Retrograde dates for 1963

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1963, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 11 January 1963 to 1 February 1963, and from 6 May 1963 to 30 May 1963, and from 6 September 1963 to 29 September 1963, and from 26 December 1963 to 15 January 1964.

• Mercury retrograde11 January to 1 February, 6 May to 30 May, 6 September to 29 September, 26 December to 15 January 1964
• Venus retrogradenone
• Mars retrograde26 December 1962 to 16 March
• Jupiter retrograde9 August to 5 December
• Saturn retrograde3 June to 21 October
• Uranus retrograde11 December 1962 to 9 May, 16 December to 13 May 1964

Mercury retrograde in 1963

Mercury is retrograde in 4 periods touching 1963.

• Friday 11 January 196311:42 UTMercury turns retrograde at 6°42′ Aquarius
• Friday 1 February 196301:53 UTMercury turns direct at 20°41′ Capricorn
• Monday 6 May 196322:31 UTMercury turns retrograde at 0°37′ Gemini
• Thursday 30 May 196318:37 UTMercury turns direct at 21°43′ Taurus
• Friday 6 September 196323:11 UTMercury turns retrograde at 5°08′ Libra
• Sunday 29 September 196307:54 UTMercury turns direct at 20°32′ Virgo
• Thursday 26 December 196309:33 UTMercury turns retrograde at 20°44′ Capricorn
• After 1963Mercury turns direct on 15 January 1964 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1963

Venus retrograde in 1963

Venus does not turn retrograde or direct in 1963.

Mars retrograde in 1963

Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 1963.

• Before 1963Mars turned retrograde on 26 December 1962 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1963
• Saturday 16 March 196316:42 UTMars turns direct at 5°20′ Leo

Jupiter retrograde in 1963

Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 1963.

• Friday 9 August 196315:26 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 19°28′ Aries
• Thursday 5 December 196310:10 UTJupiter turns direct at 9°32′ Aries

Saturn retrograde in 1963

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1963.

• Monday 3 June 196309:41 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 23°06′ Aquarius
• Monday 21 October 196316:11 UTSaturn turns direct at 16°26′ Aquarius

Uranus retrograde in 1963

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1963.

• Before 1963Uranus turned retrograde on 11 December 1962 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1963
• Thursday 9 May 196309:57 UTUranus turns direct at 1°08′ Virgo
• Monday 16 December 196305:24 UTUranus turns retrograde at 10°04′ Virgo
• After 1963Uranus turns direct on 13 May 1964 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1963

Neptune retrograde in 1963

Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 1963.

• Saturday 16 February 196306:37 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 15°39′ Scorpio
• Thursday 25 July 196319:15 UTNeptune turns direct at 12°53′ Scorpio

Pluto retrograde in 1963

Pluto is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1963.

• Before 1963Pluto turned retrograde on 14 December 1962 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1963
• Tuesday 21 May 196310:24 UTPluto turns direct at 9°32′ Virgo
• Tuesday 17 December 196301:27 UTPluto turns retrograde at 14°14′ Virgo
• After 1963Pluto turns direct on 22 May 1964 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1963

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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