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Total Retrograde Days = 123
Notes: All timings are represented in 24+ hour notation in local time of Cambridge, United States with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours past midnight are higher than 24:00 and fall on next day. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.
Before Jupiter becomes retrograde it enters into retrograde zone and starts slowing down. Before it becomes stationary and starts moving into backward direction, it keeps moving into forward direction with retarded speed. Jupiter remains into stationary motion for some moments before it starts moving backward. The time when Jupiter just starts moving backward is noted down during our calculations.
The same is true while Jupiter becomes progressive i.e. when it starts moving into forward direction. Before Jupiter becomes progressive it remains into retrograde zone and starts moving into forward direction till it gains full speed. The time when Jupiter just starts moving into forward direction (gaining full speed and leaving retrograde zone takes some more time) is noted down during our calculations.
In sum, each retrograde zone has four points namely, Shadow, Retro Station, Direct Station and Release. We list only Retro Station and Direct Station for Jupiter.
Guru Gochar
Due to coming very close to the Surya, planets become invisible in the sky for a few days in a year. These days are called Asta, Lope, Moudhya and Moudyami. Most auspicious works like marriage etc. are prohibited during the combustion of Brihaspati.
