Retrograde Periods 1980

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The year at a glance 1980

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

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Busiest: 6 planets retrograde at once (29 February – 19 March).

Overlapping retrogrades

  • Mercury and Mars retrograde together 26 February – 19 March · 23 days Also retrograde:
  • Mercury and Venus retrograde together 28 June – 7 July · 8 days Also retrograde:

Continuing from the previous year

  • Chiron retrograde Stations direct 19 January 1980 Taurus 9°07' Completed · stations retrograde 18 August 1979
  • Jupiter retrograde Stations direct 26 April 1980 Virgo 0°14' Completed · stations retrograde 26 December 1979
7 January 1980 Monday

Saturn retrograde

Virgo 27°01' Virgo 20°11'

Completed

  1. Station6–8 Januarystations retrograde 7 January
  2. Retrograde7 January – 22 May
  3. Station21–23 Maystations direct 22 May
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16 January 1980 Wednesday

Mars retrograde

Virgo 15°20' Leo 25°52'

Signs Virgo 16 Jan – 11 Mar Leo 11 Mar – 6 Apr

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow11 November 1979 – 15 January
  2. Station15–17 Januarystations retrograde 16 January, 09:18
  3. Retrograde16 January, 09:18 – 6 April, 11:27
  4. Station5–7 Aprilstations direct 6 April, 11:27
  5. Post-shadow7 April – 12 June
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24 January 1980 Thursday

Pluto retrograde

Libra 21°46' Libra 18°58'

Completed

  1. Station23–25 Januarystations retrograde 24 January
  2. Retrograde24 January – 28 June
  3. Station27–29 Junestations direct 28 June
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26 February 1980 Tuesday

Mercury retrograde

Pisces 21°30' Pisces 7°24'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow11–25 February
  2. Station25–27 Februarystations retrograde 26 February, 04:33
  3. Retrograde26 February, 04:33 – 19 March, 16:59
  4. Station18–20 Marchstations direct 19 March, 16:59
  5. Post-shadow20 March – 8 April
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29 February 1980 Friday

Uranus retrograde

Scorpio 25°34' Scorpio 21°29'

Completed

  1. Station28 February – 1 Marchstations retrograde 29 February
  2. Retrograde29 February – 30 July
  3. Station29–31 Julystations direct 30 July
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24 March 1980 Monday

Neptune retrograde

Sagittarius 22°40' Sagittarius 19°54'

Completed

  1. Station23–25 Marchstations retrograde 24 March
  2. Retrograde24 March – 1 September
  3. Station31 August – 2 Septemberstations direct 1 September
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24 May 1980 Saturday

Venus retrograde

Cancer 2°35' Gemini 16°03'

Signs Cancer 24 May – 5 Jun Gemini 5 Jun – 7 Jul

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow21 April – 23 May
  2. Station23–25 Maystations retrograde 24 May, 23:10
  3. Retrograde24 May, 23:10 – 7 July, 00:15
  4. Station6–8 Julystations direct 7 July, 00:15
  5. Post-shadow8 July – 9 August
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28 June 1980 Saturday

Mercury retrograde

Cancer 25°07' Cancer 15°12'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow11–27 June
  2. Station27–29 Junestations retrograde 28 June, 14:12
  3. Retrograde28 June, 14:12 – 22 July, 19:37
  4. Station21–23 Julystations direct 22 July, 19:37
  5. Post-shadow23 July – 6 August
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22 August 1980 Friday

Chiron retrograde

Taurus 18°16' Taurus 13°24'

Completed

  1. Station21–23 Auguststations retrograde 22 August
  2. Retrograde22 August – 22 January 1981
  3. Station21–23 January 1981stations direct 22 January 1981
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23 October 1980 Thursday

Mercury retrograde

Scorpio 19°55' Scorpio 3°59'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow3–22 October
  2. Station22–24 Octoberstations retrograde 23 October, 04:59
  3. Retrograde23 October, 04:59 – 12 November, 13:56
  4. Station11–13 Novemberstations direct 12 November, 13:56
  5. Post-shadow13–29 November
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.