Ayana

Retrograde calendar 1976

Every retrograde of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn — the dates each planet turns back and turns forward again, and the signs it moves through, in the sidereal (Vedic) zodiac.

The year at a glance

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
☿︎ Mercury
♀︎ Venus
♂︎ Mars
♃︎ Jupiter
♄︎ Saturn

Each bar runs from the day a planet turns retrograde to the day it turns direct.

Every retrograde in 1976

☿︎ Mercury retrograde 1976

  • 14 Jan – 3 Feb · 21 daysCapricorn 15°46′ back into Sagittarius 29°49′
  • 9 May – 2 Jun · 24 daysTaurus 10°13′ back to 1°25′
  • 8 Sep – 1 Oct · 22 daysVirgo 14°19′ back into Leo 29°37′
  • 28 Dec – 17 Jan 1977 · 20 daysSagittarius 29°47′ back to 13°34′

♀︎ Venus retrograde 1976

Venus doesn't go retrograde in 1976.

♂︎ Mars retrograde 1976

  • 6 Nov 1975 – 20 Jan · 75 daysGemini 9°08′ back into Taurus 21°12′

♃︎ Jupiter retrograde 1976

  • 19 Sep – 15 Jan 1977 · 118 daysTaurus 7°40′ back into Aries 27°38′

♄︎ Saturn retrograde 1976

  • 14 Nov 1975 – 27 Mar · 134 daysCancer 9°27′ back to 2°30′
  • 27 Nov – 11 Apr 1977 · 134 daysCancer 23°20′ back to 16°25′

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

  1. 01Pick a year — 1950 to 2100.
  2. 02The engine finds every Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn retrograde that touches it, with both stations to the minute (UT).
  3. 03See them on one chart — a row per planet, today marked — then every period listed.

Questions about retrogrades

When is Mercury retrograde in 1976?

4 times: 14 Jan – 3 Feb (in Capricorn back into Sagittarius); 9 May – 2 Jun (in Taurus); 8 Sep – 1 Oct (in Virgo back into Leo); 28 Dec – 17 Jan 1977 (in Sagittarius). Dates are UT.

Which planets go retrograde in 1976?

Mercury 4×, Venus — none, Mars 1×, Jupiter 1×, Saturn 2×.

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.