Retrograde Periods 1970

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The year at a glance 1970

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

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Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (29 April – 21 May).

Overlapping retrogrades

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

Continuing from the previous year

  • Saturn retrograde Stations direct 3 January 1970 Taurus 2°03' Completed · stations retrograde 21 August 1969
  • Pluto retrograde Stations direct 5 June 1970 Virgo 24°40' Completed · stations retrograde 30 December 1969
4 January 1970 Sunday

Mercury retrograde

Aquarius 0°00' Capricorn 13°51'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow18 December 1969 – 3 January
  2. Station3–5 Januarystations retrograde 4 January, 10:10
  3. Retrograde4 January, 10:10 – 24 January, 18:38
  4. Station23–25 Januarystations direct 24 January, 18:38
  5. Post-shadow25 January – 13 February
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13 January 1970 Tuesday

Uranus retrograde

Libra 8°47' Libra 4°39'

Completed

  1. Station12–14 Januarystations retrograde 13 January
  2. Retrograde13 January – 12 June
  3. Station11–13 Junestations direct 12 June
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19 February 1970 Thursday

Jupiter retrograde

Scorpio 5°58' Libra 26°04'

Signs Scorpio 19 Feb – 30 Apr Libra 30 Apr – 23 Jun

Completed

  1. Station18–20 Februarystations retrograde 19 February
  2. Retrograde19 February – 23 June
  3. Station22–24 Junestations direct 23 June
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3 March 1970 Tuesday

Neptune retrograde

Sagittarius 0°53' Scorpio 28°07'

Signs Sagittarius 3 Mar – 3 May Scorpio 3 May – 10 Aug

Completed

  1. Station2–4 Marchstations retrograde 3 March
  2. Retrograde3 March – 10 August
  3. Station9–11 Auguststations direct 10 August
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28 April 1970 Tuesday

Mercury retrograde

Taurus 22°29' Taurus 13°12'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow14–27 April
  2. Station27–29 Aprilstations retrograde 28 April, 12:51
  3. Retrograde28 April, 12:51 – 22 May, 08:47
  4. Station21–23 Maystations direct 22 May, 08:47
  5. Post-shadow23 May – 7 June
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13 July 1970 Monday

Chiron retrograde

Aries 10°22' Aries 5°52'

Completed

  1. Station12–14 Julystations retrograde 13 July
  2. Retrograde13 July – 17 December
  3. Station16–18 Decemberstations direct 17 December
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30 August 1970 Sunday

Mercury retrograde

Virgo 28°00' Virgo 13°46'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow10–29 August
  2. Station29–31 Auguststations retrograde 30 August, 09:28
  3. Retrograde30 August, 09:28 – 22 September, 02:17
  4. Station21–23 Septemberstations direct 22 September, 02:17
  5. Post-shadow23 September – 6 October
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4 September 1970 Friday

Saturn retrograde

Taurus 22°37' Taurus 15°41'

Completed

  1. Station3–5 Septemberstations retrograde 4 September
  2. Retrograde4 September – 17 January 1971
  3. Station16–18 January 1971stations direct 17 January 1971
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20 October 1970 Tuesday

Venus retrograde

Scorpio 25°12' Scorpio 9°46'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow18 September – 19 October
  2. Station19–21 Octoberstations retrograde 20 October, 17:57
  3. Retrograde20 October, 17:57 – 1 December, 02:03
  4. Station30 November – 2 Decemberstations direct 1 December, 02:03
  5. Post-shadow2 December – 1 January 1971
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19 December 1970 Saturday

Mercury retrograde

Capricorn 14°05' Sagittarius 27°48'

Signs Capricorn 19 Dec – 3 Jan 1971 Sagittarius 3–8 Jan 1971

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow1–18 December
  2. Station18–20 Decemberstations retrograde 19 December, 07:59
  3. Retrograde19 December, 07:59 – 8 January 1971, 06:36
  4. Station7–9 January 1971stations direct 8 January 1971, 06:36
  5. Post-shadow9–27 January 1971
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← 1969 1971 →

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