Retrograde dates for 1906

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1906, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 26 March 1906 to 18 April 1906, and from 29 July 1906 to 22 August 1906, and from 20 November 1906 to 9 December 1906.

• Mercury retrograde26 March to 18 April, 29 July to 22 August, 20 November to 9 December
• Venus retrograde9 November to 20 December
• Mars retrogradenone
• Jupiter retrograde25 September 1905 to 21 January, 30 October to 25 February 1907
• Saturn retrograde26 June to 12 November
• Uranus retrograde13 April to 14 September

Mercury retrograde in 1906

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1906.

• Monday 26 March 190607:56 UTMercury turns retrograde at 19°20′ Aries
• Wednesday 18 April 190619:38 UTMercury turns direct at 7°33′ Aries
• Sunday 29 July 190614:28 UTMercury turns retrograde at 26°03′ Leo
• Wednesday 22 August 190611:11 UTMercury turns direct at 13°48′ Leo
• Tuesday 20 November 190601:24 UTMercury turns retrograde at 15°28′ Sagittarius
• Sunday 9 December 190620:29 UTMercury turns direct at 29°13′ Scorpio

Venus retrograde in 1906

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1906.

• Friday 9 November 190615:53 UTVenus turns retrograde at 14°45′ Sagittarius
• Thursday 20 December 190616:18 UTVenus turns direct at 29°26′ Scorpio

Mars retrograde in 1906

Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 1906.

Jupiter retrograde in 1906

Jupiter is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1906.

• Before 1906Jupiter turned retrograde on 25 September 1905 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1906
• Sunday 21 January 190614:25 UTJupiter turns direct at 26°27′ Taurus
• Tuesday 30 October 190600:14 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 11°04′ Cancer
• After 1906Jupiter turns direct on 25 February 1907 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1906

Saturn retrograde in 1906

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1906.

• Tuesday 26 June 190614:28 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 15°02′ Pisces
• Monday 12 November 190617:09 UTSaturn turns direct at 8°18′ Pisces

Uranus retrograde in 1906

Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1906.

• Friday 13 April 190611:44 UTUranus turns retrograde at 8°29′ Capricorn
• Friday 14 September 190608:17 UTUranus turns direct at 4°30′ Capricorn

Neptune retrograde in 1906

Neptune is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1906.

• Before 1906Neptune turned retrograde on 14 October 1905 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1906
• Monday 19 March 190615:09 UTNeptune turns direct at 7°36′ Cancer
• Tuesday 16 October 190616:58 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 12°39′ Cancer
• After 1906Neptune turns direct on 22 March 1907 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1906

Pluto retrograde in 1906

Pluto is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1906.

• Before 1906Pluto turned retrograde on 22 September 1905 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1906
• Monday 5 March 190617:02 UTPluto turns direct at 20°43′ Gemini
• Monday 24 September 190606:48 UTPluto turns retrograde at 23°47′ Gemini
• After 1906Pluto turns direct on 6 March 1907 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1906

What “retrograde” means here

A planet is retrograde when its ecliptic longitude, seen from the Earth, is decreasing: it appears to move backwards against the stars. A station is the moment it appears to stop before changing direction. The Sun and the Moon never turn retrograde. Each date above is a station computed to the minute.

What these dates are worth

Every time on this page is computed by the engine that casts the charts, not copied from a table. All times are Universal Time (UT), so a date can fall a day either side of your own clock: add your time zone's offset to get local time. The Moon is checked against NASA and JPL values and the planets against published station and ingress dates; the table of what Umbriel checks, and how close it comes is public. Umbriel is for reflection and self-understanding, not prediction.

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