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Venus retrograde 1976

There was no Venus retrograde in 1976: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on September 18, 1975 in Leo, and the next began on March 16, 1977 in Aries.

Retrograde in 1976
None direct all year
Previous direct station
Sep 18, 1975 1:46 AM UTC
Next retrograde station
Mar 16, 1977 3:01 AM UTC
Gap between loops
545 days
Venus Retrograde 1976: None — Next Starts Mar 16, 1977

Venus’s path through 1976, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1976
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1976. Venus starts 1976 at 29°03′ Scorpio and ends it at 25°41′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 86.6°, all of it forward. Fastest day: Mar 21, 1.23° forward. ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1976. Venus starts 1976 at 29°03′ Scorpio and ends it at 25°41′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 86.6°, all of it forward. Fastest day: Mar 21, 1.23° forward. ScorpioCapricornPiscesTaurusCancerVirgoScorpioCapricornJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1976 at 29°03′ Scorpio and ends it at 25°41′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 86.6°, all of it forward. Fastest day: Mar 21, 1.23° forward.

Exact times

The Venus stations either side of 1976: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 3:01 AM UTC on March 16, 1977 at 24°33′ Aries — 11:01 PM on March 15 in Santiago, 10:01 PM on March 15 in New York, 3:01 AM in London and 12:01 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Sep 18, 1975 Turns retrograde · Mar 16, 1977
UTC Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · 25°25′ Leo Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · 24°33′ Aries
Honolulu United States 3:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−10 5:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−9 5:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 6:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−7 7:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 6:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−7 8:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−6 8:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 8:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−5 9:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 7:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−6 9:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−4 10:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 9:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−4 10:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 8:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−5 10:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−5 10:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−4 11:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−4 11:01 PM Tue, Mar 15, 1977 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−3 12:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:46 PM Wed, Sep 17, 1975 · UTC−3 12:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC 3:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+1 3:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 2:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+1 4:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+1 4:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 2:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+1 4:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 3:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+2 5:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+3 5:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 4:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+3 5:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 4:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+3 5:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 4:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+3 6:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 4:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+3 6:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 5:16 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+3:30 6:31 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+4 7:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+5 8:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 7:16 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+5:30 8:31 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:16 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+5:30 8:31 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+6 9:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+7 10:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+7 10:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+7
Singapore 9:16 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+7:30 10:31 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 9:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+8 11:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+8 11:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+8 11:01 AM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+9 12:01 PM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+9 12:01 PM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:16 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+9:30 12:31 PM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 11:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+10 1:01 PM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:46 AM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+10 1:01 PM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:46 PM Thu, Sep 18, 1975 · UTC+12 3:01 PM Wed, Mar 16, 1977 · 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.

Venus in 1976: a year between two loops

545 days separate the end of one Venus retrograde from the start of the next, and 1976 falls entirely inside that stretch. Venus turns back once every 583.92 days — longer than a calendar year — and each loop is over in weeks, so now and then a whole year passes between two of them.

The loops themselves are on the 1975 and 1977 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1976

Previous

1975 Ended September 18, 1975 after 43 days, moving back 16.28° through the zodiac.

Next

1977 Begins March 16, 1977 and runs 42 days.

Gap across 1976

1.5 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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 1976

Venus through the zodiac in 1976

Every sign Venus occupies during 1976, 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 Scorpio From Jan 1 – Jan 1
Venus in Sagittarius Jan 1 – Jan 26
Venus in Capricorn Jan 26 – Feb 19
Venus in Aquarius Feb 19 – Mar 15
Venus in Pisces Mar 15 – Apr 8
Venus in Aries Apr 8 – May 2
Venus in Taurus May 2 – May 27
Venus in Gemini May 27 – Jun 20
Venus in Cancer Jun 20 – Jul 14
Venus in Leo Jul 14 – Aug 8
Venus in Virgo Aug 8 – Sep 1
Venus in Libra Sep 1 – Sep 26
Venus in Scorpio Sep 26 – Oct 20
Venus in Sagittarius Oct 20 – Nov 14
Venus in Capricorn Nov 14 – Dec 9
Venus in Aquarius Dec 9 – Dec 31 and beyond

16 segments in 1976. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1976 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1976

Mars in Cancer Nov 6, 1975 – Jan 20, 1976 · 75 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 14, 1975 – Mar 27, 1976 · 134 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 14, 1976 – Feb 3, 1976 · 21 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 14, 1976 – Jun 18, 1976 · 156 days
Uranus in Scorpio Feb 10, 1976 – Jul 11, 1976 · 151 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 15, 1976 – Aug 23, 1976 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini May 9, 1976 – Jun 2, 1976 · 24 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 8, 1976 – Oct 1, 1976 · 22 days
Jupiter in Gemini Sep 19, 1976 – Jan 15, 1977 · 118 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 27, 1976 – Apr 11, 1977 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 28, 1976 – Jan 17, 1977 · 20 days
← 1975 Venus retrograde in 1975. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1977 → Venus retrograde in 1977.

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AstroHot. “Venus Retrograde 1976: None — Next Starts Mar 16, 1977.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/venus/1976/

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