Upcoming, 40.9 days
Venus retrograde, December 2029
Venus stations retrograde on Sunday 16 December 2029, 23:48 UTC at 24°02′ Capricorn and turns direct on Saturday 26 January 2030, 21:33 UTC at 8°38′ Capricorn. The shadow period runs from 15 November 2029 to 27 February 2030.
Venus slows to a halt at 24°02' Capricorn on 16 December 2029 and then appears to move backward through the sign. It stations direct at 8°38' Capricorn on 26 January 2030, after 40.9 days. Including the shadow periods, the whole passage runs from 15 November 2029 to 27 February 2030 and stays within Capricorn.
Capricorn is associated with ambition, structure, duty and long-term commitments, and astrologers read Venus as the planet of love, friendship, pleasure and value. The tradition treats Venus retrograde as a time to reconsider relationships and priorities rather than to start new ones in a hurry. A gentle approach is to reconnect with people and pursuits you have neglected, and to notice what you genuinely value beneath what you feel obliged to keep.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Venus's retrograde (Capricorn) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | tenth | career and public role | |
| Taurus | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Gemini | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Cancer | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Leo | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Virgo | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Libra | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Scorpio | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Sagittarius | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Capricorn | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Aquarius | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Pisces | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
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.