Retrograde Periods 2003
Sky
The year at a glance 2003
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
♑︎ ♒︎ ♓︎ ♈︎ ♉︎ ♊︎ ♋︎ ♌︎ ♍︎ ♎︎ ♏︎ ♐︎ ♑︎
♑︎ ♉︎ ♍︎ ♑︎ ♐︎
♓︎
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♊︎ ♋︎
♓︎ ♒︎
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Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (29 July – 17 September).
Overlapping retrogrades
☿︎ ♂︎
Mercury and Mars retrograde together
28 August – 20 September · 23 days
Also retrograde: ♅︎ ♆︎ ♇︎ ⚷︎
Continuing from the previous year
♄︎
Saturn retrograde
Stations direct 22 February 2003
♊︎ Gemini 22°08'
Completed · stations retrograde 11 October 2002
♃︎
Jupiter retrograde
Stations direct 4 April 2003
♌︎ Leo 8°03'
Completed · stations retrograde 4 December 2002
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2
January 2003
Thursday
Mercury retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 28°27' → ♑︎ Capricorn 12°17'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 17 December 2002 – 1 January ✓ Station 1–3 January stations retrograde 2 January, 20:19 ✓ Retrograde 2 January, 20:19 – 23 January, 03:08 ✓ Station 22–24 January stations direct 23 January, 03:08 ✓ Post-shadow 24 January – 11 February
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♇︎
23
March 2003
Sunday
Pluto retrograde
♐︎ Sagittarius 19°57' → ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°14'
Completed
✓ Station 22–24 March stations retrograde 23 March ✓ Retrograde 23 March – 29 August ✓ Station 28–30 August stations direct 29 August
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⚷︎
25
April 2003
Friday
Chiron retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 18°08' → ♑︎ Capricorn 12°22'
Completed
✓ Station 24–26 April stations retrograde 25 April ✓ Retrograde 25 April – 18 September ✓ Station 17–19 September stations direct 18 September
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26
April 2003
Saturday
Mercury retrograde
♉︎ Taurus 20°33' → ♉︎ Taurus 11°07'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 12–25 April ✓ Station 25–27 April stations retrograde 26 April, 14:59 ✓ Retrograde 26 April, 14:59 – 20 May, 10:33 ✓ Station 19–21 May stations direct 20 May, 10:33 ✓ Post-shadow 21 May – 5 June
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♆︎
16
May 2003
Friday
Neptune retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 13°11' → ♒︎ Aquarius 10°23'
Completed
✓ Station 15–17 May stations retrograde 16 May ✓ Retrograde 16 May – 23 October ✓ Station 22–24 October stations direct 23 October
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♅︎
7
June 2003
Saturday
Uranus retrograde
♓︎ Pisces 2°49' → ♒︎ Aquarius 28°53'
Signs ♓︎ Pisces 7 Jun – 15 Sep ♒︎ Aquarius 15 Sep – 8 Nov
Completed
✓ Station 6–8 June stations retrograde 7 June ✓ Retrograde 7 June – 8 November ✓ Station 7–9 November stations direct 8 November
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29
July 2003
Tuesday
Mars retrograde
♓︎ Pisces 10°08' → ♓︎ Pisces 0°07'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 17 June – 28 July ✓ Station 28–30 July stations retrograde 29 July, 10:37 ✓ Retrograde 29 July, 10:37 – 27 September, 10:52 ✓ Station 26–28 September stations direct 27 September, 10:52 ✓ Post-shadow 28 September – 8 November
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☿︎
28
August 2003
Thursday
Mercury retrograde
♍︎ Virgo 26°19' → ♍︎ Virgo 12°12'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 8–27 August ✓ Station 27–29 August stations retrograde 28 August, 16:41 ✓ Retrograde 28 August, 16:41 – 20 September, 11:52 ✓ Station 19–21 September stations direct 20 September, 11:52 ✓ Post-shadow 21 September – 4 October
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♄︎
26
October 2003
Sunday
Saturn retrograde
♋︎ Cancer 13°14' → ♋︎ Cancer 6°17'
Completed
✓ Station 25–27 October stations retrograde 26 October ✓ Retrograde 26 October – 7 March 2004 ✓ Station 6–8 March 2004 stations direct 7 March 2004
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☿︎
17
December 2003
Wednesday
Mercury retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 12°33' → ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°16'
Signs ♑︎ Capricorn 17–30 Dec ♐︎ Sagittarius 30 Dec – 6 Jan 2004
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 30 November – 16 December ✓ Station 16–18 December stations retrograde 17 December, 18:01 ✓ Retrograde 17 December, 18:01 – 6 January 2004, 15:44 ✓ Station 5–7 January 2004 stations direct 6 January 2004, 15:44 ✓ Post-shadow 7–25 January 2004
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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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