Retrograde dates for 2017
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2017, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 19 December 2016 to 8 January 2017, and from 9 April 2017 to 3 May 2017, and from 13 August 2017 to 5 September 2017, and from 3 December 2017 to 23 December 2017.
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- Mercury retrograde19 December 2016 to 8 January, 9 April to 3 May, 13 August to 5 September, 3 December to 23 December
- Venus retrograde4 March to 15 April
- Mars retrogradenone
- Jupiter retrograde6 February to 9 June
- Saturn retrograde6 April to 25 August
- Uranus retrograde3 August to 2 January 2018
Mercury retrograde in 2017
Mercury is retrograde in 4 periods touching 2017.
- Before 2017Mercury turned retrograde on 19 December 2016 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2017
- Sunday 8 January 201709:38 UTMercury turns direct at 28°51′ Sagittarius
- Sunday 9 April 201723:20 UTMercury turns retrograde at 4°51′ Taurus
- Wednesday 3 May 201716:25 UTMercury turns direct at 24°16′ Aries
- Sunday 13 August 201701:02 UTMercury turns retrograde at 11°38′ Virgo
- Tuesday 5 September 201711:18 UTMercury turns direct at 28°25′ Leo
- Sunday 3 December 201707:27 UTMercury turns retrograde at 29°18′ Sagittarius
- Saturday 23 December 201701:49 UTMercury turns direct at 13°00′ Sagittarius
Venus retrograde in 2017
Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2017.
- Saturday 4 March 201708:47 UTVenus turns retrograde at 13°09′ Aries
- Saturday 15 April 201710:19 UTVenus turns direct at 26°55′ Pisces
Mars retrograde in 2017
Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 2017.
Jupiter retrograde in 2017
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2017.
- Monday 6 February 201706:52 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 23°08′ Libra
- Friday 9 June 201713:56 UTJupiter turns direct at 13°12′ Libra
Saturn retrograde in 2017
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2017.
- Thursday 6 April 201705:07 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 27°47′ Sagittarius
- Friday 25 August 201712:12 UTSaturn turns direct at 21°10′ Sagittarius
Uranus retrograde in 2017
Uranus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2017.
- Thursday 3 August 201705:51 UTUranus turns retrograde at 28°31′ Aries
- After 2017Uranus turns direct on 2 January 2018 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2017
Neptune retrograde in 2017
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2017.
- Friday 16 June 201710:51 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 14°15′ Pisces
- Wednesday 22 November 201714:02 UTNeptune turns direct at 11°27′ Pisces
Pluto retrograde in 2017
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2017.
- Thursday 20 April 201707:35 UTPluto turns retrograde at 19°24′ Capricorn
- Thursday 28 September 201716:08 UTPluto turns direct at 16°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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