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Venus retrograde 1978

Venus retrograde 1978: 1 period, 41 days inside the year — 11.3% of 1978. Venus turned retrograde at 3:58 AM UTC on October 18 at 22°48′ Scorpio and turned direct at 1:09 PM UTC on November 28 at 7°20′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Oct 18 3:58 AM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 28 1:09 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1978
41 days 11.3% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 15.47°
Venus Retrograde 1978 Dates: Oct 18 – Nov 28

Venus’s path through 1978, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1978
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1978. Venus starts 1978 at 4°49′ Capricorn and ends it at 24°06′ Scorpio — 319.3° of net progress: 334.7° forward, 15.5° given back. The loop retraces 15.47° in 41 days, from 22°48′ Scorpio on Oct 18 back to 7°20′ Scorpio on Nov 28. Fastest day: Jan 4, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Nov 8, 0.61°. Counting the shadows, 105 days of 1978 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 15, 1978 – Oct 18, 1978Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 28, 1978 – Dec 30, 1978Retrograde: Oct 18, 1978 – Nov 28, 1978CapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioStations retrograde Oct 18, 1978, 3:58 AM UTC, 22°48′ ScorpioR Oct 18Stations direct Nov 28, 1978, 1:09 PM UTC, 7°20′ ScorpioD Nov 28JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1978. Venus starts 1978 at 4°49′ Capricorn and ends it at 24°06′ Scorpio — 319.3° of net progress: 334.7° forward, 15.5° given back. The loop retraces 15.47° in 41 days, from 22°48′ Scorpio on Oct 18 back to 7°20′ Scorpio on Nov 28. Fastest day: Jan 4, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Nov 8, 0.61°. Counting the shadows, 105 days of 1978 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 15, 1978 – Oct 18, 1978Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 28, 1978 – Dec 30, 1978Retrograde: Oct 18, 1978 – Nov 28, 1978CapricornPiscesTaurusCancerVirgoScorpioStations retrograde Oct 18, 1978, 3:58 AM UTC, 22°48′ ScorpioR Oct 18Stations direct Nov 28, 1978, 1:09 PM UTC, 7°20′ ScorpioD Nov 28JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1978 at 4°49′ Capricorn and ends it at 24°06′ Scorpio — 319.3° of net progress: 334.7° forward, 15.5° given back. The loop retraces 15.47° in 41 days, from 22°48′ Scorpio on Oct 18 back to 7°20′ Scorpio on Nov 28. Fastest day: Jan 4, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Nov 8, 0.61°. Counting the shadows, 105 days of 1978 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1978: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 3:58 AM UTC on October 18, 1978 at 22°48′ Scorpio — 12:58 AM in Santiago, 11:58 PM on October 17 in New York, 4:58 AM in London and 12:58 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Oct 18 · 22°48′ Scorpio Tue, Nov 28 · 7°20′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 5:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−10 3:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 6:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−9 3:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 8:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−7 5:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 8:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−7 6:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−7
Denver United States 9:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−6 6:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 10:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−5 7:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 9:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−6 7:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−6
New York United States 11:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−4 8:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 11:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−4 8:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 10:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−5 8:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−5 8:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:58 PM Tue, Oct 17 · UTC−4 9:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 12:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−3 10:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−3 10:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−3 10:09 AM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC 1:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC
London United Kingdom 4:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+1 1:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 4:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+1 2:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+1 2:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 4:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+1 2:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 5:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+2 3:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+2 3:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 5:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+2 3:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 6:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+3 4:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+3 4:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 6:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+3 4:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+4 4:39 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+4 5:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+5 6:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:28 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+5:30 6:39 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:28 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+5:30 6:39 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+6 7:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 10:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+7 8:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+7 8:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+7
Singapore 11:28 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+7:30 8:39 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 11:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+8 9:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+8 9:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:58 AM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+8 9:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:58 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+9 10:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:58 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+9 10:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:28 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+9:30 11:39 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 1:58 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+10 11:09 PM Tue, Nov 28 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:58 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+10 12:09 AM Wed, Nov 29 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 3:58 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC+12 2:09 AM Wed, Nov 29 · UTC+13

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 15.47°

October 18 → November 28, 1978 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Oct 18, 1978, 3:58 AM UTC at 22°48′ Scorpio
Stations direct Nov 28, 1978, 1:09 PM UTC at 7°20′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Sep 15, 1978, 7:35 PM UTC (32 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 30, 1978, 2:37 AM UTC (32 days after)
Full window including shadows 105 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 15.47° between 7°20′ Scorpio and 22°48′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (32 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 15, 1978 – Oct 18, 1978Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 28, 1978 – Dec 30, 1978Retrograde: Oct 18, 1978 – Nov 28, 19780° Scorpio5° Scorpio10° Scorpio15° Scorpio20° Scorpio25° Scorpio0° SagittariusStations retrograde Oct 18, 1978, 3:58 AM UTC, 22°48′ ScorpioR Oct 18 · 22°48′ ScorpioStations direct Nov 28, 1978, 1:09 PM UTC, 7°20′ ScorpioD Nov 28 · 7°20′ ScorpioSep 18Oct 2Oct 16Oct 30Nov 13Nov 27Dec 11Dec 25Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The October loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 15.47° between 7°20′ Scorpio and 22°48′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (32 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 15, 1978 – Oct 18, 1978Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 28, 1978 – Dec 30, 1978Retrograde: Oct 18, 1978 – Nov 28, 19780° Scorpio0° SagittariusStations retrograde Oct 18, 1978, 3:58 AM UTC, 22°48′ ScorpioR Oct 18 · 22°48′ ScorpioStations direct Nov 28, 1978, 1:09 PM UTC, 7°20′ ScorpioD Nov 28 · 7°20′ ScorpioSep 18Oct 16Nov 13Dec 11Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Venus crosses the 15.47° between 7°20′ Scorpio and 22°48′ 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

  • Jupiter in Leo — Nov 25 to Nov 28, 1978 (3 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 25 to Nov 28, 1978 (3 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 1978

Previous

1977 Ended April 27, 1977 after 42 days, moving back 16.31° through the zodiac.

Next

1980 Begins May 24, 1980 and runs 43 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 1978

Venus through the zodiac in 1978

Every sign Venus occupies during 1978, 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 20
Venus in Aquarius Jan 20 – Feb 13
Venus in Pisces Feb 13 – Mar 9
Venus in Aries Mar 9 – Apr 2
Venus in Taurus Apr 2 – 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 1978. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1978 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1978

Jupiter in Cancer Oct 24, 1977 – Feb 20, 1978 · 119 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 11, 1977 – Apr 25, 1978 · 135 days
Mars in Leo Dec 12, 1977 – Mar 2, 1978 · 80 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 19, 1978 – Jun 24, 1978 · 156 days
Uranus in Scorpio Feb 19, 1978 – Jul 21, 1978 · 152 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 20, 1978 – Aug 28, 1978 · 160 days
Mercury in Aries Apr 1, 1978 – Apr 25, 1978 · 24 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 4, 1978 – Aug 28, 1978 · 24 days
Jupiter in Leo Nov 25, 1978 – Mar 26, 1979 · 120 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 25, 1978 – Dec 15, 1978 · 20 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 24, 1978 – May 9, 1979 · 136 days
← 1977 Venus retrograde in 1977. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1979 → Venus retrograde in 1979.

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