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Venus retrograde 1991

Venus retrograde 1991: 1 period, 43 days inside the year — 11.8% of 1991. Venus turned retrograde at 10:35 AM UTC on August 1 at 7°19′ Virgo and turned direct at 8:56 AM UTC on September 13 at 21°00′ Leo.

Turns retrograde
Aug 1 10:35 AM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 13 8:56 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1991
43 days 11.8% of the year
Sign
Virgo retreats 16.32°
Venus Retrograde 1991 Dates: Aug 1 – Sep 13

Venus’s path through 1991, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1991
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1991. Venus starts 1991 at 24°35′ Capricorn and ends it at 0°19′ Sagittarius — 305.7° of net progress: 322° forward, 16.3° given back. The loop retraces 16.32° in 43 days, from 7°19′ Virgo on Aug 1 back to 21°00′ Leo on Sep 13. Fastest day: Jan 1, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Aug 23, 0.62°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 1991 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 28, 1991 – Aug 1, 1991Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 13, 1991 – Oct 16, 1991Retrograde: Aug 1, 1991 – Sep 13, 1991CapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusStations retrograde Aug 1, 1991, 10:35 AM UTC, 7°19′ VirgoR Aug 1Stations direct Sep 13, 1991, 8:56 AM UTC, 21°00′ LeoD Sep 13JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1991. Venus starts 1991 at 24°35′ Capricorn and ends it at 0°19′ Sagittarius — 305.7° of net progress: 322° forward, 16.3° given back. The loop retraces 16.32° in 43 days, from 7°19′ Virgo on Aug 1 back to 21°00′ Leo on Sep 13. Fastest day: Jan 1, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Aug 23, 0.62°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 1991 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 28, 1991 – Aug 1, 1991Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 13, 1991 – Oct 16, 1991Retrograde: Aug 1, 1991 – Sep 13, 1991CapricornPiscesTaurusCancerVirgoScorpioStations retrograde Aug 1, 1991, 10:35 AM UTC, 7°19′ VirgoR Aug 1Stations direct Sep 13, 1991, 8:56 AM UTC, 21°00′ LeoD Sep 13JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1991 at 24°35′ Capricorn and ends it at 0°19′ Sagittarius — 305.7° of net progress: 322° forward, 16.3° given back. The loop retraces 16.32° in 43 days, from 7°19′ Virgo on Aug 1 back to 21°00′ Leo on Sep 13. Fastest day: Jan 1, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Aug 23, 0.62°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 1991 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1991: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 10:35 AM UTC on August 1, 1991 at 7°19′ Virgo — 6:35 AM in Santiago, 6:35 AM in New York, 11:35 AM in London and 7:35 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Thu, Aug 1 · 7°19′ Virgo Fri, Sep 13 · 21°00′ Leo
Honolulu United States 12:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−10 10:56 PM Thu, Sep 12 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−8 12:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 3:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−7 1:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 3:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−7 1:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−6 2:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 5:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−5 3:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 4:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−6 2:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−4 4:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−4 4:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 5:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−5 3:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−5 3:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−4 4:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−4 4:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−3 5:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−3 5:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC 8:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+1 9:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 11:35 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+1 9:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+2 10:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 12:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+2 10:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 12:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+2 10:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+3 11:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 1:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+3 11:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 1:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+3 11:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 1:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+3 11:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 1:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+3 11:56 AM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:05 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+4:30 1:26 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+4 12:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+5 1:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:05 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+5:30 2:26 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:20 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+5:45 2:41 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+6 2:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 5:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+7 3:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+7 3:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+7
Singapore 6:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+8 4:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+8
Beijing China 7:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+9 5:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 6:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+8 4:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+8 4:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+9 5:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+9 5:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:05 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+9:30 6:26 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 8:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+10 6:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+10 6:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:35 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+12 8:56 PM Fri, Sep 13 · 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 16.32°

August 1 → September 13, 1991 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Aug 1, 1991, 10:35 AM UTC at 7°19′ Virgo
Stations direct Sep 13, 1991, 8:56 AM UTC at 21°00′ Leo
Shadow opens Jun 28, 1991, 7:00 PM UTC (34 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 16, 1991, 12:10 PM UTC (33 days after)
Full window including shadows 110 days
The August loop up close, shadow to shadow
The August loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.32° between 21°00′ Leo and 7°19′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (34 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 28, 1991 – Aug 1, 1991Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 13, 1991 – Oct 16, 1991Retrograde: Aug 1, 1991 – Sep 13, 199115° Leo20° Leo25° Leo0° Virgo5° Virgo10° VirgoStations retrograde Aug 1, 1991, 10:35 AM UTC, 7°19′ VirgoR Aug 1 · 7°19′ VirgoStations direct Sep 13, 1991, 8:56 AM UTC, 21°00′ LeoD Sep 13 · 21°00′ LeoJun 24Jul 8Jul 22Aug 5Aug 19Sep 2Sep 16Sep 30Oct 14Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The August loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.32° between 21°00′ Leo and 7°19′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (34 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 28, 1991 – Aug 1, 1991Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 13, 1991 – Oct 16, 1991Retrograde: Aug 1, 1991 – Sep 13, 199115° Leo20° Leo25° Leo5° VirgoStations retrograde Aug 1, 1991, 10:35 AM UTC, 7°19′ VirgoR Aug 1 · 7°19′ VirgoStations direct Sep 13, 1991, 8:56 AM UTC, 21°00′ LeoD Sep 13 · 21°00′ LeoJun 24Jul 22Aug 19Sep 16Oct 14Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.32° between 21°00′ Leo and 7°19′ 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

  • Saturn in Aquarius — Aug 1 to Sep 13, 1991 (43 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Capricorn — Aug 1 to Sep 13, 1991 (43 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Aug 1 to Sep 13, 1991 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 7 to Aug 31, 1991 (24 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 1991

Previous

1990 Ended February 8, 1990 after 41 days, moving back 15.5° through the zodiac.

Next

1993 Begins March 11, 1993 and runs 42 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 1991

Venus through the zodiac in 1991

Every sign Venus occupies during 1991, 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 18
Venus in Taurus Mar 18 – Apr 13
Venus in Gemini Apr 13 – May 9
Venus in Cancer May 9 – Jun 6
Venus in Leo Jun 6 – Jul 11
Venus in Virgo Jul 11 – Aug 21
Venus in Leo Aug 21 – Oct 6
Venus in Virgo Oct 6 – Nov 9
Venus in Libra Nov 9 – Dec 6
Venus in Scorpio Dec 6 – Dec 31
Venus in Sagittarius Dec 31 – Dec 31 and beyond

14 segments in 1991. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1991 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1991

Mars in Gemini Oct 20, 1990 – Jan 1, 1991 · 73 days
Jupiter in Leo Nov 30, 1990 – Mar 30, 1991 · 120 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 14, 1990 – Jan 3, 1991 · 20 days
Pluto in Scorpio Feb 22, 1991 – Jul 28, 1991 · 157 days
Mercury in Aries Apr 4, 1991 – Apr 28, 1991 · 24 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 18, 1991 – Sep 19, 1991 · 154 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 19, 1991 – Sep 26, 1991 · 160 days
Saturn in Aquarius May 17, 1991 – Oct 5, 1991 · 141 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 7, 1991 – Aug 31, 1991 · 24 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 28, 1991 – Dec 18, 1991 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Dec 30, 1991 – Apr 30, 1992 · 122 days
← 1990 Venus retrograde in 1990. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1992 → Venus retrograde in 1992.

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