Retrograde Periods 1939

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The year at a glance 1939

Pre-shadow / Post-shadow Station Retrograde Fast planets retrograde together

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Busiest: 6 planets retrograde at once (19–24 November).

Overlapping retrogrades

  • Mercury and Mars retrograde together 27 July – 20 August · 24 days Also retrograde:

Continuing from the previous year

  • Uranus retrograde Stations direct 22 January 1939 Taurus 13°50' Completed · stations retrograde 24 August 1938
  • Chiron retrograde Stations direct 10 March 1939 Cancer 4°05' Completed · stations retrograde 20 October 1938
  • Venus retrograde Stations direct 10 December 1938, 21:52 Scorpio 19°34' Completed · stations retrograde 30 October 1938
  • Pluto retrograde Stations direct 12 April 1939 Cancer 29°13' Completed · stations retrograde 2 November 1938
  • Mercury retrograde Stations direct 24 December 1938, 13:09 Sagittarius 13°28' Completed · stations retrograde 4 December 1938
  • Neptune retrograde Stations direct 2 June 1939 Virgo 20°32' Completed · stations retrograde 26 December 1938
24 March 1939 Friday

Mercury retrograde

Aries 17°35' Aries 5°37'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow10–23 March
  2. Station23–25 Marchstations retrograde 24 March, 15:17
  3. Retrograde24 March, 15:17 – 17 April, 01:26
  4. Station16–18 Aprilstations direct 17 April, 01:26
  5. Post-shadow18 April – 5 May
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22 June 1939 Thursday

Mars retrograde

Aquarius 4°42' Capricorn 23°55'

Signs Aquarius 22 Jun – 21 Jul Capricorn 21 Jul – 24 Aug

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow8 May – 21 June
  2. Station21–23 Junestations retrograde 22 June, 20:34
  3. Retrograde22 June, 20:34 – 24 August, 01:58
  4. Station23–25 Auguststations direct 24 August, 01:58
  5. Post-shadow25 August – 5 October
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27 July 1939 Thursday

Mercury retrograde

Leo 24°13' Leo 12°08'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow9–26 July
  2. Station26–28 Julystations retrograde 27 July, 20:54
  3. Retrograde27 July, 20:54 – 20 August, 19:07
  4. Station19–21 Auguststations direct 20 August, 19:07
  5. Post-shadow21 August – 3 September
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29 July 1939 Saturday

Jupiter retrograde

Aries 8°47' Pisces 28°52'

Signs Aries 29 Jul – 30 Oct Pisces 30 Oct – 24 Nov

Completed

  1. Station28–30 Julystations retrograde 29 July
  2. Retrograde29 July – 24 November
  3. Station23–25 Novemberstations direct 24 November
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14 August 1939 Monday

Saturn retrograde

Taurus 1°16' Aries 24°24'

Signs Taurus 14 Aug – 22 Sep Aries 22 Sep – 28 Dec

Completed

  1. Station13–15 Auguststations retrograde 14 August
  2. Retrograde14 August – 28 December
  3. Station27–29 Decemberstations direct 28 December
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28 August 1939 Monday

Uranus retrograde

Taurus 21°58' Taurus 17°58'

Completed

  1. Station27–29 Auguststations retrograde 28 August
  2. Retrograde28 August – 26 January 1940
  3. Station25–27 January 1940stations direct 26 January 1940
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1 November 1939 Wednesday

Chiron retrograde

Cancer 20°03' Cancer 13°57'

Completed

  1. Station31 October – 2 Novemberstations retrograde 1 November
  2. Retrograde1 November – 18 March 1940
  3. Station17–19 March 1940stations direct 18 March 1940
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4 November 1939 Saturday

Pluto retrograde

Leo 2°54' Leo 0°36'

Completed

  1. Station3–5 Novemberstations retrograde 4 November
  2. Retrograde4 November – 13 April 1940
  3. Station12–14 April 1940stations direct 13 April 1940
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18 November 1939 Saturday

Mercury retrograde

Sagittarius 13°57' Scorpio 27°43'

Signs Sagittarius 18 Nov – 3 Dec Scorpio 3–8 Dec

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow30 October – 17 November
  2. Station17–19 Novemberstations retrograde 18 November, 13:05
  3. Retrograde18 November, 13:05 – 8 December, 08:23
  4. Station7–9 Decemberstations direct 8 December, 08:23
  5. Post-shadow9–26 December
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28 December 1939 Thursday

Neptune retrograde

Virgo 25°31' Virgo 22°43'

Completed

  1. Station27–29 Decemberstations retrograde 28 December
  2. Retrograde28 December – 3 June 1940
  3. Station2–4 June 1940stations direct 3 June 1940
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.