Jupiter and Saturn go retrograde 🪐 This video explains the apparent retrograde motion of the outer planets using Jupiter and Saturn as examples. Saturn goes retrograde for about 4.5 months every year. Jupiter also moves “backwards” for approximately 4 months annually. 📖 Retrograde motion is an optical illusion caused by differences in the planets’ orbital speeds. When a planet seems to reverse its direction in the sky, it’s called retrograde motion (from the Latin word retrogradus – "going bac

🔁 3 Planets Go Retrograde This July!⁠ ⁠ Heads up, skywatchers! In July 2025, Neptune, Saturn, and Mercury will all go retrograde — a celestial event where planets appear to move backward in the sky!⁠ ⁠ 🌀 What is retrograde motion?⁠ Normally, planets move from west to east across the sky (called prograde motion). But sometimes, due to the way Earth and other planets orbit the Sun, they appear to reverse direction for a while. This is called apparent retrograde motion — it’s just an optical illu