Retrograde Periods 1959

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The year at a glance 1959

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

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Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (20 March – 11 April).

Overlapping retrogrades

  • Mercury and Venus retrograde together 11–16 August · 5 days Also retrograde:

Continuing from the previous year

  • Mars retrograde Stations direct 20 December 1958, 08:45 Taurus 16°34' Completed · stations retrograde 10 October 1958
  • Uranus retrograde Stations direct 20 April 1959 Leo 12°13' Completed · stations retrograde 22 November 1958
  • Mercury retrograde Stations direct 20 December 1958, 03:27 Sagittarius 9°24' Completed · stations retrograde 30 November 1958
  • Pluto retrograde Stations direct 13 May 1959 Virgo 1°40' Completed · stations retrograde 6 December 1958
7 February 1959 Saturday

Neptune retrograde

Scorpio 6°57' Scorpio 4°11'

Completed

  1. Station6–8 Februarystations retrograde 7 February
  2. Retrograde7 February – 16 July
  3. Station15–17 Julystations direct 16 July
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19 March 1959 Thursday

Jupiter retrograde

Sagittarius 1°59' Scorpio 22°07'

Signs Sagittarius 19 Mar – 24 Apr Scorpio 24 Apr – 20 Jul

Completed

  1. Station18–20 Marchstations retrograde 19 March
  2. Retrograde19 March – 20 July
  3. Station19–21 Julystations direct 20 July
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19 March 1959 Thursday

Mercury retrograde

Aries 13°01' Aries 0°38'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow5–18 March
  2. Station18–20 Marchstations retrograde 19 March, 20:34
  3. Retrograde19 March, 20:34 – 12 April, 03:53
  4. Station11–13 Aprilstations direct 12 April, 03:53
  5. Post-shadow13–30 April
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16 April 1959 Thursday

Saturn retrograde

Capricorn 7°03' Capricorn 0°27'

Completed

  1. Station15–17 Aprilstations retrograde 16 April
  2. Retrograde16 April – 5 September
  3. Station4–6 Septemberstations direct 5 September
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1 June 1959 Monday

Chiron retrograde

Aquarius 27°39' Aquarius 22°40'

Completed

  1. Station31 May – 2 Junestations retrograde 1 June
  2. Retrograde1 June – 2 November
  3. Station1–3 Novemberstations direct 2 November
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22 July 1959 Wednesday

Mercury retrograde

Leo 19°22' Leo 7°40'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow4–21 July
  2. Station21–23 Julystations retrograde 22 July, 23:02
  3. Retrograde22 July, 23:02 – 16 August, 00:05
  4. Station15–17 Auguststations direct 16 August, 00:05
  5. Post-shadow17–30 August
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11 August 1959 Tuesday

Venus retrograde

Virgo 16°07' Leo 29°51'

Signs Virgo 11 Aug – 20 Sep Leo 20–22 Sep

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow8 July – 10 August
  2. Station10–12 Auguststations retrograde 11 August, 01:16
  3. Retrograde11 August, 01:16 – 22 September, 19:15
  4. Station21–23 Septemberstations direct 22 September, 19:15
  5. Post-shadow23 September – 25 October
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14 November 1959 Saturday

Mercury retrograde

Sagittarius 9°53' Scorpio 23°41'

Signs Sagittarius 14–25 Nov Scorpio 25 Nov – 3 Dec

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow25 October – 13 November
  2. Station13–15 Novemberstations retrograde 14 November, 02:37
  3. Retrograde14 November, 02:37 – 3 December, 23:25
  4. Station2–4 Decemberstations direct 3 December, 23:25
  5. Post-shadow4–21 December
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27 November 1959 Friday

Uranus retrograde

Leo 21°04' Leo 16°55'

Completed

  1. Station26–28 Novemberstations retrograde 27 November
  2. Retrograde27 November – 24 April 1960
  3. Station23–25 April 1960stations direct 24 April 1960
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8 December 1959 Tuesday

Pluto retrograde

Virgo 6°10' Virgo 3°35'

Completed

  1. Station7–9 Decemberstations retrograde 8 December
  2. Retrograde8 December – 15 May 1960
  3. Station14–16 May 1960stations direct 15 May 1960
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.