Retrograde Periods 1968

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The year at a glance 1968

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

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Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (27–27 February).

Overlapping retrogrades

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

Continuing from the previous year

  • Jupiter retrograde Stations direct 22 April 1968 Leo 25°49' Completed · stations retrograde 22 December 1967
  • Pluto retrograde Stations direct 31 May 1968 Virgo 20°10' Completed · stations retrograde 26 December 1967
4 January 1968 Thursday

Uranus retrograde

Virgo 29°13' Virgo 25°04'

Completed

  1. Station3–5 Januarystations retrograde 4 January
  2. Retrograde4 January – 2 June
  3. Station1–3 Junestations direct 2 June
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6 February 1968 Tuesday

Mercury retrograde

Pisces 2°17' Aquarius 17°05'

Signs Pisces 6–11 Feb Aquarius 11–28 Feb

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow22 January – 5 February
  2. Station5–7 Februarystations retrograde 6 February, 18:40
  3. Retrograde6 February, 18:40 – 28 February, 10:36
  4. Station27–29 Februarystations direct 28 February, 10:36
  5. Post-shadow29 February – 19 March
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27 February 1968 Tuesday

Neptune retrograde

Scorpio 26°31' Scorpio 23°45'

Completed

  1. Station26–28 Februarystations retrograde 27 February
  2. Retrograde27 February – 5 August
  3. Station4–6 Auguststations direct 5 August
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6 June 1968 Thursday

Mercury retrograde

Cancer 2°01' Gemini 23°15'

Signs Cancer 6–14 Jun Gemini 14–30 Jun

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow21 May – 5 June
  2. Station5–7 Junestations retrograde 6 June, 07:16
  3. Retrograde6 June, 07:16 – 30 June, 08:09
  4. Station29 June – 1 Julystations direct 30 June, 08:09
  5. Post-shadow1–14 July
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6 July 1968 Saturday

Chiron retrograde

Aries 3°22' Pisces 28°51'

Signs Aries 6 Jul – 19 Oct Pisces 19 Oct – 10 Dec

Completed

  1. Station5–7 Julystations retrograde 6 July
  2. Retrograde6 July – 10 December
  3. Station9–11 Decemberstations direct 10 December
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7 August 1968 Wednesday

Saturn retrograde

Aries 25°33' Aries 18°41'

Completed

  1. Station6–8 Auguststations retrograde 7 August
  2. Retrograde7 August – 21 December
  3. Station20–22 Decemberstations direct 21 December
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3 October 1968 Thursday

Mercury retrograde

Scorpio 1°15' Libra 15°42'

Signs Scorpio 3–8 Oct Libra 8–24 Oct

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow13 September – 2 October
  2. Station2–4 Octoberstations retrograde 3 October, 13:40
  3. Retrograde3 October, 13:40 – 24 October, 16:17
  4. Station23–25 Octoberstations direct 24 October, 16:17
  5. Post-shadow25 October – 9 November
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27 December 1968 Friday

Pluto retrograde

Virgo 25°06' Virgo 22°24'

Completed

  1. Station26–28 Decemberstations retrograde 27 December
  2. Retrograde27 December – 2 June 1969
  3. Station1–3 June 1969stations direct 2 June 1969
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← 1967 1969 →

When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.