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Venus retrograde 1938

Venus retrograde 1938: 1 period, 41 days inside the year — 11.3% of 1938. Venus turned retrograde at 4:23 PM UTC on October 30 at 4°56′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 7:53 PM UTC on December 10 at 19°34′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Oct 30 4:23 PM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 10 7:53 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1938
41 days 11.3% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 15.37°
Venus Retrograde 1938 Dates: Oct 30 – Dec 10

Venus’s path through 1938, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1938
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1938. Venus starts 1938 at 0°52′ Capricorn and ends it at 26°26′ Scorpio — 325.6° of net progress: 340.9° forward, 15.4° given back. The loop retraces 15.37° in 41 days, from 4°56′ Sagittarius on Oct 30 back to 19°34′ Scorpio on Dec 10. Fastest day: Jan 1, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Nov 20, 0.61°. Counting the shadows, 94 days of 1938 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 28, 1938 – Oct 30, 1938Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 10, 1938 – Jan 11, 1939Retrograde: Oct 30, 1938 – Dec 10, 1938CapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusStations retrograde Oct 30, 1938, 4:23 PM UTC, 4°56′ SagittariusR Oct 30Stations direct Dec 10, 1938, 7:53 PM UTC, 19°34′ ScorpioD Dec 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1938. Venus starts 1938 at 0°52′ Capricorn and ends it at 26°26′ Scorpio — 325.6° of net progress: 340.9° forward, 15.4° given back. The loop retraces 15.37° in 41 days, from 4°56′ Sagittarius on Oct 30 back to 19°34′ Scorpio on Dec 10. Fastest day: Jan 1, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Nov 20, 0.61°. Counting the shadows, 94 days of 1938 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 28, 1938 – Oct 30, 1938Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 10, 1938 – Jan 11, 1939Retrograde: Oct 30, 1938 – Dec 10, 1938CapricornPiscesTaurusCancerVirgoScorpioStations retrograde Oct 30, 1938, 4:23 PM UTC, 4°56′ SagittariusR Oct 30Stations direct Dec 10, 1938, 7:53 PM UTC, 19°34′ ScorpioD Dec 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1938 at 0°52′ Capricorn and ends it at 26°26′ Scorpio — 325.6° of net progress: 340.9° forward, 15.4° given back. The loop retraces 15.37° in 41 days, from 4°56′ Sagittarius on Oct 30 back to 19°34′ Scorpio on Dec 10. Fastest day: Jan 1, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Nov 20, 0.61°. Counting the shadows, 94 days of 1938 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1938: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 4:23 PM UTC on October 30, 1938 at 4°56′ Sagittarius — 12:23 PM in Santiago, 11:23 AM in New York, 4:23 PM in London and 1:23 AM on October 31 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, Oct 30 · 4°56′ Sagittarius Sat, Dec 10 · 19°34′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 5:53 AM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−10:30 9:23 AM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 6:23 AM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−10 9:53 AM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 8:23 AM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−8 11:53 AM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 9:23 AM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−7 12:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−7
Denver United States 9:23 AM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−7 12:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 10:23 AM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−6 1:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 10:23 AM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−6 1:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−6
New York United States 11:23 AM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−5 2:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 11:23 AM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−5 2:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 11:23 AM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−5 2:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 12:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−4 3:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−4
Caracas Venezuela 11:53 AM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−4:30 3:23 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 12:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−4 3:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−4 4:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−3 4:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC−1 6:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 4:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC 7:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 5:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+1 8:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC 7:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC
Berlin Germany 5:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+1 8:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 6:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+2 9:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 6:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+2 9:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 6:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+2 9:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 6:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+2 9:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 7:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+3 10:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 7:08 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+2:45 10:38 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC+2:45
Tehran Iran 7:53 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+3:30 11:23 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+4 11:53 PM Sat, Dec 10 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:53 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+5:30 1:23 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 9:53 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+5:30 1:23 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:53 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+5:30 1:23 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:16 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+5:53 1:46 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 11:23 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+7 2:53 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:53 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+7:30 3:23 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 11:43 PM Sun, Oct 30 · UTC+7:20 3:13 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+7:20
Beijing China 12:23 AM Mon, Oct 31 · UTC+8 3:53 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:23 AM Mon, Oct 31 · UTC+8 3:53 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:23 AM Mon, Oct 31 · UTC+8 3:53 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:23 AM Mon, Oct 31 · UTC+9 4:53 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:23 AM Mon, Oct 31 · UTC+9 4:53 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:53 AM Mon, Oct 31 · UTC+9:30 5:23 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 2:23 AM Mon, Oct 31 · UTC+10 5:53 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:23 AM Mon, Oct 31 · UTC+10 5:53 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 4:23 AM Mon, Oct 31 · UTC+12 7:53 AM Sun, Dec 11 · UTC+12

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.

41 days · retreats 15.37°

October 30 → December 10, 1938 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Oct 30, 1938, 4:23 PM UTC at 4°56′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Dec 10, 1938, 7:53 PM UTC at 19°34′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Sep 28, 1938, 1:03 PM UTC (32 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 11, 1939, 5:45 AM UTC (31 days after)
Full window including shadows 105 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 15.37° between 19°34′ Scorpio and 4°56′ Sagittarius three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (31 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 28, 1938 – Oct 30, 1938Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 10, 1938 – Jan 11, 1939Retrograde: Oct 30, 1938 – Dec 10, 193810° Scorpio15° Scorpio20° Scorpio25° Scorpio0° Sagittarius5° Sagittarius10° SagittariusStations retrograde Oct 30, 1938, 4:23 PM UTC, 4°56′ SagittariusR Oct 30 · 4°56′ SagittariusStations direct Dec 10, 1938, 7:53 PM UTC, 19°34′ ScorpioD Dec 10 · 19°34′ ScorpioOct 3Oct 17Oct 31Nov 14Nov 28Dec 12Dec 26Jan 9Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The October loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 15.37° between 19°34′ Scorpio and 4°56′ Sagittarius three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (31 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 28, 1938 – Oct 30, 1938Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 10, 1938 – Jan 11, 1939Retrograde: Oct 30, 1938 – Dec 10, 193810° Scorpio10° SagittariusStations retrograde Oct 30, 1938, 4:23 PM UTC, 4°56′ SagittariusR Oct 30 · 4°56′ SagittariusStations direct Dec 10, 1938, 7:53 PM UTC, 19°34′ ScorpioD Dec 10 · 19°34′ ScorpioOct 3Oct 31Nov 28Dec 26Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Venus crosses the 15.37° between 19°34′ Scorpio and 4°56′ Sagittarius three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (31 days).

…and back into Scorpio

Venus retrograde in Scorpio intensifies questions of trust, jealousy and shared money. Hidden feelings come out, old betrayals are revisited and financial entanglements need reviewing. Traditionally a time for honest reckoning in relationships rather than new commitments.

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Aries — Oct 30 to Dec 10, 1938 (41 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Oct 30 to Dec 10, 1938 (41 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Nov 2 to Dec 10, 1938 (38 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Dec 4 to Dec 10, 1938 (6 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1938

Previous

1937 Ended May 9, 1937 after 42 days, moving back 16.39° through the zodiac.

Next

1940 Begins June 5, 1940 and runs 43 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 1938

Venus through the zodiac in 1938

Every sign Venus occupies during 1938, 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 Capricorn From Jan 1 – Jan 23
Venus in Aquarius Jan 23 – Feb 16
Venus in Pisces Feb 16 – Mar 12
Venus in Aries Mar 12 – Apr 5
Venus in Taurus Apr 5 – Apr 29
Venus in Gemini Apr 29 – May 24
Venus in Cancer May 24 – Jun 18
Venus in Leo Jun 18 – Jul 14
Venus in Virgo Jul 14 – Aug 9
Venus in Libra Aug 9 – Sep 7
Venus in Scorpio Sep 7 – Oct 13
Venus in Sagittarius Oct 13 – Nov 15
Venus in Scorpio Nov 15 – Dec 31 and beyond

13 segments in 1938. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1938 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1938

Uranus in Taurus Aug 19, 1937 – Jan 18, 1938 · 152 days
Pluto in Leo Oct 31, 1937 – Apr 11, 1938 · 161 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 20, 1937 – Jan 9, 1938 · 20 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 23, 1937 – May 30, 1938 · 158 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 11, 1938 – May 5, 1938 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jun 21, 1938 – Oct 19, 1938 · 120 days
Saturn in Aries Jul 30, 1938 – Dec 14, 1938 · 137 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 14, 1938 – Sep 6, 1938 · 23 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 24, 1938 – Jan 22, 1939 · 151 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 2, 1938 – Apr 12, 1939 · 161 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Dec 4, 1938 – Dec 24, 1938 · 20 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 26, 1938 – Jun 1, 1939 · 158 days
← 1937 Venus retrograde in 1937. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1939 → Venus retrograde in 1939.

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