Venus is moving direct right now
The next retrograde period begins
in 55 days –
at and will run for 42 days.
Now in
jLibra,
2°43′
Venus runs relationships, money and taste. Venus retrograde brings back what already happened – people, things, old decisions – so you can see whether you still want them. On average a period lasts 42 days,
happens roughly 1
time a year.
Retrograde periods Venus: 2021–2031
Eastern Time, to the minute. "Shadow before" is when the planet first crossed the degree of the coming
station; "shadow after" is when it returned direct to where the retrograde began.
Review the budget and the subscriptions – the waste becomes obvious
Sort out a relationship that has needed the conversation for a while
Return to an old interest or an old style
Sell what you no longer use: letting go is easier now
Where to leave yourself margin
Anything irreversible to your appearance: the new-life haircut, a tattoo, surgery
Starting a romance where everything is "too perfect"
Big purchases made for beauty – taste is skewed these weeks
A wedding or engagement, if the date can move
These are not prohibitions. A retrograde does not cancel your life – it shows you where the wind is
behind you and where it is in your face. If something cannot be moved, it can be done
with margin: re-read it, ask again, leave an extra day.
How this is calculated.
Our numbers come from the Moira 6.1.0 engine running on
NASA JPL DE440 ephemerides, tropical zodiac,
Eastern Time, data updated Aug 8, 2026.
More on our method →
The wheel uses the tropical zodiac, 0° Aries on the left, signs running counterclockwise.
The lines in the middle are the exact angles between planets at that moment.
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