Retrograde Periods 2016

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The year at a glance 2016

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

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Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (29 April – 9 May).

Overlapping retrogrades

  • Mercury and Mars retrograde together 28 April – 22 May · 24 days Also retrograde:
5 January 2016 Tuesday

Mercury retrograde

Aquarius 1°02' Capricorn 14°54'

Signs Aquarius 5–8 Jan Capricorn 8–25 Jan

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow20 December 2015 – 4 January
  2. Station4–6 Januarystations retrograde 5 January, 15:06
  3. Retrograde5 January, 15:06 – 25 January, 23:50
  4. Station24–26 Januarystations direct 25 January, 23:50
  5. Post-shadow26 January – 14 February
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8 January 2016 Friday

Jupiter retrograde

Virgo 23°14' Virgo 13°15'

Completed

  1. Station7–9 Januarystations retrograde 8 January
  2. Retrograde8 January – 9 May
  3. Station8–10 Maystations direct 9 May
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25 March 2016 Friday

Saturn retrograde

Sagittarius 16°24' Sagittarius 9°46'

Completed

  1. Station24–26 Marchstations retrograde 25 March
  2. Retrograde25 March – 13 August
  3. Station12–14 Auguststations direct 13 August
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17 April 2016 Sunday

Mars retrograde

Sagittarius 8°54' Scorpio 23°03'

Signs Sagittarius 17 Apr – 27 May Scorpio 27 May – 30 Jun

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow18 February – 16 April
  2. Station16–18 Aprilstations retrograde 17 April, 15:14
  3. Retrograde17 April, 15:14 – 30 June, 02:38
  4. Station29 June – 1 Julystations direct 30 June, 02:38
  5. Post-shadow1 July – 22 August
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18 April 2016 Monday

Pluto retrograde

Capricorn 17°29' Capricorn 14°55'

Completed

  1. Station17–19 Aprilstations retrograde 18 April
  2. Retrograde18 April – 26 September
  3. Station25–27 Septemberstations direct 26 September
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28 April 2016 Thursday

Mercury retrograde

Taurus 23°36' Taurus 14°20'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow14–27 April
  2. Station27–29 Aprilstations retrograde 28 April, 20:20
  3. Retrograde28 April, 20:20 – 22 May, 16:20
  4. Station21–23 Maystations direct 22 May, 16:20
  5. Post-shadow23 May – 7 June
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13 June 2016 Monday

Neptune retrograde

Pisces 12°02' Pisces 9°14'

Completed

  1. Station12–14 Junestations retrograde 13 June
  2. Retrograde13 June – 20 November
  3. Station19–21 Novemberstations direct 20 November
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27 June 2016 Monday

Chiron retrograde

Pisces 25°15' Pisces 20°40'

Completed

  1. Station26–28 Junestations retrograde 27 June
  2. Retrograde27 June – 1 December
  3. Station30 November – 2 Decemberstations direct 1 December
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30 July 2016 Saturday

Uranus retrograde

Aries 24°30' Aries 20°33'

Completed

  1. Station29–31 Julystations retrograde 30 July
  2. Retrograde30 July – 29 December
  3. Station28–30 Decemberstations direct 29 December
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30 August 2016 Tuesday

Mercury retrograde

Virgo 29°04' Virgo 14°49'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow10–29 August
  2. Station29–31 Auguststations retrograde 30 August, 16:04
  3. Retrograde30 August, 16:04 – 22 September, 08:31
  4. Station21–23 Septemberstations direct 22 September, 08:31
  5. Post-shadow23 September – 6 October
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19 December 2016 Monday

Mercury retrograde

Capricorn 15°07' Sagittarius 28°50'

Signs Capricorn 19 Dec – 4 Jan 2017 Sagittarius 4–8 Jan 2017

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow2–18 December
  2. Station18–20 Decemberstations retrograde 19 December, 13:55
  3. Retrograde19 December, 13:55 – 8 January 2017, 12:43
  4. Station7–9 January 2017stations direct 8 January 2017, 12:43
  5. Post-shadow9–27 January 2017
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.