Retrograde dates for 2019
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2019, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 5 March 2019 to 28 March 2019, and from 7 July 2019 to 1 August 2019, and from 31 October 2019 to 20 November 2019.
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- Mercury retrograde5 March to 28 March, 7 July to 1 August, 31 October to 20 November
- Venus retrogradenone
- Mars retrogradenone
- Jupiter retrograde10 April to 11 August
- Saturn retrograde30 April to 18 September
- Uranus retrograde7 August 2018 to 6 January, 12 August to 11 January 2020
Mercury retrograde in 2019
Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2019.
- Tuesday 5 March 201918:10 UTMercury turns retrograde at 29°39′ Pisces
- Thursday 28 March 201913:59 UTMercury turns direct at 16°05′ Pisces
- Sunday 7 July 201923:03 UTMercury turns retrograde at 4°28′ Leo
- Thursday 1 August 201903:59 UTMercury turns direct at 23°57′ Cancer
- Thursday 31 October 201915:27 UTMercury turns retrograde at 27°38′ Scorpio
- Wednesday 20 November 201919:13 UTMercury turns direct at 11°35′ Scorpio
Venus retrograde in 2019
Venus does not turn retrograde or direct in 2019.
Mars retrograde in 2019
Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 2019.
Jupiter retrograde in 2019
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2019.
- Wednesday 10 April 201917:00 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 24°21′ Sagittarius
- Sunday 11 August 201913:34 UTJupiter turns direct at 14°30′ Sagittarius
Saturn retrograde in 2019
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2019.
- Tuesday 30 April 201900:50 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 20°31′ Capricorn
- Wednesday 18 September 201908:36 UTSaturn turns direct at 13°54′ Capricorn
Uranus retrograde in 2019
Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2019.
- Before 2019Uranus turned retrograde on 7 August 2018 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2019
- Sunday 6 January 201920:18 UTUranus turns direct at 28°35′ Aries
- Monday 12 August 201902:36 UTUranus turns retrograde at 6°36′ Taurus
- After 2019Uranus turns direct on 11 January 2020 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2019
Neptune retrograde in 2019
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2019.
- Friday 21 June 201914:39 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 18°43′ Pisces
- Wednesday 27 November 201912:42 UTNeptune turns direct at 15°55′ Pisces
Pluto retrograde in 2019
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2019.
- Wednesday 24 April 201911:56 UTPluto turns retrograde at 23°09′ Capricorn
- Thursday 3 October 201903:30 UTPluto turns direct at 20°37′ 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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