Retrograde dates for 2020
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2020, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 17 February 2020 to 10 March 2020, and from 18 June 2020 to 12 July 2020, and from 14 October 2020 to 3 November 2020.
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- Mercury retrograde17 February to 10 March, 18 June to 12 July, 14 October to 3 November
- Venus retrograde13 May to 25 June
- Mars retrograde9 September to 13 November
- Jupiter retrograde14 May to 13 September
- Saturn retrograde11 May to 29 September
- Uranus retrograde12 August 2019 to 11 January, 15 August to 14 January 2021
Mercury retrograde in 2020
Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2020.
- Monday 17 February 202000:49 UTMercury turns retrograde at 12°53′ Pisces
- Tuesday 10 March 202003:39 UTMercury turns direct at 28°12′ Aquarius
- Thursday 18 June 202004:51 UTMercury turns retrograde at 14°46′ Cancer
- Sunday 12 July 202008:24 UTMercury turns direct at 5°30′ Cancer
- Wednesday 14 October 202000:54 UTMercury turns retrograde at 11°40′ Scorpio
- Tuesday 3 November 202017:46 UTMercury turns direct at 25°54′ Libra
Venus retrograde in 2020
Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2020.
- Wednesday 13 May 202007:19 UTVenus turns retrograde at 21°50′ Gemini
- Thursday 25 June 202006:52 UTVenus turns direct at 5°20′ Gemini
Mars retrograde in 2020
Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 2020.
- Wednesday 9 September 202021:36 UTMars turns retrograde at 28°09′ Aries
- Friday 13 November 202023:12 UTMars turns direct at 15°14′ Aries
Jupiter retrograde in 2020
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2020.
- Thursday 14 May 202014:33 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 27°14′ Capricorn
- Sunday 13 September 202000:46 UTJupiter turns direct at 17°24′ Capricorn
Saturn retrograde in 2020
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2020.
- Monday 11 May 202004:05 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 1°57′ Aquarius
- Tuesday 29 September 202005:08 UTSaturn turns direct at 25°20′ Capricorn
Uranus retrograde in 2020
Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2020.
- Before 2020Uranus turned retrograde on 12 August 2019 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2020
- Saturday 11 January 202002:11 UTUranus turns direct at 2°38′ Taurus
- Saturday 15 August 202014:17 UTUranus turns retrograde at 10°41′ Taurus
- After 2020Uranus turns direct on 14 January 2021 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2020
Neptune retrograde in 2020
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2020.
- Tuesday 23 June 202004:10 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 20°57′ Pisces
- Sunday 29 November 202000:12 UTNeptune turns direct at 18°09′ Pisces
Pluto retrograde in 2020
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2020.
- Saturday 25 April 202013:13 UTPluto turns retrograde at 24°59′ Capricorn
- Sunday 4 October 202008:10 UTPluto turns direct at 22°28′ 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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