Retrogrades get a bad reputation in astrology for causing chaos and confusion. At any given time—there can be multiple planets in the sky at once experiencing retrograde motion. When planets take a ...

Planets turn retrograde when they appear to be moving backwards from our vantage point on Earth. When a particular planet goes retrograde, the themes of that planet will be impacted. Retrogrades get a ...

What happens when a planet defies every expectation of how worlds are supposed to form and move? In the nu Octantis system, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a planet that orbits in the ...

Mercury will retrograde from Dec. 13 through Jan. 2 in the last of four times it appears to move backward in the sky this year. Every planet has in our solar system has retrograded for at least part ...

We've all heard the saying "is Mercury in retrograde?" but what does the famous saying mean? Here is everything to know and how it affects us.

Retrograde mean motion resonances occur when orbiting bodies, moving in directions opposite to the dominant sense of motion, experience periodic gravitational interactions that can stabilise their ...

The summer of 2024 will be a wild ride, astrologically speaking — and for more reasons than just the rare super blue moon that rose in August. A total of five planets are going retrograde between May ...

As the nights remain long and dark, we find ourselves with nearly half of the planets in retrograde in early 2025 with more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is Mercury retrograde? It starts today, and if you ...

After several weeks in retrograde motion, Mercury finally stations direct in Pisces, clearing the foggy haze of confusion Mercury is finally direct, and it's about time we shake off the haze! After ...

Venus, our planet of love, attachment, aesthetics and assets, is going retrograde on March 1st. The first part (and the bulk) of the retrograde will go down, or back, as it were, in the cardinal hell ...