Retrograde in History · 2025

2025 Dhaka fighter jet crash

On July 21, 2025, Mercury was mid-loop — retrograde in Leo, tracing backward through 15°08′ of the sign.

WhenJuly 21, 2025♌︎Leo 15°08′Rx windowJul 18 – Aug 11, 2025
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The record

On 21 July 2025 a Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu J-7 fighter jet crashed into a school campus in Dhaka shortly after takeoff, killing 37 people including the pilot and 28 students and injuring 173 others.

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Coincidence, not causation: the date is real and ephemeris-based, but a retrograde window is observed, never blamed. For entertainment, not navigation.

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