Mercury next enters retrograde in 21 days.

Uranus is currently in retrograde, with 92 days left.

Neptune is currently in retrograde, with 47 days left.

Solar activity was very low with a spotless visible disk. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in available coronagraph imagery.

The solar kp index is quiet, with no changes to retrograde effects. The solar wind speed is currently above average, making retrograde effects moderately increased.

There are currently 2 planets in retrograde.

Spazzing out is a pretty common thing during a Uranus retrograde because self expression seems much more important. The thing is, while standard pat advice is to “be yourself”, nobody actually wants that. Sometimes, this is because you’re just a jerk but other times, it’s because they’re not comfortable. Is that really your problem? Well, that’s a question you need to answer, not someone else.

We get one Neptune retrograde a year but it lasts for a little over 5 months. If you have had areas of your life where you’re not being quite as honest with yourself as you should be- you might be getting your cognitive dissonance thumped pretty hard. Lies, no matter how many people tell them, no matter how much you try to convince yourself otherwise: are not the truth. Neptune retrograde is usually a time when the truth comes stomping on in and whether you sit down and look at it or not is entirely up to you.

The solar wind environment began the period near background levels. Shortly thereafter, a weak enhancement in solar wind speeds, temperature, and density was observed, likely associated with a SSBC. Total field values began the period near 10 nT, but gradually decreased to end the period near 4 nT. The Bz component saw a maximum southward deflection to -8 nT at the beginning of the period, but finished the period near -2 nT. Solar wind speeds also increased during the later half of the period, reaching over 500 km/s. The phi angle was mostly positive with brief oscillations into a negative orientation.

There is a 1% chance of solar activity, with a 1% chance of a minor event, a 1% chance of a moderate event, and a 1% chance of a strong event.