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Venus retrograde 2020

Venus retrograde 2020: 1 period, 43 days inside the year — 11.7% of 2020. Venus turned retrograde at 6:45 AM UTC on May 13 at 21°50′ Gemini and turned direct at 6:48 AM UTC on June 25 at 5°20′ Gemini.

Turns retrograde
May 13 6:45 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 25 6:48 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2020
43 days 11.7% of the year
Sign
Gemini retreats 16.5°
Venus Retrograde 2020 Dates: May 13 – Jun 25

Venus’s path through 2020, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2020
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2020. Venus starts 2020 at 14°24′ Aquarius and ends it at 20°24′ Sagittarius — 306° of net progress: 322.5° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.5° in 43 days, from 21°50′ Gemini on May 13 back to 5°20′ Gemini on Jun 25. Fastest day: Dec 28, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Jun 2, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 9, 2020 – May 13, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 25, 2020 – Jul 29, 2020Retrograde: May 13, 2020 – Jun 25, 2020AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusStations retrograde May 13, 2020, 6:45 AM UTC, 21°50′ GeminiR May 13Stations direct Jun 25, 2020, 6:48 AM UTC, 5°20′ GeminiD Jun 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 2020. Venus starts 2020 at 14°24′ Aquarius and ends it at 20°24′ Sagittarius — 306° of net progress: 322.5° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.5° in 43 days, from 21°50′ Gemini on May 13 back to 5°20′ Gemini on Jun 25. Fastest day: Dec 28, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Jun 2, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 9, 2020 – May 13, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 25, 2020 – Jul 29, 2020Retrograde: May 13, 2020 – Jun 25, 2020AquariusAriesGeminiLeoLibraSagittariusStations retrograde May 13, 2020, 6:45 AM UTC, 21°50′ GeminiR May 13Stations direct Jun 25, 2020, 6:48 AM UTC, 5°20′ GeminiD Jun 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 2020 at 14°24′ Aquarius and ends it at 20°24′ Sagittarius — 306° of net progress: 322.5° forward, 16.5° given back. The loop retraces 16.5° in 43 days, from 21°50′ Gemini on May 13 back to 5°20′ Gemini on Jun 25. Fastest day: Dec 28, 1.26° forward; fastest backward: Jun 2, 0.63°. Counting the shadows, 110 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Venus retrograde 2020: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 6:45 AM UTC on May 13, 2020 at 21°50′ Gemini — 2:45 AM in Santiago, 2:45 AM in New York, 7:45 AM in London and 3:45 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, May 13 · 21°50′ Gemini Thu, Jun 25 · 5°20′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 8:45 PM Tue, May 12 · UTC−10 8:48 PM Wed, Jun 24 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:45 PM Tue, May 12 · UTC−8 10:48 PM Wed, Jun 24 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 11:45 PM Tue, May 12 · UTC−7 11:48 PM Wed, Jun 24 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:45 PM Tue, May 12 · UTC−7 11:48 PM Wed, Jun 24 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC−6 12:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 1:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC−5 1:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC−5 1:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC−5
New York United States 2:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC−4 2:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC−4 2:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC−5 1:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC−5 1:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC−4 2:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC−4 2:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC−3 3:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC−3 3:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC 6:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+1 7:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+1 7:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+2 8:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 8:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+2 8:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 8:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+2 8:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+2 8:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 9:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+3 9:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 9:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+3 9:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+3 9:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+3 9:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:15 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+4:30 11:18 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+4 10:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:45 AM Wed, May 13 · UTC+5 11:48 AM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:15 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+5:30 12:18 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:30 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+5:45 12:33 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+6 12:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+7 1:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+7 1:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+8 2:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+8
Beijing China 2:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+8 2:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+8 2:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+8 2:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+9 3:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+9 3:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 4:15 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+9:30 4:18 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+10 4:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+10 4:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:45 PM Wed, May 13 · UTC+12 6:48 PM Thu, Jun 25 · 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.

43 days · retreats 16.5°

May 13 → June 25, 2020 in Gemini

Stations retrograde May 13, 2020, 6:45 AM UTC at 21°50′ Gemini
Stations direct Jun 25, 2020, 6:48 AM UTC at 5°20′ Gemini
Shadow opens Apr 9, 2020, 8:53 PM UTC (33 days before)
Shadow closes Jul 29, 2020, 5:14 AM UTC (34 days after)
Full window including shadows 110 days
The May loop up close, shadow to shadow
The May loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.5° between 5°20′ Gemini and 21°50′ Gemini three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 9, 2020 – May 13, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 25, 2020 – Jul 29, 2020Retrograde: May 13, 2020 – Jun 25, 20200° Gemini5° Gemini10° Gemini15° Gemini20° Gemini25° GeminiStations retrograde May 13, 2020, 6:45 AM UTC, 21°50′ GeminiR May 13 · 21°50′ GeminiStations direct Jun 25, 2020, 6:48 AM UTC, 5°20′ GeminiD Jun 25 · 5°20′ GeminiApr 6Apr 20May 4May 18Jun 1Jun 15Jun 29Jul 13Jul 27Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The May loop up close, shadow to shadow. Venus crosses the 16.5° between 5°20′ Gemini and 21°50′ Gemini three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 9, 2020 – May 13, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 25, 2020 – Jul 29, 2020Retrograde: May 13, 2020 – Jun 25, 20205° Gemini20° GeminiStations retrograde May 13, 2020, 6:45 AM UTC, 21°50′ GeminiR May 13 · 21°50′ GeminiStations direct Jun 25, 2020, 6:48 AM UTC, 5°20′ GeminiD Jun 25 · 5°20′ GeminiApr 6May 4Jun 1Jun 29Jul 27Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Venus crosses the 16.5° between 5°20′ Gemini and 21°50′ Gemini three times: forward in the pre-shadow (33 days), back while retrograde (43 days), forward again in the post-shadow (34 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

  • Saturn in Aquarius — May 13 to Jun 25, 2020 (43 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — May 13 to Jun 25, 2020 (43 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — May 14 to Jun 25, 2020 (42 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 18 to Jun 25, 2020 (7 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 23 to Jun 25, 2020 (2 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 2020

Previous

2018 Ended November 16, 2018 after 42 days, moving back 15.6° through the zodiac.

Next

2021 Begins December 19, 2021 and runs 41 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 2020

Venus through the zodiac in 2020

Every sign Venus occupies during 2020, 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 13
Venus in Pisces Jan 13 – Feb 7
Venus in Aries Feb 7 – Mar 5
Venus in Taurus Mar 5 – Apr 3
Venus in Gemini Apr 3 – Aug 7
Venus in Cancer Aug 7 – Sep 6
Venus in Leo Sep 6 – Oct 2
Venus in Virgo Oct 2 – Oct 28
Venus in Libra Oct 28 – Nov 21
Venus in Scorpio Nov 21 – Dec 15
Venus in Sagittarius Dec 15 – Dec 31 and beyond

11 segments in 2020. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2020 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2020

Uranus in Taurus Aug 12, 2019 – Jan 11, 2020 · 152 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 17, 2020 – Mar 10, 2020 · 22 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 25, 2020 – Oct 4, 2020 · 162 days
Saturn in Aquarius May 11, 2020 – Sep 29, 2020 · 141 days
Jupiter in Capricorn May 14, 2020 – Sep 13, 2020 · 121 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 18, 2020 – Jul 12, 2020 · 24 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 23, 2020 – Nov 29, 2020 · 159 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 15, 2020 – Jan 14, 2021 · 152 days
Mars in Aries Sep 9, 2020 – Nov 14, 2020 · 65 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 14, 2020 – Nov 3, 2020 · 21 days
← 2019 Venus retrograde in 2019. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2021 → Venus retrograde in 2021.

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