Retrograde Periods 2009
Sky
The year at a glance 2009
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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Busiest: 6 planets retrograde at once (7–11 September).
Overlapping retrogrades
☿︎ ♂︎
Mercury and Mars retrograde together
26 December – 1 January 2010 · 5 days
Continuing from the previous year
♄︎
Saturn retrograde
Stations direct 17 May 2009
♍︎ Virgo 14°54'
Completed · stations retrograde 31 December 2008
☿︎
11
January 2009
Sunday
Mercury retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 7°45' → ♑︎ Capricorn 21°44'
Signs ♒︎ Aquarius 11–21 Jan ♑︎ Capricorn 21 Jan – 1 Feb
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 26 December 2008 – 10 January ✓ Station 10–12 January stations retrograde 11 January, 18:44 ✓ Retrograde 11 January, 18:44 – 1 February, 09:10 ✓ Station 31 January – 2 February stations direct 1 February, 09:10 ✓ Post-shadow 2–21 February
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♀︎
6
March 2009
Friday
Venus retrograde
♈︎ Aries 15°27' → ♓︎ Pisces 29°11'
Signs ♈︎ Aries 6 Mar – 11 Apr ♓︎ Pisces 11–17 Apr
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 2 February – 5 March ✓ Station 5–7 March stations retrograde 6 March, 19:17 ✓ Retrograde 6 March, 19:17 – 17 April, 22:24 ✓ Station 16–18 April stations direct 17 April, 22:24 ✓ Post-shadow 18 April – 21 May
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♇︎
4
April 2009
Saturday
Pluto retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 3°18' → ♑︎ Capricorn 0°39'
Completed
✓ Station 3–5 April stations retrograde 4 April ✓ Retrograde 4 April – 11 September ✓ Station 10–12 September stations direct 11 September
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☿︎
7
May 2009
Thursday
Mercury retrograde
♊︎ Gemini 1°44' → ♉︎ Taurus 22°52'
Signs ♊︎ Gemini 7–14 May ♉︎ Taurus 14–31 May
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 23 April – 6 May ✓ Station 6–8 May stations retrograde 7 May, 08:00 ✓ Retrograde 7 May, 08:00 – 31 May, 04:22 ✓ Station 30 May – 1 June stations direct 31 May, 04:22 ✓ Post-shadow 1–15 June
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♆︎
29
May 2009
Friday
Neptune retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 26°28' → ♒︎ Aquarius 23°41'
Completed
✓ Station 28–30 May stations retrograde 29 May ✓ Retrograde 29 May – 4 November ✓ Station 3–5 November stations direct 4 November
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⚷︎
30
May 2009
Saturday
Chiron retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 26°13' → ♒︎ Aquarius 21°13'
Completed
✓ Station 29–31 May stations retrograde 30 May ✓ Retrograde 30 May – 31 October ✓ Station 30 October – 1 November stations direct 31 October
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♃︎
15
June 2009
Monday
Jupiter retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 27°01' → ♒︎ Aquarius 17°09'
Completed
✓ Station 14–16 June stations retrograde 15 June ✓ Retrograde 15 June – 13 October ✓ Station 12–14 October stations direct 13 October
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♅︎
1
July 2009
Wednesday
Uranus retrograde
♓︎ Pisces 26°37' → ♓︎ Pisces 22°42'
Completed
✓ Station 30 June – 2 July stations retrograde 1 July ✓ Retrograde 1 July – 1 December ✓ Station 30 November – 2 December stations direct 1 December
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☿︎
7
September 2009
Monday
Mercury retrograde
♎︎ Libra 6°13' → ♍︎ Virgo 21°36'
Signs ♎︎ Libra 7–18 Sep ♍︎ Virgo 18–29 Sep
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 18 August – 6 September ✓ Station 6–8 September stations retrograde 7 September, 07:45 ✓ Retrograde 7 September, 07:45 – 29 September, 16:13 ✓ Station 28–30 September stations direct 29 September, 16:13 ✓ Post-shadow 30 September – 14 October
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♂︎
20
December 2009
Sunday
Mars retrograde
♌︎ Leo 19°41' → ♌︎ Leo 0°17'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 17 October – 19 December ✓ Station 19–21 December stations retrograde 20 December, 15:26 ✓ Retrograde 20 December, 15:26 – 10 March 2010, 19:09 ✓ Station 9–11 March 2010 stations direct 10 March 2010, 19:09 ✓ Post-shadow 11 March – 17 May 2010
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☿︎
26
December 2009
Saturday
Mercury retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 21°47' → ♑︎ Capricorn 5°33'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 9–25 December ✓ Station 25–27 December stations retrograde 26 December, 16:38 ✓ Retrograde 26 December, 16:38 – 15 January 2010, 18:52 ✓ Station 14–16 January 2010 stations direct 15 January 2010, 18:52 ✓ Post-shadow 16 January – 4 February 2010
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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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