Retrograde dates for 1961

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1961, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 12 February 1961 to 6 March 1961, and from 14 June 1961 to 8 July 1961, and from 10 October 1961 to 31 October 1961.

• Mercury retrograde12 February to 6 March, 14 June to 8 July, 10 October to 31 October
• Venus retrograde20 March to 2 May
• Mars retrograde20 November 1960 to 6 February
• Jupiter retrograde25 May to 23 September
• Saturn retrograde9 May to 27 September
• Uranus retrograde1 December 1960 to 29 April, 6 December to 4 May 1962

Mercury retrograde in 1961

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1961.

• Sunday 12 February 196123:21 UTMercury turns retrograde at 9°10′ Pisces
• Monday 6 March 196123:09 UTMercury turns direct at 24°20′ Aquarius
• Wednesday 14 June 196116:50 UTMercury turns retrograde at 10°27′ Cancer
• Saturday 8 July 196119:40 UTMercury turns direct at 1°21′ Cancer
• Tuesday 10 October 196122:25 UTMercury turns retrograde at 8°01′ Scorpio
• Tuesday 31 October 196117:57 UTMercury turns direct at 22°18′ Libra

Venus retrograde in 1961

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1961.

• Monday 20 March 196119:32 UTVenus turns retrograde at 29°05′ Aries
• Tuesday 2 May 196103:46 UTVenus turns direct at 12°44′ Aries

Mars retrograde in 1961

Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 1961.

• Before 1961Mars turned retrograde on 20 November 1960 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1961
• Monday 6 February 196102:45 UTMars turns direct at 0°00′ Cancer

Jupiter retrograde in 1961

Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 1961.

• Thursday 25 May 196118:34 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 7°09′ Aquarius
• Saturday 23 September 196115:30 UTJupiter turns direct at 27°19′ Capricorn

Saturn retrograde in 1961

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1961.

• Tuesday 9 May 196116:17 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 29°51′ Capricorn
• Wednesday 27 September 196119:35 UTSaturn turns direct at 23°14′ Capricorn

Uranus retrograde in 1961

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1961.

• Before 1961Uranus turned retrograde on 1 December 1960 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1961
• Saturday 29 April 196107:46 UTUranus turns direct at 21°39′ Leo
• Wednesday 6 December 196104:40 UTUranus turns retrograde at 0°32′ Virgo
• After 1961Uranus turns direct on 4 May 1962 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1961

Neptune retrograde in 1961

Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 1961.

• Saturday 11 February 196111:24 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 11°18′ Scorpio
• Thursday 20 July 196118:30 UTNeptune turns direct at 8°32′ Scorpio

Pluto retrograde in 1961

Pluto is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1961.

• Before 1961Pluto turned retrograde on 9 December 1960 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1961
• Wednesday 17 May 196100:36 UTPluto turns direct at 5°31′ Virgo
• Tuesday 12 December 196107:21 UTPluto turns retrograde at 10°07′ Virgo
• After 1961Pluto turns direct on 19 May 1962 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1961

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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