Planet Retrograde
Periods in 1779 when a planet appears to move backwards, from the day it stations retrograde to the day it stations direct. Times at New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Retrograde periods 1779
| Planet | From | To | Days | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus | 17 Dec 1778, 18:44 | 27 Jan 1779, 17:28 | 40 | Turns retrograde at 03-44-40 Capricorn, direct at 18-19-38 Sagittarius |
| Mercury | 06 Jan 1779, 21:49 | 27 Jan 1779, 10:53 | 20 | Turns retrograde at 11-45-04 Capricorn, direct at 25-42-43 Sagittarius |
| Jupiter | 11 Jan 1779, 21:57 | 14 May 1779, 14:06 | 122 | Turns retrograde at 06-27-45 Virgo, direct at 26-29-30 Leo |
| Saturn | 06 Mar 1779, 16:00 | 25 Jul 1779, 03:04 | 140 | Turns retrograde at 06-12-27 Scorpio, direct at 29-33-16 Libra |
| Mars | 07 Apr 1779, 06:04 | 20 Jun 1779, 15:25 | 74 | Turns retrograde at 08-01-16 Scorpio, direct at 21-41-23 Libra |
| Mercury | 02 May 1779, 01:50 | 25 May 1779, 22:20 | 23 | Turns retrograde at 05-21-13 Taurus, direct at 26-23-34 Aries |
| Mercury | 02 Sep 1779, 06:45 | 24 Sep 1779, 17:17 | 22 | Turns retrograde at 10-04-30 Virgo, direct at 25-32-38 Leo |
| Mercury | 21 Dec 1779, 19:43 | 10 Jan 1780, 21:02 | 20 | Turns retrograde at 25-47-16 Sagittarius, direct at 09-32-20 Sagittarius |
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.