Retrograde planets only affect one if they make contact to planets in ones Natal or Progressed Chart. To check this out, see your favorite astrologer and if you do not have one, I would be honored to do a reading for you. Just call 727-723-0120. Then when you plan your year for important events you will know what to expect.

LUNAR NODES start in 2005 at 28 Aries/Libra and finish in December at 8 Aries/Libra. The Nodes enter at the end of the sign and exit at the beginning.
The planets that will be important to watch will be Mars and Venus the dispositors of the signs Aries and Libra. The eclipses will be in Aries-Libra and one last one at 4 Scorpio-Taurus.

ECLIPSES 2005
April 8, Solar Eclipse – 19.06 Aries
April 24, Lunar Eclipse – 4.20 Scorpio/Taurus
October 3, Solar Eclipse – 10.19 Libra
October 17, Lunar Eclipse 24.13 Aries/Libra

A Solar Eclipse is when the Sun and Moon are together.
A Lunar Eclipse is when there is a full Moon.

Retrograde
All planets retrograde except the Sun & Moon.
One needs to realize that anything done between the dates of Approaching to Leaving of a retrograde planet cycle will be reviewed. Realize that the event the retrograde effects are not over until the retrograde leaves. Do not make any final decisions or start any new projects until the planet goes direct. This is a good time to get caught up with all previously left undone projects.

Approaching means that it is entering the degrees that the retrograde will come back to.
R is retrograde
D is direct
Leaves means that it has passed the degree when it went retrograde.

2005 starts with a retrograde Saturn.

SATURN RETROGRADE (includes orb Approaching and Leaving)
The year starts with Saturn R at 24.55 Cancer, goes back to 20.23 Cancer
Saturn leaves Cancer July 16, 2005 and enters Leo
Saturn causes delays and blocks what is happening. This can cause strikes. While in Cancer it will affect housing, food, water, brooks & lakes & oceans, fish, domestic life, gastric juices in the stomach, bladder and breasts. If you have been having a problem in these departments since 7/21/03 it may not be finished until 6/16/04. This will be repeated 8/3/04-6/30/05.
While in Leo it will affect leaders, children, the theatre and investments.

During a Saturn R it is the time to bring structure to that, which is chaotic.

August 5, 2004 Saturn 20.23 Cancer Approaching ------------ November 8, 2004 Saturn 27.20 Cancer R
March 22, 2005 Saturn 20.23 Cancer D ---------------------- June 26, 2005 Saturn 27.20 Cancer Leaves

Saturn enters Leo July 17, 2005 and stays for 2 ½ years.
August 20, 2005 Saturn 4.22 Leo Approaching --------------- November 22, 2005 Saturn 11.18 Leo R
April 5, 2006 Saturn 4.22 Leo D --------------------------- July 10, 2006 Saturn 11.18 Leo Leaves

MERCURY RETROGRADE (includes orb approaching and leaving)
March 6 to May 1: at 1-14 Aries
July 5 to August 30: at 8-20 Leo
October 26 to December 21: at 24 Scorpio -10 Sagittarius
Make no decisions, sign no contracts. If you do, realize that it may need to be done over. Wait until the planet goes direct for the final decision. Buy no automobiles or make repairs unless it cannot be avoided. Get a guarantee and double check everything. If you move and you want it to be temporary than it is o.k.

March 6, Mercury 1.45 Aries Approaching ---------------- March 20, Mercury 14.6 Aries R
April 12, Mercury 1.45 Aries D ------------------------- May 1, Mercury 14.6 Aries Leaves

July 5, Mercury 8.45 Leo Approaching ------------------- July 23, Mercury 20.28 Leo R
August 16, Mercury 8.45 Leo D -------------------------- August 30, Mercury 20.28 Leo Leaves

October 26, Mercury 24.44 Scorpio Approaching ---------- November 14, Mercury 10.56 Sagittarius R
December 4, Mercury 24.44 Scorpio D--------------------- December 21, Mercury 10.56 Sagittarius Leaves

VENUS RETROGRADE (includes orb approaching and leaving)
December 24, 2005 to February 3, 2006 at 16 Capricorn – 1 Aquarius
Artistic and financial projects may need to be done over. Anything that involves creativity such as painting, redecorating, or cosmetic surgery is best done when Venus is not retrograde, as it may need to be done over. Relationships started at this time will be re-evaluated. Financial decisions reviewed.

November 23, Venus 16.1 Capricorn Approaching ----------- December 24, Venus 1.27 Aquarius R
February 3, 2006 Venus 16.1 Capricorn D ----------------- March 7, 2006 Venus 1.27 Aquarius Leaves

MARS RETROGRADE
Mars enters Taurus July 29, 2005 and retrogrades at 10-23 Taurus
If you take a job during a retrograde Mars it will change. If you want the job to be temporary that is okay. Operations may need to be done over. Sometimes it is an emergency and there is no time to wait. Projects you start will be reviewed. Think about a project that will take time, and realizing that it will be reviewed, but it gives you a longer time to get it set up and worked on. Mars’ retrograde is usually a 6 month period of time.

August 12, Mars 8.14 Approaching ------------------- October 2, Mars 23.22 Taurus R
December 10 Mars 8.14 Taurus D --------------------- February 4, 2006 Mars 23.22 Leaves

JUPITER RETROGRADE (includes orb approaching and leaving)
November 7, 2004 to July 9, 2005 at 8-10 Libra
Any planets that Jupiter affects in its retrograde from 5/2/05-6/5/05 at8-10 Libra will bring an increase, enlargement, and abundance. I do not necessarily feel that a Jupiter R is bad, but it does cause one to overdo in matters. It may delay the final outcome but it also should be beneficial. The only way that it may be bad is if there is a disease that is going on. In this case it could make it grow. It could be uncontrollably expanding the planet it conjuncts. Being a planet of travel when Jupiter R over Mercury, or a personal planet such as the Sun, Moon or Ascendant one may continually travel. It is also education of higher knowledge and R could be a time of study that allows one to really understand the subject. Jupiter is also around at the time of a pregnancy as it enlarges the body.

November 7, 2004 Jupiter 8.55 Libra Approaching ------------- May 2, Jupiter 10.36 Libra R
May 6, Jupiter 8.55 Libra D --------------------------------- July 9, Jupiter 10.36 Libra Leaves

URANUS RETROGRADE (includes orb approaching and leaving)
February 27, 2005 to March 2, 2006 at 6-10 Pisces
Uranus is in Pisces until March 12, 2011
Uranus is the planet of intuition, change, stimulation, restlessness, sudden happenings, and magnetism. Any planet or house cusp that it affects receives this energy. Uranus works unexpectedly and brings surprises.

February 27, Uranus 6.50 Pisces Approaching --------------- June 14, Uranus 10.45 Pisces R
November 15, Uranus 6.50 Pisces D ------------------------- March 2, 2006 Uranus 10.45 Pisces Leaves

NEPTUNE RETROGRADE (includes orb approaching and leaving)
January 28, 2005 to February 15, 2006 at 14-17 Aquarius
Neptune rules our imagination and spiritual beliefs. If positive it can brings fantasies, idealization and inspiration and allow us to create and to be more spiritual with our imagination. The positive approach is meditation and creativity. If negatively aspecting planets a retrograde can bring confusion, deception or not allow one to hear correctly since we may be day dreaming or there is something hidden. It can also weaken a condition.

January 28, Neptune 14.49 Aquarius Approaching ----------- May 19, Neptune 17.36 Aquarius R
October 26, Neptune 14.49 Aquarius D---------------------- February 15, 2006 Neptune 17.36 Aquarius Leaves

PLUTO RETROGRADE (includes orb approaching and leaving)
December 8, 2005 to December 22, 2005 at 21-24 Sagittarius
Pluto works quietly behind the scenes and many times you do not realize what is happening. It gets to the root of the matter and can destroy in order to rebuild. Pluto is a planet of power, transformation, and regeneration. Once Pluto is finished one can never go back to the way it was, as it has caused a completely change.

December 8, 2004 Pluto 21.49 Sagittarius Approaching ----------- March 26, Pluto 24.30 Sagittarius R
September 2, Pluto 21.49 Sagittarius D ------------------------- December 22, Pluto 24.30 Sagittarius Leaves

Astrologer Louise Fimlaid 727-723-0120
E-mail: fimlaid@yahoo.com