Retrograde dates for 1939

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1939, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 24 March 1939 to 16 April 1939, and from 27 July 1939 to 20 August 1939, and from 18 November 1939 to 8 December 1939.

• Mercury retrograde24 March to 16 April, 27 July to 20 August, 18 November to 8 December
• Venus retrogradenone
• Mars retrograde22 June to 24 August
• Jupiter retrograde29 July to 24 November
• Saturn retrograde14 August to 28 December
• Uranus retrograde24 August 1938 to 22 January, 28 August to 26 January 1940

Mercury retrograde in 1939

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1939.

• Friday 24 March 193913:04 UTMercury turns retrograde at 17°34′ Aries
• Sunday 16 April 193923:30 UTMercury turns direct at 5°36′ Aries
• Thursday 27 July 193918:51 UTMercury turns retrograde at 24°12′ Leo
• Sunday 20 August 193916:58 UTMercury turns direct at 12°08′ Leo
• Saturday 18 November 193910:52 UTMercury turns retrograde at 13°57′ Sagittarius
• Friday 8 December 193906:25 UTMercury turns direct at 27°43′ Scorpio

Venus retrograde in 1939

Venus does not turn retrograde or direct in 1939.

Mars retrograde in 1939

Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 1939.

• Thursday 22 June 193920:16 UTMars turns retrograde at 4°42′ Aquarius
• Thursday 24 August 193901:28 UTMars turns direct at 23°55′ Capricorn

Jupiter retrograde in 1939

Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 1939.

• Saturday 29 July 193921:06 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 8°47′ Aries
• Friday 24 November 193921:16 UTJupiter turns direct at 28°52′ Pisces

Saturn retrograde in 1939

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1939.

• Monday 14 August 193900:57 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 1°16′ Taurus
• Thursday 28 December 193901:14 UTSaturn turns direct at 24°24′ Aries

Uranus retrograde in 1939

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1939.

• Before 1939Uranus turned retrograde on 24 August 1938 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1939
• Sunday 22 January 193912:02 UTUranus turns direct at 13°50′ Taurus
• Monday 28 August 193914:36 UTUranus turns retrograde at 21°58′ Taurus
• After 1939Uranus turns direct on 26 January 1940 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1939

Neptune retrograde in 1939

Neptune is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1939.

• Before 1939Neptune turned retrograde on 26 December 1938 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1939
• Thursday 1 June 193922:38 UTNeptune turns direct at 20°32′ Virgo
• Thursday 28 December 193914:05 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 25°31′ Virgo
• After 1939Neptune turns direct on 3 June 1940 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1939

Pluto retrograde in 1939

Pluto is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1939.

• Before 1939Pluto turned retrograde on 2 November 1938 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1939
• Wednesday 12 April 193908:41 UTPluto turns direct at 29°13′ Cancer
• Saturday 4 November 193902:27 UTPluto turns retrograde at 2°55′ Leo
• After 1939Pluto turns direct on 12 April 1940 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1939

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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