Retrograde Periods 1949
Sky
The year at a glance 1949
Pre-shadow / Post-shadow Station Retrograde Fast planets retrograde together
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☉︎ Sun
☿︎ Mercury
♀︎ Venus
♂︎ Mars
♃︎ Jupiter
♄︎ Saturn
♅︎ Uranus
♆︎ Neptune
♇︎ Pluto
⚷︎ Chiron
Retrograde #
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
♑︎ ♒︎ ♓︎ ♈︎ ♉︎ ♊︎ ♋︎ ♌︎ ♍︎ ♎︎ ♏︎ ♐︎ ♑︎
♒︎ ♊︎ ♎︎
♒︎ ♑︎
♍︎ ♌︎ ♍︎
♊︎ ♋︎
♎︎
♌︎ ♌︎
♐︎
Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (25 January – 14 February).
Overlapping retrogrades
This year the fast planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) are never retrograde at the same time.
Continuing from the previous year
♅︎
Uranus retrograde
Stations direct 5 March 1949
♊︎ Gemini 26°30'
Completed · stations retrograde 6 October 1948
♇︎
Pluto retrograde
Stations direct 26 April 1949
♌︎ Leo 14°08'
Completed · stations retrograde 17 November 1948
♄︎
Saturn retrograde
Stations direct 1 May 1949
♌︎ Leo 29°18'
Completed · stations retrograde 17 December 1948
♆︎
16
January 1949
Sunday
Neptune retrograde
♎︎ Libra 15°10' → ♎︎ Libra 12°23'
Completed
✓ Station 15–17 January stations retrograde 16 January ✓ Retrograde 16 January – 23 June ✓ Station 22–24 June stations direct 23 June
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☿︎
24
January 1949
Monday
Mercury retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 20°12' → ♒︎ Aquarius 4°33'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 9–23 January ✓ Station 23–25 January stations retrograde 24 January, 22:17 ✓ Retrograde 24 January, 22:17 – 15 February, 01:45 ✓ Station 14–16 February stations direct 15 February, 01:45 ✓ Post-shadow 16 February – 7 March
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⚷︎
21
March 1949
Monday
Chiron retrograde
♐︎ Sagittarius 9°05' → ♐︎ Sagittarius 2°51'
Completed
✓ Station 20–22 March stations retrograde 21 March ✓ Retrograde 21 March – 4 August ✓ Station 3–5 August stations direct 4 August
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♃︎
20
May 1949
Friday
Jupiter retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 2°10' → ♑︎ Capricorn 22°20'
Signs ♒︎ Aquarius 20 May – 27 Jun ♑︎ Capricorn 27 Jun – 18 Sep
Completed
✓ Station 19–21 May stations retrograde 20 May ✓ Retrograde 20 May – 18 September ✓ Station 17–19 September stations direct 18 September
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☿︎
23
May 1949
Monday
Mercury retrograde
♊︎ Gemini 17°12' → ♊︎ Gemini 8°39'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 8–22 May ✓ Station 22–24 May stations retrograde 23 May, 05:16 ✓ Retrograde 23 May, 05:16 – 16 June, 03:08 ✓ Station 15–17 June stations direct 16 June, 03:08 ✓ Post-shadow 17 June – 1 July
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☿︎
21
September 1949
Wednesday
Mercury retrograde
♎︎ Libra 19°07' → ♎︎ Libra 3°56'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 31 August – 20 September ✓ Station 20–22 September stations retrograde 21 September, 06:49 ✓ Retrograde 21 September, 06:49 – 12 October, 21:44 ✓ Station 11–13 October stations direct 12 October, 21:44 ✓ Post-shadow 13–28 October
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♅︎
11
October 1949
Tuesday
Uranus retrograde
♋︎ Cancer 5°01' → ♋︎ Cancer 0°56'
Completed
✓ Station 10–12 October stations retrograde 11 October ✓ Retrograde 11 October – 9 March 1950 ✓ Station 8–10 March 1950 stations direct 9 March 1950
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♇︎
19
November 1949
Saturday
Pluto retrograde
♌︎ Leo 18°11' → ♌︎ Leo 15°46'
Completed
✓ Station 18–20 November stations retrograde 19 November ✓ Retrograde 19 November – 28 April 1950 ✓ Station 27–29 April 1950 stations direct 28 April 1950
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♄︎
30
December 1949
Friday
Saturn retrograde
♍︎ Virgo 19°26' → ♍︎ Virgo 12°34'
Completed
✓ Station 29–31 December stations retrograde 30 December ✓ Retrograde 30 December – 15 May 1950 ✓ Station 14–16 May 1950 stations direct 15 May 1950
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Turns retrograde next year; pre-shadow begins this year
☿︎
Mercury retrograde
Stations retrograde 8 January 1950, 18:54
♒︎ Aquarius 4°07'
Completed
♀︎
Venus retrograde
Stations retrograde 10 January 1950, 15:35
♒︎ Aquarius 18°44'
Completed
♂︎
Mars retrograde
Stations retrograde 12 February 1950, 07:48
♎︎ Libra 11°02'
Completed
No retrograde period this year with this filter.
Phases
Pre-shadow: the planet moves forward into the degrees it will later retrace. Station: the planet appears to stand still as it changes direction; on this page, one day either side of the turning moment. Retrograde: the planet appears to move backward. Post-shadow: after turning direct, until it returns to the degree where the retrograde began. The shadow is a modern technique; it is shown only for the fast planets (Mercury, Venus and Mars).
Times are for Istanbul. Mercury, Venus and Mars are given to the minute; other planets to the day, because the turning moment of slow planets can shift by minutes depending on the planetary model.
When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.
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