Retrograde dates for 1929

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1929, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 29 January 1929 to 19 February 1929, and from 28 May 1929 to 21 June 1929, and from 25 September 1929 to 17 October 1929.

• Mercury retrograde29 January to 19 February, 28 May to 21 June, 25 September to 17 October
• Venus retrograde30 March to 11 May
• Mars retrograde12 November 1928 to 27 January
• Jupiter retrograde5 October to 31 January 1930
• Saturn retrograde9 April to 29 August
• Uranus retrograde17 July to 17 December

Mercury retrograde in 1929

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1929.

• Tuesday 29 January 192905:45 UTMercury turns retrograde at 24°23′ Aquarius
• Tuesday 19 February 192913:59 UTMercury turns direct at 8°53′ Aquarius
• Tuesday 28 May 192909:24 UTMercury turns retrograde at 22°27′ Gemini
• Friday 21 June 192908:13 UTMercury turns direct at 13°52′ Gemini
• Wednesday 25 September 192918:16 UTMercury turns retrograde at 23°21′ Libra
• Thursday 17 October 192905:05 UTMercury turns direct at 8°02′ Libra

Venus retrograde in 1929

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1929.

• Saturday 30 March 192903:43 UTVenus turns retrograde at 8°03′ Taurus
• Saturday 11 May 192915:26 UTVenus turns direct at 21°39′ Aries

Mars retrograde in 1929

Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 1929.

• Before 1929Mars turned retrograde on 12 November 1928 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1929
• Sunday 27 January 192912:20 UTMars turns direct at 20°59′ Gemini

Jupiter retrograde in 1929

Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 1929.

• Saturday 5 October 192909:55 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 16°24′ Gemini
• After 1929Jupiter turns direct on 31 January 1930 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1929

Saturn retrograde in 1929

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1929.

• Tuesday 9 April 192916:08 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 0°31′ Capricorn
• Thursday 29 August 192901:05 UTSaturn turns direct at 23°53′ Sagittarius

Uranus retrograde in 1929

Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1929.

• Wednesday 17 July 192906:34 UTUranus turns retrograde at 11°22′ Aries
• Tuesday 17 December 192904:52 UTUranus turns direct at 7°27′ Aries

Neptune retrograde in 1929

Neptune is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1929.

• Before 1929Neptune turned retrograde on 3 December 1928 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1929
• Thursday 9 May 192923:56 UTNeptune turns direct at 28°35′ Leo
• Friday 6 December 192907:24 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 3°35′ Virgo
• After 1929Neptune turns direct on 12 May 1930 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1929

Pluto retrograde in 1929

Pluto is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1929.

• Before 1929Pluto turned retrograde on 19 October 1928 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1929
• Saturday 30 March 192906:19 UTPluto turns direct at 16°13′ Cancer
• Sunday 20 October 192919:05 UTPluto turns retrograde at 19°38′ Cancer
• After 1929Pluto turns direct on 31 March 1930 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1929

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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