The living sky
Retrogrades, without the panic.
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn: every retrograde planet has its fiche, its honest meaning and a five-year table of dates, computed straight from the ephemeris.
- Mercury retrograde Three times a year, for roughly three weeks, Mercury seems to slip backward through the zodiac.
- Venus retrograde Roughly every eighteen months, Venus seems to drift backward through the zodiac for about forty days.
- Mars retrograde Roughly every twenty-six months, Mars seems to slip backward through the zodiac for about ten weeks.
- Jupiter retrograde Every year, Jupiter seems to drift backward through the zodiac for about four months.
- Saturn retrograde Every year, Saturn seems to drift backward through the zodiac for about four and a half months.