Retrograde dates for 2011
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2011, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 30 March 2011 to 23 April 2011, and from 3 August 2011 to 26 August 2011, and from 24 November 2011 to 14 December 2011.
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- Mercury retrograde30 March to 23 April, 3 August to 26 August, 24 November to 14 December
- Venus retrogradenone
- Mars retrogradenone
- Jupiter retrograde30 August to 25 December
- Saturn retrograde26 January to 13 June
- Uranus retrograde10 July to 10 December
Mercury retrograde in 2011
Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2011.
- Wednesday 30 March 201120:41 UTMercury turns retrograde at 24°21′ Aries
- Saturday 23 April 201110:01 UTMercury turns direct at 12°53′ Aries
- Wednesday 3 August 201103:36 UTMercury turns retrograde at 1°11′ Virgo
- Friday 26 August 201122:03 UTMercury turns direct at 18°41′ Leo
- Thursday 24 November 201107:05 UTMercury turns retrograde at 20°07′ Sagittarius
- Wednesday 14 December 201101:40 UTMercury turns direct at 3°51′ Sagittarius
Venus retrograde in 2011
Venus does not turn retrograde or direct in 2011.
Mars retrograde in 2011
Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 2011.
Jupiter retrograde in 2011
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2011.
- Tuesday 30 August 201109:18 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 10°21′ Taurus
- Sunday 25 December 201122:07 UTJupiter turns direct at 0°21′ Taurus
Saturn retrograde in 2011
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2011.
- Wednesday 26 January 201106:01 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 17°13′ Libra
- Monday 13 June 201104:00 UTSaturn turns direct at 10°26′ Libra
Uranus retrograde in 2011
Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2011.
- Sunday 10 July 201100:17 UTUranus turns retrograde at 4°33′ Aries
- Saturday 10 December 201106:56 UTUranus turns direct at 0°38′ Aries
Neptune retrograde in 2011
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2011.
- Friday 3 June 201107:33 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 0°55′ Pisces
- Wednesday 9 November 201118:56 UTNeptune turns direct at 28°08′ Aquarius
Pluto retrograde in 2011
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2011.
- Saturday 9 April 201103:35 UTPluto turns retrograde at 7°29′ Capricorn
- Friday 16 September 201112:45 UTPluto turns direct at 4°51′ Capricorn
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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