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Venus retrograde 2017

Venus retrograde 2017: 1 period, 42 days inside the year — 11.5% of 2017. Venus turned retrograde at 9:09 AM UTC on March 4 at 13°08′ Aries and turned direct at 10:18 AM UTC on April 15 at 26°54′ Pisces.

Turns retrograde
Mar 4 9:09 AM UTC
Turns direct
Apr 15 10:18 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2017
42 days 11.5% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 16.24°
Venus Retrograde 2017 Dates: Mar 4 – Apr 15

Venus’s path through 2017, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2017
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2017. Venus starts 2017 at 27°29′ Aquarius and ends it at 8°31′ Capricorn — 311° of net progress: 327.3° forward, 16.2° given back. The loop retraces 16.24° in 42 days, from 13°08′ Aries on Mar 4 back to 26°54′ Pisces on Apr 15. Fastest day: Nov 16, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Mar 25, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 108 days of 2017 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 30, 2017 – Mar 4, 2017Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 15, 2017 – May 18, 2017Retrograde: Mar 4, 2017 – Apr 15, 2017AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Mar 4, 2017, 9:09 AM UTC, 13°08′ AriesR Mar 4Stations direct Apr 15, 2017, 10:18 AM UTC, 26°54′ PiscesD Apr 15JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2017. Venus starts 2017 at 27°29′ Aquarius and ends it at 8°31′ Capricorn — 311° of net progress: 327.3° forward, 16.2° given back. The loop retraces 16.24° in 42 days, from 13°08′ Aries on Mar 4 back to 26°54′ Pisces on Apr 15. Fastest day: Nov 16, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Mar 25, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 108 days of 2017 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 30, 2017 – Mar 4, 2017Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 15, 2017 – May 18, 2017Retrograde: Mar 4, 2017 – Apr 15, 2017AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde Mar 4, 2017, 9:09 AM UTC, 13°08′ AriesR Mar 4Stations direct Apr 15, 2017, 10:18 AM UTC, 26°54′ PiscesD Apr 15JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 2017 at 27°29′ Aquarius and ends it at 8°31′ Capricorn — 311° of net progress: 327.3° forward, 16.2° given back. The loop retraces 16.24° in 42 days, from 13°08′ Aries on Mar 4 back to 26°54′ Pisces on Apr 15. Fastest day: Nov 16, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Mar 25, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 108 days of 2017 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 2017: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 9:09 AM UTC on March 4, 2017 at 13°08′ Aries — 6:09 AM in Santiago, 4:09 AM in New York, 9:09 AM in London and 6:09 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Mar 4 · 13°08′ Aries Sat, Apr 15 · 26°54′ Pisces
Honolulu United States 11:09 PM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC−10 12:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−9 2:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 1:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−8 3:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 2:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−7 3:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−7 4:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 3:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−6 5:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 3:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−6 5:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−5
New York United States 4:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−5 6:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 4:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−5 6:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 4:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−5 5:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−5 5:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−4 6:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−3 7:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−3 7:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC−3 7:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC 10:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC 11:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 10:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+1 11:18 AM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+1 12:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 10:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+1 12:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 11:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+2 12:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+2 12:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 11:09 AM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+2 1:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 12:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+3 1:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 12:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+3 1:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+3 1:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:39 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+3:30 2:48 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+4 2:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+5 3:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:39 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+5:30 3:48 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:54 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+5:45 4:03 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+6 4:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+7 5:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+7 5:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+8 6:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+8
Beijing China 5:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+8 6:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+8 6:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+8 6:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+9 7:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+9 7:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:39 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+10:30 7:48 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 7:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+10 8:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+11 8:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:09 PM Sat, Mar 4 · UTC+13 10:18 PM Sat, Apr 15 · 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.

42 days · retreats 16.24°

March 4 → April 15, 2017 in Aries

Stations retrograde Mar 4, 2017, 9:09 AM UTC at 13°08′ Aries
Stations direct Apr 15, 2017, 10:18 AM UTC at 26°54′ Pisces
Shadow opens Jan 30, 2017, 9:01 PM UTC (33 days before)
Shadow closes May 18, 2017, 4:56 PM UTC (33 days after)
Full window including shadows 108 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.24° between 26°54′ Pisces and 13°08′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 30, 2017 – Mar 4, 2017Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 15, 2017 – May 18, 2017Retrograde: Mar 4, 2017 – Apr 15, 201720° Pisces25° Pisces0° Aries5° Aries10° Aries15° Aries20° AriesStations retrograde Mar 4, 2017, 9:09 AM UTC, 13°08′ AriesR Mar 4 · 13°08′ AriesStations direct Apr 15, 2017, 10:18 AM UTC, 26°54′ PiscesD Apr 15 · 26°54′ PiscesJan 30Feb 13Feb 27Mar 13Mar 27Apr 10Apr 24May 8Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The March loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.24° between 26°54′ Pisces and 13°08′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 30, 2017 – Mar 4, 2017Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 15, 2017 – May 18, 2017Retrograde: Mar 4, 2017 – Apr 15, 201720° Pisces10° Aries20° AriesStations retrograde Mar 4, 2017, 9:09 AM UTC, 13°08′ AriesR Mar 4 · 13°08′ AriesStations direct Apr 15, 2017, 10:18 AM UTC, 26°54′ PiscesD Apr 15 · 26°54′ PiscesJan 30Feb 27Mar 27Apr 24Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.24° between 26°54′ Pisces and 13°08′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (42 days), forward again in the post-shadow (33 days).

Venus retrograde in Aries

Venus retrograde in Aries brings impatience in love to the surface. Impulsive attractions cool, old conflicts with partners reopen, and people reconsider what they fought for. It is traditionally better for reflecting on desire than for chasing a new one.

…and back into Pisces

Venus retrograde in Pisces softens boundaries and stirs nostalgia. Idealized memories of past relationships return, forgiveness is tested, and spending on escape rises. It suits compassion and creative work, and it warns against rekindling something only because it once felt like a dream.

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Libra — Mar 4 to Apr 15, 2017 (42 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Apr 6 to Apr 15, 2017 (9 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 9 to Apr 15, 2017 (5 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Aries and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 2017

Previous

2015 Ended September 6, 2015 after 43 days, moving back 16.38° through the zodiac.

Next

2018 Begins October 5, 2018 and runs 42 days.

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 2017

Venus through the zodiac in 2017

Every sign Venus occupies during 2017, 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 Aquarius From Jan 1 – Jan 3
Venus in Pisces Jan 3 – Feb 3
Venus in Aries Feb 3 – Apr 3
Venus in Pisces Apr 3 – Apr 28
Venus in Aries Apr 28 – Jun 6
Venus in Taurus Jun 6 – Jul 5
Venus in Gemini Jul 5 – Jul 31
Venus in Cancer Jul 31 – Aug 26
Venus in Leo Aug 26 – Sep 20
Venus in Virgo Sep 20 – Oct 14
Venus in Libra Oct 14 – Nov 7
Venus in Scorpio Nov 7 – Dec 1
Venus in Sagittarius Dec 1 – Dec 25
Venus in Capricorn Dec 25 – Dec 31 and beyond

14 segments in 2017. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2017 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2017

Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 2016 – Jan 8, 2017 · 20 days
Jupiter in Libra Feb 6, 2017 – Jun 9, 2017 · 123 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Apr 6, 2017 – Aug 25, 2017 · 141 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 9, 2017 – May 3, 2017 · 24 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 20, 2017 – Sep 28, 2017 · 161 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 16, 2017 – Nov 22, 2017 · 159 days
Uranus in Aries Aug 3, 2017 – Jan 2, 2018 · 152 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 13, 2017 – Sep 5, 2017 · 23 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Dec 3, 2017 – Dec 23, 2017 · 20 days
← 2016 Venus retrograde in 2016. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2018 → Venus retrograde in 2018.

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