Venus Retrograde 1970 Dates: Oct 20 – Dec 1

Venus’s path through 1970, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1970

Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1970 at 4°02′ Capricorn and ends it at 24°23′ Scorpio — 320.4° of net progress: 335.8° forward, 15.4° given back. The loop retraces 15.43° in 41 days, from 25°12′ Scorpio on Oct 20 back to 9°46′ Scorpio on Dec 1. Fastest day: Jan 2, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Nov 10, 0.61°. Counting the shadows, 105 days of 1970 sit inside a retrograde window.

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Exact times

Venus retrograde 1970: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 3:57 PM UTC on October 20, 1970 at 25°12′ Scorpio — 12:57 PM in Santiago, 11:57 AM in New York, 4:57 PM in London and 12:57 AM on October 21 in Tokyo.

Your city

City	Turns retrograde	Turns direct
UTC	3:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · 25°12′ Scorpio	12:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · 9°46′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States	5:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−10	2:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States	6:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−9	2:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States	8:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−7	4:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States	8:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−7	5:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−7
Denver United States	9:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−6	5:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−7
Chicago United States	10:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−5	6:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico	9:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−6	6:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−6
New York United States	11:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−4	7:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada	11:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−4	7:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia	10:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−5	7:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−5
Lima Peru	10:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−5	7:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela	11:57 AM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−4	8:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile	12:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−3	9:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina	12:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−3	9:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil	12:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC−3	9:03 PM Mon, Nov 30 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland	3:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC	12:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC
London United Kingdom	4:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+1	1:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria	4:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+1	1:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+1
Paris France	4:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+1	1:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany	4:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+1	1:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa	5:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+2	2:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt	5:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+2	2:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+2
Athens Greece	5:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+2	2:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey	5:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+2	2:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia	6:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+3	3:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya	6:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+3	3:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran	7:27 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+3:30	3:33 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates	7:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+4	4:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan	8:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+5	5:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+5
New Delhi India	9:27 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+5:30	5:33 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal	9:27 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+5:30	5:33 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh	9:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+6	6:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand	10:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+7	7:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia	10:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+7	7:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+7
Singapore	11:27 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+7:30	7:33 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China	11:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+8	8:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines	11:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+8	8:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+8
Perth Australia	11:57 PM Tue, Oct 20 · UTC+8	8:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea	12:57 AM Wed, Oct 21 · UTC+9	9:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan	12:57 AM Wed, Oct 21 · UTC+9	9:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia	1:27 AM Wed, Oct 21 · UTC+9:30	9:33 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia	1:57 AM Wed, Oct 21 · UTC+10	10:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia	1:57 AM Wed, Oct 21 · UTC+10	10:03 AM Tue, Dec 1 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand	3:57 AM Wed, Oct 21 · UTC+12	12:03 PM Tue, Dec 1 · 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 15.43°

October 20 → December 1, 1970 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Oct 20, 1970, 3:57 PM UTC at 25°12′ Scorpio

Stations direct Dec 1, 1970, 12:03 AM UTC at 9°46′ Scorpio

Shadow opens Sep 18, 1970, 8:59 AM UTC (32 days before)

Shadow closes Jan 1, 1971, 12:11 PM UTC (32 days after)

Full window including shadows 105 days

The October loop up close, shadow to shadow

Venus crosses the 15.43° between 9°46′ Scorpio and 25°12′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (32 days).

Venus retrograde in Scorpio

Venus retrograde in Scorpio intensifies questions of trust, jealousy and shared money. Hidden feelings come out, old betrayals are revisited and financial entanglements need reviewing. Traditionally a time for honest reckoning in relationships rather than new commitments.

It begins in Libra season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

Saturn in Taurus — Oct 20 to Dec 1, 1970 (41 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1970

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 1970

Venus through the zodiac in 1970

Every sign Venus occupies during 1970, 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 Capricorn From Jan 1 – Jan 21

Venus in Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 14

Venus in Pisces Feb 14 – Mar 10

Venus in Aries Mar 10 – Apr 3

Venus in Taurus Apr 3 – Apr 27

Venus in Gemini Apr 27 – May 22

Venus in Cancer May 22 – Jun 16

Venus in Leo Jun 16 – Jul 12

Venus in Virgo Jul 12 – Aug 8

Venus in Libra Aug 8 – Sep 7

Venus in Scorpio Sep 7 – Dec 31 and beyond

11 segments in 1970. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1970 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1970

Saturn in Taurus Aug 21, 1969 – Jan 3, 1970 · 136 days

Pluto in Virgo Dec 30, 1969 – Jun 5, 1970 · 157 days

Mercury in Aquarius Jan 4, 1970 – Jan 24, 1970 · 20 days

Uranus in Libra Jan 13, 1970 – Jun 12, 1970 · 150 days

Jupiter in Scorpio Feb 19, 1970 – Jun 23, 1970 · 123 days

Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 3, 1970 – Aug 10, 1970 · 160 days

Mercury in Taurus Apr 28, 1970 – May 22, 1970 · 24 days

Mercury in Virgo Aug 30, 1970 – Sep 22, 1970 · 23 days

Saturn in Taurus Sep 4, 1970 – Jan 17, 1971 · 135 days

Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 1970 – Jan 8, 1971 · 20 days

← 1969 Venus retrograde in 1969. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1971 → Venus retrograde in 1971.

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