Chiron Retrograde – July 30 to December 29, 2025 Chiron goes retrograde at Aries 27°00′. This isn’t light healing. It’s deep, personal work that makes you think about who you are and how you got that way. Chiron doesn’t just patch things up so you can move on. It shows you the wounds that helped shape your identity. And when Chiron is retrograde, it’s time to focus on them.
Chiron in Aries is a wound around identity. It hurts to be seen. It hurts to go unnoticed. It hurts to try and fail. It hurts to feel like you don’t fit in. Aries is all about action, independence, and pushing forward. But Chiron in Aries hesitates. It second-guesses itself. It hides behind anger, silence, overconfidence, or trying too hard. At the core is a fear that just being yourself isn’t enough.
During this retrograde, from July 30 through December 29, you might start to notice the ways you change yourself to avoid pain. Maybe you act tough. Maybe you shut people out. Maybe you’ve taken on too much responsibility for too long, thinking that’s what strength looks like. This period helps you look at those
habits more clearly.
This isn’t about falling apart. It’s more like gently digging into the past, revisiting the messages that made you think you had to earn your right to be here. Aries is the sign of survival, and Chiron in this sign brings you face-to-face with any part of you that still isn’t sure you deserve to take up space.
This retrograde matters even more now because Chiron is in the last few degrees of Aries. These degrees are intense and full of pressure and potential. The pain might feel sharper. The emotions might come up faster. You might see how often you react out of habit. This is the moment to slow down. Pay attention. Feel it. Don’t rush to fix it or pretend it’s growth before you’re ready.
Chiron will move from 27° down to 19° Aries during this time. If you have planets or points in your chart in that range, they’ll be especially activated. Any connections Chiron makes to your chart will bring personal themes to the surface, asking for your full attention. Pay attention to three key moments in the retrograde:
August 13: Chiron Rx at Aries 26°04′ trines Venus at Leo 26°04′. There may be a chance to soften the wound through connection, creativity, or love.
October 8: Chiron Rx at Aries 22°49′ opposes Ceres at Libra 22°49′. This can stir questions about care, nourishment, and how we receive (or reject) support.
November 14: Chiron Rx at Aries 20°47′ trines Mars at Leo 20°47′. This brings courage and initiative to face something you’ve long held back. Chiron retrogrades aren’t dramatic. They don’t shout. But they go deep. If you’re ready to face what has always hurt, and understand how you’ve been living around that pain, this retrograde can change the way you carry it. Not by ignoring it, but by finding a new way to live with it.
This isn’t healing by forgetting. It’s healing through remembering who you were before the wound, and who you’ve become despite it.