Retrograde Periods 1972

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The year at a glance 1972

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

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Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (27 May – 8 June).

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 31 January 1972 Taurus 29°34' Completed · stations retrograde 19 September 1971
  • Mercury retrograde Stations direct 22 December 1971, 22:47 Sagittarius 11°57' Completed · stations retrograde 3 December 1971
4 January 1972 Tuesday

Pluto retrograde

Libra 2°03' Virgo 29°18'

Signs Libra 4 Jan – 17 Apr Virgo 17 Apr – 9 Jun

Completed

  1. Station3–5 Januarystations retrograde 4 January
  2. Retrograde4 January – 9 June
  3. Station8–10 Junestations direct 9 June
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23 January 1972 Sunday

Uranus retrograde

Libra 18°19' Libra 14°11'

Completed

  1. Station22–24 Januarystations retrograde 23 January
  2. Retrograde23 January – 21 June
  3. Station20–22 Junestations direct 21 June
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7 March 1972 Tuesday

Neptune retrograde

Sagittarius 5°15' Sagittarius 2°29'

Completed

  1. Station6–8 Marchstations retrograde 7 March
  2. Retrograde7 March – 14 August
  3. Station13–15 Auguststations direct 14 August
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21 March 1972 Tuesday

Mercury retrograde

Aries 15°50' Aries 3°40'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow8–20 March
  2. Station20–22 Marchstations retrograde 21 March, 20:38
  3. Retrograde21 March, 20:38 – 14 April, 05:29
  4. Station13–15 Aprilstations direct 14 April, 05:29
  5. Post-shadow15 April – 2 May
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25 April 1972 Tuesday

Jupiter retrograde

Capricorn 8°19' Sagittarius 28°29'

Signs Capricorn 25 Apr – 24 Jul Sagittarius 24 Jul – 25 Aug

Completed

  1. Station24–26 Aprilstations retrograde 25 April
  2. Retrograde25 April – 25 August
  3. Station24–26 Auguststations direct 25 August
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27 May 1972 Saturday

Venus retrograde

Cancer 4°44' Gemini 18°13'

Signs Cancer 27 May – 11 Jun Gemini 11 Jun – 9 Jul

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow23 April – 26 May
  2. Station26–28 Maystations retrograde 27 May, 05:14
  3. Retrograde27 May, 05:14 – 9 July, 06:55
  4. Station8–10 Julystations direct 9 July, 06:55
  5. Post-shadow10 July – 12 August
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20 July 1972 Thursday

Chiron retrograde

Aries 17°21' Aries 12°51'

Completed

  1. Station19–21 Julystations retrograde 20 July
  2. Retrograde20 July – 24 December
  3. Station23–25 Decemberstations direct 24 December
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25 July 1972 Tuesday

Mercury retrograde

Leo 22°21' Leo 10°27'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow6–24 July
  2. Station24–26 Julystations retrograde 25 July, 01:02
  3. Retrograde25 July, 01:02 – 18 August, 00:38
  4. Station17–19 Auguststations direct 18 August, 00:38
  5. Post-shadow19 August – 1 September
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2 October 1972 Monday

Saturn retrograde

Gemini 20°35' Gemini 13°37'

Completed

  1. Station1–3 Octoberstations retrograde 2 October
  2. Retrograde2 October – 13 February 1973
  3. Station12–14 February 1973stations direct 13 February 1973
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15 November 1972 Wednesday

Mercury retrograde

Sagittarius 12°27' Scorpio 26°14'

Signs Sagittarius 15–29 Nov Scorpio 29 Nov – 5 Dec

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow27 October – 14 November
  2. Station14–16 Novemberstations retrograde 15 November, 22:27
  3. Retrograde15 November, 22:27 – 5 December, 18:22
  4. Station4–6 Decemberstations direct 5 December, 18:22
  5. Post-shadow6–23 December
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.