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Uranus retrograde 1996

Uranus retrograde 1996: 1 period, 154 days inside the year — 42.1% of 1996. Uranus turned retrograde at 7:35 PM UTC on May 8 at 4°34′ Aquarius and turned direct at 12:54 AM UTC on October 10 at 0°38′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 8 7:35 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 10 12:54 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1996
154 days 42.1% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 3.94°
Uranus Retrograde 1996 Dates: May 8 – Oct 10

Uranus’s path through 1996, day by day

Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1996
Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1996. Uranus starts 1996 at 29°21′ Capricorn and ends it at 3°16′ Aquarius — 3.9° of net progress: 7.9° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.94° in 154 days, from 4°35′ Aquarius on May 8 back to 0°38′ Aquarius on Oct 10. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Jun 27, 0.04°. Counting the shadows, 363 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 6, 1995 – Jan 20, 1996Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 23, 1996 – May 8, 1996Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 1996 – Jan 23, 1997Retrograde: May 8, 1996 – Oct 10, 199629° Capricorn0° Aquarius2° Aquarius3° Aquarius4° Aquarius5° AquariusStations retrograde May 8, 1996, 7:35 PM UTC, 4°34′ AquariusR May 8Stations direct Oct 10, 1996, 12:54 AM UTC, 0°38′ AquariusD Oct 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1996. Uranus starts 1996 at 29°21′ Capricorn and ends it at 3°16′ Aquarius — 3.9° of net progress: 7.9° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.94° in 154 days, from 4°35′ Aquarius on May 8 back to 0°38′ Aquarius on Oct 10. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Jun 27, 0.04°. Counting the shadows, 363 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 6, 1995 – Jan 20, 1996Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 23, 1996 – May 8, 1996Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 1996 – Jan 23, 1997Retrograde: May 8, 1996 – Oct 10, 199629° Capricorn4° Aquarius5° AquariusStations retrograde May 8, 1996, 7:35 PM UTC, 4°34′ AquariusR May 8Stations direct Oct 10, 1996, 12:54 AM UTC, 0°38′ AquariusD Oct 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Uranus starts 1996 at 29°21′ Capricorn and ends it at 3°16′ Aquarius — 3.9° of net progress: 7.9° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.94° in 154 days, from 4°35′ Aquarius on May 8 back to 0°38′ Aquarius on Oct 10. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Jun 27, 0.04°. Counting the shadows, 363 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Uranus retrograde 1996: exact times in your city

Uranus turned retrograde at 7:35 PM UTC on May 8, 1996 at 4°34′ Aquarius — 3:35 PM in Santiago, 3:35 PM in New York, 8:35 PM in London and 4:35 AM on May 9 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, May 8 · 4°34′ Aquarius Thu, Oct 10 · 0°38′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 9:35 AM Wed, May 8 · UTC−10 2:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:35 AM Wed, May 8 · UTC−8 4:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 12:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−7 5:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 12:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−7 5:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−6 6:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−5 7:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−5 7:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−5
New York United States 3:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−4 8:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−4 8:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 2:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−5 7:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−5 7:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−4 8:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 3:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−4 8:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−3 9:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC−3 10:54 PM Wed, Oct 9 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 7:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC 12:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC+1 1:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 8:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC+1 1:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC+2 2:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 9:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC+2 2:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 9:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC+2 2:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC+3 2:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 10:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC+3 3:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 10:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC+3 3:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC+4 4:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 10:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC+3 3:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:05 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+4:30 4:24 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:35 PM Wed, May 8 · UTC+4 4:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+5 5:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:05 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+5:30 6:24 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:20 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+5:45 6:39 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+6 6:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+7 7:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+7 7:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+8 8:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+8
Beijing China 3:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+8 8:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+8 8:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+8 8:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+9 9:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+9 9:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:05 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+9:30 10:24 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+10 10:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 5:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+10 10:54 AM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 7:35 AM Thu, May 9 · UTC+12 1:54 PM Thu, Oct 10 · UTC+13

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 3.94°

May 8 → October 10, 1996 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 8, 1996, 7:35 PM UTC at 4°34′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 10, 1996, 12:54 AM UTC at 0°38′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 23, 1996, 5:17 AM UTC (107 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 23, 1997, 8:21 PM UTC (106 days after)
Full window including shadows 367 days

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Taurus — May 8 to May 27, 1996 (19 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — May 8 to Sep 3, 1996 (118 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — May 8 to Oct 6, 1996 (151 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — May 8 to Aug 10, 1996 (94 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Gemini — May 20 to Jul 2, 1996 (43 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aries — Jul 18 to Oct 10, 1996 (83 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 4 to Sep 26, 1996 (22 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Uranus retrogrades either side of 1996

Previous

1995 Ended October 6, 1995 after 154 days, moving back 3.95° through the zodiac.

Next

1997 Begins May 13, 1997 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 1996

Uranus through the zodiac in 1996

Every sign Uranus occupies during 1996, 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 Capricorn From Jan 1 – Jan 12
Uranus in Aquarius Jan 12 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1996. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1996 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1996

Mercury in Aquarius Jan 9, 1996 – Jan 30, 1996 · 21 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 5, 1996 – Aug 10, 1996 · 158 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 29, 1996 – Oct 6, 1996 · 160 days
Mercury in Taurus May 3, 1996 – May 27, 1996 · 24 days
Jupiter in Capricorn May 4, 1996 – Sep 3, 1996 · 122 days
Venus in Gemini May 20, 1996 – Jul 2, 1996 · 43 days
Saturn in Aries Jul 18, 1996 – Dec 3, 1996 · 138 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 4, 1996 – Sep 26, 1996 · 22 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 23, 1996 – Jan 12, 1997 · 20 days
← 1995 Uranus retrograde in 1995. All Uranus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1997 → Uranus retrograde in 1997.

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