Retrograde dates for 1981
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1981, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 8 February 1981 to 2 March 1981, and from 9 June 1981 to 3 July 1981, and from 6 October 1981 to 27 October 1981.
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- Mercury retrograde8 February to 2 March, 9 June to 3 July, 6 October to 27 October
- Venus retrograde31 December to 10 February 1982
- Mars retrogradenone
- Jupiter retrograde24 January to 27 May
- Saturn retrograde18 January to 5 June
- Uranus retrograde5 March to 4 August
Mercury retrograde in 1981
Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1981.
- Sunday 8 February 198112:22 UTMercury turns retrograde at 4°55′ Pisces
- Monday 2 March 198107:10 UTMercury turns direct at 19°51′ Aquarius
- Tuesday 9 June 198111:34 UTMercury turns retrograde at 5°13′ Cancer
- Friday 3 July 198113:06 UTMercury turns direct at 26°20′ Gemini
- Tuesday 6 October 198109:05 UTMercury turns retrograde at 3°52′ Scorpio
- Tuesday 27 October 198109:12 UTMercury turns direct at 18°15′ Libra
Venus retrograde in 1981
Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1981.
- Thursday 31 December 198119:13 UTVenus turns retrograde at 8°54′ Aquarius
- After 1981Venus turns direct on 10 February 1982 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1981
Mars retrograde in 1981
Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 1981.
Jupiter retrograde in 1981
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 1981.
- Saturday 24 January 198119:20 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 10°23′ Libra
- Wednesday 27 May 198118:30 UTJupiter turns direct at 0°26′ Libra
Saturn retrograde in 1981
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1981.
- Sunday 18 January 198116:56 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 9°47′ Libra
- Friday 5 June 198102:15 UTSaturn turns direct at 2°59′ Libra
Uranus retrograde in 1981
Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1981.
- Thursday 5 March 198101:29 UTUranus turns retrograde at 0°06′ Sagittarius
- Tuesday 4 August 198110:53 UTUranus turns direct at 26°03′ Scorpio
Neptune retrograde in 1981
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 1981.
- Friday 27 March 198106:38 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 24°51′ Sagittarius
- Thursday 3 September 198110:59 UTNeptune turns direct at 22°05′ Sagittarius
Pluto retrograde in 1981
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 1981.
- Monday 26 January 198108:49 UTPluto turns retrograde at 24°21′ Libra
- Wednesday 1 July 198113:56 UTPluto turns direct at 21°32′ Libra
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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