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Venus retrograde 1953

Venus retrograde 1953: 1 period, 42 days inside the year — 11.6% of 1953. Venus turned retrograde at 3:53 AM UTC on March 23 at 1°20′ Taurus and turned direct at 12:34 PM UTC on May 4 at 14°58′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Mar 23 3:53 AM UTC
Turns direct
May 4 12:34 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1953
42 days 11.6% of the year
Sign
Taurus retreats 16.38°
Venus Retrograde 1953 Dates: Mar 23 – May 4

Venus’s path through 1953, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1953
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1953. Venus starts 1953 at 24°14′ Aquarius and ends it at 2°27′ Capricorn — 308.2° of net progress: 324.6° forward, 16.4° given back. The loop retraces 16.38° in 42 days, from 1°20′ Taurus on Mar 23 back to 14°58′ Aries on May 4. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Apr 13, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 109 days of 1953 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 18, 1953 – Mar 23, 1953Post-retrograde shadow: May 4, 1953 – Jun 7, 1953Retrograde: Mar 23, 1953 – May 4, 1953AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Mar 23, 1953, 3:53 AM UTC, 1°20′ TaurusR Mar 23Stations direct May 4, 1953, 12:34 PM UTC, 14°58′ AriesD May 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1953. Venus starts 1953 at 24°14′ Aquarius and ends it at 2°27′ Capricorn — 308.2° of net progress: 324.6° forward, 16.4° given back. The loop retraces 16.38° in 42 days, from 1°20′ Taurus on Mar 23 back to 14°58′ Aries on May 4. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Apr 13, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 109 days of 1953 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 18, 1953 – Mar 23, 1953Post-retrograde shadow: May 4, 1953 – Jun 7, 1953Retrograde: Mar 23, 1953 – May 4, 1953AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde Mar 23, 1953, 3:53 AM UTC, 1°20′ TaurusR Mar 23Stations direct May 4, 1953, 12:34 PM UTC, 14°58′ AriesD May 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1953 at 24°14′ Aquarius and ends it at 2°27′ Capricorn — 308.2° of net progress: 324.6° forward, 16.4° given back. The loop retraces 16.38° in 42 days, from 1°20′ Taurus on Mar 23 back to 14°58′ Aries on May 4. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Apr 13, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 109 days of 1953 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1953: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 3:53 AM UTC on March 23, 1953 at 1°20′ Taurus — 11:53 PM on March 22 in Santiago, 10:53 PM on March 22 in New York, 3:53 AM in London and 12:53 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Mar 23 · 1°20′ Taurus Mon, May 4 · 14°58′ Aries
Honolulu United States 5:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−10 2:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−10 2:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 7:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−8 5:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 8:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−7 5:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−7 5:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 9:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−6 7:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 9:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−6 6:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−6
New York United States 10:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−5 8:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 10:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−5 8:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 10:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−5 7:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−5 7:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:23 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−4:30 8:04 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 11:53 PM Sun, Mar 22 · UTC−4 8:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC−3 9:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC−3 9:34 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 2:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC−1 12:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC
London United Kingdom 3:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC 1:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+1 1:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+1 1:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 4:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+1 1:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 5:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+2 2:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+2 2:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 5:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+2 2:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 5:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+2 2:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 6:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+3 3:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 6:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+3 3:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:23 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+3:30 4:04 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+4 4:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+5 5:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:23 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+5:30 6:04 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:23 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+5:30 6:04 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+6 6:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 10:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+7 7:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:23 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+7:30 8:04 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 11:23 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+7:30 8:04 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 11:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+8 8:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+8 8:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:53 AM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+8 8:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:53 PM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+9 9:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:53 PM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+9 9:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:23 PM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+9:30 10:04 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:53 PM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+10 10:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:53 PM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+10 10:34 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 3:53 PM Mon, Mar 23 · UTC+12 12:34 AM Tue, May 5 · 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.

42 days · retreats 16.38°

March 23 → May 4, 1953 in Taurus

Stations retrograde Mar 23, 1953, 3:53 AM UTC at 1°20′ Taurus
Stations direct May 4, 1953, 12:34 PM UTC at 14°58′ Aries
Shadow opens Feb 18, 1953, 8:25 AM UTC (33 days before)
Shadow closes Jun 7, 1953, 2:38 AM UTC (34 days after)
Full window including shadows 109 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.38° between 14°58′ Aries and 1°20′ Taurus three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 18, 1953 – Mar 23, 1953Post-retrograde shadow: May 4, 1953 – Jun 7, 1953Retrograde: Mar 23, 1953 – May 4, 19535° Aries10° Aries15° Aries20° Aries25° Aries0° Taurus5° TaurusStations retrograde Mar 23, 1953, 3:53 AM UTC, 1°20′ TaurusR Mar 23 · 1°20′ TaurusStations direct May 4, 1953, 12:34 PM UTC, 14°58′ AriesD May 4 · 14°58′ AriesFeb 16Mar 2Mar 16Mar 30Apr 13Apr 27May 11May 25Jun 8Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The March loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.38° between 14°58′ Aries and 1°20′ Taurus three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 18, 1953 – Mar 23, 1953Post-retrograde shadow: May 4, 1953 – Jun 7, 1953Retrograde: Mar 23, 1953 – May 4, 19535° Aries15° Aries0° Taurus5° TaurusStations retrograde Mar 23, 1953, 3:53 AM UTC, 1°20′ TaurusR Mar 23 · 1°20′ TaurusStations direct May 4, 1953, 12:34 PM UTC, 14°58′ AriesD May 4 · 14°58′ AriesFeb 16Mar 16Apr 13May 11Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.38° between 14°58′ Aries and 1°20′ Taurus three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days).

…and back into Aries

Venus retrograde in Aries brings impatience in love to the surface. Impulsive attractions cool, old conflicts with partners reopen, and people reconsider what they fought for. It is traditionally better for reflecting on desire than for chasing a new one.

It begins in Aries season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 23 to Apr 1, 1953 (9 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Libra — Mar 23 to May 4, 1953 (42 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — Mar 23 to May 4, 1953 (42 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Mar 23 to May 2, 1953 (41 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1953

Previous

1951 Ended September 25, 1951 after 43 days, moving back 16.23° through the zodiac.

Next

1954 Begins October 25, 1954 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 1953

Venus through the zodiac in 1953

Every sign Venus occupies during 1953, 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 5
Venus in Pisces Jan 5 – Feb 2
Venus in Aries Feb 2 – Mar 14
Venus in Taurus Mar 14 – Mar 31
Venus in Aries Mar 31 – Jun 5
Venus in Taurus Jun 5 – Jul 7
Venus in Gemini Jul 7 – Aug 4
Venus in Cancer Aug 4 – Aug 30
Venus in Leo Aug 30 – Sep 24
Venus in Virgo Sep 24 – Oct 18
Venus in Libra Oct 18 – Nov 11
Venus in Scorpio Nov 11 – Dec 5
Venus in Sagittarius Dec 5 – Dec 29
Venus in Capricorn Dec 29 – Dec 31 and beyond

14 segments in 1953. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1953 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1953

Jupiter in Taurus Sep 9, 1952 – Jan 5, 1953 · 118 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 24, 1952 – Mar 22, 1953 · 149 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 24, 1952 – May 2, 1953 · 159 days
Neptune in Libra Jan 25, 1953 – Jul 2, 1953 · 159 days
Saturn in Libra Feb 5, 1953 – Jun 23, 1953 · 139 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 9, 1953 – Apr 1, 1953 · 23 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 11, 1953 – Aug 4, 1953 · 24 days
Jupiter in Gemini Oct 15, 1953 – Feb 10, 1954 · 118 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 29, 1953 – Mar 27, 1954 · 149 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 3, 1953 – Nov 23, 1953 · 20 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 26, 1953 – May 4, 1954 · 159 days
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