Venus retrograde 2004

1 period, 43 days inside the year — 11.8% of 2004. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

43 days · retreats 16.52°

17 May → 29 June 2004 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 17 May 2004, 22:02 UTC at 26.09° Gemini
Stations direct 29 Jun 2004, 22:33 UTC at 9.57° Gemini
Shadow opens 14 Apr 2004 (33 days before)
Shadow closes 2 Aug 2004 (34 days after)
Full window including shadows 110 days

Venus retrograde in Gemini

Venus retrograde in Gemini revisits conversations about love and flirtation. Old messages resurface, mixed signals confuse, and people reconsider what they want from light versus deep connection. It suits clarifying feelings through honest talk.

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Neptune in Aquarius — 17 May to 29 Jun 2004 (43 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — 17 May to 29 Jun 2004 (43 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — 10 Jun to 29 Jun 2004 (19 days of overlap)

Read against Gemini, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 2004

Previous

2002 Ended 21 November 2002 after 42 days, moving back 15.55° through the zodiac.

Next

2005 Begins 24 December 2005 and runs 41 days.

Gap across 2004

3.1 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.

2004 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2004

Saturn in Cancer 22 Nov 2003 – 7 Mar 2004 · 107 days
Mercury in Capricorn 17 Dec 2003 – 6 Jan 2004 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo 3 Jan 2004 – 5 May 2004 · 122 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 24 Mar 2004 – 30 Aug 2004 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus 6 Apr 2004 – 30 Apr 2004 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius 17 May 2004 – 24 Oct 2004 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces 10 Jun 2004 – 11 Nov 2004 · 154 days
Mercury in Virgo 10 Aug 2004 – 2 Sep 2004 · 24 days
Saturn in Cancer 8 Nov 2004 – 9 Feb 2005 · 94 days
Mercury in Sagittarius 30 Nov 2004 – 20 Dec 2004 · 20 days
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