Retrograde Periods 2010

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The year at a glance 2010

Pre-shadow / Post-shadow Station Retrograde Fast planets retrograde together

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Busiest: 6 planets retrograde at once (21 August – 12 September).

Overlapping retrogrades

  • Mercury and Mars retrograde together 1–15 January · 15 days Also retrograde:

Continuing from the previous year

  • Mars retrograde Stations direct 10 March 2010, 19:09 Leo 0°17' Completed · stations retrograde 20 December 2009
  • Mercury retrograde Stations direct 15 January 2010, 18:52 Capricorn 5°33' Completed · stations retrograde 26 December 2009
13 January 2010 Wednesday

Saturn retrograde

Libra 4°39' Virgo 27°49'

Signs Libra 13 Jan – 7 Apr Virgo 7 Apr – 30 May

Completed

  1. Station12–14 Januarystations retrograde 13 January
  2. Retrograde13 January – 30 May
  3. Station29–31 Maystations direct 30 May
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7 April 2010 Wednesday

Pluto retrograde

Capricorn 5°25' Capricorn 2°47'

Completed

  1. Station6–8 Aprilstations retrograde 7 April
  2. Retrograde7 April – 14 September
  3. Station13–15 Septemberstations direct 14 September
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18 April 2010 Sunday

Mercury retrograde

Taurus 12°37' Taurus 2°39'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow4–17 April
  2. Station17–19 Aprilstations retrograde 18 April, 07:06
  3. Retrograde18 April, 07:06 – 12 May, 01:27
  4. Station11–13 Maystations direct 12 May, 01:27
  5. Post-shadow13–28 May
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31 May 2010 Monday

Neptune retrograde

Aquarius 28°42' Aquarius 25°54'

Completed

  1. Station30 May – 1 Junestations retrograde 31 May
  2. Retrograde31 May – 7 November
  3. Station6–8 Novemberstations direct 7 November
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4 June 2010 Friday

Chiron retrograde

Pisces 0°59' Aquarius 26°04'

Signs Pisces 4 Jun – 20 Jul Aquarius 20 Jul – 5 Nov

Completed

  1. Station3–5 Junestations retrograde 4 June
  2. Retrograde4 June – 5 November
  3. Station4–6 Novemberstations direct 5 November
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5 July 2010 Monday

Uranus retrograde

Aries 0°35' Pisces 26°40'

Signs Aries 5 Jul – 14 Aug Pisces 14 Aug – 6 Dec

Completed

  1. Station4–6 Julystations retrograde 5 July
  2. Retrograde5 July – 6 December
  3. Station5–7 Decemberstations direct 6 December
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23 July 2010 Friday

Jupiter retrograde

Aries 3°24' Pisces 23°29'

Signs Aries 23 Jul – 9 Sep Pisces 9 Sep – 18 Nov

Completed

  1. Station22–24 Julystations retrograde 23 July
  2. Retrograde23 July – 18 November
  3. Station17–19 Novemberstations direct 18 November
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20 August 2010 Friday

Mercury retrograde

Virgo 19°03' Virgo 5°21'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow1–19 August
  2. Station19–21 Auguststations retrograde 20 August, 22:59
  3. Retrograde20 August, 22:59 – 13 September, 02:09
  4. Station12–14 Septemberstations direct 13 September, 02:09
  5. Post-shadow14–27 September
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8 October 2010 Friday

Venus retrograde

Scorpio 13°13' Libra 27°39'

Signs Scorpio 8 Oct – 8 Nov Libra 8–18 Nov

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow5 September – 7 October
  2. Station7–9 Octoberstations retrograde 8 October, 10:05
  3. Retrograde8 October, 10:05 – 18 November, 23:18
  4. Station17–19 Novemberstations direct 18 November, 23:18
  5. Post-shadow19 November – 20 December
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10 December 2010 Friday

Mercury retrograde

Capricorn 5°56' Sagittarius 19°37'

Signs Capricorn 10–18 Dec Sagittarius 18–30 Dec

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow22 November – 9 December
  2. Station9–11 Decemberstations retrograde 10 December, 14:04
  3. Retrograde10 December, 14:04 – 30 December, 09:21
  4. Station29–31 Decemberstations direct 30 December, 09:21
  5. Post-shadow31 December – 18 January 2011
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.