When the planets turn inward
Retrogrades
No planet truly moves backward — retrograde is a trick of perspective. Here is what each one actually means, minus the doom.
See your retrogrades
- Mercury retrogradethree or four times a year · about three weeks
- Venus retrogradeabout once every eighteen months · around six weeks
- Mars retrogradeabout once every two years · two to two-and-a-half months
- Jupiter retrogradeonce a year · around four months
- Saturn retrogradeonce a year · about four-and-a-half months
- Uranus retrogradeonce a year · around five months
- Neptune retrogradeonce a year · around five to six months
- Pluto retrogradeonce a year · around five to six months