Retrograde Periods 1981

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The year at a glance 1981

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

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

Overlapping retrogrades

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

Continuing from the previous year

  • Chiron retrograde Stations direct 22 January 1981 Taurus 13°24' Completed · stations retrograde 22 August 1980
18 January 1981 Sunday

Saturn retrograde

Libra 9°47' Libra 2°59'

Completed

  1. Station17–19 Januarystations retrograde 18 January
  2. Retrograde18 January – 5 June
  3. Station4–6 Junestations direct 5 June
Chart at the station →
24 January 1981 Saturday

Jupiter retrograde

Libra 10°23' Libra 0°26'

Completed

  1. Station23–25 Januarystations retrograde 24 January
  2. Retrograde24 January – 27 May
  3. Station26–28 Maystations direct 27 May
Chart at the station →
26 January 1981 Monday

Pluto retrograde

Libra 24°20' Libra 21°32'

Completed

  1. Station25–27 Januarystations retrograde 26 January
  2. Retrograde26 January – 1 July
  3. Station30 June – 2 Julystations direct 1 July
Chart at the station →
8 February 1981 Sunday

Mercury retrograde

Pisces 4°55' Aquarius 19°50'

Signs Pisces 8–16 Feb Aquarius 16 Feb – 2 Mar

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow24 January – 7 February
  2. Station7–9 Februarystations retrograde 8 February, 15:31
  3. Retrograde8 February, 15:31 – 2 March, 10:06
  4. Station1–3 Marchstations direct 2 March, 10:06
  5. Post-shadow3–22 March
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5 March 1981 Thursday

Uranus retrograde

Sagittarius 0°06' Scorpio 26°03'

Signs Sagittarius 5–21 Mar Scorpio 21 Mar – 4 Aug

Completed

  1. Station4–6 Marchstations retrograde 5 March
  2. Retrograde5 March – 4 August
  3. Station3–5 Auguststations direct 4 August
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27 March 1981 Friday

Neptune retrograde

Sagittarius 24°51' Sagittarius 22°05'

Completed

  1. Station26–28 Marchstations retrograde 27 March
  2. Retrograde27 March – 3 September
  3. Station2–4 Septemberstations direct 3 September
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9 June 1981 Tuesday

Mercury retrograde

Cancer 5°12' Gemini 26°20'

Signs Cancer 9–23 Jun Gemini 23 Jun – 3 Jul

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow25 May – 8 June
  2. Station8–10 Junestations retrograde 9 June, 14:36
  3. Retrograde9 June, 14:36 – 3 July, 15:58
  4. Station2–4 Julystations direct 3 July, 15:58
  5. Post-shadow4–18 July
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28 August 1981 Friday

Chiron retrograde

Taurus 22°51' Taurus 17°53'

Completed

  1. Station27–29 Auguststations retrograde 28 August
  2. Retrograde28 August – 27 January 1982
  3. Station26–28 January 1982stations direct 27 January 1982
Chart at the station →
6 October 1981 Tuesday

Mercury retrograde

Scorpio 3°51' Libra 18°15'

Signs Scorpio 6–14 Oct Libra 14–27 Oct

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow16 September – 5 October
  2. Station5–7 Octoberstations retrograde 6 October, 12:15
  3. Retrograde6 October, 12:15 – 27 October, 12:10
  4. Station26–28 Octoberstations direct 27 October, 12:10
  5. Post-shadow28 October – 12 November
Chart at the station →
31 December 1981 Thursday

Venus retrograde

Aquarius 8°54' Capricorn 23°21'

Signs Aquarius 31 Dec – 23 Jan 1982 Capricorn 23 Jan – 10 Feb 1982

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow30 November – 30 December
  2. Station30 December – 1 January 1982stations retrograde 31 December, 22:45
  3. Retrograde31 December, 22:45 – 10 February 1982, 23:38
  4. Station9–11 February 1982stations direct 10 February 1982, 23:38
  5. Post-shadow11 February – 14 March 1982
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Turns retrograde next year; pre-shadow begins this year

  • Mars retrograde Stations retrograde 20 February 1982, 22:13 Libra 19°10' Completed
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.