Retrograde dates for 1908

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1908, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 20 February 1908 to 13 March 1908, and from 21 June 1908 to 16 July 1908, and from 17 October 1908 to 6 November 1908.

• Mercury retrograde20 February to 13 March, 21 June to 16 July, 17 October to 6 November
• Venus retrograde14 June to 27 July
• Mars retrogradenone
• Jupiter retrograde1 December 1907 to 30 March, 30 December to 1 May 1909
• Saturn retrograde22 July to 6 December
• Uranus retrograde21 April to 22 September

Mercury retrograde in 1908

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1908.

• Thursday 20 February 190802:21 UTMercury turns retrograde at 15°04′ Pisces
• Friday 13 March 190809:23 UTMercury turns direct at 0°37′ Pisces
• Sunday 21 June 190819:48 UTMercury turns retrograde at 17°42′ Cancer
• Thursday 16 July 190800:10 UTMercury turns direct at 8°10′ Cancer
• Saturday 17 October 190803:02 UTMercury turns retrograde at 13°42′ Scorpio
• Friday 6 November 190816:23 UTMercury turns direct at 27°51′ Libra

Venus retrograde in 1908

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1908.

• Sunday 14 June 190815:26 UTVenus turns retrograde at 21°51′ Cancer
• Monday 27 July 190818:59 UTVenus turns direct at 5°20′ Cancer

Mars retrograde in 1908

Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 1908.

Jupiter retrograde in 1908

Jupiter is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1908.

• Before 1908Jupiter turned retrograde on 1 December 1907 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1908
• Monday 30 March 190813:16 UTJupiter turns direct at 3°33′ Leo
• Wednesday 30 December 190814:21 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 14°31′ Virgo
• After 1908Jupiter turns direct on 1 May 1909 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1908

Saturn retrograde in 1908

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1908.

• Wednesday 22 July 190812:45 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 10°10′ Aries
• Sunday 6 December 190821:05 UTSaturn turns direct at 3°22′ Aries

Uranus retrograde in 1908

Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1908.

• Tuesday 21 April 190812:08 UTUranus turns retrograde at 16°54′ Capricorn
• Tuesday 22 September 190813:24 UTUranus turns direct at 12°56′ Capricorn

Neptune retrograde in 1908

Neptune is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1908.

• Before 1908Neptune turned retrograde on 19 October 1907 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1908
• Monday 23 March 190814:48 UTNeptune turns direct at 12°04′ Cancer
• Tuesday 20 October 190817:09 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 17°07′ Cancer
• After 1908Neptune turns direct on 26 March 1909 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1908

Pluto retrograde in 1908

Pluto is retrograde in 2 periods touching 1908.

• Before 1908Pluto turned retrograde on 25 September 1907 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1908
• Saturday 7 March 190805:08 UTPluto turns direct at 22°46′ Gemini
• Friday 25 September 190821:58 UTPluto turns retrograde at 25°51′ Gemini
• After 1908Pluto turns direct on 8 March 1909 and is still retrograde on 31 December 1908

What “retrograde” means here

A planet is retrograde when its ecliptic longitude, seen from the Earth, is decreasing: it appears to move backwards against the stars. A station is the moment it appears to stop before changing direction. The Sun and the Moon never turn retrograde. Each date above is a station computed to the minute.

What these dates are worth

Every time on this page is computed by the engine that casts the charts, not copied from a table. All times are Universal Time (UT), so a date can fall a day either side of your own clock: add your time zone's offset to get local time. The Moon is checked against NASA and JPL values and the planets against published station and ingress dates; the table of what Umbriel checks, and how close it comes is public. Umbriel is for reflection and self-understanding, not prediction.

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