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.
- Mars72 days♊︎ Gemini 25°46′♊︎ Gemini 9°24′
- Pluto162 days♌︎ Leo 2°49′♌︎ Leo 0°37′
- Neptune157 days♍︎ Virgo 24°19′♍︎ Virgo 21°31′
- Saturn136 days♎︎ Libra 1°50′♍︎ Virgo 24°58′
- Venus41 days♒︎ Aquarius 26°46′♒︎ Aquarius 11°12′
- Mercury21 days♓︎ Pisces 5°28′♒︎ Aquarius 19°49′
- Uranus154 days♒︎ Aquarius 26°10′♒︎ Aquarius 22°14′
- Mercury24 days♋︎ Cancer 2°40′♊︎ Gemini 24°08′
- Jupiter121 days♒︎ Aquarius 26°57′♒︎ Aquarius 17°06′
- Mercury22 days♏︎ Scorpio 4°33′♎︎ Libra 19°23′
- Pluto162 days♌︎ Leo 4°03′♌︎ Leo 1°51′
- Neptune157 days♍︎ Virgo 26°30′♍︎ Virgo 23°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: 8 Feb – 2 Mar; 7 Jun – 1 Jul; 6 Oct – 28 Oct
Venus retrograde: 18 Jan – 28 Feb
Mars retrograde: 1 Nov 2921 – 12 Jan
Jupiter retrograde: 14 Jun – 13 Oct
Saturn retrograde: 11 Jan – 27 May
Uranus retrograde: 30 May – 1 Nov
Neptune retrograde: 26 Dec 2921 – 1 Jun; 28 Dec – 4 Jun 2923
Pluto retrograde: 2 Nov 2921 – 13 Apr; 4 Nov – 14 Apr 2923
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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