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Venus retrograde 1942

Venus retrograde 1942: 1 period, 41 days inside the year — 11.3% of 1942. Venus turned retrograde at 12:42 AM UTC on January 13 at 21°11′ Aquarius and turned direct at 6:02 AM UTC on February 23 at 5°31′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
Jan 13 12:42 AM UTC
Turns direct
Feb 23 6:02 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1942
41 days 11.3% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 15.67°
Venus Retrograde 1942 Dates: Jan 13 – Feb 23

Venus’s path through 1942, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1942
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1942. Venus starts 1942 at 17°39′ Aquarius and ends it at 19°53′ Capricorn — 332.2° of net progress: 347.9° forward, 15.7° given back. The loop retraces 15.67° in 41 days, from 21°11′ Aquarius on Jan 13 back to 5°31′ Aquarius on Feb 23. Fastest day: Dec 7, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Feb 2, 0.62°. Counting the shadows, 85 days of 1942 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 12, 1941 – Jan 13, 1942Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 23, 1942 – Mar 27, 1942Retrograde: Jan 13, 1942 – Feb 23, 1942AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Jan 13, 1942, 12:42 AM UTC, 21°11′ AquariusR Jan 13Stations direct Feb 23, 1942, 6:02 AM UTC, 5°31′ AquariusD Feb 23JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1942. Venus starts 1942 at 17°39′ Aquarius and ends it at 19°53′ Capricorn — 332.2° of net progress: 347.9° forward, 15.7° given back. The loop retraces 15.67° in 41 days, from 21°11′ Aquarius on Jan 13 back to 5°31′ Aquarius on Feb 23. Fastest day: Dec 7, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Feb 2, 0.62°. Counting the shadows, 85 days of 1942 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 12, 1941 – Jan 13, 1942Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 23, 1942 – Mar 27, 1942Retrograde: Jan 13, 1942 – Feb 23, 1942AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde Jan 13, 1942, 12:42 AM UTC, 21°11′ AquariusR Jan 13Stations direct Feb 23, 1942, 6:02 AM UTC, 5°31′ AquariusD Feb 23JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1942 at 17°39′ Aquarius and ends it at 19°53′ Capricorn — 332.2° of net progress: 347.9° forward, 15.7° given back. The loop retraces 15.67° in 41 days, from 21°11′ Aquarius on Jan 13 back to 5°31′ Aquarius on Feb 23. Fastest day: Dec 7, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Feb 2, 0.62°. Counting the shadows, 85 days of 1942 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1942: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 12:42 AM UTC on January 13, 1942 at 21°11′ Aquarius — 8:42 PM on January 12 in Santiago, 7:42 PM on January 12 in New York, 1:42 AM in London and 9:42 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Jan 13 · 21°11′ Aquarius Mon, Feb 23 · 5°31′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 2:12 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−10:30 8:32 PM Sun, Feb 22 · UTC−9:30
Anchorage United States 2:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−10 9:02 PM Sun, Feb 22 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 4:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−8 11:02 PM Sun, Feb 22 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−7 12:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−6
Denver United States 5:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−7 12:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 6:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−6 1:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 6:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−6 12:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−5 2:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 8:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−4 2:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−5 1:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−5 1:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:12 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−4:30 1:32 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 8:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−4 2:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−3 3:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−3 3:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:42 PM Mon, Jan 12 · UTC−1 5:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 1:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+1 7:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+1 7:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+2 8:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 2:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+2 8:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 2:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+2 8:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+2 8:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 2:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+2 8:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 2:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+2 8:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 3:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+3 9:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 3:27 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+2:45 8:47 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+2:45
Tehran Iran 4:12 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+3:30 9:32 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+4 10:02 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:12 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+5:30 11:32 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 7:12 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+6:30 12:32 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+6:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:12 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+5:30 11:32 AM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:12 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+6:30 12:32 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+6:30
Bangkok Thailand 7:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+7 1:02 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:12 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+7:30 1:32 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 8:12 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+7:30 3:02 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+9
Beijing China 8:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+8 3:02 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 9:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+9 3:02 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+9
Perth Australia 9:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+9 3:02 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+9
Seoul South Korea 9:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+9 3:02 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+9 3:02 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:12 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+10:30 4:32 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 11:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+11 5:02 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+11
Sydney Australia 11:42 AM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+11 5:02 PM Mon, Feb 23 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 12:42 PM Tue, Jan 13 · UTC+12 6:02 PM Mon, Feb 23 · 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 15.67°

January 13 → February 23, 1942 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde Jan 13, 1942, 12:42 AM UTC at 21°11′ Aquarius
Stations direct Feb 23, 1942, 6:02 AM UTC at 5°31′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Dec 12, 1941, 7:12 AM UTC (32 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 27, 1942, 10:57 AM UTC (32 days after)
Full window including shadows 105 days
The January loop up close, shadow to shadow
The January loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 15.67° between 5°31′ Aquarius and 21°11′ Aquarius three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (32 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 12, 1941 – Jan 13, 1942Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 23, 1942 – Mar 27, 1942Retrograde: Jan 13, 1942 – Feb 23, 19420° Aquarius5° Aquarius10° Aquarius15° Aquarius20° Aquarius25° AquariusStations retrograde Jan 13, 1942, 12:42 AM UTC, 21°11′ AquariusR Jan 13 · 21°11′ AquariusStations direct Feb 23, 1942, 6:02 AM UTC, 5°31′ AquariusD Feb 23 · 5°31′ AquariusDec 8Dec 22Jan 5Jan 19Feb 2Feb 16Mar 2Mar 16Mar 30Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The January loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 15.67° between 5°31′ Aquarius and 21°11′ Aquarius three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (32 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 12, 1941 – Jan 13, 1942Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 23, 1942 – Mar 27, 1942Retrograde: Jan 13, 1942 – Feb 23, 194220° Aquarius25° AquariusStations retrograde Jan 13, 1942, 12:42 AM UTC, 21°11′ AquariusR Jan 13 · 21°11′ AquariusStations direct Feb 23, 1942, 6:02 AM UTC, 5°31′ AquariusD Feb 23 · 5°31′ AquariusDec 8Jan 5Feb 2Mar 2Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Venus crosses the 15.67° between 5°31′ Aquarius and 21°11′ Aquarius three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (32 days).

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Gemini — Jan 13 to Feb 5, 1942 (23 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — Jan 13 to Jan 23, 1942 (10 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Jan 13 to Feb 3, 1942 (22 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Virgo — Jan 13 to Feb 23, 1942 (41 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Jan 13 to Feb 23, 1942 (41 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Feb 1 to Feb 22, 1942 (21 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1942

Previous

1940 Ended July 18, 1940 after 43 days, moving back 16.52° through the zodiac.

Next

1943 Begins August 15, 1943 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 1942

Venus through the zodiac in 1942

Every sign Venus occupies during 1942, 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 – Apr 6
Venus in Pisces Apr 6 – May 6
Venus in Aries May 6 – Jun 2
Venus in Taurus Jun 2 – Jun 27
Venus in Gemini Jun 27 – Jul 23
Venus in Cancer Jul 23 – Aug 17
Venus in Leo Aug 17 – Sep 10
Venus in Virgo Sep 10 – Oct 4
Venus in Libra Oct 4 – Oct 28
Venus in Scorpio Oct 28 – Nov 21
Venus in Sagittarius Nov 21 – Dec 15
Venus in Capricorn Dec 15 – Dec 31 and beyond

12 segments in 1942. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1942 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1942

Uranus in Gemini Sep 5, 1941 – Feb 3, 1942 · 151 days
Saturn in Taurus Sep 10, 1941 – Jan 23, 1942 · 135 days
Jupiter in Gemini Oct 10, 1941 – Feb 5, 1942 · 118 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 6, 1941 – Apr 16, 1942 · 161 days
Neptune in Virgo Jan 1, 1942 – Jun 8, 1942 · 158 days
Mercury in Aquarius Feb 1, 1942 – Feb 22, 1942 · 21 days
Mercury in Gemini May 31, 1942 – Jun 24, 1942 · 24 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 10, 1942 – Feb 8, 1943 · 151 days
Saturn in Gemini Sep 25, 1942 – Feb 6, 1943 · 134 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 28, 1942 – Oct 20, 1942 · 21 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 8, 1942 – Apr 18, 1943 · 161 days
Jupiter in Cancer Nov 12, 1942 – Mar 12, 1943 · 119 days
← 1941 Venus retrograde in 1941. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1943 → Venus retrograde in 1943.

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