Retrograde dates for 1950
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1950, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 8 January 1950 to 29 January 1950, and from 3 May 1950 to 27 May 1950, and from 4 September 1950 to 26 September 1950, and from 23 December 1950 to 12 January 1951.
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- Mercury retrograde8 January to 29 January, 3 May to 27 May, 4 September to 26 September, 23 December to 12 January 1951
- Venus retrograde10 January to 20 February
- Mars retrograde12 February to 3 May
- Jupiter retrograde27 June to 24 October
- Saturn retrograde30 December 1949 to 15 May
- Uranus retrograde11 October 1949 to 9 March, 15 October to 14 March 1951
Mercury retrograde in 1950
Mercury is retrograde in 4 periods touching 1950.
- Sunday 8 January 195016:47 UTMercury turns retrograde at 4°07′ Aquarius
- Sunday 29 January 195004:55 UTMercury turns direct at 18°03′ Capricorn
- Wednesday 3 May 195016:12 UTMercury turns retrograde at 27°31′ Taurus
- Saturday 27 May 195012:10 UTMercury turns direct at 18°30′ Taurus
- Monday 4 September 195000:09 UTMercury turns retrograde at 2°25′ Libra
- Tuesday 26 September 195011:47 UTMercury turns direct at 17°56′ Virgo
- Saturday 23 December 195014:41 UTMercury turns retrograde at 18°10′ Capricorn
- After 1950Mercury turns direct on 12 January 1951 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1950
Venus retrograde in 1950
Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1950.
- Tuesday 10 January 195014:12 UTVenus turns retrograde at 18°45′ Aquarius
- Monday 20 February 195018:20 UTVenus turns direct at 3°06′ Aquarius
Mars retrograde in 1950
Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 1950.
- Sunday 12 February 195005:03 UTMars turns retrograde at 11°01′ Libra
- Wednesday 3 May 195016:02 UTMars turns direct at 21°59′ Virgo
Jupiter retrograde in 1950
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 1950.
- Tuesday 27 June 195000:11 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 7°27′ Pisces
- Tuesday 24 October 195006:32 UTJupiter turns direct at 27°35′ Aquarius
Saturn retrograde in 1950
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1950.
- Before 1950Saturn turned retrograde on 30 December 1949 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1950
- Monday 15 May 195009:19 UTSaturn turns direct at 12°34′ Virgo
Uranus retrograde in 1950
Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1950.
- Before 1950Uranus turned retrograde on 11 October 1949 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1950
- Thursday 9 March 195019:43 UTUranus turns direct at 0°56′ Cancer
- Sunday 15 October 195023:52 UTUranus turns retrograde at 9°29′ Cancer
- After 1950Uranus turns direct on 14 March 1951 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1950
Neptune retrograde in 1950
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 1950.
- Wednesday 18 January 195019:19 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 17°21′ Libra
- Monday 26 June 195008:09 UTNeptune turns direct at 14°34′ Libra
Pluto retrograde in 1950
Pluto is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1950.
- Before 1950Pluto turned retrograde on 19 November 1949 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1950
- Friday 28 April 195002:22 UTPluto turns direct at 15°45′ Leo
- Tuesday 21 November 195012:00 UTPluto turns retrograde at 19°51′ Leo
- After 1950Pluto turns direct on 29 April 1951 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1950
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.
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