Venus retrograde · 2029
Venus retrograde 2029: dates, degrees and what it means for each sign
Everything about Venus retrograde in 2029 in one place: the exact station dates and degrees, the shadow periods, which other planets are retrograde at the same time, and a reading with practical advice for each of the twelve signs.
In 2029 Venus is retrograde from December 16 to January 26, 2030. It runs from 24°02′ Capricorn to 8°38′ Capricorn. Astrologers read it as a time to review love, attraction, values and money. The shadow lasts from November 15, 2029 to February 27, 2030. The area of life it touches depends on your sign.
Venus retrograde 2029: the dates
- December 16, 2029 – January 26, 2030 (40 days). Venus stations retrograde on December 16, 2029 at 23:48 UTC, at 24°02′ Capricorn. Venus stations direct on January 26, 2030 at 21:33 UTC, at 8°38′ Capricorn. Most of this retrograde falls in 2030; its reading for each sign is in Venus retrograde 2030.
Venus is retrograde about every 19 months, for about six weeks: about 7% of the time.
Times are UTC. Nothing reverses in space: retrograde motion is the apparent backward drift a planet shows when Earth overtakes it (or, for Mercury and Venus, when the planet overtakes Earth).
Venus retrograde Dec 16, 2029 – Jan 26, 2030: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2029 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Venus first crosses 8°38′ Capricorn, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Dec 16, 2029, 23:48 UTC | Venus stations retrograde at 24°02′ Capricorn |
| Jan 26, 2030, 21:33 UTC | Venus stations direct at 8°38′ Capricorn |
| Feb 27, 2030 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Venus passes 24°02′ Capricorn again and covers new ground |
Computed from NASA JPL Horizons. A station in the first hours of a UTC day falls on the previous evening in the Americas.
What else is retrograde at the same time
Retrogrades overlap, and astrologers read them together. These planets are also retrograde during at least part of each period:
- Dec 16, 2029 – Jan 26, 2030: Mercury (Dec 22, 2029 – Jan 11, 2030), Saturn (Sep 6, 2029 – Jan 19, 2030), Uranus (Sep 23, 2029 – Feb 20, 2030), Neptune (Jul 14 – Dec 19, 2029).
The whole year is on the retrograde calendar 2029.
What Venus retrograde means in 2029
In astrology Venus stands for love, attraction, values and money. Venus retrograde is read as a review of relationships, taste and spending: past partners and unfinished conversations come back, and what you thought you wanted is tested against what you value. In Capricorn the subject is ambition, status, responsibility and long-term goals.
Who notices it most. For Dec 16, 2029 – Jan 26, 2030 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 8° and 24° of Capricorn, and at the same degrees of Aries, Cancer and Libra. Everyone else can read it through the house it falls in, below.
What to do
Revisit a budget, have the conversation you postponed and let new connections develop slowly. Leave optional, hard-to-reverse choices (a big purchase, a drastic new look, making a brand-new relationship official) until Venus is direct. The longer guide, with the astronomy and the reading of a natal Venus retrograde, is on the Venus retrograde page.
Venus retrograde Dec 16, 2029 – Jan 26, 2030 for each sign
Most of this retrograde falls in 2030, so the reading for each of the twelve signs, with the houses and the birthdays it touches, is in Venus retrograde 2030.
Venus retrograde 2029: questions
When is Venus retrograde in 2029?
In 2029: December 16 – January 26, 2030 (Capricorn). Dates are UTC.
When does Venus go direct in 2029?
It does not turn direct in 2029: the retrograde that begins on December 16, 2029 ends on January 26, 2030.
Which sign is Venus retrograde in during 2029?
Dec 16, 2029 – Jan 26, 2030: from 24°02′ Capricorn back to 8°38′ Capricorn.
When is the Venus retrograde shadow period in 2029?
For the Dec 16, 2029 – Jan 26, 2030 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on November 15, 2029 and the post-shadow ends on February 27, 2030.
Who is most affected by Venus retrograde in 2029?
For Dec 16, 2029 – Jan 26, 2030 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 8° and 24° of Capricorn, and at the same degrees of Aries, Cancer and Libra. Others feel it through the house it falls in for their rising sign.
Is Venus retrograde in 2030?
Yes: until January 26, 2030.
Sources
The checkable facts on this page come from these external sources. The astrological interpretation is our own.
- Horizons System (planetary ephemeris service) · NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryVenus in 2029, computed from JPL Horizons positions: retrograde 2029-12-16 23:48 UTC at 24°02′ Capricorn, direct 2030-01-26 21:33 UTC at 8°38′ Capricorn
- Venus: Facts · NASA ScienceA Venus year takes about 225 Earth days; it appears as a morning star and an evening star
- What does it mean for Mercury to be in retrograde? · NASARetrograde motion is an apparent change in a planet's movement through the sky; the planet does not physically move backwards in its orbit
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