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Uranus retrograde 1997

Uranus retrograde 1997: 1 period, 154 days inside the year — 42.3% of 1997. Uranus turned retrograde at 4:05 AM UTC on May 13 at 8°40′ Aquarius and turned direct at 10:48 AM UTC on October 14 at 4°44′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 13 4:05 AM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 14 10:48 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1997
154 days 42.3% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 3.94°
Uranus Retrograde 1997 Dates: May 13 – Oct 14

Uranus’s path through 1997, day by day

Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1997
Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1997. Uranus starts 1997 at 3°16′ Aquarius and ends it at 7°07′ Aquarius — 3.9° of net progress: 7.8° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.94° in 154 days, from 8°40′ Aquarius on May 13 back to 4°44′ Aquarius on Oct 14. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Jul 11, 0.04°. Counting the shadows, 362 days of 1997 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 1996 – Jan 23, 1997Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 26, 1997 – May 13, 1997Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 14, 1997 – Jan 28, 1998Retrograde: May 13, 1997 – Oct 14, 19973° Aquarius4° Aquarius6° Aquarius7° Aquarius8° Aquarius9° AquariusStations retrograde May 13, 1997, 4:05 AM UTC, 8°40′ AquariusR May 13Stations direct Oct 14, 1997, 10:48 AM UTC, 4°44′ AquariusD Oct 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1997. Uranus starts 1997 at 3°16′ Aquarius and ends it at 7°07′ Aquarius — 3.9° of net progress: 7.8° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.94° in 154 days, from 8°40′ Aquarius on May 13 back to 4°44′ Aquarius on Oct 14. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Jul 11, 0.04°. Counting the shadows, 362 days of 1997 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 1996 – Jan 23, 1997Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 26, 1997 – May 13, 1997Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 14, 1997 – Jan 28, 1998Retrograde: May 13, 1997 – Oct 14, 19973° Aquarius8° Aquarius9° AquariusStations retrograde May 13, 1997, 4:05 AM UTC, 8°40′ AquariusR May 13Stations direct Oct 14, 1997, 10:48 AM UTC, 4°44′ AquariusD Oct 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Uranus starts 1997 at 3°16′ Aquarius and ends it at 7°07′ Aquarius — 3.9° of net progress: 7.8° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.94° in 154 days, from 8°40′ Aquarius on May 13 back to 4°44′ Aquarius on Oct 14. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Jul 11, 0.04°. Counting the shadows, 362 days of 1997 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Uranus retrograde 1997: exact times in your city

Uranus turned retrograde at 4:05 AM UTC on May 13, 1997 at 8°40′ Aquarius — 12:05 AM in Santiago, 12:05 AM in New York, 5:05 AM in London and 1:05 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, May 13 · 8°40′ Aquarius Tue, Oct 14 · 4°44′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 6:05 PM Mon, May 12 · UTC−10 12:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:05 PM Mon, May 12 · UTC−8 2:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 9:05 PM Mon, May 12 · UTC−7 3:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 9:05 PM Mon, May 12 · UTC−7 3:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:05 PM Mon, May 12 · UTC−6 4:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 11:05 PM Mon, May 12 · UTC−5 5:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 11:05 PM Mon, May 12 · UTC−5 5:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−5
New York United States 12:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC−4 6:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 12:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC−4 6:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 11:05 PM Mon, May 12 · UTC−5 5:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:05 PM Mon, May 12 · UTC−5 5:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC−4 6:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 12:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC−4 7:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC−3 7:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC−3 8:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 4:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC 10:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+1 11:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 5:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+1 11:48 AM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+2 12:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 6:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+2 12:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 6:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+2 12:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+3 12:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+3 1:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 7:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+3 1:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 8:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+4 2:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 7:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+3 1:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:35 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+4:30 2:18 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+4 2:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+5 3:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:35 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+5:30 4:18 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:50 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+5:45 4:33 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+6 4:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+7 5:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:05 AM Tue, May 13 · UTC+7 5:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:05 PM Tue, May 13 · UTC+8 6:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+8
Beijing China 12:05 PM Tue, May 13 · UTC+8 6:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:05 PM Tue, May 13 · UTC+8 6:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:05 PM Tue, May 13 · UTC+8 6:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:05 PM Tue, May 13 · UTC+9 7:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:05 PM Tue, May 13 · UTC+9 7:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:35 PM Tue, May 13 · UTC+9:30 8:18 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 2:05 PM Tue, May 13 · UTC+10 8:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:05 PM Tue, May 13 · UTC+10 8:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 4:05 PM Tue, May 13 · UTC+12 11:48 PM Tue, Oct 14 · 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 13 → October 14, 1997 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 13, 1997, 4:05 AM UTC at 8°40′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 14, 1997, 10:48 AM UTC at 4°44′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 26, 1997, 10:46 AM UTC (107 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 28, 1998, 7:34 AM 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

  • Neptune in Capricorn — May 13 to Oct 9, 1997 (149 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — May 13 to Aug 13, 1997 (92 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Aquarius — Jun 10 to Oct 8, 1997 (120 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aries — Aug 1 to Oct 14, 1997 (74 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 17 to Sep 10, 1997 (23 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 1997

Previous

1996 Ended October 10, 1996 after 154 days, moving back 3.94° through the zodiac.

Next

1998 Begins May 17, 1998 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 1997

Uranus through the zodiac in 1997

Every sign Uranus occupies during 1997, 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 Aquarius From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

1997 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1997

Mercury in Capricorn Dec 23, 1996 – Jan 12, 1997 · 20 days
Mars in Libra Feb 6, 1997 – Apr 27, 1997 · 81 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 8, 1997 – Aug 13, 1997 · 158 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 15, 1997 – May 8, 1997 · 24 days
Neptune in Capricorn May 1, 1997 – Oct 9, 1997 · 160 days
Jupiter in Aquarius Jun 10, 1997 – Oct 8, 1997 · 120 days
Saturn in Aries Aug 1, 1997 – Dec 16, 1997 · 137 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 17, 1997 – Sep 10, 1997 · 23 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 7, 1997 – Dec 27, 1997 · 20 days
Venus in Aquarius Dec 26, 1997 – Feb 5, 1998 · 41 days
← 1996 Uranus retrograde in 1996. All Uranus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1998 → Uranus retrograde in 1998.

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