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.
- Uranus151 days♉︎ Taurus 15°38′♉︎ Taurus 11°38′
- Mars76 days♋︎ Cancer 2°52′♊︎ Gemini 14°44′
- Saturn135 days♌︎ Leo 16°08′♌︎ Leo 9°12′
- Neptune158 days♍︎ Virgo 13°59′♍︎ Virgo 11°11′
- Venus41 days♑︎ Capricorn 27°00′♑︎ Capricorn 11°33′
- Mercury22 days♒︎ Aquarius 25°27′♒︎ Aquarius 10°05′
- Pluto162 days♑︎ Capricorn 19°30′♑︎ Capricorn 16°58′
- Jupiter121 days♑︎ Capricorn 27°26′♑︎ Capricorn 17°36′
- Mercury24 days♊︎ Gemini 24°17′♊︎ Gemini 15°38′
- Uranus151 days♉︎ Taurus 19°47′♉︎ Taurus 15°47′
- Mercury21 days♎︎ Libra 24°24′♎︎ Libra 8°57′
- Saturn135 days♌︎ Leo 29°46′♌︎ Leo 22°52′
- Neptune158 days♍︎ Virgo 16°10′♍︎ Virgo 13°23′
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: 30 Jan – 20 Feb; 29 May – 22 Jun; 26 Sept – 17 Oct
Venus retrograde: 20 Dec 1770 – 29 Jan
Mars retrograde: 5 Nov 1770 – 20 Jan
Jupiter retrograde: 15 May – 13 Sept
Saturn retrograde: 27 Nov 1770 – 10 Apr; 10 Dec – 23 Apr 1772
Uranus retrograde: 21 Aug 1770 – 19 Jan; 25 Aug – 23 Jan 1772
Neptune retrograde: 16 Dec 1770 – 22 May; 18 Dec – 24 May 1772
Pluto retrograde: 20 Apr – 29 Sept
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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