Retrograde Periods 1951
Sky
The year at a glance 1951
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 (15–29 April).
Overlapping retrogrades
☿︎ ♀︎
Mercury and Venus retrograde together
17 August – 9 September · 23 days
Also retrograde: ♃︎ ⚷︎
Continuing from the previous year
♅︎
Uranus retrograde
Stations direct 14 March 1951
♋︎ Cancer 5°24'
Completed · stations retrograde 16 October 1950
♇︎
Pluto retrograde
Stations direct 30 April 1951
♌︎ Leo 17°24'
Completed · stations retrograde 21 November 1950
☿︎
Mercury retrograde
Stations direct 12 January 1951, 17:34
♑︎ Capricorn 1°55'
Completed · stations retrograde 23 December 1950
♄︎
12
January 1951
Friday
Saturn retrograde
♎︎ Libra 2°21' → ♍︎ Virgo 25°32'
Signs ♎︎ Libra 12 Jan – 7 Mar ♍︎ Virgo 7 Mar – 29 May
Completed
✓ Station 11–13 January stations retrograde 12 January ✓ Retrograde 12 January – 29 May ✓ Station 28–30 May stations direct 29 May
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♆︎
21
January 1951
Sunday
Neptune retrograde
♎︎ Libra 19°32' → ♎︎ Libra 16°45'
Completed
✓ Station 20–22 January stations retrograde 21 January ✓ Retrograde 21 January – 29 June ✓ Station 28–30 June stations direct 29 June
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⚷︎
12
April 1951
Thursday
Chiron retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 2°47' → ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°47'
Signs ♑︎ Capricorn 12 Apr – 18 Jun ♐︎ Sagittarius 18 Jun – 1 Sep
Completed
✓ Station 11–13 April stations retrograde 12 April ✓ Retrograde 12 April – 1 September ✓ Station 31 August – 2 September stations direct 1 September
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☿︎
14
April 1951
Saturday
Mercury retrograde
♉︎ Taurus 8°33' → ♈︎ Aries 28°20'
Signs ♉︎ Taurus 14 Apr – 2 May ♈︎ Aries 2–8 May
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 1–13 April ✓ Station 13–15 April stations retrograde 14 April, 19:50 ✓ Retrograde 14 April, 19:50 – 8 May, 14:50 ✓ Station 7–9 May stations direct 8 May, 14:50 ✓ Post-shadow 9–25 May
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♃︎
4
August 1951
Saturday
Jupiter retrograde
♈︎ Aries 14°10' → ♈︎ Aries 4°14'
Completed
✓ Station 3–5 August stations retrograde 4 August ✓ Retrograde 4 August – 30 November ✓ Station 29 November – 1 December stations direct 30 November
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♀︎
13
August 1951
Monday
Venus retrograde
♍︎ Virgo 18°20' → ♍︎ Virgo 2°06'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 10 July – 12 August ✓ Station 12–14 August stations retrograde 13 August, 10:51 ✓ Retrograde 13 August, 10:51 – 25 September, 03:58 ✓ Station 24–26 September stations direct 25 September, 03:58 ✓ Post-shadow 26 September – 28 October
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☿︎
17
August 1951
Friday
Mercury retrograde
♍︎ Virgo 15°09' → ♍︎ Virgo 1°38'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 29 July – 16 August ✓ Station 16–18 August stations retrograde 17 August, 17:04 ✓ Retrograde 17 August, 17:04 – 9 September, 23:22 ✓ Station 8–10 September stations direct 9 September, 23:22 ✓ Post-shadow 10–24 September
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♅︎
20
October 1951
Saturday
Uranus retrograde
♋︎ Cancer 13°59' → ♋︎ Cancer 9°54'
Completed
✓ Station 19–21 October stations retrograde 20 October ✓ Retrograde 20 October – 18 March 1952 ✓ Station 17–19 March 1952 stations direct 18 March 1952
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♇︎
23
November 1951
Friday
Pluto retrograde
♌︎ Leo 21°33' → ♌︎ Leo 19°05'
Completed
✓ Station 22–24 November stations retrograde 23 November ✓ Retrograde 23 November – 1 May 1952 ✓ Station 30 April – 2 May 1952 stations direct 1 May 1952
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☿︎
7
December 1951
Friday
Mercury retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 2°19' → ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°01'
Signs ♑︎ Capricorn 7–12 Dec ♐︎ Sagittarius 12–27 Dec
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 19 November – 6 December ✓ Station 6–8 December stations retrograde 7 December, 13:57 ✓ Retrograde 7 December, 13:57 – 27 December, 08:38 ✓ Station 26–28 December stations direct 27 December, 08:38 ✓ Post-shadow 28 December – 15 January 1952
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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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