Retrograde Periods 2021

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The year at a glance 2021

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

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Busiest: 7 planets retrograde at once (27 September – 6 October).

Overlapping retrogrades

This year the fast planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) are never retrograde at the same time.

Continuing from the previous year

  • Uranus retrograde Stations direct 14 January 2021 Taurus 6°43' Completed · stations retrograde 15 August 2020
  • Mars retrograde Stations direct 14 November 2020, 03:36 Aries 15°13' Completed · stations retrograde 10 September 2020
30 January 2021 Saturday

Mercury retrograde

Aquarius 26°29' Aquarius 11°01'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow15–29 January
  2. Station29–31 Januarystations retrograde 30 January, 18:52
  3. Retrograde30 January, 18:52 – 21 February, 03:52
  4. Station20–22 Februarystations direct 21 February, 03:52
  5. Post-shadow22 February – 13 March
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27 April 2021 Tuesday

Pluto retrograde

Capricorn 26°48' Capricorn 24°18'

Completed

  1. Station26–28 Aprilstations retrograde 27 April
  2. Retrograde27 April – 6 October
  3. Station5–7 Octoberstations direct 6 October
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23 May 2021 Sunday

Saturn retrograde

Aquarius 13°31' Aquarius 6°52'

Completed

  1. Station22–24 Maystations retrograde 23 May
  2. Retrograde23 May – 11 October
  3. Station10–12 Octoberstations direct 11 October
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30 May 2021 Sunday

Mercury retrograde

Gemini 24°43' Gemini 16°07'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow15–29 May
  2. Station29–31 Maystations retrograde 30 May, 01:34
  3. Retrograde30 May, 01:34 – 23 June, 01:00
  4. Station22–24 Junestations direct 23 June, 01:00
  5. Post-shadow24 June – 7 July
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20 June 2021 Sunday

Jupiter retrograde

Pisces 2°11' Aquarius 22°19'

Signs Pisces 20 Jun – 28 Jul Aquarius 28 Jul – 18 Oct

Completed

  1. Station19–21 Junestations retrograde 20 June
  2. Retrograde20 June – 18 October
  3. Station17–19 Octoberstations direct 18 October
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25 June 2021 Friday

Neptune retrograde

Pisces 23°11' Pisces 20°24'

Completed

  1. Station24–26 Junestations retrograde 25 June
  2. Retrograde25 June – 1 December
  3. Station30 November – 2 Decemberstations direct 1 December
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15 July 2021 Thursday

Chiron retrograde

Aries 12°55' Aries 8°26'

Completed

  1. Station14–16 Julystations retrograde 15 July
  2. Retrograde15 July – 19 December
  3. Station18–20 Decemberstations direct 19 December
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20 August 2021 Friday

Uranus retrograde

Taurus 14°47' Taurus 10°49'

Completed

  1. Station19–21 Auguststations retrograde 20 August
  2. Retrograde20 August – 18 January 2022
  3. Station17–19 January 2022stations direct 18 January 2022
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27 September 2021 Monday

Mercury retrograde

Libra 25°28' Libra 10°07'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow6–26 September
  2. Station26–28 Septemberstations retrograde 27 September, 08:10
  3. Retrograde27 September, 08:10 – 18 October, 18:17
  4. Station17–19 Octoberstations direct 18 October, 18:17
  5. Post-shadow19 October – 3 November
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19 December 2021 Sunday

Venus retrograde

Capricorn 26°29' Capricorn 11°04'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow17 November – 18 December
  2. Station18–20 Decemberstations retrograde 19 December, 13:36
  3. Retrograde19 December, 13:36 – 29 January 2022, 11:46
  4. Station28–30 January 2022stations direct 29 January 2022, 11:46
  5. Post-shadow30 January – 2 March 2022
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Turns retrograde next year; pre-shadow begins this year

  • Mercury retrograde Stations retrograde 14 January 2022, 14:42 Aquarius 10°20' Completed
← 2020 2022 →

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