Venus retrograde 1989

1 period, 3 days inside the year — 0.7% of 1989. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

41 days · retreats 15.51° · crosses the year boundary

29 December → 8 February 1990 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 29 Dec 1989, 08:12 UTC at 6.57° Aquarius
Stations direct 8 Feb 1990, 08:40 UTC at 21.07° Capricorn
Shadow opens 27 Nov 1989 (32 days before)
Shadow closes 12 Mar 1990 (32 days after)
Full window including shadows 105 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

  • Jupiter in Cancer — 29 Dec to 8 Feb 1990 (41 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Cancer — 29 Dec to 8 Feb 1990 (41 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — 30 Dec to 20 Jan 1990 (20 days of overlap)

Read against Aquarius, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1989

Previous

1988 Ended 4 July 1988 after 43 days, moving back 16.52° through the zodiac.

Next

1990 Begins 29 December 1989 and runs 41 days.

Gap across 1989

1.5 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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 1989

Venus through the zodiac in 1989

Every sign Venus occupies during 1989, 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 1 Jan – 10 Jan
Venus in Capricorn 10 Jan – 3 Feb
Venus in Aquarius 3 Feb – 27 Feb
Venus in Pisces 27 Feb – 23 Mar
Venus in Aries 23 Mar – 16 Apr
Venus in Taurus 16 Apr – 11 May
Venus in Gemini 11 May – 4 Jun
Venus in Cancer 4 Jun – 29 Jun
Venus in Leo 29 Jun – 23 Jul
Venus in Virgo 23 Jul – 17 Aug
Venus in Libra 17 Aug – 12 Sep
Venus in Scorpio 12 Sep – 8 Oct
Venus in Sagittarius 8 Oct – 5 Nov
Venus in Capricorn 5 Nov – 9 Dec
Venus in Aquarius 9 Dec – 31 Dec and beyond

15 segments in 1989. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

1989 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1989

Jupiter in Gemini 22 Nov 1988 – 20 Jan 1989 · 59 days
Mercury in Aquarius 16 Jan 1989 – 5 Feb 1989 · 21 days
Pluto in Scorpio 16 Feb 1989 – 22 Jul 1989 · 157 days
Uranus in Capricorn 9 Apr 1989 – 10 Sep 1989 · 154 days
Neptune in Capricorn 13 Apr 1989 – 21 Sep 1989 · 160 days
Saturn in Capricorn 22 Apr 1989 – 11 Sep 1989 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini 12 May 1989 – 5 Jun 1989 · 24 days
Mercury in Libra 11 Sep 1989 – 3 Oct 1989 · 22 days
Jupiter in Cancer 29 Oct 1989 – 9 Feb 1990 · 104 days
Mercury in Capricorn 30 Dec 1989 – 20 Jan 1990 · 20 days
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