♀ Venus

Venus retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 28♈︎16 – 14♉︎42Jul 8Apr 6May 18Feb 14⊕

Evening star to morning star

40°20°20°40°← eveningmorning →☉♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♋︎♌︎♌︎♍︎♍︎♎︎♎︎♏︎♏︎♐︎♐︎♑︎♑︎♒︎♒︎♓︎♓︎Jul 8 superior conjunction15♋︎40 · behind the SunFeb 3 ♈︎ enters AriesFeb 14 greatest evening elongation11♈︎50 · 46.7° east of the SunMar 4 shadow begins28♈︎16Mar 6 ♉︎ enters TaurusApr 6 stations retrograde14♉︎42Apr 27 inferior conjunction6♉︎27 · between Earth and SunMay 9 ♈︎ re-enters Ariesmoving backwardMay 18 stations direct28♈︎16May 28 ♉︎ enters TaurusJun 21 shadow ends14♉︎42Jul 6 greatest morning elongation28♉︎09 · 45.6° west of the SunJul 8 ♊︎ enters GeminiFeb 14 superior conjunction24♒︎47 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♓︎→♒︎
  2. ♎︎→♍︎
  3. ♉︎→♈︎
  4. ♐︎→♏︎
  5. ♋︎

Every 8 years, Venus turns retrograde again in almost the same spot: about 2½° further back along the zodiac, and two or three days earlier in the year.

  1. ♉︎→♈︎
  2. ♉︎→♈︎
  3. ♉︎→♈︎