Retrograde Periods 1970
Sky
The year at a glance 1970
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 (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
✓ Pre-shadow 18 December 1969 – 3 January ✓ Station 3–5 January stations retrograde 4 January, 10:10 ✓ Retrograde 4 January, 10:10 – 24 January, 18:38 ✓ Station 23–25 January stations direct 24 January, 18:38 ✓ Post-shadow 25 January – 13 February
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♅︎
13
January 1970
Tuesday
Uranus retrograde
♎︎ Libra 8°47' → ♎︎ Libra 4°39'
Completed
✓ Station 12–14 January stations retrograde 13 January ✓ Retrograde 13 January – 12 June ✓ Station 11–13 June stations 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
✓ Station 18–20 February stations retrograde 19 February ✓ Retrograde 19 February – 23 June ✓ Station 22–24 June stations 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
✓ Station 2–4 March stations retrograde 3 March ✓ Retrograde 3 March – 10 August ✓ Station 9–11 August stations direct 10 August
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☿︎
28
April 1970
Tuesday
Mercury retrograde
♉︎ Taurus 22°29' → ♉︎ Taurus 13°12'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 14–27 April ✓ Station 27–29 April stations retrograde 28 April, 12:51 ✓ Retrograde 28 April, 12:51 – 22 May, 08:47 ✓ Station 21–23 May stations direct 22 May, 08:47 ✓ Post-shadow 23 May – 7 June
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⚷︎
13
July 1970
Monday
Chiron retrograde
♈︎ Aries 10°22' → ♈︎ Aries 5°52'
Completed
✓ Station 12–14 July stations retrograde 13 July ✓ Retrograde 13 July – 17 December ✓ Station 16–18 December stations direct 17 December
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☿︎
30
August 1970
Sunday
Mercury retrograde
♍︎ Virgo 28°00' → ♍︎ Virgo 13°46'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 10–29 August ✓ Station 29–31 August stations retrograde 30 August, 09:28 ✓ Retrograde 30 August, 09:28 – 22 September, 02:17 ✓ Station 21–23 September stations direct 22 September, 02:17 ✓ Post-shadow 23 September – 6 October
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♄︎
4
September 1970
Friday
Saturn retrograde
♉︎ Taurus 22°37' → ♉︎ Taurus 15°41'
Completed
✓ Station 3–5 September stations retrograde 4 September ✓ Retrograde 4 September – 17 January 1971 ✓ Station 16–18 January 1971 stations direct 17 January 1971
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♀︎
20
October 1970
Tuesday
Venus retrograde
♏︎ Scorpio 25°12' → ♏︎ Scorpio 9°46'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 18 September – 19 October ✓ Station 19–21 October stations retrograde 20 October, 17:57 ✓ Retrograde 20 October, 17:57 – 1 December, 02:03 ✓ Station 30 November – 2 December stations direct 1 December, 02:03 ✓ Post-shadow 2 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
✓ Pre-shadow 1–18 December ✓ Station 18–20 December stations retrograde 19 December, 07:59 ✓ Retrograde 19 December, 07:59 – 8 January 1971, 06:36 ✓ Station 7–9 January 1971 stations direct 8 January 1971, 06:36 ✓ Post-shadow 9–27 January 1971
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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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