Retrograde dates for 2018
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2018, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 23 March 2018 to 15 April 2018, and from 26 July 2018 to 19 August 2018, and from 17 November 2018 to 6 December 2018.
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- Mercury retrograde23 March to 15 April, 26 July to 19 August, 17 November to 6 December
- Venus retrograde5 October to 16 November
- Mars retrograde26 June to 27 August
- Jupiter retrograde9 March to 10 July
- Saturn retrograde18 April to 6 September
- Uranus retrograde3 August 2017 to 2 January, 7 August to 6 January 2019
Mercury retrograde in 2018
Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2018.
- Friday 23 March 201800:12 UTMercury turns retrograde at 16°54′ Aries
- Sunday 15 April 201809:28 UTMercury turns direct at 4°47′ Aries
- Thursday 26 July 201805:04 UTMercury turns retrograde at 23°27′ Leo
- Sunday 19 August 201804:14 UTMercury turns direct at 11°32′ Leo
- Saturday 17 November 201801:22 UTMercury turns retrograde at 13°29′ Sagittarius
- Thursday 6 December 201821:25 UTMercury turns direct at 27°16′ Scorpio
Venus retrograde in 2018
Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2018.
- Friday 5 October 201818:57 UTVenus turns retrograde at 10°51′ Scorpio
- Friday 16 November 201810:24 UTVenus turns direct at 25°14′ Libra
Mars retrograde in 2018
Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 2018.
- Tuesday 26 June 201820:08 UTMars turns retrograde at 9°13′ Aquarius
- Monday 27 August 201814:45 UTMars turns direct at 28°36′ Capricorn
Jupiter retrograde in 2018
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2018.
- Friday 9 March 201804:49 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 23°13′ Scorpio
- Tuesday 10 July 201817:02 UTJupiter turns direct at 13°20′ Scorpio
Saturn retrograde in 2018
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2018.
- Wednesday 18 April 201801:51 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 9°08′ Capricorn
- Thursday 6 September 201811:19 UTSaturn turns direct at 2°32′ Capricorn
Uranus retrograde in 2018
Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2018.
- Before 2018Uranus turned retrograde on 3 August 2017 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2018
- Tuesday 2 January 201814:30 UTUranus turns direct at 24°34′ Aries
- Tuesday 7 August 201816:42 UTUranus turns retrograde at 2°33′ Taurus
- After 2018Uranus turns direct on 6 January 2019 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2018
Neptune retrograde in 2018
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2018.
- Monday 18 June 201823:27 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 16°29′ Pisces
- Sunday 25 November 201801:21 UTNeptune turns direct at 13°41′ Pisces
Pluto retrograde in 2018
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2018.
- Sunday 22 April 201810:04 UTPluto turns retrograde at 21°17′ Capricorn
- Sunday 30 September 201822:10 UTPluto turns direct at 18°45′ 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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