Retrograde tracker
Which planet is retrograde right now, at what degree, and when it turns direct. Station dates with times. No account.
Turns retrograde: the planet starts to appear to move backwards. Turns direct: it moves forwards again. All times are in UTC.
- Neptune157 days♉︎ Taurus 5°19′♉︎ Taurus 2°30′
- Pluto165 days♉︎ Taurus 24°35′♉︎ Taurus 22°37′
- Uranus149 days♌︎ Leo 24°43′♌︎ Leo 20°34′
- Mercury21 days♒︎ Aquarius 13°57′♑︎ Capricorn 28°08′
- Jupiter122 days♑︎ Capricorn 3°37′♐︎ Sagittarius 23°47′
- Mercury24 days♊︎ Gemini 9°45′♊︎ Gemini 1°09′
- Saturn139 days♓︎ Pisces 20°21′♓︎ Pisces 13°36′
- Mars61 days♓︎ Pisces 18°51′♓︎ Pisces 8°29′
- Neptune157 days♉︎ Taurus 7°34′♉︎ Taurus 4°45′
- Pluto165 days♉︎ Taurus 25°31′♉︎ Taurus 23°33′
- Mercury22 days♎︎ Libra 12°43′♍︎ Virgo 27°44′
- Uranus149 days♌︎ Leo 29°28′♌︎ Leo 25°19′
Retrograde motion is apparent, not actual: as Earth overtakes a planet in its faster orbit, the planet appears to move backwards against the stars for a while. This page states dates, times and degrees, and nothing else. A station date says nothing about anyone's week, and it is not pretended otherwise here.
Mercury retrograde: 18 Jan – 7 Feb; 15 May – 8 Jun; 14 Sept – 5 Oct
Venus: no retrograde period this year
Mars retrograde: 6 Aug – 5 Oct
Jupiter retrograde: 20 Apr – 20 Aug
Saturn retrograde: 1 Jul – 16 Nov
Uranus retrograde: 29 Nov 1876 – 27 Apr; 4 Dec – 2 May 1878
Neptune retrograde: 7 Aug 1876 – 12 Jan; 10 Aug – 14 Jan 1878
Pluto retrograde: 24 Aug 1876 – 5 Feb; 25 Aug – 6 Feb 1878
One row per body. The thin line is the year's course; the thick coloured band marks the days it ran retrograde. Dates are UTC.
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