Retrograde Cycles/Stations

Retrogrades

Current & Upcoming Retrogrades and Stations – Dates & Graphs

2021, 2022, & 2023

(see previous/archives: 2016-2020)

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 show the Retrograde periods as well as the Retrograde zones. This page gives dates and times when a planet enters the retrograde zone, is stationary retrograde, is stationary direct, and leaves the retrograde zone. Retrograde zones are longer periods of time and encompass the entire period of the zodiac degrees affected by the retrograde.

Times are Eastern Time.

Note: Although this page features retrograde cycles for 2021 and 2022, some previous cycles are included here if the retrograde zone extends into 2021.

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Mars Retrograde Cycle from September 9 to November 13, 2020:

Mercury Retrograde Cycle from October 13 to November 3, 2020:

Mercury Retrograde Cycle from January 30 to February 20, 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′

 

• 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′

 

• 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′

 

• 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 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 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:

• 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′

 

• 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 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′

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• August 20, 2022, Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone at 24° Virgo 12′
• September 9, 2022, Mercury stations and turns retrograde at 8° Libra 55′ Rx
• October 2, 2022, Mercury stations and turns direct at 24° Virgo 12′
• October 16, 2022, Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone at 8° Libra 55′

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Times are Eastern. Graphs and data from the excellent Day Watch software.

 

Are you looking for the meaning of retrogrades in your birth chart? Read Retrogrades in the Natal Chart.

 

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