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Retrograde Motion
(It means moving backards)
- Having a rotational or orbital motion contrary to that of the normal direction (moving from east to west instead of west to east, like most planets in our solar system).
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Retrograde Planets – Calendar
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Mercury Retrograde
| Retrograde Begins | Retrograde Motions | Retrograde Ends |
| 26th Feb 2026 | — 22 days –> | 20th Mar 2026 |
| 29th Jun 2026 | — 24 days –> | 23rd Jul 2026 |
| 24th Oct 2026 | — 20 days –> | 13th Nov 2026 |
| 9th Feb 2027 | — 21 days –> | 3rd Mar 2027 |
| 10th Jun 2027 | — 24 days –> | 4th Jul 2027 |
| 24th Jan 2028 | — 20 days –> | 28th Oct 2027 |
| 21st May 2028 | — 21 days –> | 14th Feb 2028 |
| 19th Sept 2028 | — 23 days –> | 14th Jun 2028 |
| 7th Jan 2029 | — 21 days –> | 27th Jan 2029 |
| 1st May 2029 | — 20 days –> | 25th May 2029 |
- Frequency: 3 or 4 times a year
o - In terms of time, each Mercury retrograde period lasts roughly 3 weeks (around 20 to 24 days).
Venus Retrograde
| Retrograde Begins | Retrograde Motions | Retrograde Ends |
| 3rd Oct 2026 | — 41 days –> | 14th Nov 2026 |
| 10th May 2028 | — 42 days –> | 22nd Jun 2028 |
| 16th Dec 2029 | — 40 days –> | 26th Jan 2030 |
| 20th Jul 2031 | — 43 days –> | 1st Sept 2031 |
| 27th Feb 2033 | — 41 days –> | 10th Apr 2033 |
| 30th Sept 2034 | — 41 days –> | 11th Nov 2034 |
| 8th May 2036 | — 42 days –> | 20th Jun 2036 |
| 14th Dec 2037 | — 40 days –> | 24th Jan 2038 |
| 18th Jul 2039 | — 43 days –> | 30th Aug 2039 |
| 25th Feb 2041 | — 41 days –> | 8th Apr 2041 |
- Frequency: Once every 18 months
o - It happens much less often than Mercury, occurring roughly once every 18 months for a stretch of around 40 to 43 days.
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Mars Retrograde
| Retrograde Begins | Retrograde Motion | Retrograde Ends |
| 10th Jan 2027 | — 81 days –> | 1st Apr 2027 |
| 14th Feb 2029 | — 80 days –> | 5th May 2029 |
| 29th Mar 2031 | — 76 days –> | 13th Jun 2031 |
| 26th Mar 2031 | — 66 days –> | 15th Oct 2035 |
| 26th May 2033 | — 60 days –> | 23rd Dec 2037 |
| 15th Aug 2035 | — 71 days –> | 9th Feb 2040 |
| 12th Oct 2039 | — 77 days –> | 18th Mar 2042 |
| 28th Dec 2041 | — 80 days –> | 28th May 2046 |
| 31st Jan 2044 | — 81 days –> | 10th Jul 2048 |
| 11th Mar 2046 | — 78 days –> | 13th Sept 2050 |
- Frequency: Once every 2 year
o - In terms of time, each Mars retrograde period lasts roughly 7 weeks (around 60 to 80 days).
Jupiter Retrograde
| Retrograde Begins | Retrograde Motion | Retrograde Ends |
| 13th Dec 2026 | — 121 days –> | 13th Apr 2027 |
| 12th Jan 2028 | — 122 days –> | 13th May 2028 |
| 10th Feb 2029 | — 123 days –> | 13th Jun 2029 |
| 13th Mar 2030 | — 123 days –> | 15th Jul 2030 |
| 15th Apr 2031 | — 122 days –> | 16th Aug 2031 |
| 19th May 2032 | — 121 days –> | 17th Sept 2032 |
| 25th Jun 2033 | — 119 days –> | 23rd Oct 2033 |
| 3rd Aug 2034 | — 117 days –> | 29th Nov 2034 |
| 9th Sept 2035 | — 117 days –> | 5th Jan 2036 |
| 14th Oct 2036 | — 118 days –> | 9th Feb 2037 |
- Frequency: Once a year
o - In terms of time, each Jupiter retrograde period lasts roughly 4 months (around 117 to 123 days).
o - It occurs approximately every 13 months.
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Saturn Retrograde
| Retrograde Begins | Retrograde Motion | Retrograde Ends |
| 26th Jul 2026 | — 137 days –> | 10th Dec 2026 |
| 9th Aug 2027 | — 136 days –> | 24th Dec 2027 |
| 22nd Aug 2028 | — 135 days –> | 5th Jan 2029 |
| 6th Sept 2029 | — 134 days –> | 19th Jan 2030 |
| 20th Sept 2030 | — 134 days –> | 2nd Feb 2031 |
| 5th Oct 2031 | — 133 days –> | 16th Feb 2032 |
| 18th Oct 2032 | — 133 days –> | 1st Mar 2033 |
| 2nd Nov 2033 | — 133 days –> | 16th Mar 2034 |
| 16th Nov 2035 | — 134 days –> | 30th Mar 2035 |
| 30th Nov 2035 | — 134 days –> | 12th Apr 2036 |
- Frequency: Once a year
o - Each Saturn retrograde period lasts roughly 4½ months (around 133 to 138 days) and occurs approximately once a year.
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Uranus Retrograde
| Retrograde Begins | Retrograde Motion | Retrograde Ends |
| 10th Sept 2026 | — 150 days –> | 8th Feb 2027 |
| 15th Sept 2027 | — 150 days –> | 12th Feb 2028 |
| 19th Sept 2028 | — 150 days –> | 16th Feb 2029 |
| 23rd Sept 2029 | — 150 days –> | 20th Feb 2030 |
| 3rd Oct 2031 | — 149 days –> | 1st Mar 2032 |
| 6th Oct 2032 | — 149 days –> | 5th Mar 2033 |
| 11th Oct 2033 | — 149 days –> | 10th Mar 2034 |
| 16th Oct 2034 | — 149 days –> | 14th Mar 2035 |
| 21st Oct 2035 | — 149 days –> | 18th Mar 2036 |
| 25th Oct 2036 | — 149 days –> | 23rd Mar 2037 |
- Frequency: Once a year
o - In terms of time, each Mars retrograde period lasts roughly 4 months (around 149 to 150 days).
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Neptune Retrograde
| Retrograde Begins | Retrograde Motion | Retrograde Ends |
| 7th Jul 2026 | — 158 days –> | 12th Dec 2026 |
| 9th Jul 2027 | — 158 days –> | 15th Dec 2027 |
| 11th Jul 2028 | — 158 days –> | 16th Dec 2028 |
| 14th Jul 2029 | — 158 days –> | 19th Dec 2029 |
| 16th Jul 2030 | — 158 days –> | 21st Dec 2030 |
| 19th Jul 2031 | — 158 days –> | 24th Dec 2031 |
| 20th Jul 2032 | — 158 days –> | 25th Dec 2032 |
| 23rd Jul 2033 | — 157 days –> | 28th Dec 2033 |
| 25th Jul 2034 | — 157 days –> | 30th Dec 2034 |
| 28th Jul 2035 | — 157 days –> | 2nd Jan 2036 |
- Neptune goes retrograde once every year, and it usually lasts around 5 months (about 157 to 158 days).
Uranus Retrograde
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