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Venus retrograde 1996

Venus retrograde 1996: 1 period, 43 days inside the year — 11.8% of 1996. Venus turned retrograde at 6:08 AM UTC on May 20 at 28°18′ Gemini and turned direct at 6:51 AM UTC on July 2 at 11°46′ Gemini.

Turns retrograde
May 20 6:08 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 2 6:51 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1996
43 days 11.8% of the year
Sign
Gemini retreats 16.52°
Venus Retrograde 1996 Dates: May 20 – Jul 2

Venus’s path through 1996, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1996
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1996. Venus starts 1996 at 12°37′ Aquarius and ends it at 18°27′ Sagittarius — 305.8° of net progress: 322.4° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.52° in 43 days, from 28°17′ Gemini on May 20 back to 11°46′ Gemini on Jul 2. Fastest day: Dec 29, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Jun 9, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 16, 1996 – May 20, 1996Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 2, 1996 – Aug 5, 1996Retrograde: May 20, 1996 – Jul 2, 1996AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusStations retrograde May 20, 1996, 6:08 AM UTC, 28°18′ GeminiR May 20Stations direct Jul 2, 1996, 6:51 AM UTC, 11°46′ GeminiD Jul 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1996. Venus starts 1996 at 12°37′ Aquarius and ends it at 18°27′ Sagittarius — 305.8° of net progress: 322.4° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.52° in 43 days, from 28°17′ Gemini on May 20 back to 11°46′ Gemini on Jul 2. Fastest day: Dec 29, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Jun 9, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 16, 1996 – May 20, 1996Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 2, 1996 – Aug 5, 1996Retrograde: May 20, 1996 – Jul 2, 1996AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde May 20, 1996, 6:08 AM UTC, 28°18′ GeminiR May 20Stations direct Jul 2, 1996, 6:51 AM UTC, 11°46′ GeminiD Jul 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1996 at 12°37′ Aquarius and ends it at 18°27′ Sagittarius — 305.8° of net progress: 322.4° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.52° in 43 days, from 28°17′ Gemini on May 20 back to 11°46′ Gemini on Jul 2. Fastest day: Dec 29, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Jun 9, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1996: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 6:08 AM UTC on May 20, 1996 at 28°18′ Gemini — 2:08 AM in Santiago, 2:08 AM in New York, 7:08 AM in London and 3:08 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, May 20 · 28°18′ Gemini Tue, Jul 2 · 11°46′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 8:08 PM Sun, May 19 · UTC−10 8:51 PM Mon, Jul 1 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:08 PM Sun, May 19 · UTC−8 10:51 PM Mon, Jul 1 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 11:08 PM Sun, May 19 · UTC−7 11:51 PM Mon, Jul 1 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:08 PM Sun, May 19 · UTC−7 11:51 PM Mon, Jul 1 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC−6 12:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 1:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC−5 1:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC−5 1:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC−5
New York United States 2:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC−4 2:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC−4 2:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC−5 1:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC−5 1:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC−4 2:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC−4 2:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC−3 3:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC−3 3:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC 6:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+1 7:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+1 7:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+2 8:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 8:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+2 8:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 8:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+2 8:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+3 9:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 9:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+3 9:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 9:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+3 9:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 10:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+4 10:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 9:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+3 9:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 10:38 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+4:30 11:21 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+4 10:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:08 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+5 11:51 AM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:38 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+5:30 12:21 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:53 AM Mon, May 20 · UTC+5:45 12:36 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+6 12:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+7 1:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+7 1:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+8 2:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+8
Beijing China 2:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+8 2:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+8 2:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+8 2:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+9 3:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+9 3:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:38 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+9:30 4:21 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+10 4:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+10 4:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:08 PM Mon, May 20 · UTC+12 6:51 PM Tue, Jul 2 · 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 16.52°

May 20 → July 2, 1996 in Gemini

Stations retrograde May 20, 1996, 6:08 AM UTC at 28°18′ Gemini
Stations direct Jul 2, 1996, 6:51 AM UTC at 11°46′ Gemini
Shadow opens Apr 16, 1996, 5:15 PM UTC (34 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 5, 1996, 4:57 AM UTC (34 days after)
Full window including shadows 110 days
The May loop up close, shadow to shadow
The May loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.52° between 11°46′ Gemini and 28°18′ Gemini 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 16, 1996 – May 20, 1996Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 2, 1996 – Aug 5, 1996Retrograde: May 20, 1996 – Jul 2, 19965° Gemini10° Gemini15° Gemini20° Gemini25° Gemini0° Cancer5° CancerStations retrograde May 20, 1996, 6:08 AM UTC, 28°18′ GeminiR May 20 · 28°18′ GeminiStations direct Jul 2, 1996, 6:51 AM UTC, 11°46′ GeminiD Jul 2 · 11°46′ GeminiApr 22May 6May 20Jun 3Jun 17Jul 1Jul 15Jul 29Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The May loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.52° between 11°46′ Gemini and 28°18′ Gemini 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 16, 1996 – May 20, 1996Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 2, 1996 – Aug 5, 1996Retrograde: May 20, 1996 – Jul 2, 19965° Gemini5° CancerStations retrograde May 20, 1996, 6:08 AM UTC, 28°18′ GeminiR May 20 · 28°18′ GeminiStations direct Jul 2, 1996, 6:51 AM UTC, 11°46′ GeminiD Jul 2 · 11°46′ GeminiApr 22May 20Jun 17Jul 15Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.52° between 11°46′ Gemini and 28°18′ Gemini three times: forward in the pre-shadow (34 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days).

Venus retrograde in 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 Taurus season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Taurus — May 20 to May 27, 1996 (8 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — May 20 to Jul 2, 1996 (43 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — May 20 to Jul 2, 1996 (43 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — May 20 to Jul 2, 1996 (43 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — May 20 to Jul 2, 1996 (43 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1996

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1994 Ended November 23, 1994 after 41 days, moving back 15.53° through the zodiac.

Next

1997 Begins December 26, 1997 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 1996

Venus through the zodiac in 1996

Every sign Venus occupies during 1996, 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 – Aug 7
Venus in Cancer Aug 7 – 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

11 segments in 1996. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1996 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1996

Mercury in Aquarius Jan 9, 1996 – Jan 30, 1996 · 21 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 5, 1996 – Aug 10, 1996 · 158 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 29, 1996 – Oct 6, 1996 · 160 days
Mercury in Taurus May 3, 1996 – May 27, 1996 · 24 days
Jupiter in Capricorn May 4, 1996 – Sep 3, 1996 · 122 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 8, 1996 – Oct 10, 1996 · 154 days
Saturn in Aries Jul 18, 1996 – Dec 3, 1996 · 138 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 4, 1996 – Sep 26, 1996 · 22 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 23, 1996 – Jan 12, 1997 · 20 days
← 1995 Venus retrograde in 1995. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1997 → Venus retrograde in 1997.

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