Retrograde Periods 1968
Sky
The year at a glance 1968
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 (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
✓ Station 3–5 January stations retrograde 4 January ✓ Retrograde 4 January – 2 June ✓ Station 1–3 June stations 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
✓ Pre-shadow 22 January – 5 February ✓ Station 5–7 February stations retrograde 6 February, 18:40 ✓ Retrograde 6 February, 18:40 – 28 February, 10:36 ✓ Station 27–29 February stations direct 28 February, 10:36 ✓ Post-shadow 29 February – 19 March
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♆︎
27
February 1968
Tuesday
Neptune retrograde
♏︎ Scorpio 26°31' → ♏︎ Scorpio 23°45'
Completed
✓ Station 26–28 February stations retrograde 27 February ✓ Retrograde 27 February – 5 August ✓ Station 4–6 August stations direct 5 August
Chart at the station →
☿︎
6
June 1968
Thursday
Mercury retrograde
♋︎ Cancer 2°01' → ♊︎ Gemini 23°15'
Signs ♋︎ Cancer 6–14 Jun ♊︎ Gemini 14–30 Jun
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 21 May – 5 June ✓ Station 5–7 June stations retrograde 6 June, 07:16 ✓ Retrograde 6 June, 07:16 – 30 June, 08:09 ✓ Station 29 June – 1 July stations direct 30 June, 08:09 ✓ Post-shadow 1–14 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
✓ Station 5–7 July stations retrograde 6 July ✓ Retrograde 6 July – 10 December ✓ Station 9–11 December stations direct 10 December
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♄︎
7
August 1968
Wednesday
Saturn retrograde
♈︎ Aries 25°33' → ♈︎ Aries 18°41'
Completed
✓ Station 6–8 August stations retrograde 7 August ✓ Retrograde 7 August – 21 December ✓ Station 20–22 December stations 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
✓ Pre-shadow 13 September – 2 October ✓ Station 2–4 October stations retrograde 3 October, 13:40 ✓ Retrograde 3 October, 13:40 – 24 October, 16:17 ✓ Station 23–25 October stations direct 24 October, 16:17 ✓ Post-shadow 25 October – 9 November
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♇︎
27
December 1968
Friday
Pluto retrograde
♍︎ Virgo 25°06' → ♍︎ Virgo 22°24'
Completed
✓ Station 26–28 December stations retrograde 27 December ✓ Retrograde 27 December – 2 June 1969 ✓ Station 1–3 June 1969 stations direct 2 June 1969
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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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