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.
- Pluto163 days♊︎ Gemini 27°31′♊︎ Gemini 25°27′
- Mercury21 days♒︎ Aquarius 20°42′♒︎ Aquarius 5°14′
- Mars80 days♎︎ Libra 7°36′♍︎ Virgo 18°38′
- Neptune160 days♑︎ Capricorn 22°12′♑︎ Capricorn 19°25′
- Saturn141 days♑︎ Capricorn 20°25′♑︎ Capricorn 13°48′
- Mercury24 days♊︎ Gemini 18°49′♊︎ Gemini 10°14′
- Uranus154 days♒︎ Aquarius 24°15′♒︎ Aquarius 20°20′
- Jupiter118 days♓︎ Pisces 28°45′♓︎ Pisces 18°51′
- Mercury21 days♎︎ Libra 19°38′♎︎ Libra 4°17′
- Pluto163 days♊︎ Gemini 28°36′♊︎ Gemini 26°31′
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 Jan – 15 Feb; 24 May – 16 Jun; 21 Sept – 12 Oct
Venus: no retrograde period this year
Mars retrograde: 8 Feb – 29 Apr
Jupiter retrograde: 18 Jul – 13 Nov
Saturn retrograde: 29 Apr – 17 Sept
Uranus retrograde: 29 May – 30 Oct
Neptune retrograde: 23 Apr – 1 Oct
Pluto retrograde: 27 Sept 1665 – 9 Mar; 28 Sept – 10 Mar 1667
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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