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Venus retrograde 1985

Venus retrograde 1985: 1 period, 42 days inside the year — 11.6% of 1985. Venus turned retrograde at 6:18 PM UTC on March 13 at 22°18′ Aries and turned direct at 12:09 AM UTC on April 25 at 6°00′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Mar 13 6:18 PM UTC
Turns direct
Apr 25 12:09 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1985
42 days 11.6% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 16.29°
Venus Retrograde 1985 Dates: Mar 13 – Apr 25

Venus’s path through 1985, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1985
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1985. Venus starts 1985 at 26°08′ Aquarius and ends it at 5°36′ Capricorn — 309.5° of net progress: 325.8° forward, 16.3° given back. The loop retraces 16.29° in 42 days, from 22°17′ Aries on Mar 13 back to 6°00′ Aries on Apr 25. Fastest day: Dec 15, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Apr 3, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 108 days of 1985 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 9, 1985 – Mar 13, 1985Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 25, 1985 – May 28, 1985Retrograde: Mar 13, 1985 – Apr 25, 1985AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Mar 13, 1985, 6:18 PM UTC, 22°18′ AriesR Mar 13Stations direct Apr 25, 1985, 12:09 AM UTC, 6°00′ AriesD Apr 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1985. Venus starts 1985 at 26°08′ Aquarius and ends it at 5°36′ Capricorn — 309.5° of net progress: 325.8° forward, 16.3° given back. The loop retraces 16.29° in 42 days, from 22°17′ Aries on Mar 13 back to 6°00′ Aries on Apr 25. Fastest day: Dec 15, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Apr 3, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 108 days of 1985 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 9, 1985 – Mar 13, 1985Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 25, 1985 – May 28, 1985Retrograde: Mar 13, 1985 – Apr 25, 1985AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde Mar 13, 1985, 6:18 PM UTC, 22°18′ AriesR Mar 13Stations direct Apr 25, 1985, 12:09 AM UTC, 6°00′ AriesD Apr 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1985 at 26°08′ Aquarius and ends it at 5°36′ Capricorn — 309.5° of net progress: 325.8° forward, 16.3° given back. The loop retraces 16.29° in 42 days, from 22°17′ Aries on Mar 13 back to 6°00′ Aries on Apr 25. Fastest day: Dec 15, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Apr 3, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 108 days of 1985 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1985: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 6:18 PM UTC on March 13, 1985 at 22°18′ Aries — 2:18 PM in Santiago, 1:18 PM in New York, 6:18 PM in London and 3:18 AM on March 14 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Mar 13 · 22°18′ Aries Thu, Apr 25 · 6°00′ Aries
Honolulu United States 8:18 AM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−10 2:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 9:18 AM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−9 3:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 10:18 AM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−8 4:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 11:18 AM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−7 5:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−7
Denver United States 11:18 AM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−7 5:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 12:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−6 6:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 12:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−6 6:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−6
New York United States 1:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−5 7:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 1:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−5 7:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 1:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−5 7:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−5 7:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−4 8:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−4 8:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−3 9:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC−3 9:09 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC 12:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC
London United Kingdom 6:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC 1:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+1 1:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+1
Paris France 7:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+1 2:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 7:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+1 2:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 8:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+2 2:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+2 2:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 8:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+2 3:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 8:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+2 3:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+3 4:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 9:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+3 3:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:48 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+3:30 3:39 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+4 4:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:18 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+5 5:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:48 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+5:30 5:39 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:48 PM Wed, Mar 13 · UTC+5:30 5:39 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+6 6:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+7 7:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+7 7:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+8 8:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+8
Beijing China 2:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+8 8:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+8 8:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+8 8:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+9 9:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+9 9:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:48 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+9:30 9:39 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+10 10:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+10 10:09 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:18 AM Thu, Mar 14 · UTC+12 12:09 PM Thu, Apr 25 · 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.

42 days · retreats 16.29°

March 13 → April 25, 1985 in Aries

Stations retrograde Mar 13, 1985, 6:18 PM UTC at 22°18′ Aries
Stations direct Apr 25, 1985, 12:09 AM UTC at 6°00′ Aries
Shadow opens Feb 9, 1985, 3:35 AM UTC (33 days before)
Shadow closes May 28, 1985, 10:28 AM UTC (33 days after)
Full window including shadows 108 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.29° between 6°00′ Aries and 22°18′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 9, 1985 – Mar 13, 1985Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 25, 1985 – May 28, 1985Retrograde: Mar 13, 1985 – Apr 25, 19850° Aries5° Aries10° Aries15° Aries20° Aries25° AriesStations retrograde Mar 13, 1985, 6:18 PM UTC, 22°18′ AriesR Mar 13 · 22°18′ AriesStations direct Apr 25, 1985, 12:09 AM UTC, 6°00′ AriesD Apr 25 · 6°00′ AriesFeb 11Feb 25Mar 11Mar 25Apr 8Apr 22May 6May 20Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The March loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.29° between 6°00′ Aries and 22°18′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 9, 1985 – Mar 13, 1985Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 25, 1985 – May 28, 1985Retrograde: Mar 13, 1985 – Apr 25, 19850° Aries5° Aries20° AriesStations retrograde Mar 13, 1985, 6:18 PM UTC, 22°18′ AriesR Mar 13 · 22°18′ AriesStations direct Apr 25, 1985, 12:09 AM UTC, 6°00′ AriesD Apr 25 · 6°00′ AriesFeb 11Mar 11Apr 8May 6Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.29° between 6°00′ Aries and 22°18′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days).

Venus retrograde in Aries

Venus retrograde in Aries brings impatience in love to the surface. Impulsive attractions cool, old conflicts with partners reopen, and people reconsider what they fought for. It is traditionally better for reflecting on desire than for chasing a new one.

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Scorpio — Mar 13 to Apr 25, 1985 (42 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — Mar 13 to Apr 25, 1985 (42 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Sagittarius — Mar 22 to Apr 25, 1985 (33 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 24 to Apr 17, 1985 (23 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Apr 5 to Apr 25, 1985 (20 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1985

Previous

1983 Ended September 15, 1983 after 43 days, moving back 16.3° through the zodiac.

Next

1986 Begins October 15, 1986 and runs 41 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 1985

Venus through the zodiac in 1985

Every sign Venus occupies during 1985, 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 Aquarius From Jan 1 – Jan 4
Venus in Pisces Jan 4 – Feb 2
Venus in Aries Feb 2 – Jun 6
Venus in Taurus Jun 6 – Jul 6
Venus in Gemini Jul 6 – Aug 2
Venus in Cancer Aug 2 – Aug 28
Venus in Leo Aug 28 – Sep 22
Venus in Virgo Sep 22 – Oct 16
Venus in Libra Oct 16 – Nov 9
Venus in Scorpio Nov 9 – Dec 3
Venus in Sagittarius Dec 3 – Dec 27
Venus in Capricorn Dec 27 – Dec 31 and beyond

12 segments in 1985. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1985 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1985

Pluto in Scorpio Feb 5, 1985 – Jul 12, 1985 · 156 days
Saturn in Scorpio Mar 7, 1985 – Jul 25, 1985 · 140 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 22, 1985 – Aug 23, 1985 · 153 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 24, 1985 – Apr 17, 1985 · 23 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 5, 1985 – Sep 12, 1985 · 160 days
Jupiter in Aquarius Jun 4, 1985 – Oct 3, 1985 · 120 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 28, 1985 – Aug 20, 1985 · 24 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 18, 1985 – Dec 8, 1985 · 20 days
← 1984 Venus retrograde in 1984. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1986 → Venus retrograde in 1986.

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