Retrograde calendar 2071
The year at a glance
Each bar runs from the day a planet turns retrograde to the day it turns direct.
Every retrograde in 2071
☿︎ Mercury retrograde 2071
- 16 Mar – 8 Apr · 23 daysPisces 15°49′ back to 3°05′
- 19 Jul – 12 Aug · 24 daysCancer 21°50′ back to 10°29′
- 11 Nov – 30 Nov · 20 daysScorpio 13°02′ back into Libra 26°53′
♀︎ Venus retrograde 2071
- 8 Jul – 21 Aug · 43 daysCancer 20°47′ back to 4°19′
♂︎ Mars retrograde 2071
- 2 Dec – 18 Feb 2072 · 78 daysCancer 5°44′ back into Gemini 16°44′
♃︎ Jupiter retrograde 2071
- 24 Sep – 20 Jan 2072 · 118 daysTaurus 11°14′ back to 1°11′
♄︎ Saturn retrograde 2071
- 9 Feb – 27 Jun · 139 daysLibra 6°53′ back to 0°08′
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 2071?
3 times: 16 Mar – 8 Apr (in Pisces); 19 Jul – 12 Aug (in Cancer); 11 Nov – 30 Nov (in Scorpio back into Libra). Dates are UT.
Which planets go retrograde in 2071?
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.