Retrograde dates for 2016
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2016, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 5 January 2016 to 25 January 2016, and from 28 April 2016 to 22 May 2016, and from 30 August 2016 to 22 September 2016, and from 19 December 2016 to 8 January 2017.
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- Mercury retrograde5 January to 25 January, 28 April to 22 May, 30 August to 22 September, 19 December to 8 January 2017
- Venus retrogradenone
- Mars retrograde17 April to 29 June
- Jupiter retrograde8 January to 9 May
- Saturn retrograde25 March to 13 August
- Uranus retrograde29 July to 29 December
Mercury retrograde in 2016
Mercury is retrograde in 4 periods touching 2016.
- Tuesday 5 January 201612:57 UTMercury turns retrograde at 1°02′ Aquarius
- Monday 25 January 201621:45 UTMercury turns direct at 14°54′ Capricorn
- Thursday 28 April 201617:25 UTMercury turns retrograde at 23°36′ Taurus
- Sunday 22 May 201613:06 UTMercury turns direct at 14°20′ Taurus
- Tuesday 30 August 201612:54 UTMercury turns retrograde at 29°05′ Virgo
- Thursday 22 September 201605:28 UTMercury turns direct at 14°50′ Virgo
- Monday 19 December 201610:50 UTMercury turns retrograde at 15°08′ Capricorn
- After 2016Mercury turns direct on 8 January 2017 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2016
Venus retrograde in 2016
Venus does not turn retrograde or direct in 2016.
Mars retrograde in 2016
Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 2016.
- Sunday 17 April 201612:35 UTMars turns retrograde at 8°54′ Sagittarius
- Wednesday 29 June 201622:19 UTMars turns direct at 23°04′ Scorpio
Jupiter retrograde in 2016
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2016.
- Friday 8 January 201604:42 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 23°14′ Virgo
- Monday 9 May 201612:16 UTJupiter turns direct at 13°15′ Virgo
Saturn retrograde in 2016
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2016.
- Friday 25 March 201610:00 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 16°24′ Sagittarius
- Saturday 13 August 201609:41 UTSaturn turns direct at 9°46′ Sagittarius
Uranus retrograde in 2016
Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2016.
- Friday 29 July 201621:04 UTUranus turns retrograde at 24°30′ Aries
- Thursday 29 December 201609:19 UTUranus turns direct at 20°33′ Aries
Neptune retrograde in 2016
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2016.
- Monday 13 June 201620:32 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 12°02′ Pisces
- Sunday 20 November 201604:24 UTNeptune turns direct at 9°14′ Pisces
Pluto retrograde in 2016
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2016.
- Monday 18 April 201604:30 UTPluto turns retrograde at 17°29′ Capricorn
- Monday 26 September 201609:23 UTPluto turns direct at 14°55′ 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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