Retrograde = when a planet looks like it’s moving backward in the sky 🌍✨⁠ ⁠ Normally, planets slowly drift one way against the background of stars. But sometimes, as Earth and the planet move around the Sun, our viewpoint changes — and the planet seems to reverse for a few weeks 🔄👀⁠ (It’s an illusion, the planet isn’t actually turning around.)⁠ ⁠ 🧐 Why does this happen?⁠ As Earth overtakes, for example, Mercury in its orbit, the smaller, faster planet seems to reverse direction from our pers
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Retrograde = when a planet looks like it’s moving backward in the sky 🌍✨⁠ ⁠ Normally, planets slowly drift one way against the background of stars. But sometimes, as Earth and the planet move around the Sun, our viewpoint changes — and the planet seems to reverse for a few weeks 🔄👀⁠ (It’s an illusion, the planet isn’t actually turning around.)⁠ ⁠ 🧐 Why does this happen?⁠ As Earth overtakes, for example, Mercury in its orbit, the smaller, faster planet seems to reverse direction from our pers
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🪐 November 2025: Mercury & Jupiter Go Retrograde Two planets — Mercury and Jupiter — started their retrograde motion this month! That means five planets are now appearing to move backward in the sky. Here’s the full retrograde lineup for the end of 2025: 🔹 Neptune — July 5 to December 10, 2025 🔹 Saturn — July 14 to November 28, 2025 🔹 Uranus — September 6, 2025 to February 4, 2026 🔹 Mercury — November 9 to November 29, 2025 🔹 Jupiter — November 11, 2025 to March 11, 2026 Retrograde motion
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🪐 November 2025: Mercury & Jupiter Go Retrograde Two planets — Mercury and Jupiter — started their retrograde motion this month! That means five planets are now appearing to move backward in the sky. Here’s the full retrograde lineup for the end of 2025: 🔹 Neptune — July 5 to December 10, 2025 🔹 Saturn — July 14 to November 28, 2025 🔹 Uranus — September 6, 2025 to February 4, 2026 🔹 Mercury — November 9 to November 29, 2025 🔹 Jupiter — November 11, 2025 to March 11, 2026 Retrograde motion
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