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Venus retrograde 1998

Venus retrograde 1998: 1 period, 36 days inside the year — 9.8% of 1998. Venus turned direct at 9:26 PM UTC on February 5 at 18°28′ Capricorn.

Turns direct
Feb 5 9:26 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1998
36 days 9.8% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 15.47°
Venus Retrograde 1998 Dates: Until Feb 5

Venus’s path through 1998, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, Dec 20, 1997 – Dec 31, 1998
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, Dec 20, 1997 – Dec 31, 1998. Venus starts 1998 at 3°23′ Aquarius and ends it at 25°22′ Capricorn — 352° of net progress: 366.9° forward, 14.9° given back. The loop retraces 15.47° in 41 days, from 3°56′ Aquarius on Dec 26 back to 18°28′ Capricorn on Feb 5 1998. Fastest day: Nov 1, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Jan 16, 0.62°. Counting the shadows, 68 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1997 – Dec 26, 1997Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 5, 1998 – Mar 9, 1998Retrograde: Dec 26, 1997 – Feb 5, 1998CapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn1998Stations retrograde Dec 26, 1997, 9:21 PM UTC, 3°56′ AquariusR Dec 26Stations direct Feb 5, 1998, 9:26 PM UTC, 18°28′ CapricornD Feb 5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, Dec 20, 1997 – Dec 31, 1998. Venus starts 1998 at 3°23′ Aquarius and ends it at 25°22′ Capricorn — 352° of net progress: 366.9° forward, 14.9° given back. The loop retraces 15.47° in 41 days, from 3°56′ Aquarius on Dec 26 back to 18°28′ Capricorn on Feb 5 1998. Fastest day: Nov 1, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Jan 16, 0.62°. Counting the shadows, 68 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1997 – Dec 26, 1997Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 5, 1998 – Mar 9, 1998Retrograde: Dec 26, 1997 – Feb 5, 1998CapricornPiscesTaurusCancerVirgoScorpioCapricorn1998Stations retrograde Dec 26, 1997, 9:21 PM UTC, 3°56′ AquariusR Dec 26Stations direct Feb 5, 1998, 9:26 PM UTC, 18°28′ CapricornD Feb 5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1998 at 3°23′ Aquarius and ends it at 25°22′ Capricorn — 352° of net progress: 366.9° forward, 14.9° given back. The loop retraces 15.47° in 41 days, from 3°56′ Aquarius on Dec 26 back to 18°28′ Capricorn on Feb 5 1998. Fastest day: Nov 1, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Jan 16, 0.62°. Counting the shadows, 68 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 1998: exact times in your city

Venus turned direct at 9:26 PM UTC on February 5, 1998 at 18°28′ Capricorn — 6:26 PM in Santiago, 4:26 PM in New York, 9:26 PM in London and 6:26 AM on February 6 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Thu, Feb 5 · 18°28′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 11:26 AM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 1:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 2:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 3:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 3:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 4:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 4:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 9:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 10:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 10:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 11:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 11:26 PM Thu, Feb 5 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 12:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:56 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:56 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:11 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+8
Beijing China 5:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:56 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 7:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 10:26 AM Fri, Feb 6 · UTC+13

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.

41 days · retreats 15.47° · crosses the year boundary

December 26, 1997 → February 5, 1998 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde Dec 26, 1997, 9:21 PM UTC at 3°56′ Aquarius
Stations direct Feb 5, 1998, 9:26 PM UTC at 18°28′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Nov 25, 1997, 6:37 AM UTC (32 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 9, 1998, 5:09 PM UTC (32 days after)
Full window including shadows 104 days
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 15.47° between 18°28′ Capricorn and 3°56′ Aquarius three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (32 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1997 – Dec 26, 1997Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 5, 1998 – Mar 9, 1998Retrograde: Dec 26, 1997 – Feb 5, 199810° Capricorn15° Capricorn20° Capricorn0° Aquarius5° Aquarius10° AquariusStations retrograde Dec 26, 1997, 9:21 PM UTC, 3°56′ AquariusR Dec 26 · 3°56′ AquariusStations direct Feb 5, 1998, 9:26 PM UTC, 18°28′ CapricornD Feb 5 · 18°28′ CapricornDec 1Dec 15Dec 29Jan 12Jan 26Feb 9Feb 23Mar 9Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 15.47° between 18°28′ Capricorn and 3°56′ Aquarius three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (32 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1997 – Dec 26, 1997Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 5, 1998 – Mar 9, 1998Retrograde: Dec 26, 1997 – Feb 5, 199810° Capricorn10° AquariusStations retrograde Dec 26, 1997, 9:21 PM UTC, 3°56′ AquariusR Dec 26 · 3°56′ AquariusStations direct Feb 5, 1998, 9:26 PM UTC, 18°28′ CapricornD Feb 5 · 18°28′ CapricornDec 1Dec 29Jan 26Feb 23Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Venus crosses the 15.47° between 18°28′ Capricorn and 3°56′ Aquarius three times: forward in the pre-shadow (32 days), back while retrograde (41 days), forward again in the post-shadow (32 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.

No other planet is retrograde during this period, which is unusual.

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1998

Previous

1996 Ended July 2, 1996 after 43 days, moving back 16.52° through the zodiac.

Next

1999 Begins July 30, 1999 and runs 43 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 1998

Venus through the zodiac in 1998

Every sign Venus occupies during 1998, 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 9
Venus in Capricorn Jan 9 – Mar 4
Venus in Aquarius Mar 4 – Apr 6
Venus in Pisces Apr 6 – May 3
Venus in Aries May 3 – May 29
Venus in Taurus May 29 – Jun 24
Venus in Gemini Jun 24 – Jul 19
Venus in Cancer Jul 19 – Aug 13
Venus in Leo Aug 13 – Sep 6
Venus in Virgo Sep 6 – Sep 30
Venus in Libra Sep 30 – Oct 24
Venus in Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 17
Venus in Sagittarius Nov 17 – Dec 11
Venus in Capricorn Dec 11 – Dec 31 and beyond

14 segments in 1998. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1998 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1998

Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 11, 1998 – Aug 16, 1998 · 158 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 27, 1998 – Apr 20, 1998 · 23 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 4, 1998 – Oct 11, 1998 · 160 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 17, 1998 – Oct 18, 1998 · 154 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 18, 1998 – Nov 13, 1998 · 118 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 31, 1998 – Aug 23, 1998 · 24 days
Saturn in Taurus Aug 15, 1998 – Dec 29, 1998 · 136 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 21, 1998 – Dec 11, 1998 · 20 days
← 1997 Venus retrograde in 1997. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1999 → Venus retrograde in 1999.

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