Retrograde dates for 2015
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2015, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 21 January 2015 to 11 February 2015, and from 19 May 2015 to 11 June 2015, and from 17 September 2015 to 9 October 2015.
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- Mercury retrograde21 January to 11 February, 19 May to 11 June, 17 September to 9 October
- Venus retrograde25 July to 6 September
- Mars retrogradenone
- Jupiter retrograde8 December 2014 to 8 April
- Saturn retrograde14 March to 2 August
- Uranus retrograde26 July to 26 December
Mercury retrograde in 2015
Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2015.
- Wednesday 21 January 201515:44 UTMercury turns retrograde at 17°05′ Aquarius
- Wednesday 11 February 201515:00 UTMercury turns direct at 1°18′ Aquarius
- Tuesday 19 May 201501:37 UTMercury turns retrograde at 13°09′ Gemini
- Thursday 11 June 201522:41 UTMercury turns direct at 4°34′ Gemini
- Thursday 17 September 201517:57 UTMercury turns retrograde at 15°55′ Libra
- Friday 9 October 201514:58 UTMercury turns direct at 0°54′ Libra
Venus retrograde in 2015
Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2015.
- Saturday 25 July 201509:22 UTVenus turns retrograde at 0°46′ Virgo
- Sunday 6 September 201509:02 UTVenus turns direct at 14°23′ Leo
Mars retrograde in 2015
Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 2015.
Jupiter retrograde in 2015
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2015.
- Before 2015Jupiter turned retrograde on 8 December 2014 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2015
- Wednesday 8 April 201516:53 UTJupiter turns direct at 12°35′ Leo
Saturn retrograde in 2015
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2015.
- Saturday 14 March 201515:03 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 4°55′ Sagittarius
- Sunday 2 August 201505:57 UTSaturn turns direct at 28°16′ Scorpio
Uranus retrograde in 2015
Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2015.
- Sunday 26 July 201510:55 UTUranus turns retrograde at 20°30′ Aries
- Saturday 26 December 201503:47 UTUranus turns direct at 16°33′ Aries
Neptune retrograde in 2015
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2015.
- Friday 12 June 201508:54 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 9°49′ Pisces
- Wednesday 18 November 201516:49 UTNeptune turns direct at 7°01′ Pisces
Pluto retrograde in 2015
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2015.
- Friday 17 April 201500:48 UTPluto turns retrograde at 15°32′ Capricorn
- Friday 25 September 201501:56 UTPluto turns direct at 12°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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