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Venus retrograde 2005

Venus retrograde 2005: 1 period, 8 days inside the year — 2.1% of 2005. Venus turned retrograde at 9:36 AM UTC on December 24 at 1°28′ Aquarius and turned direct at 9:19 AM UTC on February 3, 2006 at 16°01′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Dec 24 9:36 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2005
8 days 2.1% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 15.44°
Venus Retrograde 2005 Dates: From Dec 24

Venus’s path through 2005, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, Jan 1, 2005 – Feb 9, 2006
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, Jan 1, 2005 – Feb 9, 2006. Venus starts 2005 at 19°06′ Sagittarius and ends it at 0°16′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 41.2°: 402.4° forward, 1.2° given back. The loop retraces 15.44° in 41 days, from 1°28′ Aquarius on Dec 24 back to 16°01′ Capricorn on Feb 3 2006. Fastest day: Jan 23, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Dec 31, 0.29°. Counting the shadows, 39 days of 2005 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 22, 2005 – Dec 24, 2005Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 3, 2006 – Mar 7, 2006Retrograde: Dec 24, 2005 – Feb 3, 2006SagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquarius2006Stations retrograde Dec 24, 2005, 9:36 AM UTC, 1°28′ AquariusR Dec 24Stations direct Feb 3, 2006, 9:19 AM UTC, 16°01′ CapricornD Feb 3JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, Jan 1, 2005 – Feb 9, 2006. Venus starts 2005 at 19°06′ Sagittarius and ends it at 0°16′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 41.2°: 402.4° forward, 1.2° given back. The loop retraces 15.44° in 41 days, from 1°28′ Aquarius on Dec 24 back to 16°01′ Capricorn on Feb 3 2006. Fastest day: Jan 23, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Dec 31, 0.29°. Counting the shadows, 39 days of 2005 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 22, 2005 – Dec 24, 2005Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 3, 2006 – Mar 7, 2006Retrograde: Dec 24, 2005 – Feb 3, 2006SagittariusAquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusAquarius2006Stations retrograde Dec 24, 2005, 9:36 AM UTC, 1°28′ AquariusR Dec 24Stations direct Feb 3, 2006, 9:19 AM UTC, 16°01′ CapricornD Feb 3JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 2005 at 19°06′ Sagittarius and ends it at 0°16′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 41.2°: 402.4° forward, 1.2° given back. The loop retraces 15.44° in 41 days, from 1°28′ Aquarius on Dec 24 back to 16°01′ Capricorn on Feb 3 2006. Fastest day: Jan 23, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Dec 31, 0.29°. Counting the shadows, 39 days of 2005 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 2005: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 9:36 AM UTC on December 24, 2005 at 1°28′ Aquarius — 6:36 AM in Santiago, 4:36 AM in New York, 9:36 AM in London and 6:36 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde · Dec 24, 2005 Turns direct · Feb 3, 2006
UTC Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · 1°28′ Aquarius Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · 16°01′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 11:36 PM Fri, Dec 23, 2005 · UTC−10 11:19 PM Thu, Feb 2, 2006 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−9 12:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 1:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−8 1:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 2:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−7 2:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−7 2:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 3:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−6 3:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 3:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−6 3:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−5 4:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 4:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−5 4:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 4:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−5 4:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−5 4:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−4 5:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−3 6:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−3 6:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC−2 7:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 9:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC 9:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC 9:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 10:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+1 10:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+1 10:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 10:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+1 10:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+2 11:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+2 11:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 11:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+2 11:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 11:36 AM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+2 11:19 AM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 12:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+3 12:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+3 12:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:06 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+3:30 12:49 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+4 1:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+5 2:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 3:06 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+5:30 2:49 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:21 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+5:45 3:04 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+6 3:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+7 4:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+7 4:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+8 5:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+8
Beijing China 5:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+8 5:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+8 5:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+8 5:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+9 6:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+9 6:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:06 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+10:30 7:49 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 7:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+10 7:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+11 8:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 10:36 PM Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · UTC+13 10:19 PM Fri, Feb 3, 2006 · 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 15.44° · crosses the year boundary

December 24, 2005 → February 3, 2006 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde Dec 24, 2005, 9:36 AM UTC at 1°28′ Aquarius
Stations direct Feb 3, 2006, 9:19 AM UTC at 16°01′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Nov 22, 2005, 7:42 PM UTC (32 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 7, 2006, 4:23 AM 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 15.44° between 16°01′ Capricorn and 1°28′ 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 22, 2005 – Dec 24, 2005Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 3, 2006 – Mar 7, 2006Retrograde: Dec 24, 2005 – Feb 3, 200610° Capricorn15° Capricorn20° Capricorn25° Capricorn0° Aquarius5° AquariusStations retrograde Dec 24, 2005, 9:36 AM UTC, 1°28′ AquariusR Dec 24 · 1°28′ AquariusStations direct Feb 3, 2006, 9:19 AM UTC, 16°01′ CapricornD Feb 3 · 16°01′ CapricornNov 21Dec 5Dec 19Jan 2Jan 16Jan 30Feb 13Feb 27Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 15.44° between 16°01′ Capricorn and 1°28′ 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 22, 2005 – Dec 24, 2005Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 3, 2006 – Mar 7, 2006Retrograde: Dec 24, 2005 – Feb 3, 200610° Capricorn0° AquariusStations retrograde Dec 24, 2005, 9:36 AM UTC, 1°28′ AquariusR Dec 24 · 1°28′ AquariusStations direct Feb 3, 2006, 9:19 AM UTC, 16°01′ CapricornD Feb 3 · 16°01′ CapricornNov 21Dec 19Jan 16Feb 13Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Venus crosses the 15.44° between 16°01′ Capricorn and 1°28′ 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.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Leo — Dec 24 to Feb 3, 2006 (41 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 2005

Previous

2004 Ended June 29, 2004 after 43 days, moving back 16.51° through the zodiac.

Next

2007 Begins July 27, 2007 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 2005

Venus through the zodiac in 2005

Every sign Venus occupies during 2005, 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 Jan 1 – Jan 9
Venus in Capricorn Jan 9 – Feb 2
Venus in Aquarius Feb 2 – Feb 26
Venus in Pisces Feb 26 – Mar 22
Venus in Aries Mar 22 – Apr 15
Venus in Taurus Apr 15 – May 10
Venus in Gemini May 10 – Jun 3
Venus in Cancer Jun 3 – Jun 28
Venus in Leo Jun 28 – Jul 23
Venus in Virgo Jul 23 – Aug 17
Venus in Libra Aug 17 – Sep 11
Venus in Scorpio Sep 11 – Oct 8
Venus in Sagittarius Oct 8 – Nov 5
Venus in Capricorn Nov 5 – Dec 15
Venus in Aquarius Dec 15 – Dec 31 and beyond

15 segments in 2005. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2005 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2005

Saturn in Cancer Nov 8, 2004 – Mar 22, 2005 · 134 days
Jupiter in Libra Feb 2, 2005 – Jun 5, 2005 · 123 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 20, 2005 – Apr 12, 2005 · 23 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 27, 2005 – Sep 2, 2005 · 159 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 19, 2005 – Oct 26, 2005 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 14, 2005 – Nov 16, 2005 · 154 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 23, 2005 – Aug 16, 2005 · 24 days
Mars in Taurus Oct 1, 2005 – Dec 10, 2005 · 69 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 14, 2005 – Dec 4, 2005 · 20 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 22, 2005 – Apr 5, 2006 · 134 days
← 2004 Venus retrograde in 2004. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2006 → Venus retrograde in 2006.

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