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.
- Pluto165 days♉︎ Taurus 8°31′♉︎ Taurus 6°31′
- Mercury20 days♒︎ Aquarius 10°37′♑︎ Capricorn 24°25′
- Saturn139 days♏︎ Scorpio 25°11′♏︎ Scorpio 18°29′
- Mercury24 days♊︎ Gemini 2°35′♉︎ Taurus 23°06′
- Jupiter122 days♑︎ Capricorn 23°17′♑︎ Capricorn 13°26′
- Uranus154 days♒︎ Aquarius 24°54′♒︎ Aquarius 20°58′
- Mars66 days♑︎ Capricorn 28°18′♑︎ Capricorn 15°42′
- Neptune159 days♓︎ Pisces 18°44′♓︎ Pisces 15°56′
- Pluto165 days♉︎ Taurus 9°30′♉︎ Taurus 7°30′
- Mercury23 days♎︎ Libra 8°32′♍︎ Virgo 24°28′
- Venus41 days♑︎ Capricorn 5°10′♐︎ Sagittarius 19°52′
- Mercury20 days♑︎ Capricorn 24°44′♑︎ Capricorn 8°25′
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: 14 Jan – 3 Feb; 7 May – 31 May; 9 Sept – 1 Oct; 29 Dec – 18 Jan 2839
Venus retrograde: 28 Nov – 8 Jan 2839
Mars retrograde: 12 Jun – 17 Aug
Jupiter retrograde: 9 May – 9 Sept
Saturn retrograde: 4 Mar – 21 Jul
Uranus retrograde: 29 May – 30 Oct
Neptune retrograde: 20 Jun – 26 Nov
Pluto retrograde: 7 Aug 2837 – 19 Jan; 8 Aug – 20 Jan 2839
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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