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Venus retrograde 1940

Venus retrograde 1940: 1 period, 43 days inside the year — 11.8% of 1940. Venus turned retrograde at 10:06 AM UTC on June 5 at 13°18′ Cancer and turned direct at 1:13 PM UTC on July 18 at 26°47′ Gemini.

Turns retrograde
Jun 5 10:06 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 18 1:13 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1940
43 days 11.8% of the year
Sign
Cancer retreats 16.52°
Venus Retrograde 1940 Dates: Jun 5 – Jul 18

Venus’s path through 1940, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1940
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1940. Venus starts 1940 at 7°27′ Aquarius and ends it at 13°05′ Sagittarius — 305.6° of net progress: 322.1° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.52° in 43 days, from 13°18′ Cancer on Jun 5 back to 26°47′ Gemini on Jul 18. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 26, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 111 days of 1940 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: May 2, 1940 – Jun 5, 1940Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 18, 1940 – Aug 21, 1940Retrograde: Jun 5, 1940 – Jul 18, 1940AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusStations retrograde Jun 5, 1940, 10:06 AM UTC, 13°18′ CancerR Jun 5Stations direct Jul 18, 1940, 1:13 PM UTC, 26°47′ GeminiD Jul 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1940. Venus starts 1940 at 7°27′ Aquarius and ends it at 13°05′ Sagittarius — 305.6° of net progress: 322.1° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.52° in 43 days, from 13°18′ Cancer on Jun 5 back to 26°47′ Gemini on Jul 18. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 26, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 111 days of 1940 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: May 2, 1940 – Jun 5, 1940Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 18, 1940 – Aug 21, 1940Retrograde: Jun 5, 1940 – Jul 18, 1940AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde Jun 5, 1940, 10:06 AM UTC, 13°18′ CancerR Jun 5Stations direct Jul 18, 1940, 1:13 PM UTC, 26°47′ GeminiD Jul 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1940 at 7°27′ Aquarius and ends it at 13°05′ Sagittarius — 305.6° of net progress: 322.1° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.52° in 43 days, from 13°18′ Cancer on Jun 5 back to 26°47′ Gemini on Jul 18. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 26, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 111 days of 1940 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1940: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 10:06 AM UTC on June 5, 1940 at 13°18′ Cancer — 6:06 AM in Santiago, 6:06 AM in New York, 11:06 AM in London and 7:06 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Jun 5 · 13°18′ Cancer Thu, Jul 18 · 26°47′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 11:36 PM Tue, Jun 4 · UTC−10:30 2:43 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 12:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−10 3:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 2:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−8 5:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 3:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−7 6:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−7 6:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 5:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−5 8:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 4:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−6 7:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−4 9:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−4 9:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 5:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−5 8:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−5 8:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:36 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−4:30 8:43 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 6:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−4 9:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−4 10:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC−3 10:13 AM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC 1:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+1 2:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 11:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+1 2:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:06 AM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+1 3:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 12:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+2 3:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 12:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+2 3:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 12:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+2 4:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 12:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+2 3:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 12:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+2 4:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 1:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+3 4:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:51 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+2:45 3:58 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+2:45
Tehran Iran 1:36 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+3:30 4:43 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+4 5:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:36 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+5:30 6:43 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 3:36 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+5:30 6:43 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:36 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+5:30 6:43 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:59 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+5:53 7:06 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 5:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+7 8:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:36 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+7:30 8:43 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 5:26 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+7:20 8:33 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+7:20
Beijing China 7:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+9 10:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 6:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+8 9:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+8 9:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+9 10:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+9 10:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:36 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+9:30 10:43 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 8:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+10 11:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:06 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+10 11:13 PM Thu, Jul 18 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:36 PM Wed, Jun 5 · UTC+11:30 12:43 AM Fri, Jul 19 · 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.

43 days · retreats 16.52°

June 5 → July 18, 1940 in Cancer

Stations retrograde Jun 5, 1940, 10:06 AM UTC at 13°18′ Cancer
Stations direct Jul 18, 1940, 1:13 PM UTC at 26°47′ Gemini
Shadow opens May 2, 1940, 6:16 PM UTC (34 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 21, 1940, 9:53 AM UTC (34 days after)
Full window including shadows 111 days
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.52° between 26°47′ Gemini and 13°18′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (34 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: May 2, 1940 – Jun 5, 1940Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 18, 1940 – Aug 21, 1940Retrograde: Jun 5, 1940 – Jul 18, 194020° Gemini25° Gemini0° Cancer5° Cancer10° Cancer15° CancerStations retrograde Jun 5, 1940, 10:06 AM UTC, 13°18′ CancerR Jun 5 · 13°18′ CancerStations direct Jul 18, 1940, 1:13 PM UTC, 26°47′ GeminiD Jul 18 · 26°47′ GeminiApr 29May 13May 27Jun 10Jun 24Jul 8Jul 22Aug 5Aug 19Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The June loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.52° between 26°47′ Gemini and 13°18′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (34 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: May 2, 1940 – Jun 5, 1940Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 18, 1940 – Aug 21, 1940Retrograde: Jun 5, 1940 – Jul 18, 194020° Gemini10° Cancer20° CancerStations retrograde Jun 5, 1940, 10:06 AM UTC, 13°18′ CancerR Jun 5 · 13°18′ CancerStations direct Jul 18, 1940, 1:13 PM UTC, 26°47′ GeminiD Jul 18 · 26°47′ GeminiApr 29May 27Jun 24Jul 22Aug 19Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.52° between 26°47′ Gemini and 13°18′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (34 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days).

…and back into Gemini

Venus retrograde in Gemini revisits conversations about love and flirtation. Old messages resurface, mixed signals confuse, and people reconsider what they want from light versus deep connection. It suits clarifying feelings through honest talk.

It begins in Gemini season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 8 to Jul 18, 1940 (10 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1940

Previous

1938 Ended December 10, 1938 after 41 days, moving back 15.37° through the zodiac.

Next

1942 Begins January 13, 1942 and runs 41 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 1940

Venus through the zodiac in 1940

Every sign Venus occupies during 1940, 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 Aquarius From Jan 1 – Jan 18
Venus in Pisces Jan 18 – Feb 12
Venus in Aries Feb 12 – Mar 8
Venus in Taurus Mar 8 – Apr 4
Venus in Gemini Apr 4 – May 6
Venus in Cancer May 6 – Jul 5
Venus in Gemini Jul 5 – Aug 1
Venus in Cancer Aug 1 – Sep 8
Venus in Leo Sep 8 – Oct 6
Venus in Virgo Oct 6 – Nov 1
Venus in Libra Nov 1 – Nov 26
Venus in Scorpio Nov 26 – Dec 20
Venus in Sagittarius Dec 20 – Dec 31 and beyond

13 segments in 1940. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1940 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1940

Uranus in Taurus Aug 28, 1939 – Jan 26, 1940 · 151 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 4, 1939 – Apr 13, 1940 · 161 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 28, 1939 – Jun 3, 1940 · 158 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 6, 1940 – Mar 29, 1940 · 23 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 8, 1940 – Aug 1, 1940 · 24 days
Saturn in Taurus Aug 27, 1940 – Jan 9, 1941 · 135 days
Uranus in Taurus Sep 1, 1940 – Jan 30, 1941 · 151 days
Jupiter in Taurus Sep 4, 1940 – Dec 31, 1940 · 118 days
Mercury in Scorpio Nov 1, 1940 – Nov 21, 1940 · 20 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 5, 1940 – Apr 14, 1941 · 161 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 30, 1940 – Jun 5, 1941 · 158 days
← 1939 Venus retrograde in 1939. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1941 → Venus retrograde in 1941.

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