Calendar
A planet is retrograde when, seen from Earth, it appears to move backwards through the zodiac. Nothing really goes backwards: it is an effect of perspective, and a time of review in the planet’s domain. Here are the exact dates, computed to the minute, and what each retrograde asks.
Next retrograde: from October 24, 2026 to November 13, 2026, in Scorpio.
Mercury retrograde is a time of rereading: exchanges, travel, contracts and tools ask for a second check. It is not a curse, it is an invitation to review, rephrase, reconnect, three times a year for three weeks.
By year
Mercury retrograde in the birth chart →Retrograde right now: from October 3, 2026 to November 14, 2026, in Scorpio.
Venus retrograde reviews love, tastes and self-worth: stories from the past resurface, desires are re-examined, what pleased yesterday may stop pleasing. Every eighteen months, six weeks to find out what you really want.
By year
Venus retrograde in the birth chart →Next retrograde: from January 10, 2027 to April 1, 2027, in Virgo.
Mars retrograde slows action down: energy turns inward, motivation hesitates, swallowed anger comes back up. About every two years, two and a half months to review where your strength goes, how you fight and what for.
By year
Mars retrograde in the birth chart →Next retrograde: from December 13, 2026 to April 13, 2027, in Leo.
Jupiter retrograde turns growth inward: instead of expanding outwards, you consolidate, ripen your convictions, check that optimism rests on something real. Four months a year to grow in depth rather than in size.
By year
Jupiter retrograde in the birth chart →Retrograde right now: from July 26, 2026 to December 10, 2026, in Aries.
Saturn retrograde goes back over structures: responsibilities, commitments, limits and discipline get their inspection. Four and a half months a year to repair what was built too fast and to own what was postponed.
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Saturn retrograde in the birth chart →Retrograde right now: from September 10, 2026 to February 8, 2027, in Gemini.
Uranus retrograde turns the need for freedom inward: the revolution happens inside before it shows outside. Five months a year to understand what confines you and to prepare a change that will last.
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Uranus retrograde in the birth chart →Retrograde right now: from July 7, 2026 to December 12, 2026, in Aries.
Neptune retrograde lifts the veils: what was blurry, idealised or avoided becomes clearer. Five and a half months a year to tell inspiration from illusion, and to hear what intuition really says.
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Neptune retrograde in the birth chart →Retrograde right now: from May 6, 2026 to October 16, 2026, in Aquarius.
Pluto retrograde digs: power dynamics, attachments and buried fears come up to be transformed from within. Five months a year to let go of what holds you more than you hold it.
By year
Pluto retrograde in the birth chart →Before stationing, the planet covers for the first time the degrees it will retrograde over (pre-shadow); after the direct station, it covers them a third time (post-shadow). What is set up in the pre-shadow replays during the retrograde and resolves in the post-shadow. The dates below give all four moments.