Retrograde dates for 1985
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1985, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 24 March 1985 to 17 April 1985, and from 28 July 1985 to 20 August 1985, and from 18 November 1985 to 8 December 1985.
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- Mercury retrograde24 March to 17 April, 28 July to 20 August, 18 November to 8 December
- Venus retrograde13 March to 25 April
- Mars retrogradenone
- Jupiter retrograde4 June to 3 October
- Saturn retrograde7 March to 25 July
- Uranus retrograde22 March to 23 August
Mercury retrograde in 1985
Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1985.
- Sunday 24 March 198518:50 UTMercury turns retrograde at 18°39′ Aries
- Wednesday 17 April 198505:27 UTMercury turns direct at 6°43′ Aries
- Sunday 28 July 198500:48 UTMercury turns retrograde at 25°19′ Leo
- Tuesday 20 August 198522:42 UTMercury turns direct at 13°12′ Leo
- Monday 18 November 198515:57 UTMercury turns retrograde at 15°00′ Sagittarius
- Sunday 8 December 198511:26 UTMercury turns direct at 28°46′ Scorpio
Venus retrograde in 1985
Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1985.
- Wednesday 13 March 198518:46 UTVenus turns retrograde at 22°18′ Aries
- Thursday 25 April 198500:12 UTVenus turns direct at 6°00′ Aries
Mars retrograde in 1985
Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 1985.
Jupiter retrograde in 1985
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 1985.
- Tuesday 4 June 198522:18 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 16°57′ Aquarius
- Thursday 3 October 198508:12 UTJupiter turns direct at 7°07′ Aquarius
Saturn retrograde in 1985
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1985.
- Thursday 7 March 198512:39 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 28°07′ Scorpio
- Thursday 25 July 198519:33 UTSaturn turns direct at 21°28′ Scorpio
Uranus retrograde in 1985
Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1985.
- Friday 22 March 198522:10 UTUranus turns retrograde at 17°59′ Sagittarius
- Friday 23 August 198500:29 UTUranus turns direct at 13°57′ Sagittarius
Neptune retrograde in 1985
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 1985.
- Friday 5 April 198501:41 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 3°37′ Capricorn
- Thursday 12 September 198509:46 UTNeptune turns direct at 0°50′ Capricorn
Pluto retrograde in 1985
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 1985.
- Tuesday 5 February 198519:35 UTPluto turns retrograde at 4°44′ Scorpio
- Friday 12 July 198503:15 UTPluto turns direct at 1°55′ Scorpio
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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