Retrograde Calendar

Station times, degrees, durations, and shadow periods for every retrograde of the year — computed astronomy, not folklore.

No planet ever backs up; the loop is a trick of parallax as Earth laps a slower world or is lapped by a faster one. The tradition reads it accordingly. A changes a planet's gear, not its meaning; matters under its sponsorship come round again for review, revision, repair. The days that carry real weight are the , when a planet stands still to turn. Mark those dates, not the whole stretch.

2031

‹ 2030 2032 ›

retrograde shadow⟲ station retrograde · ⟳ station directThe is the stretch of zodiac a retrograde crosses three times — walking in, backing up, clearing it for good; the stations, when the planet stands still to turn, are the days that carry the weight.

Times use your device timezone when available; UTC otherwise. Timeline ticks mark UTC month boundaries; station labels show local dates.

☿︎Mercury retrograde 2031· three times this year

The classic season of crossed wires; three or four short spells a year. Re-read, re-confirm, back up the files; let the signature wait for the turning day if it can.

Retrograde 26 Mar 2031 (UTC) – 18 Apr 2031 (UTC) (3 weeks), 19°44' Aries back to 7°50' Aries; shadow from 12 Mar 2031 (UTC) to 6 May 2031 (UTC). Stations at 26 Mar 2031, 00:45 UTC and 18 Apr 2031, 11:17 UTC.

Retrograde 29 Jul 2031 (UTC) – 22 Aug 2031 (UTC) (3 weeks), 26°25' Leo back to 14°17' Leo; shadow from 10 Jul 2031 (UTC) to 5 Sept 2031 (UTC). Stations at 29 Jul 2031, 06:47 UTC and 22 Aug 2031, 04:26 UTC.

Retrograde 19 Nov 2031 (UTC) – 9 Dec 2031 (UTC) (3 weeks), 16°03' Sagittarius back to 29°48' Scorpio; shadow from 31 Oct 2031 (UTC) to 27 Dec 2031 (UTC). Stations at 19 Nov 2031, 21:11 UTC and 9 Dec 2031, 16:28 UTC.

♀︎Venus retrograde 2031· once this year

Retrograde 20 Jul 2031 (UTC) – 1 Sept 2031 (UTC) (6 weeks), 26°25' Leo back to 10°01' Leo; shadow from 16 Jun 2031 (UTC) to 5 Oct 2031 (UTC). Stations at 20 Jul 2031, 17:07 UTC and 1 Sept 2031, 17:58 UTC.

♂︎Mars retrograde 2031· once this year

Retrograde 29 Mar 2031 (UTC) – 13 Jun 2031 (UTC) (11 weeks), 21°38' Scorpio back to 4°26' Scorpio; shadow from 25 Jan 2031 (UTC) to 10 Aug 2031 (UTC). Stations at 29 Mar 2031, 00:34 UTC and 13 Jun 2031, 11:57 UTC.

The slow planets

Jupiter outward, a planet spends four to five months of every year retrograde; that is ordinary weather, not an event. The slower the planet, the longer the spell and the less it asks of any single day. Mark the stations; the rest is season.

♃︎Jupiter retrograde 2031· once this year

Retrograde 15 Apr 2031 (UTC) – 16 Aug 2031 (UTC) (18 weeks), 28°59' Sagittarius back to 19°08' Sagittarius; shadow from 19 Jan 2031 (UTC) to 10 Nov 2031 (UTC). Stations at 15 Apr 2031, 12:04 UTC and 16 Aug 2031, 04:59 UTC.

♄︎Saturn retrograde 2031· twice this year

Retrograde 20 Sept 2030 (UTC) – 2 Feb 2031 (UTC) (19 weeks), 8°56' Gemini back to 1°59' Gemini; shadow from 16 Jun 2030 (UTC) to 7 May 2031 (UTC). Stations at 20 Sept 2030, 21:30 UTC and 2 Feb 2031, 02:25 UTC.

Retrograde 5 Oct 2031 (UTC) – 16 Feb 2032 (UTC) (19 weeks), 23°01' Gemini back to 16°03' Gemini; shadow from 1 Jul 2031 (UTC) to 20 May 2032 (UTC). Stations at 5 Oct 2031, 10:50 UTC and 16 Feb 2032, 07:00 UTC.

♅︎Uranus retrograde 2031· twice this year

Retrograde 28 Sept 2030 (UTC) – 25 Feb 2031 (UTC) (21 weeks), 22°53' Gemini back to 18°50' Gemini; shadow from 12 Jun 2030 (UTC) to 12 Jun 2031 (UTC). Stations at 28 Sept 2030, 08:27 UTC and 25 Feb 2031, 11:24 UTC.

Retrograde 3 Oct 2031 (UTC) – 1 Mar 2032 (UTC) (21 weeks), 27°15' Gemini back to 23°12' Gemini; shadow from 17 Jun 2031 (UTC) to 15 Jun 2032 (UTC). Stations at 3 Oct 2031, 02:42 UTC and 1 Mar 2032, 01:34 UTC.

♆︎Neptune retrograde 2031· once this year

Retrograde 19 Jul 2031 (UTC) – 24 Dec 2031 (UTC) (23 weeks), 15°37' Aries back to 12°49' Aries; shadow from 27 Mar 2031 (UTC) to 13 Apr 2032 (UTC). Stations at 19 Jul 2031, 06:11 UTC and 24 Dec 2031, 07:40 UTC.

♇︎Pluto retrograde 2031· once this year

Retrograde 14 May 2031 (UTC) – 24 Oct 2031 (UTC) (23 weeks), 13°39' Aquarius back to 11°15' Aquarius; shadow from 19 Jan 2031 (UTC) to 16 Feb 2032 (UTC). Stations at 14 May 2031, 20:28 UTC and 24 Oct 2031, 23:13 UTC.

Event times use your device timezone, from the same engine as the sky. Spells that open or close beyond the calendar year are listed with their own year on the date; the window belongs to both years and appears on both pages. On doctrine: a retrograde conditions a planet's expression; it does not doom it. The working tradition keeps no list of forbidden days, a spell that repeats a is one process rather than three misfortunes, and the shadow is context, not an extension of the sentence. The stations are the moments that matter; what a planet touches while standing still, it means.