Retrograde dates for 2013
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2013, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 23 February 2013 to 17 March 2013, and from 26 June 2013 to 20 July 2013, and from 21 October 2013 to 10 November 2013.
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- Mercury retrograde23 February to 17 March, 26 June to 20 July, 21 October to 10 November
- Venus retrograde21 December to 31 January 2014
- Mars retrogradenone
- Jupiter retrograde4 October 2012 to 30 January, 7 November to 6 March 2014
- Saturn retrograde18 February to 8 July
- Uranus retrograde17 July to 17 December
Mercury retrograde in 2013
Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2013.
- Saturday 23 February 201309:40 UTMercury turns retrograde at 19°52′ Pisces
- Sunday 17 March 201320:00 UTMercury turns direct at 5°37′ Pisces
- Wednesday 26 June 201313:19 UTMercury turns retrograde at 23°07′ Cancer
- Saturday 20 July 201318:10 UTMercury turns direct at 13°21′ Cancer
- Monday 21 October 201310:26 UTMercury turns retrograde at 18°23′ Scorpio
- Sunday 10 November 201321:07 UTMercury turns direct at 2°29′ Scorpio
Venus retrograde in 2013
Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2013.
- Saturday 21 December 201322:45 UTVenus turns retrograde at 28°59′ Capricorn
- After 2013Venus turns direct on 31 January 2014 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2013
Mars retrograde in 2013
Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 2013.
Jupiter retrograde in 2013
Jupiter is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2013.
- Before 2013Jupiter turned retrograde on 4 October 2012 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2013
- Wednesday 30 January 201311:38 UTJupiter turns direct at 6°19′ Gemini
- Thursday 7 November 201305:02 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 20°30′ Cancer
- After 2013Jupiter turns direct on 6 March 2014 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2013
Saturn retrograde in 2013
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2013.
- Monday 18 February 201317:07 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 11°31′ Scorpio
- Monday 8 July 201305:01 UTSaturn turns direct at 4°49′ Scorpio
Uranus retrograde in 2013
Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2013.
- Wednesday 17 July 201317:20 UTUranus turns retrograde at 12°31′ Aries
- Tuesday 17 December 201317:22 UTUranus turns direct at 8°35′ Aries
Neptune retrograde in 2013
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2013.
- Friday 7 June 201308:34 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 5°22′ Pisces
- Wednesday 13 November 201318:55 UTNeptune turns direct at 2°34′ Pisces
Pluto retrograde in 2013
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2013.
- Friday 12 April 201315:29 UTPluto turns retrograde at 11°34′ Capricorn
- Friday 20 September 201308:50 UTPluto turns direct at 8°58′ 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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