No planets are retrograde today. All planets are in direct motion.
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Mercury Retrograde
01 Jan 2024 → 01 Jan 2024
Sign: Scorpio
Duration: 1 days
Communication, travel and technology may face delays. Avoid signing contracts or buying electronics; double-check emails and messages. A good time to review, revise and reconnect.
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Mercury Retrograde
02 Apr 2024 → 25 Apr 2024
Sign: Aries
Duration: 24 days
Communication, travel and technology may face delays. Avoid signing contracts or buying electronics; double-check emails and messages. A good time to review, revise and reconnect.
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Saturn Retrograde
30 Jun 2024 → 15 Nov 2024
Sign: Aquarius
Duration: 139 days
Discipline, karma and responsibility are reviewed. Old lessons resurface. A period to restructure, reassess long-term goals and clear past karmic debts.
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Mercury Retrograde
05 Aug 2024 → 28 Aug 2024
Sign: Leo
Duration: 24 days
Communication, travel and technology may face delays. Avoid signing contracts or buying electronics; double-check emails and messages. A good time to review, revise and reconnect.
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Jupiter Retrograde
09 Oct 2024 → 31 Dec 2024
Sign: Taurus
Duration: 84 days
Growth, luck and expansion become internal. A time for spiritual reflection, revisiting beliefs and inner wisdom rather than external expansion.
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Mercury Retrograde
26 Nov 2024 → 15 Dec 2024
Sign: Scorpio
Duration: 20 days
Communication, travel and technology may face delays. Avoid signing contracts or buying electronics; double-check emails and messages. A good time to review, revise and reconnect.
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Mars Retrograde
07 Dec 2024 → 31 Dec 2024
Sign: Cancer
Duration: 25 days
Energy, drive and ambition turn inward. Avoid starting fights, new ventures or aggressive moves. Channel frustration into patience and revisiting unfinished tasks.
What is Retrograde (Vakri) Motion?
Retrograde motion is when a planet appears to move backward in the sky from our view on Earth. It is an optical effect caused by the differing orbital speeds of Earth and the other planets - no planet actually reverses direction. In Vedic astrology a retrograde (vakri) planet is considered especially powerful, turning its energy inward and often bringing past matters, people and lessons back into focus.
Mercury retrograde is the most well-known, affecting communication and travel. Each retrograde is a time to re-view, re-visit and re-consider rather than start afresh. All periods here are computed precisely using the Swiss Ephemeris.
How Does Retrograde Affect Your Chart?
A retrograde planet's impact depends on its house and strength in your birth chart.