VelaraVenus retrograde
Venus retrograde.
Venus is retrograde from 3 October to 14 November 2026, moving from Scorpio back into Libra. The next one isn't until 2028.
Dates
Venus retrograde dates.
| Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Signs | Shadow period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2026 · 8°30′ Scorpio | 14 Nov 2026, 00:28 UTC · 22°52′ Libra (13 Nov in the Americas) | Scorpio → Libra (re-enters Libra 25 Oct) | 31 Aug – 15 Dec 2026 |
Dates in UTC. Outer-planet stations are calculated; Mercury, Venus and Mars stations are cross-checked against published ephemerides.
Venus
Love and value, on review.
Venus overtakes Earth on its inside orbit about every 584 days, so its retrogrades come roughly every 19 months and last about six weeks. The 2026 retrograde runs 41.7 days, starting in Scorpio and finishing in Libra.
There is no Venus retrograde in 2027. The next is expected around May–June 2028, in Gemini.
Five of these cycles take almost exactly eight years, and the points where they happen trace a five-petalled pattern around the zodiac — the “Venus star”.
Astrologers link Venus with relationships, pleasure, money and taste, and read its retrograde as a time to reconsider what you value and whom. Velara offers it as a question to sit with, not a rule.
FAQ
Retrogrades, quickly
Does a planet really move backwards when it's retrograde?
No. Retrograde motion is an optical effect of watching from a moving Earth. When Earth overtakes an outer planet — or Mercury and Venus overtake Earth on their inside track — the planet appears to drift backwards against the stars for a while, like a slower car seeming to roll back as you pass it on a highway.
Why do retrograde dates differ by a day between websites?
Time zones. A station at 00:28 UTC on 14 November is still 13 November in the Americas. Velara's pages give dates in UTC; the app shows them in your own time zone.
What is the retrograde shadow?
The stretch of the zodiac the planet will retrace. The pre-shadow begins when the planet first reaches the degree where the retrograde will end; the post-shadow ends when it gets back to the degree where the retrograde began.
Does a retrograde affect everyone the same way?
In astrology, no: what matters is which part of your own chart the planet is moving through. Velara+ shows each transit against your chart — how it touches you, and what you might do with it.
Sources
- NASA — Planetary Fact Sheet
- The Planetary Society — What Mercury retrograde actually means
- Old Farmer's Almanac — Mercury retrograde dates
- Café Astrology — 2026 overview and event pages
- ALPO — Mars 2027 apparition
Dates are given in UTC unless noted; local dates can differ by a day. Last checked 4 October 2026.
Where does Venus land for you?
Velara shows each transit against your own chart, in your time zone.
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