# Venus Retrograde 1998

> Venus does not start a new retrograde in 1998. It begins the year retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 26, 1997, and turns direct on February 5, 1998. The next Venus retrograde after 1998 begins on July 30, 1999 at 5°07' Virgo. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/venus/retrograde/1998

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Venus | 1997-12-26 21:21 UTC at 3°56' Aquarius | 1998-02-05 21:24 UTC at 18°28' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 1997-11-25 to 1998-03-09 |

Venus retrograde is traditionally associated with revisiting relationships, values, spending, and old loves.

## Questions

### When Is Venus Retrograde in 1998?

Venus does not start a new retrograde in 1998. It begins the year retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 26, 1997, and turns direct on February 5, 1998. The next Venus retrograde after 1998 begins on July 30, 1999 at 5°07' Virgo. Dates are in UTC.

### How Many Days Is Venus Retrograde in 1998?

Venus spends about 36 days of 1998 retrograde.

### What Is Venus Retrograde Known For?

Venus retrograde is traditionally associated with revisiting relationships, values, spending, and old loves. Astrologers read it as a time to review rather than launch.

### Why Do Some Sites List a Different Retrograde Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/venus/retrograde/1998). Free to cite with a link to the source page.