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♊︎ Gemini 1°08′♉︎ Taurus 28°19′
- Saturn134 days♊︎ Gemini 20°54′♊︎ Gemini 13°56′
- Mercury21 days♒︎ Aquarius 15°59′♒︎ Aquarius 0°24′
- Uranus153 days♏︎ Scorpio 24°33′♏︎ Scorpio 20°29′
- Mercury24 days♊︎ Gemini 13°22′♊︎ Gemini 4°49′
- Pluto165 days♓︎ Pisces 12°09′♓︎ Pisces 9°59′
- Venus43 days♌︎ Leo 17°30′♌︎ Leo 1°06′
- Mars60 days♒︎ Aquarius 29°31′♒︎ Aquarius 19°31′
- Neptune157 days♊︎ Gemini 3°24′♊︎ Gemini 0°35′
- Mercury22 days♎︎ Libra 14°53′♍︎ Virgo 29°38′
- Jupiter118 days♊︎ Gemini 1°07′♉︎ Taurus 21°04′
- Saturn133 days♋︎ Cancer 5°11′♊︎ Gemini 28°13′
- Mercury21 days♑︎ Capricorn 29°53′♑︎ Capricorn 13°52′
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: 10 Jan – 31 Jan; 9 May – 2 Jun; 6 Sept – 28 Sept; 25 Dec – 14 Jan 1562
Venus retrograde: 1 Jul – 13 Aug
Mars retrograde: 8 Jul – 6 Sept
Jupiter retrograde: 9 Sept – 5 Jan 1562
Saturn retrograde: 23 Sept 1560 – 3 Feb; 7 Oct – 18 Feb 1562
Uranus retrograde: 17 Feb – 20 Jul
Neptune retrograde: 24 Aug 1560 – 28 Jan; 27 Aug – 30 Jan 1562
Pluto retrograde: 2 Jun – 14 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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