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Venus retrograde 1917

There was no Venus retrograde in 1917: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on July 25, 1916 in Cancer, and the next began on January 20, 1918 in Aquarius.

Retrograde in 1917
None direct all year
Previous direct station
Jul 25, 1916 10:48 AM UTC
Next retrograde station
Jan 20, 1918 7:51 AM UTC
Gap between loops
544 days
Venus Retrograde 1917: None — Next Starts Jan 20, 1918

Venus’s path through 1917, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1917
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1917. Venus starts 1917 at 10°51′ Sagittarius and ends it at 20°47′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 69.9°, all of it forward. The shaded stretch from Dec 19 is the pre-retrograde shadow: Venus is already crossing the degrees it will walk back over after turning on Jan 20, 1918. Fastest day: Jan 23, 1.25° forward. Counting the shadows, 13 days of 1917 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 1917 – Jan 20, 1918SagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1917. Venus starts 1917 at 10°51′ Sagittarius and ends it at 20°47′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 69.9°, all of it forward. The shaded stretch from Dec 19 is the pre-retrograde shadow: Venus is already crossing the degrees it will walk back over after turning on Jan 20, 1918. Fastest day: Jan 23, 1.25° forward. Counting the shadows, 13 days of 1917 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 1917 – Jan 20, 1918SagittariusAquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusAquariusJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1917 at 10°51′ Sagittarius and ends it at 20°47′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 69.9°, all of it forward. The shaded stretch from Dec 19 is the pre-retrograde shadow: Venus is already crossing the degrees it will walk back over after turning on Jan 20, 1918. Fastest day: Jan 23, 1.25° forward. Counting the shadows, 13 days of 1917 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

The Venus stations either side of 1917: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 7:51 AM UTC on January 20, 1918 at 28°30′ Aquarius — 3:08 AM in Santiago, 2:51 AM in New York, 7:51 AM in London and 4:51 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Jul 25, 1916 Turns retrograde · Jan 20, 1918
UTC Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · 3°12′ Cancer Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · 28°30′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 12:18 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−10:30 9:21 PM Sat, Jan 19, 1918 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 12:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−10 9:51 PM Sat, Jan 19, 1918 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 2:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−8 11:51 PM Sat, Jan 19, 1918 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 3:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−7 12:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−7 12:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 4:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−6 1:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 4:11 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−6:36 1:14 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−6:36
New York United States 5:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−5 2:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 5:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−5 2:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 5:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−5 2:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−5 2:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:18 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−4:30 3:21 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 6:05 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−4:42 3:08 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−4:42
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:31 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−4:16 3:34 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−4:16
São Paulo Brazil 7:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−3 4:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC−1 6:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 11:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+1 7:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 11:18 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+0:30 8:21 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+0:30
Paris France 11:48 AM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+1 7:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC
Berlin Germany 12:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+2 8:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 12:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+2 9:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 12:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+2 9:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 12:22 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+1:34 9:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 1:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+3 9:51 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 1:19 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+2:31 10:22 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+2:31
Nairobi Kenya 1:18 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+2:30 10:21 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+2:30
Tehran Iran 2:13 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+3:25 11:16 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:29 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+3:41 11:32 AM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+3:41
Karachi Pakistan 4:18 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+5:30 1:21 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 4:18 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+5:30 1:21 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:29 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+5:41 1:32 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+5:41
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:41 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+5:53 1:44 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 5:30 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+6:42 2:33 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+6:42
Jakarta Indonesia 5:55 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+7:07 2:58 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+7:07
Singapore 5:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+7 2:51 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+7
Beijing China 6:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+8 3:51 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 6:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+8 3:51 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+8 3:51 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+9 4:51 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+9 4:51 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:18 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+9:30 5:21 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 8:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+10 5:51 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:48 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+10 5:51 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:18 PM Tue, Jul 25, 1916 · UTC+11:30 7:21 PM Sun, Jan 20, 1918 · UTC+11:30

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Venus station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

Venus in 1917: a year between two loops

544 days separate the end of one Venus retrograde from the start of the next, and 1917 falls entirely inside that stretch. Venus turns back once every 583.92 days — longer than a calendar year — and each loop is over in weeks, so now and then a whole year passes between two of them.

The run-up to the next loop starts before the year is out: the pre-retrograde shadow opens on December 19, the day Venus first reaches the degree it will later retreat to.

The loops themselves are on the 1916 and 1918 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1917

Previous

1916 Ended July 25, 1916 after 43 days, moving back 16.52° through the zodiac.

Next

1918 Begins January 20, 1918 and runs 41 days.

Gap across 1917

1.5 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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 1917

Venus through the zodiac in 1917

Every sign Venus occupies during 1917, 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.

Venus in Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Jan 15
Venus in Capricorn Jan 15 – Feb 8
Venus in Aquarius Feb 8 – Mar 4
Venus in Pisces Mar 4 – Mar 28
Venus in Aries Mar 28 – Apr 21
Venus in Taurus Apr 21 – May 16
Venus in Gemini May 16 – Jun 9
Venus in Cancer Jun 9 – Jul 4
Venus in Leo Jul 4 – Jul 28
Venus in Virgo Jul 28 – Aug 22
Venus in Libra Aug 22 – Sep 16
Venus in Scorpio Sep 16 – Oct 11
Venus in Sagittarius Oct 11 – Nov 7
Venus in Capricorn Nov 7 – Dec 5
Venus in Aquarius Dec 5 – Dec 31 and beyond

15 segments in 1917. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1917 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1917

Pluto in Cancer Oct 5, 1916 – Mar 16, 1917 · 163 days
Neptune in Leo Nov 7, 1916 – Apr 13, 1917 · 157 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 12, 1916 – Mar 26, 1917 · 134 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 10, 1917 – Jan 30, 1917 · 21 days
Mercury in Taurus May 5, 1917 – May 29, 1917 · 24 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 29, 1917 – Oct 30, 1917 · 154 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 5, 1917 – Sep 28, 1917 · 22 days
Jupiter in Gemini Sep 30, 1917 – Jan 26, 1918 · 118 days
Pluto in Cancer Oct 6, 1917 – Mar 18, 1918 · 163 days
Neptune in Leo Nov 9, 1917 – Apr 15, 1918 · 157 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 26, 1917 – Apr 9, 1918 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 25, 1917 – Jan 14, 1918 · 20 days
← 1916 Venus retrograde in 1916. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1918 → Venus retrograde in 1918.

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