Venus retrograde goes through the same natal house (or houses) every eight years.

By doing it, this planet reviews and unearths incomplete or dormant issues that have been quiet since the last transit.

Looking back eight years when analyzing a current Venus retrograde phase is helpful. The present situation will echo the past.

In 2025, Venus will retrograde in Aries and Pisces. The last time it retrograded in these two zodiac signs was in 2017, and that’s the topic of this post.

Without further ado, here’s the table of contents:

Let’s go.

Venus Retrograde in 2025

Venus retrograde period starts at 10°50’ of Aries on Saturday 1st of March at 19:36 EST.

Then, on March 27th, at 04:41, Venus goes back to Pisces. It finally turns direct at 24°37’ of Pisces on April 12th at 21:02.

The Aries and Pisces houses of your birth chart will undergo a process of reflection and reevaluation of Venusian topics.

Some of the most prominent topics related to Venus are:

Desire
Values
Relationships
Love
Beauty
Art
Taste
Money
Creative expression
Balance

If you want to know about the characteristics of Venus retrograde by transit, check this other text from the blog.

Instead, if you want to get ideas about the vibe of this retrograde in 2025, you should time-travel to 2017.

2017 was the last time Venus was retrograde in Aries and Pisces.

Venus Retrograde in 2017

The last time Venus retrograded in Aries was in 2017. That retrogradation started on March 4th at 13°08 of Aries. It ended on April 15th at 26°54’ of Pisces.

And what about the previous time Venus retrograded in this area of your birth chart? It happened in 2009.

In 2009, Venus started retrograding on March 9th at 15°27 of Aries. The retrogradation ended on April 17th at 29°11’ of Pisces.

The previous one was in 2001, but that’s enough for now.

You may be too young to remember what happened in 2009, let alone 2001. So, let’s just focus on 2017.

Let me paint a picture of 2017.

Or rather, let me put a playlist for you.

2017 was the year of Despacito, Shape of You, Side to Side, New Rules, Kill Em With Kindness, Green Light, 24k Magic, Sorry Not Sorry, Feel It Still, Mi Gente, Wild Thoughts, Chantaje.

The Chainsmokers dominated the music world, especially thanks to their collab with Halsey on the banger Closer.

Although The Weeknd’s magnificent album Starboy was released in November 2016, it was everywhere in 2017.

Taylor Swift entered her Reputation era. Harry Styles launched his first solo album.

Bad Bunny started collaborating with pretty much everyone. Travis Scott, too.

Kendrick Lamar’s album DAMN. was released on April 14th, 2017. The album was available for pre-order on April 7th, 2017. This coincided exactly with the Venus retrograde phase.

Drake also released the mixtape More Life during Venus retrograde on March 18th, 2017.

Me Rehúso, by Danny Ocean, was re-released on June through Atlantic Records due to its SMASHING success in Latin America in 2016.

And this is just mainstream music. And the music I consume, so this is hugely biased and processed through my Venusian filter.

If you like classical music, heavy metal, or something else, you may have your own thoughts about 2017.

For me, musically speaking, it was a great year.

In terms of TV shows, I want to mention seven Netflix shows that premiered or launched a season in 2017.

They are:

Love
GLOW
Master of None
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Toon
Mindhunter
BoJack Horseman

Why have I selected these shows instead of others? The answer lies in the journal prompts at the end of the post.

Watch party of the second season of Love during Venus retrograde in 2017

What Can I Do During Venus Retrograde?

Deeply mysterious transformations occur when Venus is retrograde. And they are so mysterious that you may never know what happened within your psyche until several months later.

Venus retrograde periods are deep and subtle at the same time.

They are not riddled with snafus or miscommunications like Mercury retrograde periods. They don’t imply that action has stopped like Mars retrograde periods.

You don’t have to do anything specific when Venus is retrograde. The reflections or revisions needed about your relationships, values, tastes, or creative life will become evident once this transit begins.

Usually, every astrologer and their mom focus their attention during Venus retrograde on relationships and desire. I was one of them, too. But this time around, I want to focus on taste.

Related: The Astrology of 2025

During March and the first half of April 2025, I invite you to pay extra attention to the experiences or creations you enjoy.

Notice the movies, TV shows, meals, songs, books, rituals, routines, seasons, clothes, destinations, sports, or whatever you like and cherish.

Those experiences or creations could be available in your life right now. Perhaps they aren’t.

Don’t fret over it. You don’t have to do anything specific. You don’t have to activate a 10-step plan to love yourself or find the love of your life or some other nonsense.

For now, just pay attention to what you already like while simultaneously being open to changes in your taste and style.

Journal Prompts to Connect with Venus Retrograde in 2017

Put music from 2017 to connect with the last time Venus was retrograde in Aries and Pisces. The music doesn’t have to have been launched specifically during Venus retrograde. It could also be music that was launched in 2016 but blew up the next year. If you need some guidance, Spotify created this list for me.
During March and the first half of April 2025, pay extra attention to the things you like. Whenever you’re watching a show, a movie, listening to a song, or enjoying a meal, pay attention. Then, write notes in your phone’s app about it. You can write the title Tasty Bite and then the thing you like. Afterward, transfer those tasty bites to your designated journal. The idea is to create an inventory of your taste (or the re-evaluation of it) during this Venus retrograde. You can surprise yourself if you get exposed to new experiences. That’s fantastic! Write those surprises down, too.
The Netflix shows that I have chosen feature at least one character going through their first Saturn return. Huh! You didn’t see that one coming, right?! I wanted to combine the Saturn return vibes with the style that was current in 2017. I have watched all of those shows and I highly recommend them. I would start with Love, though, because its second season was launched exactly during the Venus retrograde transit of 2017. Write in the designated journal which show you’re going to watch and then write your thoughts about it. Since I have seen all of them, I chose a show that was “new” back then. I’m watching Better Call Saul.
Do you remember anything about your life from March to the first half of April of 2017? How about your romantic life? Relationships in general? Your work or study situation? Activities you enjoyed? Do some freestyle journaling for 20 minutes. Don’t force yourself if nothing comes to mind.

Well, I have given you plenty of homework. But I think it’s delightful, isn’t it?

Let me know your thoughts, comments, or opinions. I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

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Until next time!