vakri Shukra
Venus Retrograde, 2024 to 2031: Every Window
Venus orbits inside the Earth’s orbit. Its retrograde comes around inferior conjunction, when it passes between the Earth and the Sun and, seen from here, its motion against the stars reverses for a while. That is why a Venus retrograde always happens with the Sun close to Venus in the sky.
Between 2024 and 2031 the site computes 5 Venus retrogrades. Each lasts 41 to 43 days between its two stations and retraces 15.4° to 16.5° of the zodiac, and one begins every 580 to 586 days.
| Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Days | Signs | Arc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 March 2025 | 13 April 2025 | 42 | Pisces | 16.2° |
| 3 October 2026 | 14 November 2026 | 42 | Libra → Virgo | 15.6° |
| 11 May 2028 | 23 June 2028 | 43 | Taurus | 16.5° |
| 17 December 2029 | 27 January 2030 | 41 | Sagittarius | 15.4° |
| 20 July 2031 | 1 September 2031 | 43 | Leo → Cancer | 16.4° |
The dates are days, not times. Stations from 2026 and 2027 are taken from the JPL DE421 table where the two disagree; outside those years the site’s own series stands, and a station falling near midnight can be dated a day apart by another source.
Venus Retrograde by Year
For Venus’s dignities, friendships and the signs it rules, see the Venus (Shukra) page. The other planets’ windows are on the retrograde index, and the retrograde checker answers for a single day. In Hindi: शुक्र वक्री.