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Venus retrograde 1961

Venus retrograde 1961: 1 period, 42 days inside the year — 11.6% of 1961. Venus turned retrograde at 8:13 PM UTC on March 20 at 29°06′ Aries and turned direct at 4:16 AM UTC on May 2 at 12°44′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Mar 20 8:13 PM UTC
Turns direct
May 2 4:16 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1961
42 days 11.6% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 16.36°
Venus Retrograde 1961 Dates: Mar 20 – May 2

Venus’s path through 1961, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1961
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1961. Venus starts 1961 at 24°44′ Aquarius and ends it at 3°14′ Capricorn — 308.5° of net progress: 324.9° forward, 16.4° given back. The loop retraces 16.36° in 42 days, from 29°05′ Aries on Mar 20 back to 12°44′ Aries on May 2. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Apr 10, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 109 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 16, 1961 – Mar 20, 1961Post-retrograde shadow: May 2, 1961 – Jun 4, 1961Retrograde: Mar 20, 1961 – May 2, 1961AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Mar 20, 1961, 8:13 PM UTC, 29°06′ AriesR Mar 20Stations direct May 2, 1961, 4:16 AM UTC, 12°44′ AriesD May 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1961. Venus starts 1961 at 24°44′ Aquarius and ends it at 3°14′ Capricorn — 308.5° of net progress: 324.9° forward, 16.4° given back. The loop retraces 16.36° in 42 days, from 29°05′ Aries on Mar 20 back to 12°44′ Aries on May 2. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Apr 10, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 109 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 16, 1961 – Mar 20, 1961Post-retrograde shadow: May 2, 1961 – Jun 4, 1961Retrograde: Mar 20, 1961 – May 2, 1961AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde Mar 20, 1961, 8:13 PM UTC, 29°06′ AriesR Mar 20Stations direct May 2, 1961, 4:16 AM UTC, 12°44′ AriesD May 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1961 at 24°44′ Aquarius and ends it at 3°14′ Capricorn — 308.5° of net progress: 324.9° forward, 16.4° given back. The loop retraces 16.36° in 42 days, from 29°05′ Aries on Mar 20 back to 12°44′ Aries on May 2. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Apr 10, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 109 days of 1961 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1961: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 8:13 PM UTC on March 20, 1961 at 29°06′ Aries — 4:13 PM in Santiago, 3:13 PM in New York, 8:13 PM in London and 5:13 AM on March 21 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Mar 20 · 29°06′ Aries Tue, May 2 · 12°44′ Aries
Honolulu United States 10:13 AM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−10 6:16 PM Mon, May 1 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:13 AM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−10 6:16 PM Mon, May 1 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 12:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−8 9:16 PM Mon, May 1 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 1:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−7 9:16 PM Mon, May 1 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−7 9:16 PM Mon, May 1 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 2:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−6 11:16 PM Mon, May 1 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−6 10:16 PM Mon, May 1 · UTC−6
New York United States 3:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−5 12:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−5 12:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−5 11:16 PM Mon, May 1 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−5 11:16 PM Mon, May 1 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:43 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−4:30 11:46 PM Mon, May 1 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 4:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−4 12:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−3 1:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−3 1:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC−1 4:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC 5:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC+1 5:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC+1 5:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 9:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC+1 5:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 10:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC+2 6:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC+2 7:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 10:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC+2 6:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 10:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC+2 6:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 11:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC+3 7:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 11:13 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC+3 7:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:43 PM Mon, Mar 20 · UTC+3:30 7:46 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:13 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+4 8:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:13 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+5 9:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:43 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+5:30 9:46 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:43 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+5:30 9:46 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:13 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+6 10:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:13 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+7 11:16 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:43 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+7:30 11:46 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 3:43 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+7:30 11:46 AM Tue, May 2 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 4:13 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+8 12:16 PM Tue, May 2 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:13 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+8 12:16 PM Tue, May 2 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:13 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+8 12:16 PM Tue, May 2 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:43 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+8:30 12:46 PM Tue, May 2 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 5:13 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+9 1:16 PM Tue, May 2 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:43 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+9:30 1:46 PM Tue, May 2 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 6:13 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+10 2:16 PM Tue, May 2 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:13 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+10 2:16 PM Tue, May 2 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 8:13 AM Tue, Mar 21 · UTC+12 4:16 PM Tue, May 2 · 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 16.36°

March 20 → May 2, 1961 in Aries

Stations retrograde Mar 20, 1961, 8:13 PM UTC at 29°06′ Aries
Stations direct May 2, 1961, 4:16 AM UTC at 12°44′ Aries
Shadow opens Feb 16, 1961, 1:23 AM UTC (33 days before)
Shadow closes Jun 4, 1961, 5:00 PM 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 16.36° between 12°44′ Aries and 29°06′ Aries 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 16, 1961 – Mar 20, 1961Post-retrograde shadow: May 2, 1961 – Jun 4, 1961Retrograde: Mar 20, 1961 – May 2, 19615° Aries10° Aries15° Aries20° Aries25° Aries0° Taurus5° TaurusStations retrograde Mar 20, 1961, 8:13 PM UTC, 29°06′ AriesR Mar 20 · 29°06′ AriesStations direct May 2, 1961, 4:16 AM UTC, 12°44′ AriesD May 2 · 12°44′ AriesFeb 20Mar 6Mar 20Apr 3Apr 17May 1May 15May 29Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The March loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.36° between 12°44′ Aries and 29°06′ Aries 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 16, 1961 – Mar 20, 1961Post-retrograde shadow: May 2, 1961 – Jun 4, 1961Retrograde: Mar 20, 1961 – May 2, 19615° Aries25° Aries5° TaurusStations retrograde Mar 20, 1961, 8:13 PM UTC, 29°06′ AriesR Mar 20 · 29°06′ AriesStations direct May 2, 1961, 4:16 AM UTC, 12°44′ AriesD May 2 · 12°44′ AriesFeb 20Mar 20Apr 17May 15Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.36° between 12°44′ Aries and 29°06′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days).

Venus retrograde in 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 Pisces season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Leo — Mar 20 to Apr 29, 1961 (39 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — Mar 20 to May 2, 1961 (42 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Mar 20 to May 2, 1961 (42 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1961

Previous

1959 Ended September 22, 1959 after 43 days, moving back 16.26° through the zodiac.

Next

1962 Begins October 23, 1962 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 1961

Venus through the zodiac in 1961

Every sign Venus occupies during 1961, 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 – Jun 5
Venus in Taurus Jun 5 – Jul 7
Venus in Gemini Jul 7 – Aug 3
Venus in Cancer Aug 3 – Aug 29
Venus in Leo Aug 29 – Sep 23
Venus in Virgo Sep 23 – 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

12 segments in 1961. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1961 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1961

Mars in Cancer Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 1961 · 77 days
Uranus in Leo Dec 1, 1960 – Apr 29, 1961 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 10, 1960 – May 17, 1961 · 158 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 11, 1961 – Jul 20, 1961 · 159 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 12, 1961 – Mar 6, 1961 · 22 days
Saturn in Capricorn May 9, 1961 – Sep 27, 1961 · 141 days
Jupiter in Aquarius May 25, 1961 – Sep 23, 1961 · 121 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 14, 1961 – Jul 8, 1961 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 10, 1961 – Oct 31, 1961 · 21 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 6, 1961 – May 4, 1962 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 12, 1961 – May 19, 1962 · 158 days
← 1960 Venus retrograde in 1960. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1962 → Venus retrograde in 1962.

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