Retrograde Periods 2011

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The year at a glance 2011

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

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Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (3–26 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 30 December 2010, 09:21 Sagittarius 19°37' Completed · stations retrograde 10 December 2010
26 January 2011 Wednesday

Saturn retrograde

Libra 17°13' Libra 10°26'

Completed

  1. Station25–27 Januarystations retrograde 26 January
  2. Retrograde26 January – 13 June
  3. Station12–14 Junestations direct 13 June
Chart at the station →
30 March 2011 Wednesday

Mercury retrograde

Aries 24°21' Aries 12°53'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow17–29 March
  2. Station29–31 Marchstations retrograde 30 March, 23:48
  3. Retrograde30 March, 23:48 – 23 April, 13:04
  4. Station22–24 Aprilstations direct 23 April, 13:04
  5. Post-shadow24 April – 11 May
Chart at the station →
9 April 2011 Saturday

Pluto retrograde

Capricorn 7°30' Capricorn 4°53'

Completed

  1. Station8–10 Aprilstations retrograde 9 April
  2. Retrograde9 April – 16 September
  3. Station15–17 Septemberstations direct 16 September
Chart at the station →
3 June 2011 Friday

Neptune retrograde

Pisces 0°55' Aquarius 28°08'

Signs Pisces 3 Jun – 5 Aug Aquarius 5 Aug – 9 Nov

Completed

  1. Station2–4 Junestations retrograde 3 June
  2. Retrograde3 June – 9 November
  3. Station8–10 Novemberstations direct 9 November
Chart at the station →
8 June 2011 Wednesday

Chiron retrograde

Pisces 5°29' Pisces 0°38'

Completed

  1. Station7–9 Junestations retrograde 8 June
  2. Retrograde8 June – 11 November
  3. Station10–12 Novemberstations direct 11 November
Chart at the station →
10 July 2011 Sunday

Uranus retrograde

Aries 4°33' Aries 0°38'

Completed

  1. Station9–11 Julystations retrograde 10 July
  2. Retrograde10 July – 10 December
  3. Station9–11 Decemberstations direct 10 December
Chart at the station →
3 August 2011 Wednesday

Mercury retrograde

Virgo 1°12' Leo 18°41'

Signs Virgo 3–8 Aug Leo 8–27 Aug

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow15 July – 2 August
  2. Station2–4 Auguststations retrograde 3 August, 06:50
  3. Retrograde3 August, 06:50 – 27 August, 01:03
  4. Station26–28 Auguststations direct 27 August, 01:03
  5. Post-shadow28 August – 10 September
Chart at the station →
30 August 2011 Tuesday

Jupiter retrograde

Taurus 10°21' Taurus 0°21'

Completed

  1. Station29–31 Auguststations retrograde 30 August
  2. Retrograde30 August – 26 December
  3. Station25–27 Decemberstations direct 26 December
Chart at the station →
24 November 2011 Thursday

Mercury retrograde

Sagittarius 20°07' Sagittarius 3°51'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow5–23 November
  2. Station23–25 Novemberstations retrograde 24 November, 09:19
  3. Retrograde24 November, 09:19 – 14 December, 03:43
  4. Station13–15 Decemberstations direct 14 December, 03:43
  5. Post-shadow15 December – 1 January 2012
Chart at the station →

Turns retrograde next year; pre-shadow begins this year

  • Mars retrograde Stations retrograde 24 January 2012, 02:54 Virgo 23°05' Completed
← 2010 2012 →

When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.