Retrograde Periods 1951

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The year at a glance 1951

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

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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

  1. Station11–13 Januarystations retrograde 12 January
  2. Retrograde12 January – 29 May
  3. Station28–30 Maystations direct 29 May
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21 January 1951 Sunday

Neptune retrograde

Libra 19°32' Libra 16°45'

Completed

  1. Station20–22 Januarystations retrograde 21 January
  2. Retrograde21 January – 29 June
  3. Station28–30 Junestations 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

  1. Station11–13 Aprilstations retrograde 12 April
  2. Retrograde12 April – 1 September
  3. Station31 August – 2 Septemberstations 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

  1. Pre-shadow1–13 April
  2. Station13–15 Aprilstations retrograde 14 April, 19:50
  3. Retrograde14 April, 19:50 – 8 May, 14:50
  4. Station7–9 Maystations direct 8 May, 14:50
  5. Post-shadow9–25 May
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4 August 1951 Saturday

Jupiter retrograde

Aries 14°10' Aries 4°14'

Completed

  1. Station3–5 Auguststations retrograde 4 August
  2. Retrograde4 August – 30 November
  3. Station29 November – 1 Decemberstations direct 30 November
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13 August 1951 Monday

Venus retrograde

Virgo 18°20' Virgo 2°06'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow10 July – 12 August
  2. Station12–14 Auguststations retrograde 13 August, 10:51
  3. Retrograde13 August, 10:51 – 25 September, 03:58
  4. Station24–26 Septemberstations direct 25 September, 03:58
  5. Post-shadow26 September – 28 October
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17 August 1951 Friday

Mercury retrograde

Virgo 15°09' Virgo 1°38'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow29 July – 16 August
  2. Station16–18 Auguststations retrograde 17 August, 17:04
  3. Retrograde17 August, 17:04 – 9 September, 23:22
  4. Station8–10 Septemberstations direct 9 September, 23:22
  5. Post-shadow10–24 September
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20 October 1951 Saturday

Uranus retrograde

Cancer 13°59' Cancer 9°54'

Completed

  1. Station19–21 Octoberstations retrograde 20 October
  2. Retrograde20 October – 18 March 1952
  3. Station17–19 March 1952stations direct 18 March 1952
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23 November 1951 Friday

Pluto retrograde

Leo 21°33' Leo 19°05'

Completed

  1. Station22–24 Novemberstations retrograde 23 November
  2. Retrograde23 November – 1 May 1952
  3. Station30 April – 2 May 1952stations 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

  1. Pre-shadow19 November – 6 December
  2. Station6–8 Decemberstations retrograde 7 December, 13:57
  3. Retrograde7 December, 13:57 – 27 December, 08:38
  4. Station26–28 Decemberstations direct 27 December, 08:38
  5. Post-shadow28 December – 15 January 1952
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.