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 ధనుస్సు
24 days in మేషం
23 days in సింహం
20 days in ధనుస్సు
1 retrograde period in 2023
140 days in కుంభం
1 retrograde period in 2023
43 days in కర్కాటకం
1 retrograde period in 2023
118 days in మేషం
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.
