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 12°36′♉︎ Taurus 9°47′
- Uranus149 days♌︎ Leo 22°09′♌︎ Leo 18°01′
- Mars81 days♎︎ Libra 0°53′♍︎ Virgo 11°34′
- Saturn140 days♐︎ Sagittarius 0°13′♏︎ Scorpio 23°34′
- Mercury24 days♈︎ Aries 22°34′♈︎ Aries 10°54′
- Venus43 days♊︎ Gemini 15°22′♉︎ Taurus 28°51′
- Jupiter121 days♒︎ Aquarius 6°57′♑︎ Capricorn 27°06′
- Pluto164 days♓︎ Pisces 2°42′♓︎ Pisces 0°26′
- Mercury24 days♌︎ Leo 29°22′♌︎ Leo 17°02′
- Neptune157 days♉︎ Taurus 14°51′♉︎ Taurus 12°02′
- Mercury20 days♐︎ Sagittarius 18°36′♐︎ Sagittarius 2°21′
- Uranus149 days♌︎ Leo 26°53′♌︎ Leo 22°44′
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: 28 Mar – 20 Apr; 31 Jul – 24 Aug; 21 Nov – 11 Dec
Venus retrograde: 6 May – 18 Jun
Mars retrograde: 31 Jan – 21 Apr
Jupiter retrograde: 24 May – 22 Sept
Saturn retrograde: 8 Mar – 27 Jul
Uranus retrograde: 27 Nov 2043 – 24 Apr; 1 Dec – 29 Apr 2045
Neptune retrograde: 15 Aug 2043 – 20 Jan; 17 Aug – 21 Jan 2045
Pluto retrograde: 1 Jun – 13 Nov
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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