The direct answer: Planets Retrograde · Vakri — Next 12 Months | AskSoma Panchang: Retrograde (Vakri) periods for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Start, end, duration, sign entered and exited. AskSoma publishes this at asksoma.ai/panchang/planets/retrograde as a free Vedic astrology resource using Swiss Ephemeris calculations and classical Jyotish interpretation — not generic sun-sign copy.
Retrograde (Vakri) periods for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Start, end, duration, sign entered and exited.
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