Venus Retrograde 2026: Exact Dates & Times
The short answer
Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio on 07:19 UTC on 3 October 2026 (retrograde) to 00:29 UTC on 14 November 2026 (direct).
Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio on 07:19 UTC on 3 October 2026 (retrograde) to 00:29 UTC on 14 November 2026 (direct).
Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra
Stations retrograde: 07:19 UTC on 3 October 2026, at 8.49° Scorpio (07:19 UTC on 3 October 2026).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 5:19 PM GMT+10, Oct 3 |
| London | 8:19 AM GMT+1, Oct 3 |
| New York | 3:19 AM EDT, Oct 3 |
| Los Angeles | 12:19 AM PDT, Oct 3 |
| Mumbai | 12:49 PM GMT+5:30, Oct 3 |
| Tokyo | 4:19 PM GMT+9, Oct 3 |
Stations direct: 00:29 UTC on 14 November 2026, at 22.86° Libra (00:29 UTC on 14 November 2026).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 11:29 AM GMT+11, Nov 14 |
| London | 12:29 AM GMT, Nov 14 |
| New York | 7:29 PM EST, Nov 13 |
| Los Angeles | 4:29 PM PST, Nov 13 |
| Mumbai | 5:59 AM GMT+5:30, Nov 14 |
| Tokyo | 9:29 AM GMT+9, Nov 14 |
Shadow begins: 14:46 UTC on 31 August 2026. Venus first reaches, moving forward, the degree it will later retrograde back to.
Shadow clears: 18:44 UTC on 15 December 2026. Venus moves past the degree where it originally turned retrograde.
Which house this touches by rising sign
| Rising sign | House(es) |
|---|---|
| Aries | 7th | & 8th
| Taurus | 6th | & 7th
| Gemini | 5th | & 6th
| Cancer | 4th | & 5th
| Leo | 3rd | & 4th
| Virgo | 2nd | & 3th
| Libra | 1st | & 2th
| Scorpio | 1st | & 12th
| Sagittarius | 11th | & 12th
| Capricorn | 10th | & 11th
| Aquarius | 9th | & 10th
| Pisces | 8th | & 9th
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.