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Venus retrograde 2003

There was no Venus retrograde in 2003: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on November 21, 2002 in Scorpio, and the next began on May 17, 2004 in Gemini.

Retrograde in 2003
None direct all year
Previous direct station
Nov 21, 2002 7:13 AM UTC
Next retrograde station
May 17, 2004 10:28 PM UTC
Gap between loops
544 days
Venus Retrograde 2003: None — Next Starts May 17, 2004

Venus’s path through 2003, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2003
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2003. Venus starts 2003 at 23°40′ Scorpio and ends it at 13°13′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 79.6°, all of it forward. Fastest day: Sep 1, 1.25° forward. ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2003. Venus starts 2003 at 23°40′ Scorpio and ends it at 13°13′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 79.6°, all of it forward. Fastest day: Sep 1, 1.25° forward. ScorpioCapricornPiscesTaurusCancerVirgoScorpioCapricornJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 2003 at 23°40′ Scorpio and ends it at 13°13′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 79.6°, all of it forward. Fastest day: Sep 1, 1.25° forward.

Exact times

The Venus stations either side of 2003: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 10:28 PM UTC on May 17, 2004 at 26°08′ Gemini — 6:28 PM in Santiago, 6:28 PM in New York, 11:28 PM in London and 7:28 AM on May 18 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Nov 21, 2002 Turns retrograde · May 17, 2004
UTC Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · 0°02′ Scorpio Mon, May 17, 2004 · 26°08′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 9:13 PM Wed, Nov 20, 2002 · UTC−10 12:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:13 PM Wed, Nov 20, 2002 · UTC−9 2:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 11:13 PM Wed, Nov 20, 2002 · UTC−8 3:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 12:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−7 3:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−7 4:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 1:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−6 5:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−6 5:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−5
New York United States 2:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−5 6:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−5 6:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 2:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−5 5:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−5 5:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−4 6:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−3 6:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−3 7:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC−2 7:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC 10:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC 11:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 8:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+1 11:28 PM Mon, May 17, 2004 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+1 12:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 8:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+1 12:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 9:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+2 12:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+2 1:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 9:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+2 1:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 9:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+2 1:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 10:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+3 2:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 10:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+3 1:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 10:43 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+3:30 2:58 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:13 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+4 2:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+5 3:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:43 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+5:30 3:58 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:58 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+5:45 4:13 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+6 4:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+7 5:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+7 5:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+8 6:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+8
Beijing China 3:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+8 6:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+8 6:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+8 6:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+9 7:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+9 7:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:43 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+10:30 7:58 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+10 8:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+11 8:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 8:13 PM Thu, Nov 21, 2002 · UTC+13 10:28 AM Tue, May 18, 2004 · UTC+12

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Venus station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

Venus in 2003: a year between two loops

544 days separate the end of one Venus retrograde from the start of the next, and 2003 falls entirely inside that stretch. Venus turns back once every 583.92 days — longer than a calendar year — and each loop is over in weeks, so now and then a whole year passes between two of them.

The loops themselves are on the 2002 and 2004 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 2003

Previous

2002 Ended November 21, 2002 after 42 days, moving back 15.56° through the zodiac.

Next

2004 Begins May 17, 2004 and runs 43 days.

Gap across 2003

1.5 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

Computed for 2003

Venus through the zodiac in 2003

Every sign Venus occupies during 2003, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.

Venus in Scorpio From Jan 1 – Jan 7
Venus in Sagittarius Jan 7 – Feb 4
Venus in Capricorn Feb 4 – Mar 2
Venus in Aquarius Mar 2 – Mar 27
Venus in Pisces Mar 27 – Apr 21
Venus in Aries Apr 21 – May 16
Venus in Taurus May 16 – Jun 10
Venus in Gemini Jun 10 – Jul 4
Venus in Cancer Jul 4 – Jul 29
Venus in Leo Jul 29 – Aug 22
Venus in Virgo Aug 22 – Sep 15
Venus in Libra Sep 15 – Oct 9
Venus in Scorpio Oct 9 – Nov 2
Venus in Sagittarius Nov 2 – Nov 27
Venus in Capricorn Nov 27 – Dec 21
Venus in Aquarius Dec 21 – Dec 31 and beyond

16 segments in 2003. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2003 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2003

Saturn in Gemini Oct 11, 2002 – Feb 22, 2003 · 134 days
Jupiter in Leo Dec 4, 2002 – Apr 4, 2003 · 121 days
Mercury in Capricorn Jan 2, 2003 – Jan 23, 2003 · 20 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 23, 2003 – Aug 29, 2003 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 26, 2003 – May 20, 2003 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 16, 2003 – Oct 23, 2003 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 7, 2003 – Nov 8, 2003 · 154 days
Mars in Pisces Jul 29, 2003 – Sep 27, 2003 · 60 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 28, 2003 – Sep 20, 2003 · 23 days
Saturn in Cancer Oct 25, 2003 – Mar 7, 2004 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 17, 2003 – Jan 6, 2004 · 20 days
← 2002 Venus retrograde in 2002. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2004 → Venus retrograde in 2004.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Venus Retrograde 2003: None — Next Starts May 17, 2004.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/venus/2003/

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