What is a planetary retrograde? And what connection does it have to astrology? We explain how planets move across the sky.

Mercury will be in retrograde until Dec. 15, the last of four times it appears to move backward in the sky this year. For at least a portion of 2024, nearly every planet in our solar system has been ...

The month of July 2025 will be very special from an astronomical point of view. This month, two major planets, Mercury and Saturn, will reverse their motion by going retrograde, which is called the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. From July 17 to Aug. 10, Mercury will appear to move ...

Starting July 17, Mercury will be retrograde until August 10. During these three and a half weeks, many people expect life to go haywire—phones will break, contracts will fall through, you'll ...

The change is subtle and happens over many nights.

From Dec. 6 through Feb. 23, Mars will enter retrograde motion, a period of about 10 weeks where the red planet will appear to move backward in the sky. Are you experiencing inner tension, heightened ...

Pluto oversees the cycles of birth and death. Find out what Pluto retrograde means for you in 2025. Haramis Kalfar - stock.adobe.com Pluto, our petite power planet of primordial urges, transformation ...

Mercury goes retrograde from Nov. 25 until Dec. 15, with no shortage of passed-down mythologies and theories. Some may call these superstitions, while modern energy professionals suggest taking a ...

Mercury retrograde gets a lot of hype for astrology aficionados. However, other planets also have retrograde motion and appear to move backward in the sky, too. Unlike Mercury, who backslides three to ...

But before you blame the cosmos for your phone glitches or that random text from your ex, remember that retrogrades aren’t punishments—they’re pauses. Think of them as the universe’s quality-control ...