Retrograde Periods 1917
Sky
The year at a glance 1917
Pre-shadow / Post-shadow Station Retrograde Fast planets retrograde together
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☉︎ Sun
☿︎ Mercury
♀︎ Venus
♂︎ Mars
♃︎ Jupiter
♄︎ Saturn
♅︎ Uranus
♆︎ Neptune
♇︎ Pluto
⚷︎ Chiron
Retrograde #
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
♑︎ ♒︎ ♓︎ ♈︎ ♉︎ ♊︎ ♋︎ ♌︎ ♍︎ ♎︎ ♏︎ ♐︎ ♑︎
♒︎ ♑︎ ♉︎ ♎︎ ♍︎ ♑︎
♊︎
♋︎ ♌︎
♒︎
♌︎ ♌︎
♋︎ ♋︎
♓︎
Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (26 November – 6 December).
Overlapping retrogrades
This year the fast planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) are never retrograde at the same time.
Continuing from the previous year
♇︎
Pluto retrograde
Stations direct 17 March 1917
♋︎ Cancer 2°19'
Completed · stations retrograde 5 October 1916
♆︎
Neptune retrograde
Stations direct 13 April 1917
♌︎ Leo 2°05'
Completed · stations retrograde 7 November 1916
♄︎
Saturn retrograde
Stations direct 26 March 1917
♋︎ Cancer 23°39'
Completed · stations retrograde 12 November 1916
☿︎
10
January 1917
Wednesday
Mercury retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 5°39' → ♑︎ Capricorn 19°38'
Signs ♒︎ Aquarius 10–18 Jan ♑︎ Capricorn 18–30 Jan
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 25 December 1916 – 9 January ✓ Station 9–11 January stations retrograde 10 January, 08:49 ✓ Retrograde 10 January, 08:49 – 30 January, 22:43 ✓ Station 29–31 January stations direct 30 January, 22:43 ✓ Post-shadow 31 January – 19 February
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☿︎
5
May 1917
Saturday
Mercury retrograde
♉︎ Taurus 29°29' → ♉︎ Taurus 20°35'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 21 April – 4 May ✓ Station 4–6 May stations retrograde 5 May, 17:47 ✓ Retrograde 5 May, 17:47 – 29 May, 14:11 ✓ Station 28–30 May stations direct 29 May, 14:11 ✓ Post-shadow 30 May – 14 June
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♅︎
29
May 1917
Tuesday
Uranus retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 23°43' → ♒︎ Aquarius 19°47'
Completed
✓ Station 28–30 May stations retrograde 29 May ✓ Retrograde 29 May – 30 October ✓ Station 29–31 October stations direct 30 October
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⚷︎
3
July 1917
Tuesday
Chiron retrograde
♓︎ Pisces 29°56' → ♓︎ Pisces 25°24'
Completed
✓ Station 2–4 July stations retrograde 3 July ✓ Retrograde 3 July – 7 December ✓ Station 6–8 December stations direct 7 December
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☿︎
5
September 1917
Wednesday
Mercury retrograde
♎︎ Libra 4°04' → ♍︎ Virgo 19°29'
Signs ♎︎ Libra 5–14 Sep ♍︎ Virgo 14–28 Sep
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 16 August – 4 September ✓ Station 4–6 September stations retrograde 5 September, 19:37 ✓ Retrograde 5 September, 19:37 – 28 September, 04:56 ✓ Station 27–29 September stations direct 28 September, 04:56 ✓ Post-shadow 29 September – 12 October
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♃︎
30
September 1917
Sunday
Jupiter retrograde
♊︎ Gemini 11°31' → ♊︎ Gemini 1°28'
Completed
✓ Station 29 September – 1 October stations retrograde 30 September ✓ Retrograde 30 September – 26 January 1918 ✓ Station 25–27 January 1918 stations direct 26 January 1918
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♇︎
6
October 1917
Saturday
Pluto retrograde
♋︎ Cancer 5°31' → ♋︎ Cancer 3°26'
Completed
✓ Station 5–7 October stations retrograde 6 October ✓ Retrograde 6 October – 18 March 1918 ✓ Station 17–19 March 1918 stations direct 18 March 1918
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♆︎
10
November 1917
Saturday
Neptune retrograde
♌︎ Leo 7°06' → ♌︎ Leo 4°18'
Completed
✓ Station 9–11 November stations retrograde 10 November ✓ Retrograde 10 November – 15 April 1918 ✓ Station 14–16 April 1918 stations direct 15 April 1918
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♄︎
26
November 1917
Monday
Saturn retrograde
♌︎ Leo 14°32' → ♌︎ Leo 7°36'
Completed
✓ Station 25–27 November stations retrograde 26 November ✓ Retrograde 26 November – 9 April 1918 ✓ Station 8–10 April 1918 stations direct 9 April 1918
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☿︎
25
December 1917
Tuesday
Mercury retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 19°42' → ♑︎ Capricorn 3°27'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 8–24 December ✓ Station 24–26 December stations retrograde 25 December, 06:44 ✓ Retrograde 25 December, 06:44 – 14 January 1918, 08:34 ✓ Station 13–15 January 1918 stations direct 14 January 1918, 08:34 ✓ Post-shadow 15 January – 2 February 1918
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Turns retrograde next year; pre-shadow begins this year
♀︎
Venus retrograde
Stations retrograde 20 January 1918, 09:51
♒︎ Aquarius 28°30'
Completed
♂︎
Mars retrograde
Stations retrograde 4 February 1918, 01:01
♎︎ Libra 3°03'
Completed
No retrograde period this year with this filter.
Phases
Pre-shadow: the planet moves forward into the degrees it will later retrace. Station: the planet appears to stand still as it changes direction; on this page, one day either side of the turning moment. Retrograde: the planet appears to move backward. Post-shadow: after turning direct, until it returns to the degree where the retrograde began. The shadow is a modern technique; it is shown only for the fast planets (Mercury, Venus and Mars).
Times are for Istanbul. Mercury, Venus and Mars are given to the minute; other planets to the day, because the turning moment of slow planets can shift by minutes depending on the planetary model.
When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.
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