Retrograde Periods 2020
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The year at a glance 2020
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
♑︎ ♒︎ ♓︎ ♈︎ ♉︎ ♊︎ ♋︎ ♌︎ ♍︎ ♎︎ ♏︎ ♐︎ ♑︎
♓︎ ♒︎ ♋︎ ♏︎ ♎︎
♊︎
♈︎
♑︎
♒︎ ♑︎
♉︎ ♉︎
♓︎
♑︎
♈︎
☿︎ ♀︎ ☿︎ ♂︎
Busiest: 7 planets retrograde at once (10–12 September).
Overlapping retrogrades
☿︎ ♀︎
Mercury and Venus retrograde together
18–25 June · 7 days
Also retrograde: ♃︎ ♄︎ ♆︎ ♇︎
☿︎ ♂︎
Mercury and Mars retrograde together
14 October – 3 November · 21 days
Also retrograde: ♅︎ ♆︎ ⚷︎
Continuing from the previous year
♅︎
Uranus retrograde
Stations direct 11 January 2020
♉︎ Taurus 2°38'
Completed · stations retrograde 12 August 2019
☿︎
17
February 2020
Monday
Mercury retrograde
♓︎ Pisces 12°53' → ♒︎ Aquarius 28°12'
Signs ♓︎ Pisces 17 Feb – 4 Mar ♒︎ Aquarius 4–10 Mar
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 2–16 February ✓ Station 16–18 February stations retrograde 17 February, 03:54 ✓ Retrograde 17 February, 03:54 – 10 March, 06:49 ✓ Station 9–11 March stations direct 10 March, 06:49 ✓ Post-shadow 11–30 March
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♇︎
25
April 2020
Saturday
Pluto retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 24°59' → ♑︎ Capricorn 22°29'
Completed
✓ Station 24–26 April stations retrograde 25 April ✓ Retrograde 25 April – 4 October ✓ Station 3–5 October stations direct 4 October
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♄︎
11
May 2020
Monday
Saturn retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 1°57' → ♑︎ Capricorn 25°20'
Signs ♒︎ Aquarius 11 May – 2 Jul ♑︎ Capricorn 2 Jul – 29 Sep
Completed
✓ Station 10–12 May stations retrograde 11 May ✓ Retrograde 11 May – 29 September ✓ Station 28–30 September stations direct 29 September
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♀︎
13
May 2020
Wednesday
Venus retrograde
♊︎ Gemini 21°50' → ♊︎ Gemini 5°20'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 9 April – 12 May ✓ Station 12–14 May stations retrograde 13 May, 09:45 ✓ Retrograde 13 May, 09:45 – 25 June, 09:48 ✓ Station 24–26 June stations direct 25 June, 09:48 ✓ Post-shadow 26 June – 29 July
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♃︎
14
May 2020
Thursday
Jupiter retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 27°14' → ♑︎ Capricorn 17°24'
Completed
✓ Station 13–15 May stations retrograde 14 May ✓ Retrograde 14 May – 13 September ✓ Station 12–14 September stations direct 13 September
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☿︎
18
June 2020
Thursday
Mercury retrograde
♋︎ Cancer 14°45' → ♋︎ Cancer 5°29'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 2–17 June ✓ Station 17–19 June stations retrograde 18 June, 07:59 ✓ Retrograde 18 June, 07:59 – 12 July, 11:26 ✓ Station 11–13 July stations direct 12 July, 11:26 ✓ Post-shadow 13–26 July
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♆︎
23
June 2020
Tuesday
Neptune retrograde
♓︎ Pisces 20°57' → ♓︎ Pisces 18°09'
Completed
✓ Station 22–24 June stations retrograde 23 June ✓ Retrograde 23 June – 29 November ✓ Station 28–30 November stations direct 29 November
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⚷︎
12
July 2020
Sunday
Chiron retrograde
♈︎ Aries 9°26' → ♈︎ Aries 4°56'
Completed
✓ Station 11–13 July stations retrograde 12 July ✓ Retrograde 12 July – 16 December ✓ Station 15–17 December stations direct 16 December
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♅︎
15
August 2020
Saturday
Uranus retrograde
♉︎ Taurus 10°41' → ♉︎ Taurus 6°43'
Completed
✓ Station 14–16 August stations retrograde 15 August ✓ Retrograde 15 August – 14 January 2021 ✓ Station 13–15 January 2021 stations direct 14 January 2021
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♂︎
10
September 2020
Thursday
Mars retrograde
♈︎ Aries 28°08' → ♈︎ Aries 15°13'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 25 July – 9 September ✓ Station 9–11 September stations retrograde 10 September, 01:22 ✓ Retrograde 10 September, 01:22 – 14 November, 03:36 ✓ Station 13–15 November stations direct 14 November, 03:36 ✓ Post-shadow 15 November – 2 January 2021
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☿︎
14
October 2020
Wednesday
Mercury retrograde
♏︎ Scorpio 11°40' → ♎︎ Libra 25°53'
Signs ♏︎ Scorpio 14–28 Oct ♎︎ Libra 28 Oct – 3 Nov
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 23 September – 13 October ✓ Station 13–15 October stations retrograde 14 October, 04:05 ✓ Retrograde 14 October, 04:05 – 3 November, 20:50 ✓ Station 2–4 November stations direct 3 November, 20:50 ✓ Post-shadow 4–20 November
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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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