Ayana

Retrograde calendar 2062

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 2062

☿︎ Mercury retrograde 2062

  • 5 Jan – 26 Jan · 20 daysCapricorn 7°22′ back into Sagittarius 21°14′
  • 29 Apr – 23 May · 24 daysAries 29°59′ back to 20°45′
  • 31 Aug – 23 Sep · 23 daysVirgo 5°26′ back into Leo 21°10′
  • 20 Dec – 9 Jan 2063 · 20 daysSagittarius 21°26′ back to 5°10′

♀︎ Venus retrograde 2062

  • 7 Dec 2061 – 16 Jan · 41 daysSagittarius 19°19′ back to 4°00′

♂︎ Mars retrograde 2062

Mars doesn't go retrograde in 2062.

♃︎ Jupiter retrograde 2062

  • 24 Nov 2061 – 25 Mar · 120 daysCancer 14°16′ back to 4°12′
  • 25 Dec – 26 Apr 2063 · 122 daysLeo 15°29′ back to 5°28′

♄︎ Saturn retrograde 2062

  • 13 Oct 2061 – 24 Feb · 134 daysGemini 6°51′ back into Taurus 29°53′
  • 27 Oct – 10 Mar 2063 · 134 daysGemini 20°59′ back to 14°02′

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 2062?

4 times: 5 Jan – 26 Jan (in Capricorn back into Sagittarius); 29 Apr – 23 May (in Aries); 31 Aug – 23 Sep (in Virgo back into Leo); 20 Dec – 9 Jan 2063 (in Sagittarius). Dates are UT.

Which planets go retrograde in 2062?

Mercury 4×, Venus 1×, Mars — none, 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.