Retrograde Periods 1997
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The year at a glance 1997
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 (10–23 June).
Overlapping retrogrades
☿︎ ♂︎
Mercury and Mars retrograde together
15–27 April · 13 days
Also retrograde: ♇︎ ⚷︎
☿︎ ♀︎
Mercury and Venus retrograde together
26–27 December · 1 days
Continuing from the previous year
☿︎
Mercury retrograde
Stations direct 12 January 1997, 22:41
♑︎ Capricorn 2°58'
Completed · stations retrograde 23 December 1996
♂︎
6
February 1997
Thursday
Mars retrograde
♎︎ Libra 5°55' → ♍︎ Virgo 16°44'
Signs ♎︎ Libra 6 Feb – 8 Mar ♍︎ Virgo 8 Mar – 27 Apr
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 1 December 1996 – 5 February ✓ Station 5–7 February stations retrograde 6 February, 02:37 ✓ Retrograde 6 February, 02:37 – 27 April, 22:09 ✓ Station 26–28 April stations direct 27 April, 22:09 ✓ Post-shadow 28 April – 2 July
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⚷︎
14
February 1997
Friday
Chiron retrograde
♏︎ Scorpio 2°05' → ♎︎ Libra 25°40'
Signs ♏︎ Scorpio 14 Feb – 4 Apr ♎︎ Libra 4 Apr – 23 Jun
Completed
✓ Station 13–15 February stations retrograde 14 February ✓ Retrograde 14 February – 23 June ✓ Station 22–24 June stations direct 23 June
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♇︎
8
March 1997
Saturday
Pluto retrograde
♐︎ Sagittarius 5°36' → ♐︎ Sagittarius 2°49'
Completed
✓ Station 7–9 March stations retrograde 8 March ✓ Retrograde 8 March – 13 August ✓ Station 12–14 August stations direct 13 August
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☿︎
15
April 1997
Tuesday
Mercury retrograde
♉︎ Taurus 9°39' → ♈︎ Aries 29°28'
Signs ♉︎ Taurus 15 Apr – 5 May ♈︎ Aries 5–8 May
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 1–14 April ✓ Station 14–16 April stations retrograde 15 April, 03:01 ✓ Retrograde 15 April, 03:01 – 8 May, 21:05 ✓ Station 7–9 May stations direct 8 May, 21:05 ✓ Post-shadow 9–25 May
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♆︎
2
May 1997
Friday
Neptune retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 29°57' → ♑︎ Capricorn 27°10'
Completed
✓ Station 1–3 May stations retrograde 2 May ✓ Retrograde 2 May – 9 October ✓ Station 8–10 October stations direct 9 October
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♅︎
13
May 1997
Tuesday
Uranus retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 8°40' → ♒︎ Aquarius 4°44'
Completed
✓ Station 12–14 May stations retrograde 13 May ✓ Retrograde 13 May – 14 October ✓ Station 13–15 October stations direct 14 October
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♃︎
10
June 1997
Tuesday
Jupiter retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 21°56' → ♒︎ Aquarius 12°05'
Completed
✓ Station 9–11 June stations retrograde 10 June ✓ Retrograde 10 June – 8 October ✓ Station 7–9 October stations direct 8 October
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♄︎
1
August 1997
Friday
Saturn retrograde
♈︎ Aries 20°21' → ♈︎ Aries 13°32'
Completed
✓ Station 31 July – 2 August stations retrograde 1 August ✓ Retrograde 1 August – 16 December ✓ Station 15–17 December stations direct 16 December
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☿︎
17
August 1997
Sunday
Mercury retrograde
♍︎ Virgo 16°13' → ♍︎ Virgo 2°42'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 29 July – 16 August ✓ Station 16–18 August stations retrograde 17 August, 22:49 ✓ Retrograde 17 August, 22:49 – 10 September, 04:42 ✓ Station 9–11 September stations direct 10 September, 04:42 ✓ Post-shadow 11–24 September
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☿︎
7
December 1997
Sunday
Mercury retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 3°22' → ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°03'
Signs ♑︎ Capricorn 7–13 Dec ♐︎ Sagittarius 13–27 Dec
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 19 November – 6 December ✓ Station 6–8 December stations retrograde 7 December, 18:56 ✓ Retrograde 7 December, 18:56 – 27 December, 13:41 ✓ Station 26–28 December stations direct 27 December, 13:41 ✓ Post-shadow 28 December – 15 January 1998
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♀︎
26
December 1997
Friday
Venus retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 3°56' → ♑︎ Capricorn 18°28'
Signs ♒︎ Aquarius 26 Dec – 9 Jan 1998 ♑︎ Capricorn 9 Jan – 5 Feb 1998
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 25 November – 25 December ✓ Station 25–27 December stations retrograde 26 December, 23:21 ✓ Retrograde 26 December, 23:21 – 5 February 1998, 23:26 ✓ Station 4–6 February 1998 stations direct 5 February 1998, 23:26 ✓ Post-shadow 6 February – 9 March 1998
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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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