ Sagittarius and ends it at 1°36′ Capricorn — 4.1° of net progress: 8.1° forward, 4° given back. The loop retraces 4° in 154 days, from 1°02′ Capricorn on Apr 4 back to 27°02′ Sagittarius on Sep 5. Fastest day: Dec 23, 0.061° forward; fastest backward: Jun 20, 0.041°. Counting the shadows, 361 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 21, 1987 – Apr 4, 1988Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 5, 1988 – Dec 20, 1988Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 25, 1988 – Apr 9, 1989Retrograde: Apr 4, 1988 – Sep 5, 198827° SagittariusStations retrograde Apr 4, 1988, 7:25 PM UTC, 1°02′ CapricornR Apr 4Stations direct Sep 5, 1988, 9:41 AM UTC, 27°02′ SagittariusD Sep 5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Uranus starts 1988 at 27°29′ Sagittarius and ends it at 1°36′ Capricorn — 4.1° of net progress: 8.1° forward, 4° given back. The loop retraces 4° in 154 days, from 1°02′ Capricorn on Apr 4 back to 27°02′ Sagittarius on Sep 5. Fastest day: Dec 23, 0.061° forward; fastest backward: Jun 20, 0.041°. Counting the shadows, 361 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Uranus retrograde 1988: exact times in your city

Uranus turned retrograde at 7:25 PM UTC on April 4, 1988 at 1°02′ Capricorn — 3:25 PM in Santiago, 3:25 PM in New York, 8:25 PM in London and 4:25 AM on April 5 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Apr 4 · 1°02′ Capricorn Mon, Sep 5 · 27°02′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 9:25 AM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−10 11:41 PM Sun, Sep 4 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:25 AM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−8 1:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 12:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−7 2:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 12:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−7 2:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−6 3:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−5 4:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−6 3:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−6
New York United States 3:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−4 5:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−4 5:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 2:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−5 4:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−5 4:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−4 5:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 3:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−4 5:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−3 6:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC−3 6:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC 9:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+1 10:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 8:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+1 10:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+2 11:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 9:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+2 11:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 9:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+2 11:41 AM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+2 12:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 10:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+3 12:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 10:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+3 12:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+4 1:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 10:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+3 12:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 10:55 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+3:30 1:11 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:25 PM Mon, Apr 4 · UTC+4 1:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+5 2:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:55 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+5:30 3:11 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:10 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+5:45 3:26 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+6 3:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+7 4:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+7 4:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+8 5:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+8
Beijing China 3:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+8 6:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 3:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+8 5:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+8 5:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+9 7:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+10
Tokyo Japan 4:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+9 6:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 4:55 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+9:30 7:11 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+10 7:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 5:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+10 7:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 7:25 AM Tue, Apr 5 · UTC+12 9:41 PM Mon, Sep 5 · 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.

154 days · retreats 4°

April 4 → September 5, 1988 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 4, 1988, 7:25 PM UTC at 1°02′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 5, 1988, 9:41 AM UTC at 27°02′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Dec 21, 1987, 5:25 PM UTC (105 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 20, 1988, 6:33 AM UTC (106 days after)
Full window including shadows 365 days

It begins in Aries season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Pluto in Scorpio — Apr 4 to Jul 20, 1988 (106 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Capricorn — Apr 11 to Aug 30, 1988 (141 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Apr 11 to Sep 5, 1988 (147 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Cancer — May 22 to Jul 4, 1988 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 31 to Jun 24, 1988 (24 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Aries — Aug 26 to Sep 5, 1988 (10 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Uranus retrogrades either side of 1988

Previous

1987 Ended September 1, 1987 after 153 days, moving back 4.01° through the zodiac.

Next

1989 Begins April 9, 1989 and runs 154 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 1988

Uranus through the zodiac in 1988

Every sign Uranus occupies during 1988, 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 Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Feb 15
Uranus in Capricorn Feb 15 – May 27
Uranus in Sagittarius May 27 – Dec 2
Uranus in Capricorn Dec 2 – Dec 31 and beyond

4 segments in 1988. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1988 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1988

Mercury in Aquarius Feb 2, 1988 – Feb 23, 1988 · 21 days
Pluto in Scorpio Feb 14, 1988 – Jul 20, 1988 · 157 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 11, 1988 – Aug 30, 1988 · 141 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 11, 1988 – Sep 18, 1988 · 160 days
Venus in Cancer May 22, 1988 – Jul 4, 1988 · 43 days
Mercury in Gemini May 31, 1988 – Jun 24, 1988 · 24 days
Mars in Aries Aug 26, 1988 – Oct 28, 1988 · 63 days
Jupiter in Gemini Sep 24, 1988 – Jan 20, 1989 · 118 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 28, 1988 – Oct 20, 1988 · 21 days
← 1987 Uranus retrograde in 1987. All Uranus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1989 → Uranus retrograde in 1989.

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