Retrograde periods for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Rahu and Ketu are always retrograde by convention.
4 retrograde periods in 2023
20 days in Dhanu
24 days in Mesha
23 days in Simha
20 days in Dhanu
1 retrograde period in 2023
140 days in Kumbha
1 retrograde period in 2023
43 days in Karka
1 retrograde period in 2023
118 days in Mesha
Rahu and Ketu are the lunar nodes and are always Vakri (retrograde). They move backwards through the zodiac at roughly 1.5° per month and change Rashi only once every ~18 months.
