Upcoming, 153.3 days
Chiron retrograde, August 2030
Chiron stations retrograde on Wednesday 21 August 2030, 04:52 UTC at 16°55′ Taurus and turns direct on Tuesday 21 January 2031, 11:10 UTC at 12°04′ Taurus. The shadow period runs from 29 April 2030 to 11 May 2031.
Chiron stations retrograde at 16°55' Taurus on 21 August 2030 at 04:52 UTC and turns direct at 12°04' Taurus on 21 January 2031 at 11:10 UTC. The retrograde lasts 153.3 days and stays within Taurus. Including the shadow periods, this stretch of sky is in play from 29 April 2030 until 11 May 2031.
Astrologers read Chiron as the wounded healer, pointing to old hurts and the skills that grow out of them. In Taurus, the tradition links those themes to security, the body, habits around possessions and a sense of self-worth. A retrograde Chiron is treated as a slower, more inward phase, suited to reflection rather than fresh starts. A modest suggestion is to notice where a feeling of scarcity shapes everyday choices and to write it down, without needing to resolve it at once.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Chiron's retrograde (Taurus) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Taurus | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Gemini | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Cancer | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Leo | tenth | career and public role | |
| Virgo | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Libra | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Scorpio | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Sagittarius | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Capricorn | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Aquarius | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Pisces | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.