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.
- Uranus151 days♉︎ Taurus 17°48′♉︎ Taurus 13°50′
- Pluto161 days♌︎ Leo 1°30′♋︎ Cancer 29°13′
- Neptune158 days♍︎ Virgo 23°20′♍︎ Virgo 20°32′
- Mercury23 days♈︎ Aries 17°35′♈︎ Aries 5°37′
- Mars62 days♒︎ Aquarius 4°42′♑︎ Capricorn 23°55′
- Mercury24 days♌︎ Leo 24°13′♌︎ Leo 12°08′
- Jupiter118 days♈︎ Aries 8°47′♓︎ Pisces 28°52′
- Saturn136 days♉︎ Taurus 1°16′♈︎ Aries 24°24′
- Uranus151 days♉︎ Taurus 21°58′♉︎ Taurus 17°58′
- Pluto161 days♌︎ Leo 2°54′♌︎ Leo 0°36′
- Mercury20 days♐︎ Sagittarius 13°57′♏︎ Scorpio 27°43′
- Neptune158 days♍︎ Virgo 25°31′♍︎ Virgo 22°43′
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: 24 Mar – 16 Apr; 27 Jul – 20 Aug; 18 Nov – 8 Dec
Venus: no retrograde period this year
Mars retrograde: 22 Jun – 23 Aug
Jupiter retrograde: 29 Jul – 24 Nov
Saturn retrograde: 14 Aug – 28 Dec
Uranus retrograde: 24 Aug 1938 – 22 Jan; 28 Aug – 26 Jan 1940
Neptune retrograde: 26 Dec 1938 – 1 Jun; 28 Dec – 3 Jun 1940
Pluto retrograde: 2 Nov 1938 – 12 Apr; 4 Nov – 13 Apr 1940
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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