Retrograde dates for 1962

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1962, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 27 January 1962 to 17 February 1962, and from 26 May 1962 to 19 June 1962, and from 24 September 1962 to 15 October 1962.

• Mercury retrograde27 January to 17 February, 26 May to 19 June, 24 September to 15 October
• Venus retrograde23 October to 3 December
• Mars retrograde26 December to 16 March 1963
• Jupiter retrograde2 July to 29 October
• Saturn retrograde21 May to 9 October
• Uranus retrograde6 December 1961 to 4 May, 11 December to 9 May 1963

Mercury retrograde in 1962

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1962.

• Saturday 27 January 196215:24 UTMercury turns retrograde at 22°49′ Aquarius
• Saturday 17 February 196221:25 UTMercury turns direct at 7°15′ Aquarius
• Saturday 26 May 196209:11 UTMercury turns retrograde at 20°24′ Gemini
• Tuesday 19 June 196207:30 UTMercury turns direct at 11°50′ Gemini
• Monday 24 September 196201:43 UTMercury turns retrograde at 21°46′ Libra
• Monday 15 October 196214:56 UTMercury turns direct at 6°31′ Libra

Venus retrograde in 1962

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1962.

• Tuesday 23 October 196204:14 UTVenus turns retrograde at 27°37′ Scorpio
• Monday 3 December 196211:04 UTVenus turns direct at 12°12′ Scorpio

Mars retrograde in 1962

Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 1962.

• Wednesday 26 December 196206:21 UTMars turns retrograde at 24°47′ Leo
• After 1962Mars turns direct on 16 March 1963 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1962

Jupiter retrograde in 1962

Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 1962.

• Monday 2 July 196209:00 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 12°41′ Pisces
• Monday 29 October 196210:27 UTJupiter turns direct at 2°49′ Pisces

Saturn retrograde in 1962

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1962.

• Monday 21 May 196223:24 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 11°23′ Aquarius
• Tuesday 9 October 196216:37 UTSaturn turns direct at 4°45′ Aquarius

Uranus retrograde in 1962

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1962.

• Before 1962Uranus turned retrograde on 6 December 1961 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1962
• Friday 4 May 196209:02 UTUranus turns direct at 26°23′ Leo
• Tuesday 11 December 196205:04 UTUranus turns retrograde at 5°18′ Virgo
• After 1962Uranus turns direct on 9 May 1963 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1962

Neptune retrograde in 1962

Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 1962.

• Tuesday 13 February 196220:18 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 13°29′ Scorpio
• Monday 23 July 196208:14 UTNeptune turns direct at 10°42′ Scorpio

Pluto retrograde in 1962

Pluto is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1962.

• Before 1962Pluto turned retrograde on 12 December 1961 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1962
• Saturday 19 May 196205:05 UTPluto turns direct at 7°31′ Virgo
• Friday 14 December 196215:59 UTPluto turns retrograde at 12°10′ Virgo
• After 1962Pluto turns direct on 21 May 1963 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1962

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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