Retrograde periods for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Rahu and Ketu are always retrograde by convention.
4 retrograde periods in 2024
20 days in धनु
24 days in मीन
24 days in सिंह
20 days in वृश्चिक
1 retrograde period in 2024
139 days in कुम्भ
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.
