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Retrograde calendar

The retrogrades of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto for the next 24 months, month by month. Dates and times are in Nicosia time.

Retrograde now

  • Mercury is retrograde in Scorpio until 13 November.
  • Venus is retrograde in Libra until 14 November.
  • Saturn is retrograde in Aries until 11 December.
  • Uranus is retrograde in Gemini until 8 February 2027.
  • Neptune is retrograde in Aries until 13 December.
Retrograde calendar

The next 24 months

December 2026

  • Jupiter

    Retrograde 13 December in Leo

    Direct 13 April 2027 in Leo

January 2027

  • Mars

    Retrograde 10 January in Virgo

    Direct 1 April in Leo

February 2027

  • Mercury

    Retrograde 9 February in Pisces

    Direct 3 March in Aquarius

May 2027

  • Pluto

    Retrograde 8 May in Aquarius

    Direct 18 October in Aquarius

June 2027

  • Mercury

    Retrograde 10 June in Cancer

    Direct 4 July in Gemini

July 2027

  • Neptune

    Retrograde 10 July in Aries

    Direct 15 December in Aries

August 2027

  • Saturn

    Retrograde 9 August in Aries

    Direct 24 December in Aries

September 2027

  • Uranus

    Retrograde 15 September in Gemini

    Direct 13 February 2028 in Gemini

October 2027

  • Mercury

    Retrograde 7 October in Scorpio

    Direct 28 October in Libra

January 2028

  • Jupiter

    Retrograde 12 January in Virgo

    Direct 13 May in Virgo

  • Mercury

    Retrograde 24 January in Aquarius

    Direct 14 February in Aquarius

May 2028

  • Pluto

    Retrograde 9 May in Aquarius

    Direct 19 October in Aquarius

  • Venus

    Retrograde 11 May in Gemini

    Direct 23 June in Gemini

  • Mercury

    Retrograde 21 May in Gemini

    Direct 14 June in Gemini

July 2028

  • Neptune

    Retrograde 11 July in Aries

    Direct 16 December in Aries

August 2028

  • Saturn

    Retrograde 23 August in Taurus

    Direct 5 January 2029 in Taurus

September 2028

  • Uranus

    Retrograde 19 September in Gemini

    Direct 16 February 2029 in Gemini

  • Mercury

    Retrograde 19 September in Libra

    Direct 11 October in Libra

Stations are found by Astrely's own code from the planets' positions and are shown in Nicosia time. Mercury's stations are checked against NASA/JPL Horizons to within four minutes; the outer planets move so slowly around a station that their times are best read to the day. The method page has the details.

What a retrograde is

A planet is called retrograde when, seen from the Earth, it appears to move backwards against the stars for a while. The planet does not reverse. The Earth and the other planets travel round the Sun at different speeds, and when the Earth overtakes a planet, or is overtaken by one, the planet's position against the background of the zodiac seems to slow down, stop, move back and then stop again before it goes forward.

The day on which the apparent motion stops is called a station. A planet stations retrograde when it turns from forward to backward motion and stations direct when it turns forward again. The pages here list those two kinds of station, with the date and the sign the planet is in. Between a retrograde station and the next direct station the planet is retrograde.

Astrologers who use retrogrades often read them as a time to revisit the planet's themes. That is a tradition of interpretation, not a measured effect, and nothing on these pages predicts what a retrograde will mean for anyone.

Dates by planet and year

Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.