“Chance favors the prepared mind.”
- Louis Pasteur
2023 Planetary Retrograde Schedule
MERCURY
Retrograde December 30, 2022 at 24° Capricorn
Direct January 19, 2023 at 8° Capricorn
Retrograde April 22, 2023 at 15° Taurus
Direct May 15, 2023 at 5° Taurus
Retrograde August 24, 2023 at 21° Virgo
Direct September 16, 2023 at 8° Virgo
Retrograde December 13, 2023 at 8° Capricorn
Direct January 2, 2024 at 22° Sagittarius.
VENUS
Retrograde on July 23, 2023 at 28° Leo
Direct September 4, 2023 at 12° Leo
MARS
Retrograde October 30, 2022 at 25° Gemini
Direct January 13, 2023 at 8° Gemini
JUPITER
Retrograde September 5, 2023 at 15° Taurus
Direct December 31, 2023 at 5° Taurus
URANUS
Direct at 10° Taurus on January 18, 2022
Retrogrades at 18° Taurus on August 24, 2022
Direct at 14° Taurus on January 23, 2023
NEPTUNE
Retrogrades at 25° Pisces on June 28, 2022
Direct at 22° Pisces on December 5, 2022
saturn
Retrograde June 18, 2023 at 7° Pisces
Direct November 4, 2023 at 0° Pisces
uranus
Retrograde August 25, 2022 at 18° Taurus
Direct January 23, 2023 at 14° Taurus
Retrograde August 29, 2023 at 23° Taurus
Direct January 27, 2024 at 19° Taurus
neptune
Retrograde July 1, 2023 at 27° Pisces
Direct December 7, 2023 at 24° Pisces
pluto
Retrograde May 2, 2023 at 0° Aquarius
Direct October 11, 2023 at 27° Capricorn
2022 Planetary Retrograde Schedule
MERCURY
Retrogrades at 10° Aquarius on January 14, 2022
Direct at 24° Capricorn on February 4, 2022
Retrogrades at 4° Gemini on May 10, 2022
Direct at 26° Taurus on June 3, 2022
Retrogrades at 8° Libra on September 9, 2022
Direct at 24° Virgo on October 3, 2022
Retrogrades at 24° Capricorn on December 29, 2022
Direct at 8° Capricorn on January 19, 2023
VENUS
Retrograde at 26° Capricorn on December 19, 2021
Direct at 11° Capricorn on January 29, 2022
MARS
Retrogrades at 25° Gemini on October 30, 2022
Direct at 12° Gemini on January 13, 2023
JUPITER
Retrogrades at 8° Aries on July 28, 2022
Direct at 28° Pisces on November 23, 2022
Retrogrades at 25° Aquarius on June 4, 2022
Direct at 18° Aquarius on October 23, 2022
URANUS
Direct at 10° Taurus on January 18, 2022
Retrogrades at 18° Taurus on August 24, 2022
Direct at 14° Taurus on January 23, 2023
NEPTUNE
Retrogrades at 25° Pisces on June 28, 2022
Direct at 22° Pisces on December 5, 2022
PLUTO
Retrogrades at 28° Capricorn on April 29, 2022
Direct at 26° Capricorn on October 7, 2022
2021 Planetary Retrograde Schedule
Mercury
January 30: Mercury retrogrades in Aquarius for 21 days.
February 20: Mercury goes direct in Aquarius, the 21-day shadow period begins.
May 29: Mercury retrogrades in Gemini for 24 days.
June 22: Mercury goes direct at 16° Gemini and the 24-day shadow period begins.
September 26: Mercury retrogrades in Libra for 21 days.
October 18: Mercury goes direct in Libra; the 21-day shadow period begins.
Venus
December 19: Venus retrogrades in Capricorn.
Jupiter
June 20: Jupiter retrogrades in Pisces.
October 17: Jupiter goes direct in Aquarius.
Saturn:
May 23: Saturn retrogrades in Aquarius.
October 10: Saturn goes direct in Aquarius.
Uranus
January 14: Uranus goes direct in Taurus.
August 19: Uranus retrogrades in Taurus.
Neptune:
June 25: Neptune retrogrades in Pisces.
December 1: Neptune goes direct in Pisces.
Pluto:
April 27: Pluto retrogrades in Capricorn.
October 6: Pluto goes direct in Capricorn.
2020 Planetary Retrograde Schedule
MERCURY
Retrogrades on February 16, 2020 at 12° Pisces
Direct on March 9, 2020 at 28° Aquarius
Retrogrades on June 18, 2020 at 14° Cancer
Direct on July 12, 2020 at 05° Cancer
Retrogrades on October 13, 2020 at 11 ° Scorpio
Direct on November 3, 2020 at 25° Libra
VENUS
Retrogrades on May 13, 2020 at 21° Gemini
Direct on June 25, 2020 at 5° Gemini
MARS
Retrogrades on September 9, 2020 at 28° Aries
Direct on November 13, 2020 at 15° Aries
JUPITER
Retrogrades on May 14, 2020 at 27° Capricorn
Direct on September 12, 2020 at 17° Capricorn
SATURN
Retrogrades on May 11, 2020 at 1° Aquarius
Direct on September 29, 2020 at 25° Capricorn
URANUS
Direct on January 10, 2020 at 2° Taurus
Retrogrades on August 15, 2020 at 10° Taurus
NEPTUNE
Retrogrades on June 23, 2020 at 20° Pisces
Direct on November 28, 2020 at 18° Pisces
PLUTO
Retrogrades on April 25, 2020 at 24° Capricorn
Direct on October 4, 2020 at 22° Capricorn
2019 Planetary Retrograde Schedule
Mercury
Retrograde on March 6, 2019 at 29° Pisces
Direct on March 29, 2019 at 16° Pisces
Retrograde on July 8, 2019 at 4° Leo
Direct on August 1, 2019 at 23° Cancer
Retrograde on November 1, 2019 at 27° Scorpio
Direct on November 21, 2019 at 11° Scorpio
Jupiter
Retrograde on April 11, 2019 at 24° Sagittarius
Direct on August 12, 2019 at 14° Sagittarius
Saturn
Retrograde on April 30, 2019 at 20° Capricorn
Direct on September 19, 2019 at 13° Capricorn
Neptune
Retrograde on June 22, 2019 at 18° Pisces
Direct on November 28, 2019 at 15° Pisces
Uranus:
Retrograde on August 6, 2018 at 2° Taurus
Direct on January 7, 2019 at 28° Aries
Retrograde on August 12, 2019 at 6° Taurus
Direct on January 11, 2020 at 2° Taurus
Pluto:
Retrograde on April 25, 2019 at 23° Capricorn
Direct on October 4, 2019 at 20° Capricorn
2018 Planetary Retrograde Schedule
Mercury
Retrograde on March 22 at 16° Aries
Direct on April 15 at 4° Aries
Retrograde July 26 at 23° Leo
Direct on August 18 at 11° Leo
Retrograde on November 16 at 13° Sagittarius
Direct on December 6 at 27° Scorpio
Venus
Retrograde on October 5 at 10° Scorpio
Direct on November 16 at 25° Libra
Mars
Retrograde on June 26 at 9° Aquarius
Direct on August 27 at 28° Capricorn
Jupiter
Retrograde on March 8 at 23° Scorpio
Direct on July 10 at 13° Scorpio
Saturn
Retrograde April 17 at 9° Capricorn
Direct on September 6 at 2° Capricorn
Uranus
Retrograde on August 3, 2017 at 28° Aries
Direct on January 2, 2018 at 24° Aries
2017 Planetary Retrograde Schedule
Mercury
Direct on January 8 at 28 degrees Sagittarius
Retrograde on April 9 at 4 degrees Taurus
Direct on May 3 at 24 degrees Aries
Retrograde on August 12 at 11 degrees Virgo
Direct on September 5 at 28 degrees Leo
Retrograde December 2 at 29 degrees Sagittarius
Direct December 22 at 13 degrees Sagittarius
Venus
Retrograde on March 4 at 13 degrees Aries
Direct on April 15 at 26 degrees Pisces
Jupiter
Retrograde on February 6 at 23 degrees Libra
Direct on June 9 at 13 degrees Libra
Saturn
Retrograde on April 5 at 27 degrees Sagittarius
Direct on August 25 at 21 degrees Sagittarius
Uranus
Direct on January 2 at 24 degrees Pisces
Retrograde on August 2 at 28 degrees Aries
Neptune:
Retrograde on June 16 at 14 degrees Pisces
Direct on November 22 at 11 degrees Pisces
Pluto:
Retrograde on April 20 at 19 degrees Capricorn
Direct on September 28 at 16 degrees Capricorn