Retrograde Periods 1998
Sky
The year at a glance 1998
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 (31 July – 23 August).
Overlapping retrogrades
This year the fast planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) are never retrograde at the same time.
Continuing from the previous year
☿︎
Mercury retrograde
Stations direct 27 December 1997, 13:41
♐︎ Sagittarius 17°03'
Completed · stations retrograde 7 December 1997
♀︎
Venus retrograde
Stations direct 5 February 1998, 23:26
♑︎ Capricorn 18°28'
Completed · stations retrograde 26 December 1997
⚷︎
2
March 1998
Monday
Chiron retrograde
♏︎ Scorpio 18°46' → ♏︎ Scorpio 12°24'
Completed
✓ Station 1–3 March stations retrograde 2 March ✓ Retrograde 2 March – 12 July ✓ Station 11–13 July stations direct 12 July
Chart at the station →
♇︎
11
March 1998
Wednesday
Pluto retrograde
♐︎ Sagittarius 8°03' → ♐︎ Sagittarius 5°17'
Completed
✓ Station 10–12 March stations retrograde 11 March ✓ Retrograde 11 March – 16 August ✓ Station 15–17 August stations direct 16 August
Chart at the station →
☿︎
27
March 1998
Friday
Mercury retrograde
♈︎ Aries 21°29' → ♈︎ Aries 9°47'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 14–26 March ✓ Station 26–28 March stations retrograde 27 March, 21:42 ✓ Retrograde 27 March, 21:42 – 20 April, 10:31 ✓ Station 19–21 April stations direct 20 April, 10:31 ✓ Post-shadow 21 April – 8 May
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♆︎
4
May 1998
Monday
Neptune retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 2°09' → ♑︎ Capricorn 29°23'
Signs ♒︎ Aquarius 4 May – 23 Aug ♑︎ Capricorn 23 Aug – 11 Oct
Completed
✓ Station 3–5 May stations retrograde 4 May ✓ Retrograde 4 May – 11 October ✓ Station 10–12 October stations direct 11 October
Chart at the station →
♅︎
17
May 1998
Sunday
Uranus retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 12°44' → ♒︎ Aquarius 8°48'
Completed
✓ Station 16–18 May stations retrograde 17 May ✓ Retrograde 17 May – 19 October ✓ Station 18–20 October stations direct 19 October
Chart at the station →
♃︎
18
July 1998
Saturday
Jupiter retrograde
♓︎ Pisces 28°03' → ♓︎ Pisces 18°09'
Completed
✓ Station 17–19 July stations retrograde 18 July ✓ Retrograde 18 July – 13 November ✓ Station 12–14 November stations direct 13 November
Chart at the station →
☿︎
31
July 1998
Friday
Mercury retrograde
♌︎ Leo 28°16' → ♌︎ Leo 15°57'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 12–30 July ✓ Station 30 July – 1 August stations retrograde 31 July, 05:28 ✓ Retrograde 31 July, 05:28 – 24 August, 01:35 ✓ Station 23–25 August stations direct 24 August, 01:35 ✓ Post-shadow 25 August – 7 September
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♄︎
15
August 1998
Saturday
Saturn retrograde
♉︎ Taurus 3°37' → ♈︎ Aries 26°46'
Signs ♉︎ Taurus 15 Aug – 25 Oct ♈︎ Aries 25 Oct – 29 Dec
Completed
✓ Station 14–16 August stations retrograde 15 August ✓ Retrograde 15 August – 29 December ✓ Station 28–30 December stations direct 29 December
Chart at the station →
☿︎
21
November 1998
Saturday
Mercury retrograde
♐︎ Sagittarius 17°33' → ♐︎ Sagittarius 1°18'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 2–20 November ✓ Station 20–22 November stations retrograde 21 November, 13:46 ✓ Retrograde 21 November, 13:46 – 11 December, 08:29 ✓ Station 10–12 December stations direct 11 December, 08:29 ✓ Post-shadow 12–29 December
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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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