Retrograde dates for 1953

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1953, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 9 March 1953 to 1 April 1953, and from 11 July 1953 to 4 August 1953, and from 3 November 1953 to 23 November 1953.

• Mercury retrograde9 March to 1 April, 11 July to 4 August, 3 November to 23 November
• Venus retrograde23 March to 4 May
• Mars retrogradenone
• Jupiter retrograde9 September 1952 to 5 January, 15 October to 10 February 1954
• Saturn retrograde5 February to 23 June
• Uranus retrograde24 October 1952 to 22 March, 29 October to 27 March 1954

Mercury retrograde in 1953

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1953.

• Monday 9 March 195303:43 UTMercury turns retrograde at 2°59′ Aries
• Wednesday 1 April 195303:27 UTMercury turns direct at 19°47′ Pisces
• Saturday 11 July 195317:09 UTMercury turns retrograde at 8°22′ Leo
• Tuesday 4 August 195321:21 UTMercury turns direct at 27°29′ Cancer
• Tuesday 3 November 195321:38 UTMercury turns retrograde at 0°41′ Sagittarius
• Monday 23 November 195322:51 UTMercury turns direct at 14°35′ Scorpio

Venus retrograde in 1953

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1953.

• Monday 23 March 195303:40 UTVenus turns retrograde at 1°20′ Taurus
• Monday 4 May 195312:47 UTVenus turns direct at 14°58′ Aries

Mars retrograde in 1953

Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 1953.

Jupiter retrograde in 1953

Jupiter is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1953.

• Before 1953Jupiter turned retrograde on 9 September 1952 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1953
• Monday 5 January 195307:51 UTJupiter turns direct at 10°58′ Taurus
• Thursday 15 October 195302:53 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 26°28′ Gemini
• After 1953Jupiter turns direct on 10 February 1954 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1953

Saturn retrograde in 1953

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1953.

• Thursday 5 February 195302:36 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 27°17′ Libra
• Tuesday 23 June 195317:21 UTSaturn turns direct at 20°33′ Libra

Uranus retrograde in 1953

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1953.

• Before 1953Uranus turned retrograde on 24 October 1952 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1953
• Sunday 22 March 195321:16 UTUranus turns direct at 14°26′ Cancer
• Thursday 29 October 195314:38 UTUranus turns retrograde at 23°06′ Cancer
• After 1953Uranus turns direct on 27 March 1954 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1953

Neptune retrograde in 1953

Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 1953.

• Sunday 25 January 195300:37 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 23°53′ Libra
• Thursday 2 July 195321:57 UTNeptune turns direct at 21°06′ Libra

Pluto retrograde in 1953

Pluto is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1953.

• Before 1953Pluto turned retrograde on 24 November 1952 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1953
• Saturday 2 May 195317:16 UTPluto turns direct at 20°47′ Leo
• Thursday 26 November 195314:51 UTPluto turns retrograde at 25°01′ Leo
• After 1953Pluto turns direct on 4 May 1954 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1953

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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