Retrograde Periods 2018

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The year at a glance 2018

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

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Busiest: 7 planets retrograde at once (8–18 August).

Overlapping retrogrades

  • Mercury and Mars retrograde together 26 July – 19 August · 24 days Also retrograde:

Continuing from the previous year

  • Uranus retrograde Stations direct 2 January 2018 Aries 24°34' Completed · stations retrograde 3 August 2017
  • Mercury retrograde Stations direct 23 December 2017, 04:51 Sagittarius 13°00' Completed · stations retrograde 3 December 2017
9 March 2018 Friday

Jupiter retrograde

Scorpio 23°13' Scorpio 13°20'

Completed

  1. Station8–10 Marchstations retrograde 9 March
  2. Retrograde9 March – 10 July
  3. Station9–11 Julystations direct 10 July
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23 March 2018 Friday

Mercury retrograde

Aries 16°54' Aries 4°46'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow9–22 March
  2. Station22–24 Marchstations retrograde 23 March, 03:19
  3. Retrograde23 March, 03:19 – 15 April, 12:21
  4. Station14–16 Aprilstations direct 15 April, 12:21
  5. Post-shadow16 April – 4 May
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18 April 2018 Wednesday

Saturn retrograde

Capricorn 9°08' Capricorn 2°32'

Completed

  1. Station17–19 Aprilstations retrograde 18 April
  2. Retrograde18 April – 6 September
  3. Station5–7 Septemberstations direct 6 September
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22 April 2018 Sunday

Pluto retrograde

Capricorn 21°17' Capricorn 18°45'

Completed

  1. Station21–23 Aprilstations retrograde 22 April
  2. Retrograde22 April – 1 October
  3. Station30 September – 2 Octoberstations direct 1 October
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19 June 2018 Tuesday

Neptune retrograde

Pisces 16°29' Pisces 13°41'

Completed

  1. Station18–20 Junestations retrograde 19 June
  2. Retrograde19 June – 25 November
  3. Station24–26 Novemberstations direct 25 November
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27 June 2018 Wednesday

Mars retrograde

Aquarius 9°13' Capricorn 28°36'

Signs Aquarius 27 Jun – 13 Aug Capricorn 13–27 Aug

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow12 May – 26 June
  2. Station26–28 Junestations retrograde 27 June, 00:04
  3. Retrograde27 June, 00:04 – 27 August, 17:05
  4. Station26–28 Auguststations direct 27 August, 17:05
  5. Post-shadow28 August – 8 October
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5 July 2018 Thursday

Chiron retrograde

Aries 2°25' Pisces 27°53'

Signs Aries 5 Jul – 26 Sep Pisces 26 Sep – 9 Dec

Completed

  1. Station4–6 Julystations retrograde 5 July
  2. Retrograde5 July – 9 December
  3. Station8–10 Decemberstations direct 9 December
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26 July 2018 Thursday

Mercury retrograde

Leo 23°27' Leo 11°31'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow7–25 July
  2. Station25–27 Julystations retrograde 26 July, 08:02
  3. Retrograde26 July, 08:02 – 19 August, 07:25
  4. Station18–20 Auguststations direct 19 August, 07:25
  5. Post-shadow20 August – 2 September
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7 August 2018 Tuesday

Uranus retrograde

Taurus 2°33' Aries 28°36'

Signs Taurus 7 Aug – 6 Nov Aries 6 Nov – 6 Jan 2019

Completed

  1. Station6–8 Auguststations retrograde 7 August
  2. Retrograde7 August – 6 January 2019
  3. Station5–7 January 2019stations direct 6 January 2019
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5 October 2018 Friday

Venus retrograde

Scorpio 10°50' Libra 25°14'

Signs Scorpio 5–31 Oct Libra 31 Oct – 16 Nov

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow3 September – 4 October
  2. Station4–6 Octoberstations retrograde 5 October, 22:04
  3. Retrograde5 October, 22:04 – 16 November, 13:51
  4. Station15–17 Novemberstations direct 16 November, 13:51
  5. Post-shadow17 November – 18 December
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17 November 2018 Saturday

Mercury retrograde

Sagittarius 13°29' Scorpio 27°16'

Signs Sagittarius 17 Nov – 1 Dec Scorpio 1–7 Dec

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow29 October – 16 November
  2. Station16–18 Novemberstations retrograde 17 November, 04:33
  3. Retrograde17 November, 04:33 – 7 December, 00:22
  4. Station6–8 Decemberstations direct 7 December, 00:22
  5. Post-shadow8–24 December
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.