Venus Retrograde 1983 Dates: Aug 3 – Sep 15

Venus’s path through 1983, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1983

Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1983 at 23°48′ Capricorn and ends it at 29°40′ Scorpio — 305.9° of net progress: 322.2° forward, 16.3° given back. The loop retraces 16.3° in 43 days, from 9°29′ Virgo on Aug 3 back to 23°11′ Leo on Sep 15. Fastest day: Jan 1, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Aug 25, 0.62°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 1983 sit inside a retrograde window.

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Exact times

Venus retrograde 1983: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 7:44 PM UTC on August 3, 1983 at 9°30′ Virgo — 3:44 PM in Santiago, 3:44 PM in New York, 8:44 PM in London and 4:44 AM on August 4 in Tokyo.

Your city

City	Turns retrograde	Turns direct
UTC	7:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · 9°30′ Virgo	5:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · 23°11′ Leo
Honolulu United States	9:44 AM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−10	7:22 AM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States	10:44 AM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−9	8:22 AM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States	12:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−7	10:22 AM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States	12:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−7	10:22 AM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−7
Denver United States	1:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−6	11:22 AM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−6
Chicago United States	2:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−5	12:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico	1:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−6	11:22 AM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−6
New York United States	3:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−4	1:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada	3:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−4	1:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia	2:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−5	12:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−5
Lima Peru	2:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−5	12:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela	3:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−4	1:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile	3:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−4	1:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina	4:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−3	2:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil	4:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC−3	2:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland	7:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC	5:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC
London United Kingdom	8:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+1	6:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria	8:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+1	6:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+1
Paris France	9:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+2	7:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany	9:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+2	7:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa	9:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+2	7:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt	10:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+3	8:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+3
Athens Greece	10:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+3	8:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey	11:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+4	9:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+4
Moscow Russia	11:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+4	9:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya	10:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+3	8:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran	11:14 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+3:30	8:52 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates	11:44 PM Wed, Aug 3 · UTC+4	9:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan	12:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+5	10:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+5
New Delhi India	1:14 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+5:30	10:52 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal	1:14 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+5:30	10:52 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh	1:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+6	11:22 PM Thu, Sep 15 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand	2:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+7	12:22 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia	2:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+7	12:22 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+7
Singapore	3:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+8	1:22 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+8
Beijing China	3:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+8	1:22 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines	3:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+8	1:22 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+8
Perth Australia	3:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+8	1:22 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea	4:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+9	2:22 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan	4:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+9	2:22 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia	5:14 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+9:30	2:52 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia	5:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+10	3:22 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia	5:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+10	3:22 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand	7:44 AM Thu, Aug 4 · UTC+12	5:22 AM Fri, Sep 16 · 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.

43 days · retreats 16.3°

August 3 → September 15, 1983 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Aug 3, 1983, 7:44 PM UTC at 9°30′ Virgo

Stations direct Sep 15, 1983, 5:22 PM UTC at 23°11′ Leo

Shadow opens Jul 1, 1983, 3:58 AM UTC (34 days before)

Shadow closes Oct 18, 1983, 6:57 PM UTC (33 days after)

Full window including shadows 110 days

The August loop up close, shadow to shadow

Venus crosses the 16.3° between 23°11′ Leo and 9°30′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (34 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days).

…and back into Leo

Venus retrograde in Leo revisits romance, pleasure and pride. Past lovers resurface, creative passions demand another look, and questions of being admired versus being loved come up. Traditionally a poor time for dramatic makeovers and a good one for renewing affection that has gone quiet.

It begins in Leo season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

Uranus in Sagittarius — Aug 3 to Aug 14, 1983 (10 days of overlap)
Neptune in Sagittarius — Aug 3 to Sep 8, 1983 (36 days of overlap)
Mercury in Libra — Sep 2 to Sep 15, 1983 (13 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1983

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 1983

Venus through the zodiac in 1983

Every sign Venus occupies during 1983, 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 5

Venus in Aquarius Jan 5 – Jan 29

Venus in Pisces Jan 29 – Feb 22

Venus in Aries Feb 22 – Mar 19

Venus in Taurus Mar 19 – Apr 13

Venus in Gemini Apr 13 – May 9

Venus in Cancer May 9 – Jun 6

Venus in Leo Jun 6 – Jul 10

Venus in Virgo Jul 10 – Aug 27

Venus in Leo Aug 27 – Oct 5

Venus in Virgo Oct 5 – Nov 9

Venus in Libra Nov 9 – Dec 6

Venus in Scorpio Dec 6 – Dec 31 and beyond

13 segments in 1983. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1983 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1983

Mercury in Aquarius Jan 7, 1983 – Jan 27, 1983 · 20 days

Pluto in Libra Feb 1, 1983 – Jul 7, 1983 · 156 days

Saturn in Scorpio Feb 12, 1983 – Jul 1, 1983 · 139 days

Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 14, 1983 – Aug 14, 1983 · 153 days

Jupiter in Sagittarius Mar 27, 1983 – Jul 29, 1983 · 123 days

Neptune in Sagittarius Apr 1, 1983 – Sep 8, 1983 · 160 days

Mercury in Taurus May 1, 1983 – May 25, 1983 · 24 days

Mercury in Libra Sep 2, 1983 – Sep 24, 1983 · 23 days

Mercury in Capricorn Dec 22, 1983 – Jan 11, 1984 · 20 days

← 1982 Venus retrograde in 1982. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1984 → Venus retrograde in 1984.

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