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Venus retrograde 2009

Venus retrograde 2009: 1 period, 42 days inside the year — 11.5% of 2009. Venus turned retrograde at 5:17 PM UTC on March 6 at 15°27′ Aries and turned direct at 7:24 PM UTC on April 17 at 29°12′ Pisces.

Turns retrograde
Mar 6 5:17 PM UTC
Turns direct
Apr 17 7:24 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2009
42 days 11.5% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 16.26°
Venus Retrograde 2009 Dates: Mar 6 – Apr 17

Venus’s path through 2009, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2009
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2009. Venus starts 2009 at 27°15′ Aquarius and ends it at 7°51′ Capricorn — 310.6° of net progress: 326.9° forward, 16.3° given back. The loop retraces 16.26° in 42 days, from 15°27′ Aries on Mar 6 back to 29°11′ Pisces on Apr 17. Fastest day: Nov 28, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Mar 27, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 108 days of 2009 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 2, 2009 – Mar 6, 2009Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 17, 2009 – May 21, 2009Retrograde: Mar 6, 2009 – Apr 17, 2009AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Mar 6, 2009, 5:17 PM UTC, 15°27′ AriesR Mar 6Stations direct Apr 17, 2009, 7:24 PM UTC, 29°12′ PiscesD Apr 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2009. Venus starts 2009 at 27°15′ Aquarius and ends it at 7°51′ Capricorn — 310.6° of net progress: 326.9° forward, 16.3° given back. The loop retraces 16.26° in 42 days, from 15°27′ Aries on Mar 6 back to 29°11′ Pisces on Apr 17. Fastest day: Nov 28, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Mar 27, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 108 days of 2009 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 2, 2009 – Mar 6, 2009Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 17, 2009 – May 21, 2009Retrograde: Mar 6, 2009 – Apr 17, 2009AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde Mar 6, 2009, 5:17 PM UTC, 15°27′ AriesR Mar 6Stations direct Apr 17, 2009, 7:24 PM UTC, 29°12′ PiscesD Apr 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 2009 at 27°15′ Aquarius and ends it at 7°51′ Capricorn — 310.6° of net progress: 326.9° forward, 16.3° given back. The loop retraces 16.26° in 42 days, from 15°27′ Aries on Mar 6 back to 29°11′ Pisces on Apr 17. Fastest day: Nov 28, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Mar 27, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 108 days of 2009 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 2009: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 5:17 PM UTC on March 6, 2009 at 15°27′ Aries — 2:17 PM in Santiago, 12:17 PM in New York, 5:17 PM in London and 2:17 AM on March 7 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Mar 6 · 15°27′ Aries Fri, Apr 17 · 29°12′ Pisces
Honolulu United States 7:17 AM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−10 9:24 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:17 AM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−9 11:24 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 9:17 AM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−8 12:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 10:17 AM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−7 12:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:17 AM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−7 1:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 11:17 AM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−6 2:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 11:17 AM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−6 2:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−5
New York United States 12:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−5 3:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 12:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−5 3:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 12:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−5 2:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 12:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−5 2:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:47 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−4:30 2:54 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 2:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−3 3:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−2 4:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC−3 4:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 5:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC 7:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC 8:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 6:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+1 8:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+1 9:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 6:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+1 9:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 7:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+2 9:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+2 9:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+2 10:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 7:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+2 10:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 8:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+3 11:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 8:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+3 10:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:47 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+3:30 11:54 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 9:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+4 11:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 10:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+5 1:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+6
New Delhi India 10:47 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+5:30 12:54 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:02 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+5:45 1:09 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 11:17 PM Fri, Mar 6 · UTC+6 1:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 12:17 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+7 2:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 12:17 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+7 2:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+7
Singapore 1:17 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+8 3:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+8
Beijing China 1:17 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+8 3:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 1:17 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+8 3:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:17 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+9 3:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 2:17 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+9 4:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 2:17 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+9 4:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:47 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+10:30 4:54 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 3:17 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+10 5:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:17 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+11 5:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:17 AM Sat, Mar 7 · UTC+13 7:24 AM Sat, Apr 18 · 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.

42 days · retreats 16.26°

March 6 → April 17, 2009 in Aries

Stations retrograde Mar 6, 2009, 5:17 PM UTC at 15°27′ Aries
Stations direct Apr 17, 2009, 7:24 PM UTC at 29°12′ Pisces
Shadow opens Feb 2, 2009, 4:42 AM UTC (33 days before)
Shadow closes May 21, 2009, 3:34 AM UTC (33 days after)
Full window including shadows 108 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.26° between 29°12′ Pisces and 15°27′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 2, 2009 – Mar 6, 2009Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 17, 2009 – May 21, 2009Retrograde: Mar 6, 2009 – Apr 17, 200920° Pisces25° Pisces0° Aries5° Aries10° Aries15° Aries20° AriesStations retrograde Mar 6, 2009, 5:17 PM UTC, 15°27′ AriesR Mar 6 · 15°27′ AriesStations direct Apr 17, 2009, 7:24 PM UTC, 29°12′ PiscesD Apr 17 · 29°12′ PiscesFeb 9Feb 23Mar 9Mar 23Apr 6Apr 20May 4May 18Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The March loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.26° between 29°12′ Pisces and 15°27′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 2, 2009 – Mar 6, 2009Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 17, 2009 – May 21, 2009Retrograde: Mar 6, 2009 – Apr 17, 200920° Pisces0° Aries20° AriesStations retrograde Mar 6, 2009, 5:17 PM UTC, 15°27′ AriesR Mar 6 · 15°27′ AriesStations direct Apr 17, 2009, 7:24 PM UTC, 29°12′ PiscesD Apr 17 · 29°12′ PiscesFeb 9Mar 9Apr 6May 4Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.26° between 29°12′ Pisces and 15°27′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days).

Venus retrograde in Aries

Venus retrograde in Aries brings impatience in love to the surface. Impulsive attractions cool, old conflicts with partners reopen, and people reconsider what they fought for. It is traditionally better for reflecting on desire than for chasing a new one.

…and back into Pisces

Venus retrograde in Pisces softens boundaries and stirs nostalgia. Idealized memories of past relationships return, forgiveness is tested, and spending on escape rises. It suits compassion and creative work, and it warns against rekindling something only because it once felt like a dream.

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Virgo — Mar 6 to Apr 17, 2009 (42 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Apr 4 to Apr 17, 2009 (13 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 2009

Previous

2007 Ended September 8, 2007 after 43 days, moving back 16.37° through the zodiac.

Next

2010 Begins October 8, 2010 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 2009

Venus through the zodiac in 2009

Every sign Venus occupies during 2009, 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 3
Venus in Pisces Jan 3 – Feb 3
Venus in Aries Feb 3 – Apr 11
Venus in Pisces Apr 11 – Apr 24
Venus in Aries Apr 24 – Jun 6
Venus in Taurus Jun 6 – Jul 5
Venus in Gemini Jul 5 – Aug 1
Venus in Cancer Aug 1 – Aug 26
Venus in Leo Aug 26 – Sep 20
Venus in Virgo Sep 20 – Oct 14
Venus in Libra Oct 14 – Nov 8
Venus in Scorpio Nov 8 – Dec 1
Venus in Sagittarius Dec 1 – Dec 25
Venus in Capricorn Dec 25 – Dec 31 and beyond

14 segments in 2009. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2009 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2009

Saturn in Virgo Dec 31, 2008 – May 17, 2009 · 136 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 11, 2009 – Feb 1, 2009 · 21 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 4, 2009 – Sep 11, 2009 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini May 7, 2009 – May 31, 2009 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 29, 2009 – Nov 4, 2009 · 160 days
Jupiter in Aquarius Jun 15, 2009 – Oct 13, 2009 · 120 days
Uranus in Pisces Jul 1, 2009 – Dec 1, 2009 · 154 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 7, 2009 – Sep 29, 2009 · 22 days
Mars in Leo Dec 20, 2009 – Mar 10, 2010 · 80 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 26, 2009 – Jan 15, 2010 · 20 days
← 2008 Venus retrograde in 2008. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2010 → Venus retrograde in 2010.

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