Retrograde dates for 1998
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 1998, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 27 March 1998 to 20 April 1998, and from 31 July 1998 to 23 August 1998, and from 21 November 1998 to 11 December 1998.
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- Mercury retrograde27 March to 20 April, 31 July to 23 August, 21 November to 11 December
- Venus retrograde26 December 1997 to 5 February
- Mars retrogradenone
- Jupiter retrograde18 July to 13 November
- Saturn retrograde15 August to 29 December
- Uranus retrograde17 May to 18 October
Mercury retrograde in 1998
Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 1998.
- Friday 27 March 199819:33 UTMercury turns retrograde at 21°29′ Aries
- Monday 20 April 199807:36 UTMercury turns direct at 9°47′ Aries
- Friday 31 July 199802:19 UTMercury turns retrograde at 28°15′ Leo
- Sunday 23 August 199822:33 UTMercury turns direct at 15°57′ Leo
- Saturday 21 November 199811:34 UTMercury turns retrograde at 17°33′ Sagittarius
- Friday 11 December 199806:31 UTMercury turns direct at 1°18′ Sagittarius
Venus retrograde in 1998
Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1998.
- Before 1998Venus turned retrograde on 26 December 1997 and is still retrograde on 1 January 1998
- Thursday 5 February 199820:59 UTVenus turns direct at 18°28′ Capricorn
Mars retrograde in 1998
Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 1998.
Jupiter retrograde in 1998
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 1998.
- Saturday 18 July 199801:48 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 28°03′ Pisces
- Friday 13 November 199813:03 UTJupiter turns direct at 18°09′ Pisces
Saturn retrograde in 1998
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 1998.
- Saturday 15 August 199819:08 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 3°37′ Taurus
- Tuesday 29 December 199815:46 UTSaturn turns direct at 26°46′ Aries
Uranus retrograde in 1998
Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 1998.
- Sunday 17 May 199814:47 UTUranus turns retrograde at 12°44′ Aquarius
- Sunday 18 October 199821:29 UTUranus turns direct at 8°48′ Aquarius
Neptune retrograde in 1998
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 1998.
- Monday 4 May 199810:47 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 2°09′ Aquarius
- Sunday 11 October 199813:58 UTNeptune turns direct at 29°23′ Capricorn
Pluto retrograde in 1998
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 1998.
- Wednesday 11 March 199802:15 UTPluto turns retrograde at 8°03′ Sagittarius
- Sunday 16 August 199801:08 UTPluto turns direct at 5°17′ Sagittarius
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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