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The retrogrades of 2026, station by station.

A retrograde isn't a breakdown: it's a planet that, seen from here, seems to stop and then retrace its steps. The days of pause are called stations, and those are the ones you feel: the moment it slows, the moment it picks back up.

This page lists every window of 2026, from Mercury to Saturn, and makes each station an event of its own: you know when a re-reading begins and when it hands things back. Every planet has its own detailed page, with its dates over five years, from the retrogrades index; the full calendar of the year is right next door.