Every retrograde
of 2026.
11 retrograde windows across the eight planets — every station date, shadow window, and sign, computed from a real ephemeris rather than copied from a list.
Every reversal of 2026, drawn.
Every planet on one chart — dashed shadows, glowing retrograde spans, and the day you're standing on. Bend the year into a ring and read it like an astrolabe, or spread it day by day on a calendar. The simultaneous pile-ups get their own chart on the overlap timeline.
Planet by planet, station to station.
Station retrograde to station direct, with the pre-shadow entry and post-shadow exit for each window. Windows that begin or end outside 2026 carry their year.
☿︎Mercury retrograde in 2026
Full tracker →| Retrograde | Sign | Degrees retraced | Pre-shadow begins | Post-shadow ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26 – March 20 | ♓︎Pisces | 22°34′ → 8°29′ Pisces | February 11 | April 9 | 23 |
| June 29 – July 23 | ♋︎Cancer | 26°15′ → 16°19′ Cancer | June 13 | August 7 | 24 |
| October 24 – November 13 | ♏︎Scorpio | 20°59′ → 5°02′ Scorpio | October 4 | November 30 | 20 |
♀︎Venus retrograde in 2026
Full tracker →| Retrograde | Sign | Degrees retraced | Pre-shadow begins | Post-shadow ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 – November 14 | ♏︎Scorpio | 8°29′ Scorpio → 22°52′ Libra | August 31 | December 15 | 42 |
♂︎Mars retrograde in 2026
Full tracker →Mars does not station retrograde in 2026 — it runs direct all year. Its next retrograde begins January 10, 2027 in Virgo.
♃︎Jupiter retrograde in 2026
Full tracker →| Retrograde | Sign | Degrees retraced | Pre-shadow begins | Post-shadow ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 11, 2025 – March 11 | ♋︎Cancer | 25°09′ → 15°05′ Cancer | August 17, 2025 | June 6 | 119 |
| December 13 – April 13, 2027 | ♌︎Leo | 27°01′ → 17°00′ Leo | September 17 | July 11, 2027 | 121 |
♄︎Saturn retrograde in 2026
Full tracker →| Retrograde | Sign | Degrees retraced | Pre-shadow begins | Post-shadow ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 26 – December 10 | ♈︎Aries | 14°45′ → 7°56′ Aries | April 20 | March 15, 2027 | 137 |
♅︎Uranus retrograde in 2026
Full tracker →| Retrograde | Sign | Degrees retraced | Pre-shadow begins | Post-shadow ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2025 – February 4 | ♊︎Gemini | 1°28′ Gemini → 27°28′ Taurus | May 20, 2025 | May 21 | 151 |
| September 10 – February 8, 2027 | ♊︎Gemini | 5°42′ → 1°41′ Gemini | May 25 | May 26, 2027 | 151 |
♆︎Neptune retrograde in 2026
Full tracker →| Retrograde | Sign | Degrees retraced | Pre-shadow begins | Post-shadow ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7 – December 12 | ♈︎Aries | 4°25′ → 1°37′ Aries | March 16 | April 2, 2027 | 158 |
♇︎Pluto retrograde in 2026
Full tracker →| Retrograde | Sign | Degrees retraced | Pre-shadow begins | Post-shadow ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6 – October 16· now | ♒︎Aquarius | 5°31′ → 3°04′ Aquarius | January 12 | February 7, 2027 | 162 |
Retrograde in 2026, answered
When is Mercury retrograde in 2026?
Mercury is retrograde February 26 – March 20 in Pisces; June 29 – July 23 in Cancer; October 24 – November 13 in Scorpio (station retrograde to station direct). Each window is bracketed by a pre- and post-shadow period — the full dates are in the table above.
How many retrogrades happen in 2026?
11 retrograde windows touch 2026 across the eight planets: Mercury 3×, Venus 1×, Jupiter 2×, Saturn 1×, Uranus 2×, Neptune 1×, Pluto 1×. Because the outer planets are each retrograde for four to five months at a time, some part of the sky is retrograde for most of the year.
Which planets are not retrograde in 2026?
Mars runs direct all year — its next retrograde starts January 10, 2027 in Virgo.
What is a retrograde shadow period?
The shadow (or “retroshade”) is the stretch of sky a planet covers three times: once moving forward, once apparently backward, once forward again. The pre-shadow begins when the planet first crosses the degree it will later retrograde back to; the post-shadow ends when it finally re-passes the degree where it first stationed. The tables above list both dates for every window.
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