✦The cosmos this year✦

Retrograde weather

When a planet turns retrograde, its energy folds inward. Track who is retreating, who is moving forward, and when the sky shifts.

Right now
♀
℞ Venus
♄
℞ Saturn
♆
℞ Neptune

3 planets in retreat

"Re-meet old loves and old values. A re-tuning of what you cherish."

Coming up

Next stations

  • ♆
    Neptune goes direct
    Thursday 10 December
    Active
    30
    days
  • ♄
    Saturn goes direct
    Friday 27 November
    Active
    17
    days
  • ♀
    Venus goes direct
    Saturday 14 November
    Active
    4
    days
  • ♃
    Jupiter goes retrograde
    Wednesday 11 November
    1
    days
Retrograde calendar

The year in retreat

Every station of every retrograde-capable planet, mapped month by month.

2026
Per planet
2026
  • ♇
    Plutopast
    4 May 2026 ℞ → 13 Oct 2026 D
  • ☿
    Mercurypast
    29 Jun 2026 ℞ → 23 Jul 2026 D
  • ♆
    NeptuneActive
    4 Jul 2026 ℞ → 10 Dec 2026 D
    30
    until direct
  • ♄
    SaturnActive
    13 Jul 2026 ℞ → 27 Nov 2026 D
    17
    until direct
  • ♀
    VenusActive
    3 Oct 2026 ℞ → 14 Nov 2026 D
    4
    until direct
  • ♃
    Jupiter
    11 Nov 2026 ℞ → 10 Mar 2027 D
    1
    until retro
Legend
stations ℞Planet turns retrograde — energy folds inward.
stations directPlanet turns direct — momentum returns.
ActiveCurrently in its retrograde window.
Planets
  • ☿
    Mercury
    Re-think, re-write, re-route. Communication slows and asks for care.
  • ♀
    Venus
    Re-meet old loves and old values. A re-tuning of what you cherish.
  • ♂
    Mars
    Energy turns inward. Practice patience with your own fire.
  • ♃
    Jupiter
    Inner expansion. Revisit beliefs and the shape of meaning.
  • ♄
    Saturn
    Restructure responsibilities. Choose the discipline that frees you.
  • ♆
    Neptune
    Dreams ask for discernment. Distinguish vision from fantasy.
  • ♇
    Pluto
    Deep alchemy. The slow death of an old self.
May
2026
  • ♇
    Plutostations ℞
    Mon 4 May
June
2026
  • ☿
    Mercurystations ℞
    Mon 29 Jun
July
2026
  • ♆
    Neptunestations ℞
    Sat 4 Jul
  • ♄
    Saturnstations ℞
    Mon 13 Jul
  • ☿
    Mercurystations direct
    Thu 23 Jul
October
2026
  • ♀
    Venusstations ℞
    Sat 3 Oct
  • ♇
    Plutostations direct
    Tue 13 Oct
November
2026
  • ♃
    Jupiterstations ℞
    Wed 11 Nov
  • ♀
    Venusstations direct
    Sat 14 Nov
  • ♄
    Saturnstations direct
    Fri 27 Nov
December
2026
  • ♆
    Neptunestations direct
    Thu 10 Dec
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