Retrograde Periods 1985
Sky
The year at a glance 1985
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: 6 planets retrograde at once (5–16 April).
Overlapping retrogrades
☿︎ ♀︎
Mercury and Venus retrograde together
24 March – 17 April · 23 days
Also retrograde: ♄︎ ♅︎ ♆︎ ♇︎
Continuing from the previous year
⚷︎
Chiron retrograde
Stations direct 9 February 1985
♊︎ Gemini 3°15'
Completed · stations retrograde 14 September 1984
☿︎
Mercury retrograde
Stations direct 24 December 1984, 18:11
♐︎ Sagittarius 14°30'
Completed · stations retrograde 4 December 1984
♇︎
6
February 1985
Wednesday
Pluto retrograde
♏︎ Scorpio 4°44' → ♏︎ Scorpio 1°55'
Completed
✓ Station 5–7 February stations retrograde 6 February ✓ Retrograde 6 February – 12 July ✓ Station 11–13 July stations direct 12 July
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♄︎
7
March 1985
Thursday
Saturn retrograde
♏︎ Scorpio 28°07' → ♏︎ Scorpio 21°28'
Completed
✓ Station 6–8 March stations retrograde 7 March ✓ Retrograde 7 March – 25 July ✓ Station 24–26 July stations direct 25 July
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♀︎
13
March 1985
Wednesday
Venus retrograde
♈︎ Aries 22°17' → ♈︎ Aries 6°00'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 9 February – 12 March ✓ Station 12–14 March stations retrograde 13 March, 20:18 ✓ Retrograde 13 March, 20:18 – 25 April, 03:09 ✓ Station 24–26 April stations direct 25 April, 03:09 ✓ Post-shadow 26 April – 28 May
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♅︎
23
March 1985
Saturday
Uranus retrograde
♐︎ Sagittarius 17°59' → ♐︎ Sagittarius 13°57'
Completed
✓ Station 22–24 March stations retrograde 23 March ✓ Retrograde 23 March – 23 August ✓ Station 22–24 August stations direct 23 August
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☿︎
24
March 1985
Sunday
Mercury retrograde
♈︎ Aries 18°39' → ♈︎ Aries 6°43'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 11–23 March ✓ Station 23–25 March stations retrograde 24 March, 21:00 ✓ Retrograde 24 March, 21:00 – 17 April, 07:23 ✓ Station 16–18 April stations direct 17 April, 07:23 ✓ Post-shadow 18 April – 5 May
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♆︎
5
April 1985
Friday
Neptune retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 3°37' → ♑︎ Capricorn 0°50'
Completed
✓ Station 4–6 April stations retrograde 5 April ✓ Retrograde 5 April – 12 September ✓ Station 11–13 September stations direct 12 September
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♃︎
5
June 1985
Wednesday
Jupiter retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 16°57' → ♒︎ Aquarius 7°07'
Completed
✓ Station 4–6 June stations retrograde 5 June ✓ Retrograde 5 June – 3 October ✓ Station 2–4 October stations direct 3 October
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☿︎
28
July 1985
Sunday
Mercury retrograde
♌︎ Leo 25°18' → ♌︎ Leo 13°12'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 9–27 July ✓ Station 27–29 July stations retrograde 28 July, 03:52 ✓ Retrograde 28 July, 03:52 – 21 August, 01:48 ✓ Station 20–22 August stations direct 21 August, 01:48 ✓ Post-shadow 22 August – 4 September
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⚷︎
21
September 1985
Saturday
Chiron retrograde
♊︎ Gemini 14°39' → ♊︎ Gemini 9°14'
Completed
✓ Station 20–22 September stations retrograde 21 September ✓ Retrograde 21 September – 15 February 1986 ✓ Station 14–16 February 1986 stations direct 15 February 1986
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☿︎
18
November 1985
Monday
Mercury retrograde
♐︎ Sagittarius 15°00' → ♏︎ Scorpio 28°45'
Signs ♐︎ Sagittarius 18 Nov – 4 Dec ♏︎ Scorpio 4–8 Dec
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 30 October – 17 November ✓ Station 17–19 November stations retrograde 18 November, 18:10 ✓ Retrograde 18 November, 18:10 – 8 December, 13:23 ✓ Station 7–9 December stations direct 8 December, 13:23 ✓ Post-shadow 9–26 December
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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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