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Venus retrograde 1981

Venus retrograde 1981: 1 period, 0 days inside the year — 0% of 1981. Venus turned retrograde at 7:45 PM UTC on December 31 at 8°53′ Aquarius and turned direct at 8:38 PM UTC on February 10, 1982 at 23°21′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Dec 31 7:45 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1981
0 days 0% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 15.54°
Venus Retrograde 1981 Dates: From Dec 31

Venus’s path through 1981, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1981 – Feb 16, 1982
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1981 – Feb 16, 1982. Venus starts 1981 at 16°52′ Sagittarius and ends it at 8°38′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 51.8°: 411.8° forward, 0° given back. The loop retraces 15.54° in 41 days, from 8°54′ Aquarius on Dec 31 back to 23°21′ Capricorn on Feb 10 1982. Fastest day: Jan 30, 1.25° forward. Counting the shadows, 32 days of 1981 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 30, 1981 – Dec 31, 1981Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 10, 1982 – Mar 14, 1982Retrograde: Dec 31, 1981 – Feb 10, 1982SagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquarius1982Stations retrograde Dec 31, 1981, 7:45 PM UTC, 8°53′ AquariusR Dec 31Stations direct Feb 10, 1982, 8:38 PM UTC, 23°21′ CapricornD Feb 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1981 – Feb 16, 1982. Venus starts 1981 at 16°52′ Sagittarius and ends it at 8°38′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 51.8°: 411.8° forward, 0° given back. The loop retraces 15.54° in 41 days, from 8°54′ Aquarius on Dec 31 back to 23°21′ Capricorn on Feb 10 1982. Fastest day: Jan 30, 1.25° forward. Counting the shadows, 32 days of 1981 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 30, 1981 – Dec 31, 1981Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 10, 1982 – Mar 14, 1982Retrograde: Dec 31, 1981 – Feb 10, 1982SagittariusAquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusAquarius1982Stations retrograde Dec 31, 1981, 7:45 PM UTC, 8°53′ AquariusR Dec 31Stations direct Feb 10, 1982, 8:38 PM UTC, 23°21′ CapricornD Feb 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1981 at 16°52′ Sagittarius and ends it at 8°38′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 51.8°: 411.8° forward, 0° given back. The loop retraces 15.54° in 41 days, from 8°54′ Aquarius on Dec 31 back to 23°21′ Capricorn on Feb 10 1982. Fastest day: Jan 30, 1.25° forward. Counting the shadows, 32 days of 1981 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1981: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 7:45 PM UTC on December 31, 1981 at 8°53′ Aquarius — 4:45 PM in Santiago, 2:45 PM in New York, 7:45 PM in London and 4:45 AM on January 1 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde · Dec 31, 1981 Turns direct · Feb 10, 1982
UTC Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · 8°53′ Aquarius Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · 23°21′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 9:45 AM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−10 10:38 AM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 9:45 AM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−10 10:38 AM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 11:45 AM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−8 12:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 12:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−7 1:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−7 1:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 1:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−6 2:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 1:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−6 2:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−5 3:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 2:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−5 3:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 2:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−5 3:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−5 3:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−4 4:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−3 5:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−3 5:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC−3 5:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC 8:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC 8:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 8:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC+1 9:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC+1 9:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 8:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC+1 9:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 9:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC+2 10:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC+2 10:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 9:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC+2 10:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 10:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC+3 11:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 10:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC+3 11:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 10:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC+3 11:38 PM Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:15 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC+3:30 12:08 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:45 PM Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · UTC+4 12:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+5 1:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:15 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+5:30 2:08 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:15 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+5:30 2:08 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+6 2:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+7 3:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+7 3:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+8 4:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+8
Beijing China 3:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+8 4:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+8 4:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+8 4:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+9 5:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+9 5:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:15 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+10:30 7:08 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 5:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+10 6:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+11 7:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 8:45 AM Fri, Jan 1, 1982 · UTC+13 9:38 AM Thu, Feb 11, 1982 · 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 15.54° · crosses the year boundary

December 31, 1981 → February 10, 1982 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde Dec 31, 1981, 7:45 PM UTC at 8°53′ Aquarius
Stations direct Feb 10, 1982, 8:38 PM UTC at 23°21′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Nov 30, 1981, 3:49 AM UTC (32 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 14, 1982, 7:24 PM UTC (32 days after)
Full window including shadows 105 days
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 15.54° between 23°21′ Capricorn and 8°53′ Aquarius 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: Nov 30, 1981 – Dec 31, 1981Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 10, 1982 – Mar 14, 1982Retrograde: Dec 31, 1981 – Feb 10, 198215° Capricorn20° Capricorn25° Capricorn0° Aquarius5° Aquarius10° Aquarius15° AquariusStations retrograde Dec 31, 1981, 7:45 PM UTC, 8°53′ AquariusR Dec 31 · 8°53′ AquariusStations direct Feb 10, 1982, 8:38 PM UTC, 23°21′ CapricornD Feb 10 · 23°21′ CapricornDec 7Dec 21Jan 4Jan 18Feb 1Feb 15Mar 1Mar 15Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 15.54° between 23°21′ Capricorn and 8°53′ Aquarius 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: Nov 30, 1981 – Dec 31, 1981Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 10, 1982 – Mar 14, 1982Retrograde: Dec 31, 1981 – Feb 10, 198215° Capricorn15° AquariusStations retrograde Dec 31, 1981, 7:45 PM UTC, 8°53′ AquariusR Dec 31 · 8°53′ AquariusStations direct Feb 10, 1982, 8:38 PM UTC, 23°21′ CapricornD Feb 10 · 23°21′ CapricornDec 7Jan 4Feb 1Mar 1Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Venus crosses the 15.54° between 23°21′ Capricorn and 8°53′ Aquarius three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (32 days).

…and back into Capricorn

Venus retrograde in Capricorn examines commitment, status and financial security in relationships. Long-term plans are questioned, the cost of love is weighed and old responsibilities return. It suits rebuilding foundations rather than making grand new promises.

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 23 to Feb 10, 1982 (19 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Jan 29 to Feb 10, 1982 (13 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Libra — Jan 31 to Feb 10, 1982 (11 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1981

Previous

1980 Ended July 6, 1980 after 43 days, moving back 16.53° through the zodiac.

Next

1983 Begins August 3, 1983 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 1981

Venus through the zodiac in 1981

Every sign Venus occupies during 1981, 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 Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Jan 11
Venus in Capricorn Jan 11 – Feb 4
Venus in Aquarius Feb 4 – Feb 28
Venus in Pisces Feb 28 – Mar 24
Venus in Aries Mar 24 – Apr 17
Venus in Taurus Apr 17 – May 11
Venus in Gemini May 11 – Jun 5
Venus in Cancer Jun 5 – Jun 29
Venus in Leo Jun 29 – Jul 24
Venus in Virgo Jul 24 – Aug 18
Venus in Libra Aug 18 – Sep 12
Venus in Scorpio Sep 12 – Oct 9
Venus in Sagittarius Oct 9 – Nov 5
Venus in Capricorn Nov 5 – Dec 8
Venus in Aquarius Dec 8 – Dec 31 and beyond

15 segments in 1981. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1981 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1981

Saturn in Libra Jan 18, 1981 – Jun 5, 1981 · 137 days
Jupiter in Libra Jan 24, 1981 – May 27, 1981 · 123 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 26, 1981 – Jul 1, 1981 · 156 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 8, 1981 – Mar 2, 1981 · 22 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 5, 1981 – Aug 4, 1981 · 152 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 27, 1981 – Sep 3, 1981 · 160 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 9, 1981 – Jul 3, 1981 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 6, 1981 – Oct 27, 1981 · 21 days
← 1980 Venus retrograde in 1980. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1982 → Venus retrograde in 1982.

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