Retrograde calendar 2037
The year at a glance
Each bar runs from the day a planet turns retrograde to the day it turns direct.
Every retrograde in 2037
☿︎ Mercury retrograde 2037
- 15 Dec 2036 – 3 Jan · 20 daysSagittarius 16°41′ back to 0°23′
- 5 Apr – 28 Apr · 24 daysAries 5°44′ back into Pisces 24°43′
- 8 Aug – 31 Aug · 24 daysLeo 12°37′ back into Cancer 29°44′
- 28 Nov – 18 Dec · 20 daysSagittarius 0°50′ back into Scorpio 14°34′
♀︎ Venus retrograde 2037
- 14 Dec – 24 Jan 2038 · 41 daysSagittarius 27°08′ back to 11°46′
♂︎ Mars retrograde 2037
- 12 Oct – 23 Dec · 71 daysTaurus 11°53′ back into Aries 25°44′
♃︎ Jupiter retrograde 2037
- 14 Oct 2036 – 9 Feb · 118 daysGemini 1°52′ back into Taurus 21°48′
- 16 Nov – 15 Mar 2038 · 120 daysCancer 5°24′ back into Gemini 25°20′
♄︎ Saturn retrograde 2037
- 13 Dec 2036 – 27 Apr · 135 daysLeo 8°31′ back to 1°37′
- 26 Dec – 11 May 2038 · 136 daysLeo 21°52′ back to 15°00′
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.
Questions about retrogrades
When is Mercury retrograde in 2037?
4 times: 15 Dec 2036 – 3 Jan (in Sagittarius); 5 Apr – 28 Apr (in Aries back into Pisces); 8 Aug – 31 Aug (in Leo back into Cancer); 28 Nov – 18 Dec (in Sagittarius back into Scorpio). Dates are UT.
Which planets go retrograde in 2037?
Mercury 4×, Venus 1×, Mars 1×, Jupiter 2×, 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.