Retrograde Periods 1950

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The year at a glance 1950

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

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Busiest: 6 planets retrograde at once (19–28 January).

Overlapping retrogrades

  • Mercury and Venus retrograde together 10–29 January · 19 days Also retrograde:
  • Venus and Mars retrograde together 12–20 February · 9 days Also retrograde:

Continuing from the previous year

  • Uranus retrograde Stations direct 9 March 1950 Cancer 0°56' Completed · stations retrograde 11 October 1949
  • Pluto retrograde Stations direct 28 April 1950 Leo 15°46' Completed · stations retrograde 19 November 1949
  • Saturn retrograde Stations direct 15 May 1950 Virgo 12°34' Completed · stations retrograde 30 December 1949
8 January 1950 Sunday

Mercury retrograde

Aquarius 4°07' Capricorn 18°03'

Signs Aquarius 8–15 Jan Capricorn 15–29 Jan

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow23 December 1949 – 7 January
  2. Station7–9 Januarystations retrograde 8 January, 18:54
  3. Retrograde8 January, 18:54 – 29 January, 07:03
  4. Station28–30 Januarystations direct 29 January, 07:03
  5. Post-shadow30 January – 18 February
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10 January 1950 Tuesday

Venus retrograde

Aquarius 18°44' Aquarius 3°06'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow9 December 1949 – 9 January
  2. Station9–11 Januarystations retrograde 10 January, 15:35
  3. Retrograde10 January, 15:35 – 20 February, 20:04
  4. Station19–21 Februarystations direct 20 February, 20:04
  5. Post-shadow21 February – 25 March
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18 January 1950 Wednesday

Neptune retrograde

Libra 17°21' Libra 14°34'

Completed

  1. Station17–19 Januarystations retrograde 18 January
  2. Retrograde18 January – 26 June
  3. Station25–27 Junestations direct 26 June
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12 February 1950 Sunday

Mars retrograde

Libra 11°02' Virgo 22°00'

Signs Libra 12 Feb – 28 Mar Virgo 28 Mar – 3 May

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow8 December 1949 – 11 February
  2. Station11–13 Februarystations retrograde 12 February, 07:48
  3. Retrograde12 February, 07:48 – 3 May, 18:51
  4. Station2–4 Maystations direct 3 May, 18:51
  5. Post-shadow4 May – 7 July
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1 April 1950 Saturday

Chiron retrograde

Sagittarius 21°44' Sagittarius 15°36'

Completed

  1. Station31 March – 2 Aprilstations retrograde 1 April
  2. Retrograde1 April – 18 August
  3. Station17–19 Auguststations direct 18 August
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3 May 1950 Wednesday

Mercury retrograde

Taurus 27°31' Taurus 18°30'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow19 April – 2 May
  2. Station2–4 Maystations retrograde 3 May, 19:06
  3. Retrograde3 May, 19:06 – 27 May, 15:29
  4. Station26–28 Maystations direct 27 May, 15:29
  5. Post-shadow28 May – 12 June
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27 June 1950 Tuesday

Jupiter retrograde

Pisces 7°27' Aquarius 27°35'

Signs Pisces 27 Jun – 15 Sep Aquarius 15 Sep – 24 Oct

Completed

  1. Station26–28 Junestations retrograde 27 June
  2. Retrograde27 June – 24 October
  3. Station23–25 Octoberstations direct 24 October
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4 September 1950 Monday

Mercury retrograde

Libra 2°25' Virgo 17°56'

Signs Libra 4–10 Sep Virgo 10–26 Sep

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow14 August – 3 September
  2. Station3–5 Septemberstations retrograde 4 September, 03:14
  3. Retrograde4 September, 03:14 – 26 September, 14:59
  4. Station25–27 Septemberstations direct 26 September, 14:59
  5. Post-shadow27 September – 11 October
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16 October 1950 Monday

Uranus retrograde

Cancer 9°29' Cancer 5°24'

Completed

  1. Station15–17 Octoberstations retrograde 16 October
  2. Retrograde16 October – 14 March 1951
  3. Station13–15 March 1951stations direct 14 March 1951
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21 November 1950 Tuesday

Pluto retrograde

Leo 19°51' Leo 17°24'

Completed

  1. Station20–22 Novemberstations retrograde 21 November
  2. Retrograde21 November – 30 April 1951
  3. Station29 April – 1 May 1951stations direct 30 April 1951
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23 December 1950 Saturday

Mercury retrograde

Capricorn 18°10' Capricorn 1°55'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow6–22 December
  2. Station22–24 Decemberstations retrograde 23 December, 16:48
  3. Retrograde23 December, 16:48 – 12 January 1951, 17:34
  4. Station11–13 January 1951stations direct 12 January 1951, 17:34
  5. Post-shadow13 January – 1 February 1951
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.