Retrograde calendar 1962
The year at a glance
Each bar runs from the day a planet turns retrograde to the day it turns direct.
Every retrograde in 1962
☿︎ Mercury retrograde 1962
- 27 Jan – 17 Feb · 21 daysCapricorn 29°30′ back to 13°55′
- 26 May – 19 Jun · 24 daysTaurus 27°04′ back to 18°31′
- 24 Sep – 15 Oct · 22 daysVirgo 28°26′ back to 13°11′
♀︎ Venus retrograde 1962
- 23 Oct – 3 Dec · 41 daysScorpio 4°17′ back into Libra 18°53′
♂︎ Mars retrograde 1962
- 26 Dec – 16 Mar 1963 · 80 daysLeo 1°28′ back into Cancer 12°00′
♃︎ Jupiter retrograde 1962
- 2 Jul – 29 Oct · 119 daysAquarius 19°22′ back to 9°29′
♄︎ Saturn retrograde 1962
- 21 May – 9 Oct · 141 daysCapricorn 18°04′ back to 11°26′
Sidereal zodiac (lahiri ayanāṁśa), computed with the Swiss Ephemeris; stations to the minute in UT, so the local date can differ by a day. Periods that start in the year before or end in the year after are included. Rāhu and Ketu always move backwards.
How it works
- 01Pick a year — 1950 to 2100.
- 02The engine finds every Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn retrograde that touches it, with both stations to the minute (UT).
- 03See them on one chart — a row per planet, today marked — then every period listed.
Questions about retrogrades
When is Mercury retrograde in 1962?
3 times: 27 Jan – 17 Feb (in Capricorn); 26 May – 19 Jun (in Taurus); 24 Sep – 15 Oct (in Virgo). Dates are UT.
Which planets go retrograde in 1962?
Mercury 3×, Venus 1×, Mars 1×, Jupiter 1×, Saturn 1×.
What does retrograde mean?
Seen from Earth, a planet sometimes appears to slow down, stop and move backwards through the zodiac for a while, then turn forward again. The two turning points are its stations. Classically, a retrograde planet's matters tend to come through review, delay or second attempts — tendencies, not verdicts.
Why are the signs different from Western retrograde calendars, but not the dates?
The stations are the same instants in any zodiac. Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac (here with the Lahiri ayanāṁśa), about 24° behind the tropical one, so the sign named is often the one before.
Do Rahu and Ketu go retrograde?
They always move backwards — that is their normal motion — so they have no retrograde periods to list.
How often does each planet go retrograde?
Mercury three or four times a year for about three weeks; Venus every 18 months for about six weeks; Mars every 26 months for two to three months; Jupiter and Saturn about once a year for four to five months.