Retrograde Periods 2081
Sky
The year at a glance 2081
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
♑︎ ♒︎ ♓︎ ♈︎ ♉︎ ♊︎ ♋︎ ♌︎ ♍︎ ♎︎ ♏︎ ♐︎ ♑︎
♒︎ ♑︎ ♊︎ ♎︎ ♍︎
♓︎
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♒︎
♒︎
♌︎ ♌︎
♈︎
♉︎ ♉︎
Busiest: 6 planets retrograde at once (13 September – 5 October).
Overlapping retrogrades
This year the fast planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) are never retrograde at the same time.
Continuing from the previous year
⚷︎
Chiron retrograde
Stations direct 19 January 2081
♉︎ Taurus 10°52'
Not started · Station 17 August 2080 · stations retrograde 18 August 2080
♆︎
Neptune retrograde
Stations direct 12 April 2081
♌︎ Leo 2°38'
Not started · Station 5 November 2080 · stations retrograde 6 November 2080
☿︎
17
January 2081
Friday
Mercury retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 13°59' → ♑︎ Capricorn 28°05'
Signs ♒︎ Aquarius 17 Jan – 2 Feb ♑︎ Capricorn 2–7 Feb
Not started · Pre-shadow 1 January 2081
Pre-shadow 1–16 January Station 16–18 January stations retrograde 17 January, 14:44 Retrograde 17 January, 14:44 – 7 February, 09:42 Station 6–8 February stations direct 7 February, 09:42 Post-shadow 8–27 February
Chart at the station →
♀︎
13
February 2081
Thursday
Venus retrograde
♓︎ Pisces 24°29' → ♓︎ Pisces 8°27'
Not started · Pre-shadow 12 January 2081
Pre-shadow 12 January – 12 February Station 12–14 February stations retrograde 13 February, 12:35 Retrograde 13 February, 12:35 – 27 March, 05:36 Station 26–28 March stations direct 27 March, 05:36 Post-shadow 28 March – 29 April
Chart at the station →
♅︎
13
May 2081
Tuesday
Uranus retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 9°50' → ♒︎ Aquarius 5°54'
Not started · Station 12 May 2081
Station 12–14 May stations retrograde 13 May Retrograde 13 May – 15 October Station 14–16 October stations direct 15 October
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☿︎
14
May 2081
Wednesday
Mercury retrograde
♊︎ Gemini 9°06' → ♊︎ Gemini 0°26'
Not started · Pre-shadow 29 April 2081
Pre-shadow 29 April – 13 May Station 13–15 May stations retrograde 14 May, 04:20 Retrograde 14 May, 04:20 – 7 June, 00:31 Station 6–8 June stations direct 7 June, 00:31 Post-shadow 8–22 June
Chart at the station →
♄︎
6
June 2081
Friday
Saturn retrograde
♒︎ Aquarius 27°23' → ♒︎ Aquarius 20°43'
Not started · Station 5 June 2081
Station 5–7 June stations retrograde 6 June Retrograde 6 June – 24 October Station 23–25 October stations direct 24 October
Chart at the station →
♇︎
16
July 2081
Wednesday
Pluto retrograde
♈︎ Aries 16°18' → ♈︎ Aries 14°16'
Not started · Station 15 July 2081
Station 15–17 July stations retrograde 16 July Retrograde 16 July – 28 December Station 27–29 December stations direct 28 December
Chart at the station →
♃︎
17
July 2081
Thursday
Jupiter retrograde
♓︎ Pisces 27°59' → ♓︎ Pisces 18°05'
Not started · Station 16 July 2081
Station 16–18 July stations retrograde 17 July Retrograde 17 July – 12 November Station 11–13 November stations direct 12 November
Chart at the station →
⚷︎
24
August 2081
Sunday
Chiron retrograde
♉︎ Taurus 20°03' → ♉︎ Taurus 15°11'
Not started · Station 23 August 2081
Station 23–25 August stations retrograde 24 August Retrograde 24 August – 23 January 2082 Station 22–24 January 2082 stations direct 23 January 2082
Chart at the station →
☿︎
13
September 2081
Saturday
Mercury retrograde
♎︎ Libra 12°41' → ♍︎ Virgo 27°50'
Signs ♎︎ Libra 13–30 Sep ♍︎ Virgo 30 Sep – 5 Oct
Not started · Pre-shadow 24 August 2081
Pre-shadow 24 August – 12 September Station 12–14 September stations retrograde 13 September, 11:02 Retrograde 13 September, 11:02 – 5 October, 13:00 Station 4–6 October stations direct 5 October, 13:00 Post-shadow 6–20 October
Chart at the station →
♆︎
9
November 2081
Sunday
Neptune retrograde
♌︎ Leo 7°40' → ♌︎ Leo 4°51'
Not started · Station 8 November 2081
Station 8–10 November stations retrograde 9 November Retrograde 9 November – 14 April 2082 Station 13–15 April 2082 stations direct 14 April 2082
Chart at the station →
Turns retrograde next year; pre-shadow begins this year
☿︎
Mercury retrograde
Stations retrograde 1 January 2082, 12:21
♑︎ Capricorn 27°58'
Not started · Pre-shadow 15 December 2081
No retrograde period this year with this filter.
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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