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Venus retrograde 1956

Venus retrograde 1956: 1 period, 43 days inside the year — 11.8% of 1956. Venus turned retrograde at 6:05 PM UTC on May 31 at 9°01′ Cancer and turned direct at 9:20 PM UTC on July 13 at 22°30′ Gemini.

Turns retrograde
May 31 6:05 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 13 9:20 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1956
43 days 11.8% of the year
Sign
Cancer retreats 16.51°
Venus Retrograde 1956 Dates: May 31 – Jul 13

Venus’s path through 1956, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1956
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1956. Venus starts 1956 at 8°56′ Aquarius and ends it at 14°36′ Sagittarius — 305.7° of net progress: 322.2° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.51° in 43 days, from 9°01′ Cancer on May 31 back to 22°30′ Gemini on Jul 13. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 22, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 111 days of 1956 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 28, 1956 – May 31, 1956Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 13, 1956 – Aug 16, 1956Retrograde: May 31, 1956 – Jul 13, 1956AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusStations retrograde May 31, 1956, 6:05 PM UTC, 9°01′ CancerR May 31Stations direct Jul 13, 1956, 9:20 PM UTC, 22°30′ GeminiD Jul 13JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1956. Venus starts 1956 at 8°56′ Aquarius and ends it at 14°36′ Sagittarius — 305.7° of net progress: 322.2° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.51° in 43 days, from 9°01′ Cancer on May 31 back to 22°30′ Gemini on Jul 13. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 22, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 111 days of 1956 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 28, 1956 – May 31, 1956Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 13, 1956 – Aug 16, 1956Retrograde: May 31, 1956 – Jul 13, 1956AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde May 31, 1956, 6:05 PM UTC, 9°01′ CancerR May 31Stations direct Jul 13, 1956, 9:20 PM UTC, 22°30′ GeminiD Jul 13JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1956 at 8°56′ Aquarius and ends it at 14°36′ Sagittarius — 305.7° of net progress: 322.2° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.51° in 43 days, from 9°01′ Cancer on May 31 back to 22°30′ Gemini on Jul 13. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 22, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 111 days of 1956 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1956: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 6:05 PM UTC on May 31, 1956 at 9°01′ Cancer — 2:05 PM in Santiago, 2:05 PM in New York, 7:05 PM in London and 3:05 AM on June 1 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Thu, May 31 · 9°01′ Cancer Fri, Jul 13 · 22°30′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 8:05 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC−10 11:20 AM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:05 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC−10 11:20 AM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 11:05 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC−7 2:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:05 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC−7 2:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−7
Denver United States 11:05 AM Thu, May 31 · UTC−7 2:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 1:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC−5 4:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 12:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC−6 3:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC−4 5:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC−4 5:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC−5 4:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC−5 4:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 1:35 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC−4:30 4:50 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 2:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC−4 5:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC−3 6:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC−3 6:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC 9:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+1 10:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+1 10:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC+1
Paris France 7:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+1 10:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 7:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+1 10:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 8:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+2 11:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+2 11:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 8:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+2 11:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 8:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+2 11:20 PM Fri, Jul 13 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 9:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+3 12:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+3 12:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:35 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+3:30 12:50 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+4 1:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:05 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+5 2:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:35 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+5:30 2:50 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:35 PM Thu, May 31 · UTC+5:30 2:50 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:05 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+6 3:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:05 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+7 4:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:35 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+7:30 4:50 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 1:35 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+7:30 4:50 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 2:05 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+8 5:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:05 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+8 5:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:05 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+8 5:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:35 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+9:30 6:50 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+9:30
Tokyo Japan 3:05 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+9 6:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:35 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+9:30 6:50 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:05 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+10 7:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:05 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+10 7:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:05 AM Fri, Jun 1 · UTC+12 9:20 AM Sat, Jul 14 · 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.

43 days · retreats 16.51°

May 31 → July 13, 1956 in Cancer

Stations retrograde May 31, 1956, 6:05 PM UTC at 9°01′ Cancer
Stations direct Jul 13, 1956, 9:20 PM UTC at 22°30′ Gemini
Shadow opens Apr 28, 1956, 4:08 AM UTC (34 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 16, 1956, 6:49 PM UTC (34 days after)
Full window including shadows 111 days
The May loop up close, shadow to shadow
The May loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.51° between 22°30′ Gemini and 9°01′ 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: Apr 28, 1956 – May 31, 1956Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 13, 1956 – Aug 16, 1956Retrograde: May 31, 1956 – Jul 13, 195615° Gemini20° Gemini25° Gemini0° Cancer5° Cancer10° Cancer15° CancerStations retrograde May 31, 1956, 6:05 PM UTC, 9°01′ CancerR May 31 · 9°01′ CancerStations direct Jul 13, 1956, 9:20 PM UTC, 22°30′ GeminiD Jul 13 · 22°30′ GeminiApr 23May 7May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2Jul 16Jul 30Aug 13Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The May loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.51° between 22°30′ Gemini and 9°01′ 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: Apr 28, 1956 – May 31, 1956Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 13, 1956 – Aug 16, 1956Retrograde: May 31, 1956 – Jul 13, 195615° Gemini5° Cancer15° CancerStations retrograde May 31, 1956, 6:05 PM UTC, 9°01′ CancerR May 31 · 9°01′ CancerStations direct Jul 13, 1956, 9:20 PM UTC, 22°30′ GeminiD Jul 13 · 22°30′ GeminiApr 23May 21Jun 18Jul 16Aug 13Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.51° between 22°30′ Gemini and 9°01′ 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 Gemini — May 31 to Jun 7, 1956 (7 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Sagittarius — May 31 to Jul 13, 1956 (43 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — May 31 to Jul 9, 1956 (39 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 1956

Previous

1954 Ended December 5, 1954 after 41 days, moving back 15.39° through the zodiac.

Next

1958 Begins January 8, 1958 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 1956

Venus through the zodiac in 1956

Every sign Venus occupies during 1956, 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 17
Venus in Pisces Jan 17 – Feb 11
Venus in Aries Feb 11 – Mar 7
Venus in Taurus Mar 7 – Apr 4
Venus in Gemini Apr 4 – May 8
Venus in Cancer May 8 – Jun 23
Venus in Gemini Jun 23 – Aug 4
Venus in Cancer Aug 4 – Sep 8
Venus in Leo Sep 8 – Oct 6
Venus in Virgo Oct 6 – Oct 31
Venus in Libra Oct 31 – Nov 25
Venus in Scorpio Nov 25 – Dec 19
Venus in Sagittarius Dec 19 – Dec 31 and beyond

13 segments in 1956. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1956 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1956

Uranus in Leo Nov 8, 1955 – Apr 5, 1956 · 149 days
Pluto in Leo Dec 1, 1955 – May 7, 1956 · 159 days
Jupiter in Virgo Dec 18, 1955 – Apr 17, 1956 · 121 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 18, 1956 – Feb 8, 1956 · 21 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 1, 1956 – Jul 9, 1956 · 159 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 12, 1956 – Jul 30, 1956 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini May 14, 1956 – Jun 7, 1956 · 24 days
Mars in Pisces Aug 10, 1956 – Oct 10, 1956 · 61 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 13, 1956 – Oct 5, 1956 · 22 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 12, 1956 – Apr 10, 1957 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 2, 1956 – May 9, 1957 · 159 days
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