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Venus retrograde 1988

Venus retrograde 1988: 1 period, 43 days inside the year — 11.8% of 1988. Venus turned retrograde at 1:26 PM UTC on May 22 at 0°26′ Cancer and turned direct at 2:09 PM UTC on July 4 at 13°55′ Gemini.

Turns retrograde
May 22 1:26 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 4 2:09 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1988
43 days 11.8% of the year
Sign
Cancer retreats 16.53°
Venus Retrograde 1988 Dates: May 22 – Jul 4

Venus’s path through 1988, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1988
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1988. Venus starts 1988 at 11°50′ Aquarius and ends it at 17°38′ Sagittarius — 305.8° of net progress: 322.3° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.53° in 43 days, from 0°27′ Cancer on May 22 back to 13°55′ Gemini on Jul 4. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 12, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 111 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 19, 1988 – May 22, 1988Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 4, 1988 – Aug 7, 1988Retrograde: May 22, 1988 – Jul 4, 1988AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusStations retrograde May 22, 1988, 1:26 PM UTC, 0°26′ CancerR May 22Stations direct Jul 4, 1988, 2:09 PM UTC, 13°55′ GeminiD Jul 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1988. Venus starts 1988 at 11°50′ Aquarius and ends it at 17°38′ Sagittarius — 305.8° of net progress: 322.3° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.53° in 43 days, from 0°27′ Cancer on May 22 back to 13°55′ Gemini on Jul 4. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 12, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 111 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 19, 1988 – May 22, 1988Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 4, 1988 – Aug 7, 1988Retrograde: May 22, 1988 – Jul 4, 1988AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde May 22, 1988, 1:26 PM UTC, 0°26′ CancerR May 22Stations direct Jul 4, 1988, 2:09 PM UTC, 13°55′ GeminiD Jul 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1988 at 11°50′ Aquarius and ends it at 17°38′ Sagittarius — 305.8° of net progress: 322.3° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.53° in 43 days, from 0°27′ Cancer on May 22 back to 13°55′ Gemini on Jul 4. Fastest day: Dec 31, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 12, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 111 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1988: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 1:26 PM UTC on May 22, 1988 at 0°26′ Cancer — 9:26 AM in Santiago, 9:26 AM in New York, 2:26 PM in London and 10:26 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, May 22 · 0°26′ Cancer Mon, Jul 4 · 13°55′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 3:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−10 4:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−8 6:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 6:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−7 7:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 6:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−7 7:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−6 8:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 8:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−5 9:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 7:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−6 8:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−4 10:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 9:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−4 10:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 8:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−5 9:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−5 9:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−4 10:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−4 10:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−3 11:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:26 AM Sun, May 22 · UTC−3 11:09 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC 2:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+1 3:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 2:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+1 3:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+2 4:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 3:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+2 4:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 3:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+2 4:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+3 5:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 4:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+3 5:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 4:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+3 5:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 5:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+4 6:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 4:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+3 5:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:56 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+3:30 5:39 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+4 6:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+5 7:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:56 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+5:30 7:39 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:11 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+5:45 7:54 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+6 8:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+7 9:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+7 9:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+7
Singapore 9:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+8 10:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+8
Beijing China 10:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+9 11:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 9:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+8 10:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+8 10:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 11:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+10 12:09 AM Tue, Jul 5 · UTC+10
Tokyo Japan 10:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+9 11:09 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:56 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+9:30 11:39 PM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 11:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+10 12:09 AM Tue, Jul 5 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:26 PM Sun, May 22 · UTC+10 12:09 AM Tue, Jul 5 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:26 AM Mon, May 23 · UTC+12 2:09 AM Tue, Jul 5 · 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 16.53°

May 22 → July 4, 1988 in Cancer

Stations retrograde May 22, 1988, 1:26 PM UTC at 0°26′ Cancer
Stations direct Jul 4, 1988, 2:09 PM UTC at 13°55′ Gemini
Shadow opens Apr 19, 1988, 12:13 AM UTC (34 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 7, 1988, 12:47 PM UTC (34 days after)
Full window including shadows 111 days
The May loop up close, shadow to shadow
The May loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.53° between 13°55′ Gemini and 0°26′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (34 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 19, 1988 – May 22, 1988Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 4, 1988 – Aug 7, 1988Retrograde: May 22, 1988 – Jul 4, 19885° Gemini10° Gemini15° Gemini20° Gemini25° Gemini0° Cancer5° CancerStations retrograde May 22, 1988, 1:26 PM UTC, 0°26′ CancerR May 22 · 0°26′ CancerStations direct Jul 4, 1988, 2:09 PM UTC, 13°55′ GeminiD Jul 4 · 13°55′ GeminiApr 18May 2May 16May 30Jun 13Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The May loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.53° between 13°55′ Gemini and 0°26′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (34 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 19, 1988 – May 22, 1988Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 4, 1988 – Aug 7, 1988Retrograde: May 22, 1988 – Jul 4, 19885° Gemini5° CancerStations retrograde May 22, 1988, 1:26 PM UTC, 0°26′ CancerR May 22 · 0°26′ CancerStations direct Jul 4, 1988, 2:09 PM UTC, 13°55′ GeminiD Jul 4 · 13°55′ GeminiApr 18May 16Jun 13Jul 11Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.53° between 13°55′ Gemini and 0°26′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (34 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days).

…and back into Gemini

Venus retrograde in Gemini revisits conversations about love and flirtation. Old messages resurface, mixed signals confuse, and people reconsider what they want from light versus deep connection. It suits clarifying feelings through honest talk.

It begins in Gemini season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Capricorn — May 22 to Jul 4, 1988 (43 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Capricorn — May 22 to Jul 4, 1988 (43 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — May 22 to Jul 4, 1988 (43 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — May 22 to Jul 4, 1988 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 31 to Jun 24, 1988 (24 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1988

Previous

1986 Ended November 26, 1986 after 41 days, moving back 15.5° through the zodiac.

Next

1989 Begins December 29, 1989 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 1988

Venus through the zodiac in 1988

Every sign Venus occupies during 1988, 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 15
Venus in Pisces Jan 15 – Feb 9
Venus in Aries Feb 9 – Mar 6
Venus in Taurus Mar 6 – Apr 3
Venus in Gemini Apr 3 – May 17
Venus in Cancer May 17 – May 27
Venus in Gemini May 27 – Aug 6
Venus in Cancer Aug 6 – Sep 7
Venus in Leo Sep 7 – Oct 4
Venus in Virgo Oct 4 – Oct 29
Venus in Libra Oct 29 – Nov 23
Venus in Scorpio Nov 23 – Dec 17
Venus in Sagittarius Dec 17 – Dec 31 and beyond

13 segments in 1988. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1988 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1988

Mercury in Aquarius Feb 2, 1988 – Feb 23, 1988 · 21 days
Pluto in Scorpio Feb 14, 1988 – Jul 20, 1988 · 157 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 4, 1988 – Sep 5, 1988 · 154 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 11, 1988 – Aug 30, 1988 · 141 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 11, 1988 – Sep 18, 1988 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini May 31, 1988 – Jun 24, 1988 · 24 days
Mars in Aries Aug 26, 1988 – Oct 28, 1988 · 63 days
Jupiter in Gemini Sep 24, 1988 – Jan 20, 1989 · 118 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 28, 1988 – Oct 20, 1988 · 21 days
← 1987 Venus retrograde in 1987. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1989 → Venus retrograde in 1989.

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