Retrograde dates for 2001

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2001, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 4 February 2001 to 25 February 2001, and from 4 June 2001 to 28 June 2001, and from 1 October 2001 to 23 October 2001.

• Mercury retrograde4 February to 25 February, 4 June to 28 June, 1 October to 23 October
• Venus retrograde9 March to 20 April
• Mars retrograde11 May to 19 July
• Jupiter retrograde29 September 2000 to 25 January, 2 November to 1 March 2002
• Saturn retrograde12 September 2000 to 25 January, 27 September to 8 February 2002
• Uranus retrograde29 May to 30 October

Mercury retrograde in 2001

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2001.

• Sunday 4 February 200101:53 UTMercury turns retrograde at 0°42′ Pisces
• Sunday 25 February 200115:43 UTMercury turns direct at 15°25′ Aquarius
• Monday 4 June 200105:29 UTMercury turns retrograde at 29°58′ Gemini
• Thursday 28 June 200105:42 UTMercury turns direct at 21°16′ Gemini
• Monday 1 October 200119:19 UTMercury turns retrograde at 29°41′ Libra
• Tuesday 23 October 200100:17 UTMercury turns direct at 14°12′ Libra

Venus retrograde in 2001

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2001.

• Friday 9 March 200101:55 UTVenus turns retrograde at 17°44′ Aries
• Friday 20 April 200105:26 UTVenus turns direct at 1°28′ Aries

Mars retrograde in 2001

Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 2001.

• Friday 11 May 200113:18 UTMars turns retrograde at 29°00′ Sagittarius
• Thursday 19 July 200120:44 UTMars turns direct at 15°03′ Sagittarius

Jupiter retrograde in 2001

Jupiter is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2001.

• Before 2001Jupiter turned retrograde on 29 September 2000 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2001
• Thursday 25 January 200108:38 UTJupiter turns direct at 1°11′ Gemini
• Friday 2 November 200115:39 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 15°41′ Cancer
• After 2001Jupiter turns direct on 1 March 2002 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2001

Saturn retrograde in 2001

Saturn is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2001.

• Before 2001Saturn turned retrograde on 12 September 2000 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2001
• Thursday 25 January 200100:25 UTSaturn turns direct at 24°03′ Taurus
• Thursday 27 September 200100:07 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 14°58′ Gemini
• After 2001Saturn turns direct on 8 February 2002 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2001

Uranus retrograde in 2001

Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2001.

• Tuesday 29 May 200115:05 UTUranus turns retrograde at 24°50′ Aquarius
• Tuesday 30 October 200122:42 UTUranus turns direct at 20°54′ Aquarius

Neptune retrograde in 2001

Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2001.

• Friday 11 May 200101:23 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 8°46′ Aquarius
• Thursday 18 October 200101:54 UTNeptune turns direct at 5°59′ Aquarius

Pluto retrograde in 2001

Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2001.

• Saturday 17 March 200122:24 UTPluto turns retrograde at 15°16′ Sagittarius
• Thursday 23 August 200110:40 UTPluto turns direct at 12°32′ 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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