Retrograde dates for 2021
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2021, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 30 January 2021 to 21 February 2021, and from 29 May 2021 to 22 June 2021, and from 27 September 2021 to 18 October 2021.
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- Mercury retrograde30 January to 21 February, 29 May to 22 June, 27 September to 18 October
- Venus retrograde19 December to 29 January 2022
- Mars retrogradenone
- Jupiter retrograde20 June to 18 October
- Saturn retrograde23 May to 11 October
- Uranus retrograde15 August 2020 to 14 January, 20 August to 18 January 2022
Mercury retrograde in 2021
Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2021.
- Saturday 30 January 202115:49 UTMercury turns retrograde at 26°29′ Aquarius
- Sunday 21 February 202100:46 UTMercury turns direct at 11°01′ Aquarius
- Saturday 29 May 202122:46 UTMercury turns retrograde at 24°43′ Gemini
- Tuesday 22 June 202121:45 UTMercury turns direct at 16°08′ Gemini
- Monday 27 September 202105:08 UTMercury turns retrograde at 25°29′ Libra
- Monday 18 October 202115:09 UTMercury turns direct at 10°08′ Libra
Venus retrograde in 2021
Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2021.
- Sunday 19 December 202111:26 UTVenus turns retrograde at 26°30′ Capricorn
- After 2021Venus turns direct on 29 January 2022 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2021
Mars retrograde in 2021
Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 2021.
Jupiter retrograde in 2021
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2021.
- Sunday 20 June 202115:09 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 2°11′ Pisces
- Monday 18 October 202105:28 UTJupiter turns direct at 22°19′ Aquarius
Saturn retrograde in 2021
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2021.
- Sunday 23 May 202109:28 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 13°31′ Aquarius
- Monday 11 October 202102:27 UTSaturn turns direct at 6°52′ Aquarius
Uranus retrograde in 2021
Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2021.
- Before 2021Uranus turned retrograde on 15 August 2020 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2021
- Thursday 14 January 202108:38 UTUranus turns direct at 6°43′ Taurus
- Friday 20 August 202101:26 UTUranus turns retrograde at 14°47′ Taurus
- After 2021Uranus turns direct on 18 January 2022 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2021
Neptune retrograde in 2021
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2021.
- Friday 25 June 202118:54 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 23°12′ Pisces
- Wednesday 1 December 202113:02 UTNeptune turns direct at 20°24′ Pisces
Pluto retrograde in 2021
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2021.
- Tuesday 27 April 202113:56 UTPluto turns retrograde at 26°48′ Capricorn
- Wednesday 6 October 202112:11 UTPluto turns direct at 24°18′ 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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