Venus retrograde 2026: dates

Venus turns retrograde roughly every 18 months for about forty days, so not every year has one; when a year doesn't, this page says so.

Venus stands for relationships, taste, money and what we value. In the retrograde someone from the past or an old matter may come back, and both relationships and spending get re-weighed.

Big aesthetic changes and rushed relationship decisions are usually best postponed. The period is fertile for rethinking what you actually want.