| Point 1 | Point 2 | Point 3 | Point 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04.2022 | 10.05.2022 | 3.06.2022 | 18.06.2022 |
| 20.08.2022 | 9.09.2022 | 2.10.2022 | 16.10.2022 |
| 12.12.2022 | 29.12.2022 | 18.01.2023 | 6.02.2023 |
In real life, this is usually the period of hectic activity in the areas of life related to the planet, which is about to become retrograde. For example, when Mercury is in this period, there is a feeling that although Mercury is slowing down, its affairs are rushing forward. The number of meetings, sent messages, letters, signed contracts goes significantly up, as if people were desperate to use the old stereotype as much as possible, while it still exists.
The main peculiarity of this period is that whatever is done under the old stereotype, quite often comes back for re-evaluation, correction, rescheduling, or it might simply becomes irrelevant. As Mercury begins to move backwards after Point 2, the human affairs associated with it also tend to go backwards.
So the advice for this period is: don't try to do too much when the planet is in the first part of its retrograde motion period, from Point 1 to Point 2. Chances are, whatever you do will return to you and will either require some significant corrections, or might even become completely irrelevant as it was done under the guidance of an old stereotype (that fades away by Point 2).
With retrograde Mercury, this is about business agreements or some other ideas in general, while with retrograde Venus, more or less the same can be said about love affairs. As a general rule, it is a bad idea to get married when Venus is retrograde. Just because your understanding of why you got married can change significantly quite soon, and that change might be not very good for the marriage. The whole retrograde period of Venus might be difficult for an existing couple, especially if their relationships became a little bit boring over time. They might decide they love someone else. When Mars is retrograde, a first meeting with a sports coach might prove to be futile. Actually, Mercury is so important for mutual understanding in any kind of relationship that retrograde Mercury is unfavourable for meeting any new people, I'd say.
Although it is convenient to think about retrograde periods in psychological terms — like, this is something that is happening in our minds only — our world seems to be a bit more complex. As a matter of fact, many things go weirdly wrong when a personal planet, especially Mercury, goes retrograde. Failed communications are a usual occasion, once I spent two weeks without any Internet connection (which is very unusual for me) because Sky broadband just didn't work. On another occasion, but that's during retrograde Mars, heating system suddenly failed in the middle of winter. Read newspapers when a personal planet is retrograde, and you will find a large number of examples of various failures and disorders that are related to the symbolism of that planet.
Theoretically speaking, in Point 3 we obtain a new stereotype. However, the way of thinking like "oh, tomorrow Mercury will turn direct, so I will go and buy that thing" isn't very productive. The planet still moves along the same piece of the ecliptic, the new stereotype is not well established yet and a decisions that came to your mind in the recent past can still have a significant influence on what's going on during this period.
The bottom line is that if you are planning something very important and it can wait, let the planet pass Point 4 and only then go ahead.
A Conclusion
Point 1 – Point 2, the Period of the Disappearing Old Stereotype
Don't try to do too much, or if you can't avoid that, then prepare to return in the near future to the decisions you made during this period.
The best tactic is to let old things go and prepare for the coming steep turn.
Point 2 – Point 3, the Search for a New Stereotype
Don't:
- Start or buy anything significant if it is associated with the planet that's retrograde.
- Rely on anything that first appeared in your life during this period, if it is associated with the retrograde planet.
- Be frustrated if something doesn't go as expected. In fact, beware of anything that goes extremely well during a retrograde period, chances are, there is something wrong about it.
- Be surprised to see people from your past (friends or relatives for Mercury, lovers for Venus, coworkers, competitors and enemies for Mars). They might remind you some problem that you were unable to solve back then.
Do:
- Be attentive to the new ideas that are coming to you, even if they seem weird. They might be showing you new paths of success or a way out of a dead end.
- Try to return to an old problem and and have another go at it, this time using some new, non-traditional approach.
- Be open-minded and flexible.
Point 3 - Point 4, the Ripening of the New Stereotype
To be on the safe side, wait until the planet reaches Point 4.
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Chiron| Date 2022 | Stationary planet (Change of course) s->R = St->Retrograde s->D = St->Direct | Chart | ||
| Jan 14, 12:41 | sR |  Mercury |  10°20’ | chart |
| Jan 18, 16:26 | sD |  Uranus |  10°49’ | chart |
| Jan 29, 09:46 | sD |  Venus |  11°04’ | chart |
| Feb 4, 05:13 | sD | Mercury | 24°22’ | chart |
| Apr 29, 20:36 | sR |  Pluto | 28°35’ | chart |
| May 10, 13:47 | sR | Mercury |  4°51’ | chart |
| Jun 3, 10:00 | sD | Mercury | 26°05’ | chart |
| Jun 4, 23:47 | sR |  Saturn | 25°15’ | chart |
| Jun 28, 09:55 | sR |  Neptune |  25°26’ | chart |
| Jul 19, 17:21 | sR |  Chiron |  16°26’ | chart |
| Jul 28, 22:38 | sR |  Jupiter | 8°43’ | chart |
| Aug 24, 15:53 | sR | Uranus | 18°55’ | chart |
| Sep 10, 05:38 | sR | Mercury |  8°55’ | chart |
| Oct 2, 11:07 | sD | Mercury |  24°11’ | chart |
| Oct 8, 23:55 | sD | Pluto | 26°06’ | chart |
| Oct 23, 06:07 | sD | Saturn | 18°35’ | chart |
| Oct 30, 14:26 | sR |  Mars | 25°36’ | chart |
| Nov 24, 00:02 | sD | Jupiter | 28°47’ | chart |
| Dec 4, 01:15 | sD | Neptune | 22°38’ | chart |
| Dec 23, 10:31 | sD | Chiron | 11°56’ | chart |
| Dec 29, 10:31 | sR | Mercury | 24°21’ | chart |
When do retrogrades occur, and in what sign? The following tables and images show the planets and bodies (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) and their astrological retrograde cycles by date and sign, from retrograde to direct.
A station is defined from the point of view of the Earth; it is the point when a planet appears to stop moving in the sky. The planet then appears to move slowly in the opposite direction; at this point, the planet is considered Stationary Retrograde. Similarly, once the planet makes a Station (stops) and begins to go forward again, this is called Stationary Direct.
The following shows current and upcoming Retrograde cycles of the planets. Note that the Sun and the Moon never retrograde. Dates given reveal not only the Retrograde periods, but also the Retrograde zones or shadows.
This page gives dates and times when a planet enters the retrograde zone/shadow, is stationary retrograde, is stationary direct, and leaves the retrograde zone/shadow. Retrograde zones are longer periods of time and encompass the entire period of the zodiac degrees affected by the retrograde.
Times are Eastern Time.
Mercury Retrograde January 14 to February 3, 2022
Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn: January to February 2022
- Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) on December 29, 2021, at 24° Capricorn 23′
- Mercury stations and turns retrograde on January 14, 2022, at 10° Aquarius 20′ Rx
- Mercury stations and turns direct on February 3, 2022, at 24° Capricorn 23′
- Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) on February 24, 2022, at 10° Aquarius 20′
Pluto Retrograde April 29 to October 8, 2022
Pluto Retrograde in 2022
- Pluto enters retrograde zone/shadow on January 6, 2022, at 26° Capricorn 07′
- Pluto stations and turns retrograde on April 29, 2022, at 28° Capricorn 36′ Rx
- Pluto stations and turns direct on October 8, 2022, at 26° Capricorn 07′
- Pluto leaves retrograde zone/shadow on January 29, 2023, at 28° Capricorn 36′
Mercury Retrograde May 10 to June 3, 2022
Mercury Retrograde May to June 2022
- Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) on April 26, 2022, at 26° Taurus 05′
- Mercury stations and turns retrograde on May 10, 2022, at 4° Gemini 52′ Rx
- Mercury stations and turns direct on June 3, 2022, at 26° Taurus 05’D
- Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) on June 18, 2022, at 4° Gemini 52′
Saturn Retrograde June 4 to October 22, 2022
Saturn Retrograde in Aquarius 2022
- Saturn enters retrograde zone/shadow on February 26, 2022, at 18° Aquarius 35′
- Saturn stations and turns retrograde on June 4, 2022, at 25° Aquarius 15′ Rx
- Saturn stations and turns direct on October 22, 2022, at 18° Aquarius 35′
- Saturn leaves retrograde zone/shadow on January 26, 2023, at 25° Aquarius 15′
Neptune Retrograde June 27 to December 3, 2022
Neptune Retrograde 2022
- Neptune enters retrograde zone/shadow on March 7, 2022, at 22° Pisces 39′
- Neptune stations and turns retrograde on June 27, 2022, at 25° Pisces 27′ Rx
- Neptune stations and turns direct on December 3, 2022, at 22° Pisces 39′
- Neptune leaves retrograde zone/shadow on March 24, 2023, at 25° Pisces 27′
Jupiter Retrograde July 28 to November 23, 2022
Jupiter Retrograde in 2022
- Jupiter enters retrograde zone/shadow on May 4, 2022, at 28° Pisces 48′
- Jupiter stations and turns retrograde on July 28, 2022, at 8° Aries 43′ Rx
- Jupiter stations and turns direct on November 23, 2022, at 28° Pisces 48’D
- Jupiter leaves retrograde zone/shadow on February 14, 2023, at 8° Aries 43′
Uranus Retrograde August 24, 2022, to January 22, 2023
Uranus Retrograde August 2022-January 2023
- Uranus enters the Retrograde Zone on May 7, 2022, at 14° Taurus 56′
- Uranus stations and turns retrograde on August 24, 2022, at 18° Taurus 55′ Rx
- Uranus stations and turns direct on January 22, 2023, at 14° Taurus 56′
- Uranus leaves the Retrograde Zone on May 9, 2023, at 18° Taurus 55′
Mercury Retrograde September 9 to October 2, 2022
Mercury Retrograde September to October 2022
- On August 20, 2022, Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) at 24° Virgo 12′
- On September 9, 2022, Mercury stations and turns retrograde at 8° Libra 55′ Rx
- On October 2, 2022, Mercury stations and turns direct at 24° Virgo 12′
- On October 16, 2022, Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) at 8° Libra 55′
Mars Retrograde October 30, 2022, to January 12, 2023
Mars Retrograde October 2022 to January 2023
- On September 3, 2022, Mars enters the Retrograde Zone at 8° Gemini 08′
- On October 30, 2022, Mars stations and turns retrograde at 25° Gemini 37′ Rx
- On January 12, 2023, Mars stations and turns direct at 8° Gemini 08’D
- On March 15, 2023, Mars leaves the Retrograde Zone at 25° Gemini 37′
Mercury Retrograde December 29, 2022, to January 18, 2023
Mercury Retrograde: December 2022 to January 2023
- On December 12, 2022, Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) at 8° Capricorn 08′
- On December 29, 2022, Mercury stations and turns retrograde at 24° Capricorn 21′ Rx
- On January 18, 2023, Mercury stations and turns direct at 8° Capricorn 08’D
- On February 7, 2023, Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) at 24° Capricorn 21′
Mercury Retrograde Cycle from January 30 to February 20, 2021:
Mercury Retrograde January to February 2021
Mercury Retrograde Cycle January-February 2021
- January 15, 2021, Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone at 11° Aquarius 01′
- January 30, 2021, Mercury stations and turns retrograde at 26° Aquarius 29′
- February 20, 2021, Mercury stations and turns direct at 11° Aquarius 01′
- March 13, 2021, Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone at 26° Aquarius 29′
Pluto Retrograde April 27 to October 6, 2021
- January 4, 2021, Pluto enters the Retrograde Zone at 24° Capricorn 19′
- April 27, 2021, Pluto stations and turns retrograde at 26° Capricorn 48′
- October 6, 2021, Pluto stations and turns direct at 24° Capricorn 19′
- January 27, 2022, Pluto leaves the Retrograde Zone at 26° Capricorn 48′
Saturn Retrograde May 23 to October 10, 2021
- February 14, 2021, Saturn enters the Retrograde Zone at 6° Aquarius 53′
- May 23, 2021, Saturn stations and turns retrograde at 13° Aquarius 31′ Rx
- October 10, 2021, Saturn stations and turns direct at 6° Aquarius 53′
- January 15, 2022, Saturn leaves the Retrograde Zone at 13° Aquarius 31′
Mercury Retrograde Cycle from May 29 to June 22, 2021:
- May 14, 2021, Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone at 16° Gemini 08′
- May 29, 2021, Mercury stations and turns retrograde at 24° Gemini 43′ Rx
- June 22, 2021, Mercury stations and turns direct at 16° Gemini 08′
- July 7, 2021, Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone at 24° Gemini 43′
Jupiter Retrograde 2021
- March 27, 2021, Jupiter enters the Retrograde Zone at 22° Aquarius 20′
- June 20, 2021, Jupiter stations and turns retrograde at 2° Pisces 11′ Rx
- October 18, 2021, Jupiter stations and turns direct at 22° Aquarius 20′
- January 8, 2022, Jupiter leaves the Retrograde Zone at 2° Pisces 11′
Neptune Retrograde in 2021
- Neptune enters the Retrograde Zone on March 4, 2021, at 22° Pisces 20′
- Neptune stations and turns retrograde on June 25, 2021, at 2° Pisces 11′ Rx
- Neptune stations and turns direct on December 1, 2021, at 22° Pisces 20′
- Neptune leaves the Retrograde Zone on March 21, 2022, at 2° Pisces 11′
Uranus Retrograde 2021
- Uranus enters the Retrograde Zone on May 3, 2021, at 10° Taurus 49′
- Uranus stations and turns retrograde on August 19, 2021, at 14° Taurus 48′ Rx
- Uranus stations and turns direct on January 18, 2022, at 10° Taurus 49′
- Uranus leaves the Retrograde Zone on May 5, 2022, at 14° Taurus 48′
Mercury Retrograde Cycle from September 27 to October 18, 2021:
Mercury Retrograde September 2021
- September 6, 2021, Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone at 10° Libra 08′
- September 27, 2021, Mercury stations and turns retrograde at 25° Libra 28′ Rx
- October 18, 2021, Mercury stations and turns direct at 10° Libra 08′
- November 2, 2021, Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone at 25° Libra 28′
Venus Retrograde December 2021
- November 17, 2021, Venus enters the Retrograde Zone at 11° Capricorn 05′
- December 19, 2021, Venus stations and turns retrograde at 26° Capricorn 29′ Rx
- January 29, 2022, Venus stations and turns direct at 11° Capricorn 05′
- March 1, 2022, Venus leaves the Retrograde Zone at 26° Capricorn 29′
Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn: January to February 2022
- Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) on December 29, 2021, at 24° Capricorn 23′
- Mercury stations and turns retrograde on January 14, 2022, at 10° Aquarius 20′ Rx
- Mercury stations and turns direct on February 3, 2022, at 24° Capricorn 23′
- Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) on February 24, 2022, at 10° Aquarius 20′
Mercury
Sun
8°47’
8°02’
Moon
27°17’
29°32’
Mercury
2°30’24°37’
Venus18°34’
22°50’
Mars20°59’10°23’
Jupiter
25°40’
22°49’
Saturn8°08’6°57’
Uranus
14°44’
14°06’
Neptune
22°09’
21°20’
Pluto
24°36’
24°19’
Node5°59’
4°24’
Lilith4°56’8°16’
Chiron
12°01’
10°46’
| DateSep 2021 |  Moon | Moon Aspects | Chart | ||
| Sep 1, 05:26 |  00°00’ |  enters 0°Cancer (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 1, 11:46 |  03°10’ |   Mercury | chart | ||
| Sep 2, 00:52 | 09°47’ |   Sun | chart | ||
| Sep 2, 10:32 | 14°43’ |  Uranus | chart | ||
| Sep 2, 22:23 | 20°49’ |  Venus | chart | ||
| Sep 3, 00:51 | 22°05’ |   Neptune | chart | ||
| Sep 3, 01:15 | 22°18’ |  Mars | chart | ||
| Sep 3, 05:37 | 24°34’ |   Pluto (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 3, 15:59 |  00°00’ | enters 0°Leo (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 4, 04:45 |  06°47’ | Mercury | chart | ||
| Sep 4, 06:54 | 07°56’ |  Saturn | chart | ||
| Sep 4, 19:23 | 14°41’ | Uranus | chart | ||
| Sep 5, 11:58 | 23°48’ | Venus | chart | ||
| Sep 5, 14:21 | 25°07’ |  Jupiter (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 5, 23:06 |  00°00’ | enters 0°Virgo (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 7, 00:51 |  14°38’ |  Sun | chart | ||
| Sep 7, 00:54 | 14°39’ | Uranus | chart | ||
| Sep 7, 13:34 | 21°58’ | Neptune | chart | ||
| Sep 7, 17:55 | 24°30’ | Pluto | chart | ||
| Sep 7, 19:23 | 25°21’ | Mars (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 8, 03:21 |  00°00’ | enters 0°Libra (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 8, 16:28 |  07°43’ | Saturn | chart | ||
| Sep 9, 01:00 | 12°45’ | Mercury | chart | ||
| Sep 9, 20:47 | 24°28’ | Pluto | chart | ||
| Sep 9, 21:02 | 24°37’ | Jupiter | chart | ||
| Sep 10, 04:47 | 29°14’ | Venus (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 10, 06:05 |  00°00’ | enters 0°Scorpio (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 10, 18:52 |  07°37’ | Saturn | chart | ||
| Sep 11, 06:36 | 14°35’ | Uranus | chart | ||
| Sep 11, 14:07 | 19°03’ | Sun | chart | ||
| Sep 11, 18:50 | 21°51’ | Neptune | chart | ||
| Sep 11, 23:07 | 24°24’ | Jupiter | chart | ||
| Sep 11, 23:13 | 24°27’ | Pluto | chart | ||
| Sep 12, 05:32 | 28°12’ | Mars (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 12, 08:35 |  00°00’ | enters 0°Sagittarius (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 12, 21:17 |  07°31’ | Saturn | chart | ||
| Sep 13, 14:30 | 17°39’ | Mercury | chart | ||
| Sep 13, 20:39 | 21°16’ | Sun | chart | ||
| Sep 13, 21:33 | 21°47’ | Neptune | chart | ||
| Sep 14, 01:37 | 24°11’ | Jupiter | chart | ||
| Sep 14, 10:57 | 29°38’ | Mars (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 14, 11:34 |  00°00’ | enters 0°Capricorn (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 14, 19:20 |  04°32’ | Venus | chart | ||
| Sep 15, 12:30 | 14°30’ | Uranus | chart | ||
| Sep 15, 21:40 | 19°48’ | Mercury | chart | ||
| Sep 16, 01:01 | 21°44’ | Neptune | chart | ||
| Sep 16, 04:06 | 23°31’ | Sun | chart | ||
| Sep 16, 05:39 | 24°24’ | Pluto (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 16, 15:23 |  00°00’ | enters 0°Aquarius (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 16, 17:18 |  01°06’ | Mars | chart | ||
| Sep 17, 04:02 | 07°14’ | Venus | chart | ||
| Sep 17, 04:13 | 07°20’ | Saturn | chart | ||
| Sep 17, 16:44 | 14°27’ | Uranus | chart | ||
| Sep 18, 05:35 | 21°43’ | Mercury | chart | ||
| Sep 18, 09:14 | 23°46’ | Jupiter (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 18, 20:23 |  00°00’ | enters 0°Pisces (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 19, 14:25 |  10°00’ | Venus | chart | ||
| Sep 19, 22:25 | 14°24’ | Uranus | chart | ||
| Sep 20, 11:39 | 21°37’ | Neptune | chart | ||
| Sep 20, 16:44 | 24°22’ | Pluto | chart | ||
| Sep 20, 23:54 | 28°13’ | Sun (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 21, 03:13 |  00°00’ | enters 0°Aries (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 21, 11:02 |  04°10’ | Mars | chart | ||
| Sep 21, 16:42 | 07°11’ | Saturn | chart | ||
| Sep 22, 23:42 | 23°22’ | Jupiter | chart | ||
| Sep 23, 01:37 | 24°21’ | Pluto | chart | ||
| Sep 23, 02:04 | 24°35’ | Mercury (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 23, 12:38 |  00°00’ | enters 0°Taurus (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 24, 02:39 |  07°07’ | Saturn | chart | ||
| Sep 24, 16:55 | 14°17’ | Uranus | chart | ||
| Sep 24, 20:15 | 15°56’ | Venus | chart | ||
| Sep 25, 07:23 | 21°29’ | Neptune | chart | ||
| Sep 25, 10:48 | 23°10’ | Jupiter | chart | ||
| Sep 25, 13:09 | 24°20’ | Pluto (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 26, 00:37 |  00°00’ | enters 0°Gemini (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 26, 07:34 |  03°26’ | Sun | chart | ||
| Sep 26, 14:56 | 07°03’ | Saturn | chart | ||
| Sep 26, 15:58 | 07°33’ | Mars | chart | ||
| Sep 27, 20:10 | 21°25’ | Neptune | chart | ||
| Sep 27, 23:24 | 23°00’ | Jupiter | chart | ||
| Sep 28, 04:18 | 25°25’ | Mercury (VOC begins) | chart | ||
| Sep 28, 13:35 | 00°00’ | enters 0°Cancer (VOC ends) | chart | ||
| Sep 29, 01:56 | 06°08’ | Sun | chart | ||
| Sep 29, 08:16 | 09°18’ | Mars | chart | ||
| Sep 29, 17:53 | 14°08’ | Uranus | chart | ||
| Sep 30, 08:06 | 21°21’ | Neptune | chart | ||
| Sep 30, 09:43 | 22°11’ | Venus | chart | ||
| Sep 30, 13:54 | 24°19’ | Pluto | chart | ||
| Sep 30, 14:48 | 24°47’ | Mercury (VOC begins) | chart | ||
