When is Mercury retrograde in 1942?

Mercury is retrograde from 1 February 1942 (01:14 UT) to 22 February 1942 (12:04 UT), and from 31 May 1942 (16:12 UT) to 24 June 1942 (15:38 UT), and from 28 September 1942 (16:10 UT) to 20 October 1942 (00:12 UT). Times are Universal Time.

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Retrograde dates for 1942

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1942, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 1 February 1942 to 22 February 1942, and from 31 May 1942 to 24 June 1942, and from 28 September 1942 to 20 October 1942.

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Mercury retrograde1 February to 22 February, 31 May to 24 June, 28 September to 20 October
Venus retrograde13 January to 23 February
Mars retrogradenone
Jupiter retrograde10 October 1941 to 5 February, 12 November to 12 March 1943
Saturn retrograde10 September 1941 to 23 January, 25 September to 6 February 1943
Uranus retrograde5 September 1941 to 3 February, 10 September to 8 February 1943

Mercury retrograde in 1942

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1942.

Sunday 1 February 194201:14 UTMercury turns retrograde at 27°01′ Aquarius
Sunday 22 February 194212:04 UTMercury turns direct at 11°37′ Aquarius
Sunday 31 May 194216:12 UTMercury turns retrograde at 25°38′ Gemini
Wednesday 24 June 194215:38 UTMercury turns direct at 17°01′ Gemini
Monday 28 September 194216:10 UTMercury turns retrograde at 26°00′ Libra
Tuesday 20 October 194200:12 UTMercury turns direct at 10°35′ Libra

Venus retrograde in 1942

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1942.

Tuesday 13 January 194200:43 UTVenus turns retrograde at 21°12′ Aquarius
Monday 23 February 194205:42 UTVenus turns direct at 5°31′ Aquarius

Mars retrograde in 1942

Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 1942.

Jupiter retrograde in 1942

Jupiter is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1942.

Before 1942Jupiter turned retrograde on 10 October 1941 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1942
Thursday 5 February 194210:02 UTJupiter turns direct at 11°23′ Gemini
Thursday 12 November 194214:23 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 25°14′ Cancer
After 1942Jupiter turns direct on 12 March 1943 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1942

Saturn retrograde in 1942

Saturn is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1942.

Before 1942Saturn turned retrograde on 10 September 1941 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1942
Friday 23 January 194207:06 UTSaturn turns direct at 21°38′ Taurus
Friday 25 September 194205:34 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 12°31′ Gemini
After 1942Saturn turns direct on 6 February 1943 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1942

Uranus retrograde in 1942

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1942.

Before 1942Uranus turned retrograde on 5 September 1941 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1942
Tuesday 3 February 194215:02 UTUranus turns direct at 26°20′ Taurus
Thursday 10 September 194207:29 UTUranus turns retrograde at 4°35′ Gemini
After 1942Uranus turns direct on 8 February 1943 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1942

Neptune retrograde in 1942

Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 1942.

Thursday 1 January 194210:58 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 29°52′ Virgo
Monday 8 June 194211:55 UTNeptune turns direct at 27°05′ Virgo

Pluto retrograde in 1942

Pluto is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1942.

Before 1942Pluto turned retrograde on 6 November 1941 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1942
Thursday 16 April 194205:08 UTPluto turns direct at 3°28′ Leo
Sunday 8 November 194209:03 UTPluto turns retrograde at 7°15′ Leo
After 1942Pluto turns direct on 17 April 1943 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1942

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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