Retrograde Periods 2042

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The year at a glance 2042

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

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Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (10–14 January).

Overlapping retrogrades

  • Mercury and Mars retrograde together 10–30 January · 21 days Also retrograde:

Continuing from the previous year

  • Neptune retrograde Stations direct 15 January 2042 Taurus 5°17' Not started · Station 9 August 2041 · stations retrograde 10 August 2041
  • Chiron retrograde Stations direct 30 March 2042 Cancer 28°13' Not started · Station 14 November 2041 · stations retrograde 15 November 2041
  • Uranus retrograde Stations direct 15 April 2042 Leo 8°37' Not started · Station 16 November 2041 · stations retrograde 17 November 2041
  • Mars retrograde Stations direct 18 March 2042, 22:51 Leo 8°10' Not started · Pre-shadow 24 October 2041 · stations retrograde 28 December 2041
10 January 2042 Friday

Mercury retrograde

Aquarius 6°12' Capricorn 20°09'

Signs Aquarius 10–18 Jan Capricorn 18–30 Jan

Not started · Pre-shadow 24 December 2041

  1. Pre-shadow24 December 2041 – 9 January
  2. Station9–11 Januarystations retrograde 10 January, 05:48
  3. Retrograde10 January, 05:48 – 30 January, 18:32
  4. Station29–31 Januarystations direct 30 January, 18:32
  5. Post-shadow31 January – 19 February
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14 February 2042 Friday

Saturn retrograde

Scorpio 6°35' Libra 29°53'

Signs Scorpio 14 Feb – 21 Jun Libra 21 Jun – 3 Jul

Not started · Station 13 February 2042

  1. Station13–15 Februarystations retrograde 14 February
  2. Retrograde14 February – 3 July
  3. Station2–4 Julystations direct 3 July
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18 March 2042 Tuesday

Jupiter retrograde

Sagittarius 2°04' Scorpio 22°12'

Signs Sagittarius 18 Mar – 24 Apr Scorpio 24 Apr – 19 Jul

Not started · Station 17 March 2042

  1. Station17–19 Marchstations retrograde 18 March
  2. Retrograde18 March – 19 July
  3. Station18–20 Julystations direct 19 July
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5 May 2042 Monday

Mercury retrograde

Taurus 29°45' Taurus 20°46'

Not started · Pre-shadow 21 April 2042

  1. Pre-shadow21 April – 4 May
  2. Station4–6 Maystations retrograde 5 May, 08:13
  3. Retrograde5 May, 08:13 – 29 May, 04:31
  4. Station28–30 Maystations direct 29 May, 04:31
  5. Post-shadow30 May – 14 June
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30 May 2042 Friday

Pluto retrograde

Aquarius 29°56' Aquarius 27°39'

Not started · Station 29 May 2042

  1. Station29–31 Maystations retrograde 30 May
  2. Retrograde30 May – 10 November
  3. Station9–11 Novemberstations direct 10 November
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13 August 2042 Wednesday

Neptune retrograde

Taurus 10°21' Taurus 7°32'

Not started · Station 12 August 2042

  1. Station12–14 Auguststations retrograde 13 August
  2. Retrograde13 August – 17 January 2043
  3. Station16–18 January 2043stations direct 17 January 2043
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5 September 2042 Friday

Mercury retrograde

Libra 4°33' Virgo 20°03'

Signs Libra 5–14 Sep Virgo 14–28 Sep

Not started · Pre-shadow 16 August 2042

  1. Pre-shadow16 August – 4 September
  2. Station4–6 Septemberstations retrograde 5 September, 14:21
  3. Retrograde5 September, 14:21 – 28 September, 01:18
  4. Station27–29 Septemberstations direct 28 September, 01:18
  5. Post-shadow29 September – 12 October
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28 September 2042 Sunday

Venus retrograde

Scorpio 3°46' Libra 18°04'

Signs Scorpio 28 Sep – 12 Oct Libra 12 Oct – 9 Nov

Not started · Pre-shadow 26 August 2042

  1. Pre-shadow26 August – 27 September
  2. Station27–29 Septemberstations retrograde 28 September, 11:41
  3. Retrograde28 September, 11:41 – 9 November, 07:04
  4. Station8–10 Novemberstations direct 9 November, 07:04
  5. Post-shadow10 November – 11 December
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22 November 2042 Saturday

Uranus retrograde

Leo 17°26' Leo 13°18'

Not started · Station 21 November 2042

  1. Station21–23 Novemberstations retrograde 22 November
  2. Retrograde22 November – 20 April 2043
  3. Station19–21 April 2043stations direct 20 April 2043
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30 November 2042 Sunday

Chiron retrograde

Leo 17°38' Leo 11°16'

Not started · Station 29 November 2042

  1. Station29 November – 1 Decemberstations retrograde 30 November
  2. Retrograde30 November – 11 April 2043
  3. Station10–12 April 2043stations direct 11 April 2043
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25 December 2042 Thursday

Mercury retrograde

Capricorn 20°16' Capricorn 4°00'

Not started · Pre-shadow 8 December 2042

  1. Pre-shadow8–24 December
  2. Station24–26 Decemberstations retrograde 25 December, 03:44
  3. Retrograde25 December, 03:44 – 14 January 2043, 04:50
  4. Station13–15 January 2043stations direct 14 January 2043, 04:50
  5. Post-shadow15 January – 2 February 2043
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.