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Venus retrograde 2004

Venus retrograde 2004: 1 period, 43 days inside the year — 11.8% of 2004. Venus turned retrograde at 10:28 PM UTC on May 17 at 26°08′ Gemini and turned direct at 11:15 PM UTC on June 29 at 9°37′ Gemini.

Turns retrograde
May 17 10:28 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 29 11:15 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2004
43 days 11.8% of the year
Sign
Gemini retreats 16.51°
Venus Retrograde 2004 Dates: May 17 – Jun 29

Venus’s path through 2004, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2004
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2004. Venus starts 2004 at 13°13′ Aquarius and ends it at 19°06′ Sagittarius — 305.9° of net progress: 322.4° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.51° in 43 days, from 26°08′ Gemini on May 17 back to 9°37′ Gemini on Jun 29. Fastest day: Dec 4, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 6, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 14, 2004 – May 17, 2004Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 29, 2004 – Aug 2, 2004Retrograde: May 17, 2004 – Jun 29, 2004AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusStations retrograde May 17, 2004, 10:28 PM UTC, 26°08′ GeminiR May 17Stations direct Jun 29, 2004, 11:15 PM UTC, 9°37′ GeminiD Jun 29JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2004. Venus starts 2004 at 13°13′ Aquarius and ends it at 19°06′ Sagittarius — 305.9° of net progress: 322.4° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.51° in 43 days, from 26°08′ Gemini on May 17 back to 9°37′ Gemini on Jun 29. Fastest day: Dec 4, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 6, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 14, 2004 – May 17, 2004Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 29, 2004 – Aug 2, 2004Retrograde: May 17, 2004 – Jun 29, 2004AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde May 17, 2004, 10:28 PM UTC, 26°08′ GeminiR May 17Stations direct Jun 29, 2004, 11:15 PM UTC, 9°37′ GeminiD Jun 29JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 2004 at 13°13′ Aquarius and ends it at 19°06′ Sagittarius — 305.9° of net progress: 322.4° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.51° in 43 days, from 26°08′ Gemini on May 17 back to 9°37′ Gemini on Jun 29. Fastest day: Dec 4, 1.25° forward; fastest backward: Jun 6, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 2004: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 10:28 PM UTC on May 17, 2004 at 26°08′ Gemini — 6:28 PM in Santiago, 6:28 PM in New York, 11:28 PM in London and 7:28 AM on May 18 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, May 17 · 26°08′ Gemini Tue, Jun 29 · 9°37′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 12:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−10 1:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−8 3:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 3:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−7 4:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 3:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−7 4:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−6 5:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 5:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−5 6:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−5 6:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−5
New York United States 6:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−4 7:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−4 7:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 5:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−5 6:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−5 6:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−4 7:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−4 7:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−3 8:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC−3 8:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC 11:15 PM Tue, Jun 29 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+1 12:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 11:28 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+1 12:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+2 1:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 12:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+2 1:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 12:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+2 1:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+3 2:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 1:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+3 2:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 1:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+3 2:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+4 3:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 1:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+3 2:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:58 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+4:30 3:45 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+4 3:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+5 4:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 3:58 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+5:30 4:45 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:13 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+5:45 5:00 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+6 5:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 5:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+7 6:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+7 6:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+7
Singapore 6:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+8 7:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+8
Beijing China 6:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+8 7:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 6:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+8 7:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+8 7:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+9 8:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+9 8:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:58 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+9:30 8:45 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 8:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+10 9:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+10 9:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:28 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+12 11:15 AM Wed, Jun 30 · 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 16.51°

May 17 → June 29, 2004 in Gemini

Stations retrograde May 17, 2004, 10:28 PM UTC at 26°08′ Gemini
Stations direct Jun 29, 2004, 11:15 PM UTC at 9°37′ Gemini
Shadow opens Apr 14, 2004, 10:29 AM UTC (33 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 2, 2004, 9:01 PM 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 16.51° between 9°37′ Gemini and 26°08′ Gemini three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 14, 2004 – May 17, 2004Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 29, 2004 – Aug 2, 2004Retrograde: May 17, 2004 – Jun 29, 20045° Gemini10° Gemini15° Gemini20° Gemini25° Gemini0° CancerStations retrograde May 17, 2004, 10:28 PM UTC, 26°08′ GeminiR May 17 · 26°08′ GeminiStations direct Jun 29, 2004, 11:15 PM UTC, 9°37′ GeminiD Jun 29 · 9°37′ GeminiApr 12Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The May loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.51° between 9°37′ Gemini and 26°08′ Gemini three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 14, 2004 – May 17, 2004Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 29, 2004 – Aug 2, 2004Retrograde: May 17, 2004 – Jun 29, 200425° Gemini0° CancerStations retrograde May 17, 2004, 10:28 PM UTC, 26°08′ GeminiR May 17 · 26°08′ GeminiStations direct Jun 29, 2004, 11:15 PM UTC, 9°37′ GeminiD Jun 29 · 9°37′ GeminiApr 12May 10Jun 7Jul 5Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.51° between 9°37′ Gemini and 26°08′ Gemini three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 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

  • Neptune in Aquarius — May 17 to Jun 29, 2004 (43 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — May 17 to Jun 29, 2004 (43 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — Jun 10 to Jun 29, 2004 (19 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 2004

Previous

2002 Ended November 21, 2002 after 42 days, moving back 15.56° through the zodiac.

Next

2005 Begins December 24, 2005 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 2004

Venus through the zodiac in 2004

Every sign Venus occupies during 2004, 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 14
Venus in Pisces Jan 14 – Feb 8
Venus in Aries Feb 8 – Mar 5
Venus in Taurus Mar 5 – Apr 3
Venus in Gemini Apr 3 – Aug 7
Venus in Cancer Aug 7 – Sep 6
Venus in Leo Sep 6 – Oct 3
Venus in Virgo Oct 3 – Oct 29
Venus in Libra Oct 29 – Nov 22
Venus in Scorpio Nov 22 – Dec 16
Venus in Sagittarius Dec 16 – Dec 31 and beyond

11 segments in 2004. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2004 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2004

Saturn in Cancer Oct 25, 2003 – Mar 7, 2004 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 17, 2003 – Jan 6, 2004 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Jan 3, 2004 – May 5, 2004 · 122 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 24, 2004 – Aug 30, 2004 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 6, 2004 – Apr 30, 2004 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 17, 2004 – Oct 24, 2004 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 10, 2004 – Nov 11, 2004 · 154 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 10, 2004 – Sep 2, 2004 · 24 days
Saturn in Cancer Nov 8, 2004 – Mar 22, 2005 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 30, 2004 – Dec 20, 2004 · 20 days
← 2003 Venus retrograde in 2003. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2005 → Venus retrograde in 2005.

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