{
  "source": "https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/retrogrades",
  "computedAt": "2026-10-01T04:42:00.000Z",
  "count": 4,
  "statuses": [
    {
      "key": "mercury",
      "name": "Mercury",
      "current": null,
      "next": {
        "key": "mercury",
        "name": "Mercury",
        "stationRetrograde": "2026-10-24T07:11:45.937Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "20°58' Scorpio",
        "stationDirect": "2026-11-13T15:55:35.625Z",
        "directDegree": "5°02' Scorpio",
        "shadowStart": "2026-10-04T09:10:52.762Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2026-11-30T06:16:56.630Z",
        "durationDays": 20,
        "signs": [
          "Scorpio"
        ]
      },
      "previous": {
        "key": "mercury",
        "name": "Mercury",
        "stationRetrograde": "2026-06-29T17:37:32.812Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "26°15' Cancer",
        "stationDirect": "2026-07-23T22:55:21.562Z",
        "directDegree": "16°19' Cancer",
        "shadowStart": "2026-06-13T00:54:34.979Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2026-08-07T03:36:54.359Z",
        "durationDays": 24,
        "signs": [
          "Cancer"
        ]
      },
      "shadow": null,
      "answer": "No. Mercury is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on October 24, 2026 at 3:11 AM ET (07:11 UTC) at 20°58' Scorpio and ends on November 13, 2026.",
      "theme": "reviewing plans, conversations, contracts, devices, and travel arrangements"
    },
    {
      "key": "venus",
      "name": "Venus",
      "current": null,
      "next": {
        "key": "venus",
        "name": "Venus",
        "stationRetrograde": "2026-10-03T07:09:39.375Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "8°29' Scorpio",
        "stationDirect": "2026-11-14T00:21:50.625Z",
        "directDegree": "22°51' Libra",
        "shadowStart": "2026-08-31T14:43:52.500Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2026-12-15T18:36:45.791Z",
        "durationDays": 42,
        "signs": [
          "Scorpio",
          "Libra"
        ]
      },
      "previous": {
        "key": "venus",
        "name": "Venus",
        "stationRetrograde": "2025-03-02T00:31:41.250Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "10°50' Aries",
        "stationDirect": "2025-04-13T01:04:01.875Z",
        "directDegree": "24°37' Pisces",
        "shadowStart": "2025-01-28T13:22:51.708Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2025-05-16T06:01:00.161Z",
        "durationDays": 42,
        "signs": [
          "Aries",
          "Pisces"
        ]
      },
      "shadow": "pre",
      "answer": "No. Venus is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on October 3, 2026 at 3:09 AM ET (07:09 UTC) at 8°29' Scorpio and ends on November 14, 2026. Venus is already in its pre-retrograde shadow, which began August 31, 2026.",
      "theme": "revisiting relationships, values, spending, and old loves"
    },
    {
      "key": "mars",
      "name": "Mars",
      "current": null,
      "next": {
        "key": "mars",
        "name": "Mars",
        "stationRetrograde": "2027-01-10T13:01:13.125Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "10°25' Virgo",
        "stationDirect": "2027-04-01T14:11:31.875Z",
        "directDegree": "20°55' Leo",
        "shadowStart": "2026-11-05T15:33:30.673Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2027-06-08T01:59:06.342Z",
        "durationDays": 81,
        "signs": [
          "Virgo",
          "Leo"
        ]
      },
      "previous": {
        "key": "mars",
        "name": "Mars",
        "stationRetrograde": "2024-12-06T23:34:01.875Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "6°10' Leo",
        "stationDirect": "2025-02-24T02:01:41.250Z",
        "directDegree": "17°00' Cancer",
        "shadowStart": "2024-10-05T04:41:50.112Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2025-05-02T06:05:13.286Z",
        "durationDays": 79,
        "signs": [
          "Leo",
          "Cancer"
        ]
      },
      "shadow": null,
      "answer": "No. Mars is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on January 10, 2027 at 8:01 AM ET (13:01 UTC) at 10°25' Virgo and ends on April 1, 2027.",
      "theme": "redirecting effort and anger, with slower progress on new initiatives"
    },
    {
      "key": "jupiter",
      "name": "Jupiter",
      "current": null,
      "next": {
        "key": "jupiter",
        "name": "Jupiter",
        "stationRetrograde": "2026-12-13T00:59:06.562Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "27°01' Leo",
        "stationDirect": "2027-04-13T02:13:38.437Z",
        "directDegree": "16°59' Leo",
        "shadowStart": "2026-09-17T04:34:44.281Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2027-07-11T04:42:46.142Z",
        "durationDays": 121,
        "signs": [
          "Leo"
        ]
      },
      "previous": {
        "key": "jupiter",
        "name": "Jupiter",
        "stationRetrograde": "2025-11-11T16:45:30.937Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "25°09' Cancer",
        "stationDirect": "2026-03-11T03:27:28.125Z",
        "directDegree": "15°05' Cancer",
        "shadowStart": "2025-08-17T07:33:18.587Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2026-06-06T15:37:14.135Z",
        "durationDays": 119,
        "signs": [
          "Cancer"
        ]
      },
      "shadow": "pre",
      "answer": "No. Jupiter is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on December 12, 2026 at 7:59 PM ET (00:59 UTC on December 13) at 27°01' Leo and ends on April 13, 2027. Jupiter is already in its pre-retrograde shadow, which began September 17, 2026.",
      "theme": "inner growth and reflection on beliefs rather than outward expansion"
    },
    {
      "key": "saturn",
      "name": "Saturn",
      "current": {
        "key": "saturn",
        "name": "Saturn",
        "stationRetrograde": "2026-07-26T19:58:10.312Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "14°44' Aries",
        "stationDirect": "2026-12-10T23:24:11.250Z",
        "directDegree": "7°55' Aries",
        "shadowStart": "2026-04-20T12:10:46.170Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2027-03-15T06:48:32.431Z",
        "durationDays": 137,
        "signs": [
          "Aries"
        ]
      },
      "next": {
        "key": "saturn",
        "name": "Saturn",
        "stationRetrograde": "2027-08-09T17:53:00.937Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "27°52' Aries",
        "stationDirect": "2027-12-24T02:49:30.000Z",
        "directDegree": "21°01' Aries",
        "shadowStart": "2027-05-04T18:00:35.769Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2028-03-27T04:25:42.436Z",
        "durationDays": 136,
        "signs": [
          "Aries"
        ]
      },
      "previous": {
        "key": "saturn",
        "name": "Saturn",
        "stationRetrograde": "2025-07-13T04:00:30.937Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "1°55' Aries",
        "stationDirect": "2025-11-28T03:49:58.125Z",
        "directDegree": "25°09' Pisces",
        "shadowStart": "2025-04-06T14:45:47.195Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2026-03-02T18:10:45.512Z",
        "durationDays": 138,
        "signs": [
          "Aries",
          "Pisces"
        ]
      },
      "shadow": null,
      "answer": "Yes. Saturn has been retrograde since July 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM ET (19:58 UTC) and turns direct on December 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM ET (23:24 UTC) at 7°55' Aries. Its post-retrograde shadow ends on March 15, 2027.",
      "theme": "reworking commitments, structures, and long-term responsibilities"
    },
    {
      "key": "uranus",
      "name": "Uranus",
      "current": {
        "key": "uranus",
        "name": "Uranus",
        "stationRetrograde": "2026-09-10T18:41:42.421Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "5°41' Gemini",
        "stationDirect": "2027-02-08T12:23:25.546Z",
        "directDegree": "1°40' Gemini",
        "shadowStart": "2026-05-25T10:47:09.154Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2027-05-26T03:45:58.841Z",
        "durationDays": 151,
        "signs": [
          "Gemini"
        ]
      },
      "next": {
        "key": "uranus",
        "name": "Uranus",
        "stationRetrograde": "2027-09-15T09:15:41.484Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "9°57' Gemini",
        "stationDirect": "2028-02-12T23:39:39.375Z",
        "directDegree": "5°55' Gemini",
        "shadowStart": "2027-05-30T03:46:46.302Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2028-05-29T15:26:38.686Z",
        "durationDays": 151,
        "signs": [
          "Gemini"
        ]
      },
      "previous": {
        "key": "uranus",
        "name": "Uranus",
        "stationRetrograde": "2025-09-06T04:42:52.734Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "1°27' Gemini",
        "stationDirect": "2026-02-04T02:17:30.468Z",
        "directDegree": "27°27' Taurus",
        "shadowStart": "2025-05-20T18:30:33.354Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2026-05-21T16:45:46.097Z",
        "durationDays": 151,
        "signs": [
          "Gemini",
          "Taurus"
        ]
      },
      "shadow": null,
      "answer": "Yes. Uranus has been retrograde since September 10, 2026 at 2:41 PM ET (18:41 UTC) and turns direct on February 8, 2027 at 7:23 AM ET (12:23 UTC) at 1°40' Gemini. Its post-retrograde shadow ends on May 26, 2027.",
      "theme": "inner change and quiet experiments before outward breaks"
    },
    {
      "key": "neptune",
      "name": "Neptune",
      "current": {
        "key": "neptune",
        "name": "Neptune",
        "stationRetrograde": "2026-07-07T11:22:02.050Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "4°25' Aries",
        "stationDirect": "2026-12-12T22:13:47.226Z",
        "directDegree": "1°36' Aries",
        "shadowStart": "2026-03-16T09:00:23.245Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2027-04-02T19:05:38.773Z",
        "durationDays": 158,
        "signs": [
          "Aries"
        ]
      },
      "next": {
        "key": "neptune",
        "name": "Neptune",
        "stationRetrograde": "2027-07-09T22:51:03.164Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "6°39' Aries",
        "stationDirect": "2027-12-15T09:43:27.890Z",
        "directDegree": "3°51' Aries",
        "shadowStart": "2027-03-18T20:09:21.358Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2028-04-04T08:18:56.820Z",
        "durationDays": 158,
        "signs": [
          "Aries"
        ]
      },
      "previous": {
        "key": "neptune",
        "name": "Neptune",
        "stationRetrograde": "2025-07-04T21:49:44.941Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "2°10' Aries",
        "stationDirect": "2025-12-10T11:59:54.902Z",
        "directDegree": "29°22' Pisces",
        "shadowStart": "2025-03-13T21:57:42.846Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2026-03-31T05:43:59.091Z",
        "durationDays": 159,
        "signs": [
          "Aries",
          "Pisces"
        ]
      },
      "shadow": null,
      "answer": "Yes. Neptune has been retrograde since July 7, 2026 at 7:22 AM ET (11:22 UTC) and turns direct on December 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM ET (22:13 UTC) at 1°36' Aries. Its post-retrograde shadow ends on April 2, 2027.",
      "theme": "seeing through illusions and clarifying ideals"
    },
    {
      "key": "pluto",
      "name": "Pluto",
      "current": {
        "key": "pluto",
        "name": "Pluto",
        "stationRetrograde": "2026-05-06T15:44:25.898Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "5°30' Aquarius",
        "stationDirect": "2026-10-16T02:24:13.886Z",
        "directDegree": "3°04' Aquarius",
        "shadowStart": "2026-01-12T07:41:42.202Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2027-02-07T01:15:05.668Z",
        "durationDays": 162,
        "signs": [
          "Aquarius"
        ]
      },
      "next": {
        "key": "pluto",
        "name": "Pluto",
        "stationRetrograde": "2027-05-08T12:14:59.296Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "7°10' Aquarius",
        "stationDirect": "2027-10-18T03:51:25.136Z",
        "directDegree": "4°44' Aquarius",
        "shadowStart": "2027-01-13T23:39:22.894Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2028-02-09T05:12:23.290Z",
        "durationDays": 163,
        "signs": [
          "Aquarius"
        ]
      },
      "previous": {
        "key": "pluto",
        "name": "Pluto",
        "stationRetrograde": "2025-05-04T15:50:50.859Z",
        "retrogradeDegree": "3°49' Aquarius",
        "stationDirect": "2025-10-14T02:49:45.820Z",
        "directDegree": "1°22' Aquarius",
        "shadowStart": "2025-01-10T15:40:49.027Z",
        "shadowEnd": "2026-02-04T20:23:13.901Z",
        "durationDays": 162,
        "signs": [
          "Aquarius"
        ]
      },
      "shadow": null,
      "answer": "Yes. Pluto has been retrograde since May 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM ET (15:44 UTC) and turns direct on October 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM ET (02:24 UTC on October 16) at 3°04' Aquarius. Its post-retrograde shadow ends on February 7, 2027.",
      "theme": "inner transformation and a private reckoning with power"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "key": "mercury",
      "name": "Mercury",
      "sign": "Scorpio",
      "signIndex": 7,
      "degree": "0°56'",
      "degreeExact": "0°56'17\"",
      "longitude": 210.938,
      "speed": 1.3204,
      "retrograde": false,
      "stationary": false
    },
    {
      "key": "venus",
      "name": "Venus",
      "sign": "Scorpio",
      "signIndex": 7,
      "degree": "8°24'",
      "degreeExact": "8°24'07\"",
      "longitude": 218.4019,
      "speed": 0.0801,
      "retrograde": false,
      "stationary": true
    },
    {
      "key": "mars",
      "name": "Mars",
      "sign": "Leo",
      "signIndex": 4,
      "degree": "1°48'",
      "degreeExact": "1°48'08\"",
      "longitude": 121.8023,
      "speed": 0.5825,
      "retrograde": false,
      "stationary": false
    },
    {
      "key": "jupiter",
      "name": "Jupiter",
      "sign": "Leo",
      "signIndex": 4,
      "degree": "19°37'",
      "degreeExact": "19°37'33\"",
      "longitude": 139.6258,
      "speed": 0.1788,
      "retrograde": false,
      "stationary": false
    },
    {
      "key": "saturn",
      "name": "Saturn",
      "sign": "Aries",
      "signIndex": 0,
      "degree": "11°33'",
      "degreeExact": "11°33'37\"",
      "longitude": 11.5602,
      "speed": -0.0784,
      "retrograde": true,
      "stationary": false
    },
    {
      "key": "uranus",
      "name": "Uranus",
      "sign": "Gemini",
      "signIndex": 2,
      "degree": "5°31'",
      "degreeExact": "5°31'21\"",
      "longitude": 65.5224,
      "speed": -0.0168,
      "retrograde": true,
      "stationary": false
    },
    {
      "key": "neptune",
      "name": "Neptune",
      "sign": "Aries",
      "signIndex": 0,
      "degree": "2°51'",
      "degreeExact": "2°51'36\"",
      "longitude": 2.86,
      "speed": -0.0276,
      "retrograde": true,
      "stationary": false
    },
    {
      "key": "pluto",
      "name": "Pluto",
      "sign": "Aquarius",
      "signIndex": 10,
      "degree": "3°07'",
      "degreeExact": "3°07'14\"",
      "longitude": 303.1206,
      "speed": -0.0069,
      "retrograde": true,
      "stationary": false
    }
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    {
      "key": "uranus",
      "name": "Uranus",
      "stationRetrograde": "2025-09-06T04:42:49.921Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "1°27' Gemini",
      "stationDirect": "2026-02-04T02:17:27.656Z",
      "directDegree": "27°27' Taurus",
      "shadowStart": "2025-05-20T18:30:33.835Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-05-21T16:45:45.922Z",
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      "signs": [
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        "Taurus"
      ]
    },
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      "name": "Jupiter",
      "stationRetrograde": "2025-11-11T16:45:28.125Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "25°09' Cancer",
      "stationDirect": "2026-03-11T03:27:25.312Z",
      "directDegree": "15°05' Cancer",
      "shadowStart": "2025-08-17T07:33:18.414Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-06-06T15:37:13.959Z",
      "durationDays": 119,
      "signs": [
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      ]
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      "name": "Mercury",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-02-26T06:47:48.750Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "22°33' Pisces",
      "stationDirect": "2026-03-20T19:37:01.875Z",
      "directDegree": "8°29' Pisces",
      "shadowStart": "2026-02-11T22:13:29.252Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-04-09T11:41:29.282Z",
      "durationDays": 23,
      "signs": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "name": "Pluto",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-05-06T15:44:23.085Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "5°30' Aquarius",
      "stationDirect": "2026-10-16T02:24:11.074Z",
      "directDegree": "3°04' Aquarius",
      "shadowStart": "2026-01-12T07:41:42.023Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-02-07T01:15:05.492Z",
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      "signs": [
        "Aquarius"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "mercury",
      "name": "Mercury",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-06-29T17:37:30.000Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "26°15' Cancer",
      "stationDirect": "2026-07-23T22:55:18.750Z",
      "directDegree": "16°19' Cancer",
      "shadowStart": "2026-06-13T00:54:34.804Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-08-07T03:36:54.184Z",
      "durationDays": 24,
      "signs": [
        "Cancer"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "neptune",
      "name": "Neptune",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-07-07T11:21:59.238Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "4°25' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2026-12-12T22:13:44.414Z",
      "directDegree": "1°36' Aries",
      "shadowStart": "2026-03-16T09:00:23.070Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-04-02T19:05:38.598Z",
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      "signs": [
        "Aries"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "saturn",
      "name": "Saturn",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-07-26T19:58:07.500Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "14°44' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2026-12-10T23:24:08.437Z",
      "directDegree": "7°55' Aries",
      "shadowStart": "2026-04-20T12:10:46.656Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-03-15T06:48:32.914Z",
      "durationDays": 137,
      "signs": [
        "Aries"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "uranus",
      "name": "Uranus",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-09-10T18:41:39.609Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "5°41' Gemini",
      "stationDirect": "2027-02-08T12:23:22.734Z",
      "directDegree": "1°40' Gemini",
      "shadowStart": "2026-05-25T10:47:08.979Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-05-26T03:45:58.666Z",
      "durationDays": 151,
      "signs": [
        "Gemini"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "venus",
      "name": "Venus",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-10-03T07:09:36.562Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "8°29' Scorpio",
      "stationDirect": "2026-11-14T00:21:47.812Z",
      "directDegree": "22°51' Libra",
      "shadowStart": "2026-08-31T14:43:52.323Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-12-15T18:36:45.614Z",
      "durationDays": 42,
      "signs": [
        "Scorpio",
        "Libra"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "mercury",
      "name": "Mercury",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-10-24T07:11:43.125Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "20°58' Scorpio",
      "stationDirect": "2026-11-13T15:55:32.812Z",
      "directDegree": "5°02' Scorpio",
      "shadowStart": "2026-10-04T09:10:53.248Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-11-30T06:16:56.454Z",
      "durationDays": 20,
      "signs": [
        "Scorpio"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "jupiter",
      "name": "Jupiter",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-12-13T00:59:03.750Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "27°01' Leo",
      "stationDirect": "2027-04-13T02:13:35.625Z",
      "directDegree": "16°59' Leo",
      "shadowStart": "2026-09-17T04:34:44.765Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-07-11T04:42:46.625Z",
      "durationDays": 121,
      "signs": [
        "Leo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "mars",
      "name": "Mars",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-01-10T13:01:10.312Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "10°25' Virgo",
      "stationDirect": "2027-04-01T14:11:29.062Z",
      "directDegree": "20°55' Leo",
      "shadowStart": "2026-11-05T15:33:30.497Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-06-08T01:59:06.825Z",
      "durationDays": 81,
      "signs": [
        "Virgo",
        "Leo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "mercury",
      "name": "Mercury",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-02-09T17:35:23.437Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "5°58' Pisces",
      "stationDirect": "2027-03-03T12:37:58.125Z",
      "directDegree": "20°55' Aquarius",
      "shadowStart": "2027-01-25T18:58:41.995Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-03-23T15:00:11.206Z",
      "durationDays": 22,
      "signs": [
        "Pisces",
        "Aquarius"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "pluto",
      "name": "Pluto",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-05-08T12:14:56.484Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "7°10' Aquarius",
      "stationDirect": "2027-10-18T03:51:22.324Z",
      "directDegree": "4°44' Aquarius",
      "shadowStart": "2027-01-13T23:39:23.378Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2028-02-09T05:12:23.115Z",
      "durationDays": 163,
      "signs": [
        "Aquarius"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "mercury",
      "name": "Mercury",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-06-10T18:20:23.437Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "6°21' Cancer",
      "stationDirect": "2027-07-04T19:39:08.437Z",
      "directDegree": "27°28' Gemini",
      "shadowStart": "2027-05-26T06:04:51.356Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-07-19T08:42:39.813Z",
      "durationDays": 24,
      "signs": [
        "Cancer",
        "Gemini"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "neptune",
      "name": "Neptune",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-07-09T22:51:00.351Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "6°39' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2027-12-15T09:43:25.078Z",
      "directDegree": "3°51' Aries",
      "shadowStart": "2027-03-18T20:09:21.180Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2028-04-04T08:18:56.645Z",
      "durationDays": 158,
      "signs": [
        "Aries"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "saturn",
      "name": "Saturn",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-08-09T17:52:58.125Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "27°52' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2027-12-24T02:49:27.187Z",
      "directDegree": "21°01' Aries",
      "shadowStart": "2027-05-04T18:00:36.255Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2028-03-27T04:25:42.919Z",
      "durationDays": 136,
      "signs": [
        "Aries"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "uranus",
      "name": "Uranus",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-09-15T09:15:38.671Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "9°57' Gemini",
      "stationDirect": "2028-02-12T23:40:29.296Z",
      "directDegree": "5°55' Gemini",
      "shadowStart": "2027-05-30T03:46:46.127Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2028-05-29T15:26:38.509Z",
      "durationDays": 151,
      "signs": [
        "Gemini"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "mercury",
      "name": "Mercury",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-10-07T14:36:47.812Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "4°55' Scorpio",
      "stationDirect": "2027-10-28T14:12:53.437Z",
      "directDegree": "19°18' Libra",
      "shadowStart": "2027-09-17T07:27:57.392Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-11-13T09:55:21.605Z",
      "durationDays": 21,
      "signs": [
        "Scorpio",
        "Libra"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "years": [
    2026,
    2027
  ],
  "answer": "4 planets are retrograde as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC: Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Saturn turns direct on December 10, 2026, Uranus turns direct on February 8, 2027, Neptune turns direct on December 12, 2026, Pluto turns direct on October 16, 2026."
}