Retrograde Periods 1976

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The year at a glance 1976

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

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Busiest: 4 planets retrograde at once (15–20 January).

Overlapping retrogrades

  • Mercury and Mars retrograde together 14–20 January · 7 days Also retrograde:

Continuing from the previous year

  • Chiron retrograde Stations direct 4 January 1976 Aries 23°35' Completed · stations retrograde 1 August 1975
  • Mars retrograde Stations direct 20 January 1976, 23:27 Gemini 14°43' Completed · stations retrograde 6 November 1975
  • Saturn retrograde Stations direct 27 March 1976 Cancer 26°01' Completed · stations retrograde 14 November 1975
14 January 1976 Wednesday

Mercury retrograde

Aquarius 9°18' Capricorn 23°19'

Signs Aquarius 14–25 Jan Capricorn 25 Jan – 4 Feb

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow29 December 1975 – 13 January
  2. Station13–15 Januarystations retrograde 14 January, 08:42
  3. Retrograde14 January, 08:42 – 4 February, 00:57
  4. Station3–5 Februarystations direct 4 February, 00:57
  5. Post-shadow5–24 February
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14 January 1976 Wednesday

Pluto retrograde

Libra 11°42' Libra 8°55'

Completed

  1. Station13–15 Januarystations retrograde 14 January
  2. Retrograde14 January – 19 June
  3. Station18–20 Junestations direct 19 June
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11 February 1976 Wednesday

Uranus retrograde

Scorpio 7°08' Scorpio 3°02'

Completed

  1. Station10–12 Februarystations retrograde 11 February
  2. Retrograde11 February – 11 July
  3. Station10–12 Julystations direct 11 July
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15 March 1976 Monday

Neptune retrograde

Sagittarius 13°58' Sagittarius 11°11'

Completed

  1. Station14–16 Marchstations retrograde 15 March
  2. Retrograde15 March – 23 August
  3. Station22–24 Auguststations direct 23 August
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9 May 1976 Sunday

Mercury retrograde

Gemini 3°44' Taurus 24°56'

Signs Gemini 9–19 May Taurus 19 May – 2 Jun

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow25 April – 8 May
  2. Station8–10 Maystations retrograde 9 May, 08:04
  3. Retrograde9 May, 08:04 – 2 June, 04:20
  4. Station1–3 Junestations direct 2 June, 04:20
  5. Post-shadow3–17 June
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5 August 1976 Thursday

Chiron retrograde

Taurus 1°54' Aries 27°17'

Signs Taurus 5 Aug – 14 Oct Aries 14 Oct – 7 Jan 1977

Completed

  1. Station4–6 Auguststations retrograde 5 August
  2. Retrograde5 August – 7 January 1977
  3. Station6–8 January 1977stations direct 7 January 1977
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9 September 1976 Thursday

Mercury retrograde

Libra 7°51' Virgo 23°08'

Signs Libra 9–21 Sep Virgo 21 Sep – 1 Oct

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow19 August – 8 September
  2. Station8–10 Septemberstations retrograde 9 September, 01:04
  3. Retrograde9 September, 01:04 – 1 October, 06:59
  4. Station30 September – 2 Octoberstations direct 1 October, 06:59
  5. Post-shadow2–16 October
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19 September 1976 Sunday

Jupiter retrograde

Gemini 1°12' Taurus 21°10'

Signs Gemini 19 Sep – 16 Oct Taurus 16 Oct – 15 Jan 1977

Completed

  1. Station18–20 Septemberstations retrograde 19 September
  2. Retrograde19 September – 15 January 1977
  3. Station14–16 January 1977stations direct 15 January 1977
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27 November 1976 Saturday

Saturn retrograde

Leo 16°52' Leo 9°57'

Completed

  1. Station26–28 Novemberstations retrograde 27 November
  2. Retrograde27 November – 11 April 1977
  3. Station10–12 April 1977stations direct 11 April 1977
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28 December 1976 Tuesday

Mercury retrograde

Capricorn 23°19' Capricorn 7°05'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow11–27 December
  2. Station27–29 Decemberstations retrograde 28 December, 06:34
  3. Retrograde28 December, 06:34 – 17 January 1977, 10:01
  4. Station16–18 January 1977stations direct 17 January 1977, 10:01
  5. Post-shadow18 January – 6 February 1977
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← 1975 1977 →

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