Cycles This Year
1 cycle
Each cycle begins at station retrograde and ends at station direct.
Retrograde Calendar
When Venus moves retrograde, its apparent motion reverses, drawing the principles of unification, aesthetics, and harmony inward. Classical astrology considers this a period of introversion, review, and delay. Below is the exact calculated ephemeris for the stations of Venus throughout 1770.
If you are searching for "venus retrograde 1770 dates" or "venus station direct 1770", start here before moving into the full ephemeris and classical interpretation below.
Cycles This Year
Each cycle begins at station retrograde and ends at station direct.
First Station Retrograde
The first point in 1770 where Venus turns backward by apparent motion.
Final Station Direct
The final direct station that closes the last venus retrograde cycle in 1770.
Cycle 1
December 20 in Capricorn to January 30 in Capricorn
Station retrograde: 12:45 AM UTC. Station direct: 12:45 AM UTC.
Live Motion
It is currently moving through Gemini. Use this live state to compare the present sky against the 1770 calendar below.
Next Station
Venus next turns retrograde in Scorpio.
Current Cycle
Use the links below to move into the current-year calendar, the live sky page, or venus placement meanings.
A venus retrograde calendar matters because people usually want two things at once: exact station dates and a serious explanation of what the retrograde means. This page gives both for 1770.
In classical astrology, retrograde motion is not just a pop-astrology inconvenience. It suggests that venus becomes more delayed, revising, internalized, or inconsistent in its outward action.
Use the ephemeris below to track the station retrograde and station direct dates in 1770, then compare the classical citations to modern assumptions about venus retrograde periods.
Venus stations retrograde much less often than Mercury, usually about every eighteen months.
desire, attachment, aesthetics, pleasure, and agreement are reviewed rather than moving forward simply
Use the station dates to judge when relationships, agreements, money, and artistic or aesthetic choices may be reconsidered. Classical reading is usually subtler than modern panic-language and looks for reversal, delay, or revaluation.
Open the cited books and authors behind this venus retrograde page.
Short answers for the most common venus retrograde questions.
Venus retrograde 1770 dates: December 20 to January 30. Use the station list on this page for the exact station retrograde and station direct timings.
Venus retrograde describes a period when desire, attachment, aesthetics, pleasure, and agreement are reviewed rather than moving forward simply. Traditional astrologers usually treat retrograde motion as a weakening or reversal of straightforward outward action.
Venus stations retrograde much less often than Mercury, usually about every eighteen months.
No. Classical texts treat retrograde motion as delayed, obstructed, or internally redirected, but not as automatically catastrophic. The full judgment depends on sign, house, aspects, and the broader condition of the planet.
Use the station dates to identify when the retrograde begins and ends in 1770, then compare those dates to your own chart, transits, and elections.