Retrograde Periods 1961

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The year at a glance 1961

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

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Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (15 June – 8 July).

Overlapping retrogrades

This year the fast planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) are never retrograde at the same time.

Continuing from the previous year

  • Mars retrograde Stations direct 6 February 1961, 04:51 Gemini 29°59' Completed · stations retrograde 20 November 1960
  • Uranus retrograde Stations direct 29 April 1961 Leo 21°39' Completed · stations retrograde 1 December 1960
  • Pluto retrograde Stations direct 17 May 1961 Virgo 5°32' Completed · stations retrograde 10 December 1960
11 February 1961 Saturday

Neptune retrograde

Scorpio 11°18' Scorpio 8°32'

Completed

  1. Station10–12 Februarystations retrograde 11 February
  2. Retrograde11 February – 20 July
  3. Station19–21 Julystations direct 20 July
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13 February 1961 Monday

Mercury retrograde

Pisces 9°10' Aquarius 24°20'

Signs Pisces 13–24 Feb Aquarius 24 Feb – 7 Mar

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow29 January – 12 February
  2. Station12–14 Februarystations retrograde 13 February, 01:32
  3. Retrograde13 February, 01:32 – 7 March, 01:16
  4. Station6–8 Marchstations direct 7 March, 01:16
  5. Post-shadow8–27 March
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20 March 1961 Monday

Venus retrograde

Aries 29°05' Aries 12°44'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow16 February – 19 March
  2. Station19–21 Marchstations retrograde 20 March, 22:13
  3. Retrograde20 March, 22:13 – 2 May, 06:15
  4. Station1–3 Maystations direct 2 May, 06:15
  5. Post-shadow3 May – 4 June
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9 May 1961 Tuesday

Saturn retrograde

Capricorn 29°51' Capricorn 23°14'

Completed

  1. Station8–10 Maystations retrograde 9 May
  2. Retrograde9 May – 27 September
  3. Station26–28 Septemberstations direct 27 September
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25 May 1961 Thursday

Jupiter retrograde

Aquarius 7°09' Capricorn 27°19'

Signs Aquarius 25 May – 12 Aug Capricorn 12 Aug – 23 Sep

Completed

  1. Station24–26 Maystations retrograde 25 May
  2. Retrograde25 May – 23 September
  3. Station22–24 Septemberstations direct 23 September
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9 June 1961 Friday

Chiron retrograde

Pisces 6°41' Pisces 1°53'

Completed

  1. Station8–10 Junestations retrograde 9 June
  2. Retrograde9 June – 12 November
  3. Station11–13 Novemberstations direct 12 November
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14 June 1961 Wednesday

Mercury retrograde

Cancer 10°27' Cancer 1°20'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow29 May – 13 June
  2. Station13–15 Junestations retrograde 14 June, 19:06
  3. Retrograde14 June, 19:06 – 8 July, 21:36
  4. Station7–9 Julystations direct 8 July, 21:36
  5. Post-shadow9–23 July
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11 October 1961 Wednesday

Mercury retrograde

Scorpio 8°01' Libra 22°18'

Signs Scorpio 11–22 Oct Libra 22–31 Oct

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow20 September – 10 October
  2. Station10–12 Octoberstations retrograde 11 October, 00:42
  3. Retrograde11 October, 00:42 – 31 October, 20:01
  4. Station30 October – 1 Novemberstations direct 31 October, 20:01
  5. Post-shadow1–16 November
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6 December 1961 Wednesday

Uranus retrograde

Virgo 0°32' Leo 26°23'

Signs Virgo 6 Dec – 10 Jan 1962 Leo 10 Jan – 4 May 1962

Completed

  1. Station5–7 Decemberstations retrograde 6 December
  2. Retrograde6 December – 4 May 1962
  3. Station3–5 May 1962stations direct 4 May 1962
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12 December 1961 Tuesday

Pluto retrograde

Virgo 10°07' Virgo 7°31'

Completed

  1. Station11–13 Decemberstations retrograde 12 December
  2. Retrograde12 December – 19 May 1962
  3. Station18–20 May 1962stations direct 19 May 1962
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.