Retrograde dates for 1966

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1966, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 12 March 1966 to 4 April 1966, and from 14 July 1966 to 7 August 1966, and from 6 November 1966 to 26 November 1966.

• Mercury retrograde12 March to 4 April, 14 July to 7 August, 6 November to 26 November
• Venus retrograde5 January to 15 February
• Mars retrogradenone
• Jupiter retrograde19 October 1965 to 15 February, 21 November to 21 March 1967
• Saturn retrograde11 July to 26 November
• Uranus retrograde25 December 1965 to 23 May, 30 December to 28 May 1967

Mercury retrograde in 1966

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1966.

• Saturday 12 March 196602:20 UTMercury turns retrograde at 5°45′ Aries
• Monday 4 April 196604:12 UTMercury turns direct at 22°44′ Pisces
• Thursday 14 July 196620:02 UTMercury turns retrograde at 11°25′ Leo
• Sunday 7 August 196623:34 UTMercury turns direct at 0°20′ Leo
• Sunday 6 November 196617:46 UTMercury turns retrograde at 3°15′ Sagittarius
• Saturday 26 November 196617:42 UTMercury turns direct at 17°07′ Scorpio

Venus retrograde in 1966

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1966.

• Wednesday 5 January 196616:54 UTVenus turns retrograde at 13°50′ Aquarius
• Tuesday 15 February 196619:25 UTVenus turns direct at 28°15′ Capricorn

Mars retrograde in 1966

Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 1966.

Jupiter retrograde in 1966

Jupiter is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1966.

• Before 1966Jupiter turned retrograde on 19 October 1965 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1966
• Tuesday 15 February 196606:55 UTJupiter turns direct at 21°14′ Gemini
• Monday 21 November 196610:24 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 4°28′ Leo
• After 1966Jupiter turns direct on 21 March 1967 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1966

Saturn retrograde in 1966

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1966.

• Monday 11 July 196613:11 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 29°41′ Pisces
• Saturday 26 November 196615:25 UTSaturn turns direct at 22°54′ Pisces

Uranus retrograde in 1966

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1966.

• Before 1966Uranus turned retrograde on 25 December 1965 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1966
• Monday 23 May 196616:55 UTUranus turns direct at 15°28′ Virgo
• Friday 30 December 196607:11 UTUranus turns retrograde at 24°25′ Virgo
• After 1966Uranus turns direct on 28 May 1967 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1966

Neptune retrograde in 1966

Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 1966.

• Tuesday 22 February 196610:46 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 22°10′ Scorpio
• Monday 1 August 196604:16 UTNeptune turns direct at 19°24′ Scorpio

Pluto retrograde in 1966

Pluto is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1966.

• Before 1966Pluto turned retrograde on 20 December 1965 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1966
• Friday 27 May 196607:34 UTPluto turns direct at 15°48′ Virgo
• Friday 23 December 196610:42 UTPluto turns retrograde at 20°39′ Virgo
• After 1966Pluto turns direct on 29 May 1967 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1966

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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