On March 10, 2026, Jupiter will appear to change direction in the night sky, marking the end of its retrograde motion, which began in November 2025. This phenomenon, which occurs when Earth overtakes ...

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 ...

Jupiter, the biggest on the solar system will pause and reverse on 10th March 2026. This change according to astronomers is about stationary point and retrogression that happen due to the movement of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...