Venus Retrograde 2025: Exact Dates & Times
The short answer
Venus stations retrograde in Aries on 00:36 UTC on 2 March 2025 (retrograde) to 01:04 UTC on 13 April 2025 (direct).
Venus stations retrograde in Aries on 00:36 UTC on 2 March 2025 (retrograde) to 01:04 UTC on 13 April 2025 (direct).
Venus retrograde in Aries and Pisces
Stations retrograde: 00:36 UTC on 2 March 2025, at 10.84° Aries (00:36 UTC on 2 March 2025).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 11:36 AM GMT+11, Mar 2 |
| London | 12:36 AM GMT, Mar 2 |
| New York | 7:36 PM EST, Mar 1 |
| Los Angeles | 4:36 PM PST, Mar 1 |
| Mumbai | 6:06 AM GMT+5:30, Mar 2 |
| Tokyo | 9:36 AM GMT+9, Mar 2 |
Stations direct: 01:04 UTC on 13 April 2025, at 24.62° Pisces (01:04 UTC on 13 April 2025).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 11:04 AM GMT+10, Apr 13 |
| London | 2:04 AM GMT+1, Apr 13 |
| New York | 9:04 PM EDT, Apr 12 |
| Los Angeles | 6:04 PM PDT, Apr 12 |
| Mumbai | 6:34 AM GMT+5:30, Apr 13 |
| Tokyo | 10:04 AM GMT+9, Apr 13 |
Shadow begins: 13:24 UTC on 28 January 2025. Venus first reaches, moving forward, the degree it will later retrograde back to.
Shadow clears: 06:03 UTC on 16 May 2025. Venus moves past the degree where it originally turned retrograde.
Which house this touches by rising sign
| Rising sign | House(es) |
|---|---|
| Aries | 1st | & 12th
| Taurus | 11th | & 12th
| Gemini | 10th | & 11th
| Cancer | 9th | & 10th
| Leo | 8th | & 9th
| Virgo | 7th | & 8th
| Libra | 6th | & 7th
| Scorpio | 5th | & 6th
| Sagittarius | 4th | & 5th
| Capricorn | 3rd | & 4th
| Aquarius | 2nd | & 3th
| Pisces | 1st | & 2th
Where these times come from
Every station is the exact moment Venus's apparent motion changes direction, found by scanning the real ephemeris and bisecting to the minute, the same engine that powers current transits and daily horoscopes. Positions are geocentric and tropical. Shadow dates mark when Venus first reaches (and later clears) the degree range it retraces.
What this means for your chart
The house table above uses whole-sign counting from your rising sign. For an exact reading of how this retrograde lands against your own placements, cast your free birth chart first.