Retrograde Periods 2025

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The year at a glance 2025

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

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Busiest: 6 planets retrograde at once (12–27 November).

Overlapping retrogrades

  • Mercury and Venus retrograde together 15 March – 7 April · 23 days

Continuing from the previous year

  • Uranus retrograde Stations direct 30 January 2025 Taurus 23°15' Completed · stations retrograde 1 September 2024
  • Jupiter retrograde Stations direct 4 February 2025 Gemini 11°16' Completed · stations retrograde 9 October 2024
  • Mercury retrograde Stations direct 15 December 2024, 23:56 Sagittarius 6°23' Completed · stations retrograde 26 November 2024
  • Mars retrograde Stations direct 24 February 2025, 05:00 Cancer 17°00' Completed · stations retrograde 7 December 2024
2 March 2025 Sunday

Venus retrograde

Aries 10°50' Pisces 24°37'

Signs Aries 2–27 Mar Pisces 27 Mar – 13 Apr

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow28 January – 1 March
  2. Station1–3 Marchstations retrograde 2 March, 03:36
  3. Retrograde2 March, 03:36 – 13 April, 04:02
  4. Station12–14 Aprilstations direct 13 April, 04:02
  5. Post-shadow14 April – 16 May
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15 March 2025 Saturday

Mercury retrograde

Aries 9°35' Pisces 26°49'

Signs Aries 15–30 Mar Pisces 30 Mar – 7 Apr

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow1–14 March
  2. Station14–16 Marchstations retrograde 15 March, 09:46
  3. Retrograde15 March, 09:46 – 7 April, 14:08
  4. Station6–8 Aprilstations direct 7 April, 14:08
  5. Post-shadow8–26 April
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4 May 2025 Sunday

Pluto retrograde

Aquarius 3°49' Aquarius 1°22'

Completed

  1. Station3–5 Maystations retrograde 4 May
  2. Retrograde4 May – 14 October
  3. Station13–15 Octoberstations direct 14 October
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5 July 2025 Saturday

Neptune retrograde

Aries 2°10' Pisces 29°22'

Signs Aries 5 Jul – 22 Oct Pisces 22 Oct – 10 Dec

Completed

  1. Station4–6 Julystations retrograde 5 July
  2. Retrograde5 July – 10 December
  3. Station9–11 Decemberstations direct 10 December
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13 July 2025 Sunday

Saturn retrograde

Aries 1°56' Pisces 25°09'

Signs Aries 13 Jul – 1 Sep Pisces 1 Sep – 28 Nov

Completed

  1. Station12–14 Julystations retrograde 13 July
  2. Retrograde13 July – 28 November
  3. Station27–29 Novemberstations direct 28 November
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18 July 2025 Friday

Mercury retrograde

Leo 15°34' Leo 4°14'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow30 June – 17 July
  2. Station17–19 Julystations retrograde 18 July, 07:45
  3. Retrograde18 July, 07:45 – 11 August, 10:30
  4. Station10–12 Auguststations direct 11 August, 10:30
  5. Post-shadow12–25 August
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30 July 2025 Wednesday

Chiron retrograde

Aries 27°09' Aries 22°35'

Completed

  1. Station29–31 Julystations retrograde 30 July
  2. Retrograde30 July – 2 January 2026
  3. Station1–3 January 2026stations direct 2 January 2026
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6 September 2025 Saturday

Uranus retrograde

Gemini 1°27' Taurus 27°27'

Signs Gemini 6 Sep – 8 Nov Taurus 8 Nov – 4 Feb 2026

Completed

  1. Station5–7 Septemberstations retrograde 6 September
  2. Retrograde6 September – 4 February 2026
  3. Station3–5 February 2026stations direct 4 February 2026
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9 November 2025 Sunday

Mercury retrograde

Sagittarius 6°51' Scorpio 20°42'

Signs Sagittarius 9–19 Nov Scorpio 19–29 Nov

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow21 October – 8 November
  2. Station8–10 Novemberstations retrograde 9 November, 22:02
  3. Retrograde9 November, 22:02 – 29 November, 20:38
  4. Station28–30 Novemberstations direct 29 November, 20:38
  5. Post-shadow30 November – 17 December
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11 November 2025 Tuesday

Jupiter retrograde

Cancer 25°09' Cancer 15°05'

Completed

  1. Station10–12 Novemberstations retrograde 11 November
  2. Retrograde11 November – 11 March 2026
  3. Station10–12 March 2026stations direct 11 March 2026
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.