Retrograde dates for 2023

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2023, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 29 December 2022 to 18 January 2023, and from 21 April 2023 to 15 May 2023, and from 23 August 2023 to 15 September 2023, and from 13 December 2023 to 2 January 2024.

• Mercury retrograde29 December 2022 to 18 January, 21 April to 15 May, 23 August to 15 September, 13 December to 2 January 2024
• Venus retrograde23 July to 4 September
• Mars retrograde30 October 2022 to 12 January
• Jupiter retrograde4 September to 31 December
• Saturn retrograde17 June to 4 November
• Uranus retrograde24 August 2022 to 22 January, 29 August to 27 January 2024

Mercury retrograde in 2023

Mercury is retrograde in 4 periods touching 2023.

• Before 2023Mercury turned retrograde on 29 December 2022 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2023
• Wednesday 18 January 202313:17 UTMercury turns direct at 8°08′ Capricorn
• Friday 21 April 202308:22 UTMercury turns retrograde at 15°37′ Taurus
• Monday 15 May 202303:23 UTMercury turns direct at 5°51′ Taurus
• Wednesday 23 August 202319:49 UTMercury turns retrograde at 21°51′ Virgo
• Friday 15 September 202320:18 UTMercury turns direct at 8°00′ Virgo
• Wednesday 13 December 202306:55 UTMercury turns retrograde at 8°29′ Capricorn
• After 2023Mercury turns direct on 2 January 2024 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2023

Venus retrograde in 2023

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2023.

• Sunday 23 July 202300:56 UTVenus turns retrograde at 28°35′ Leo
• Monday 4 September 202301:11 UTVenus turns direct at 12°12′ Leo

Mars retrograde in 2023

Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 2023.

• Before 2023Mars turned retrograde on 30 October 2022 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2023
• Thursday 12 January 202320:23 UTMars turns direct at 8°07′ Gemini

Jupiter retrograde in 2023

Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2023.

• Monday 4 September 202314:06 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 15°34′ Taurus
• Sunday 31 December 202302:38 UTJupiter turns direct at 5°34′ Taurus

Saturn retrograde in 2023

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2023.

• Saturday 17 June 202317:28 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 7°12′ Pisces
• Saturday 4 November 202306:57 UTSaturn turns direct at 0°30′ Pisces

Uranus retrograde in 2023

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2023.

• Before 2023Uranus turned retrograde on 24 August 2022 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2023
• Sunday 22 January 202323:10 UTUranus turns direct at 14°56′ Taurus
• Tuesday 29 August 202302:11 UTUranus turns retrograde at 23°04′ Taurus
• After 2023Uranus turns direct on 27 January 2024 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2023

Neptune retrograde in 2023

Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2023.

• Friday 30 June 202321:11 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 27°41′ Pisces
• Wednesday 6 December 202313:14 UTNeptune turns direct at 24°53′ Pisces

Pluto retrograde in 2023

Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2023.

• Monday 1 May 202313:39 UTPluto turns retrograde at 0°21′ Aquarius
• Tuesday 10 October 202318:15 UTPluto turns direct at 27°52′ 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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