Retrograde dates for 2024
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2024, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 13 December 2023 to 2 January 2024, and from 1 April 2024 to 25 April 2024, and from 5 August 2024 to 28 August 2024, and from 26 November 2024 to 15 December 2024.
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- Mercury retrograde13 December 2023 to 2 January, 1 April to 25 April, 5 August to 28 August, 26 November to 15 December
- Venus retrogradenone
- Mars retrograde7 December to 24 February 2025
- Jupiter retrograde9 October to 4 February 2025
- Saturn retrograde29 June to 15 November
- Uranus retrograde29 August 2023 to 27 January, 1 September to 30 January 2025
Mercury retrograde in 2024
Mercury is retrograde in 4 periods touching 2024.
- Before 2024Mercury turned retrograde on 13 December 2023 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2024
- Tuesday 2 January 202403:06 UTMercury turns direct at 22°11′ Sagittarius
- Monday 1 April 202422:14 UTMercury turns retrograde at 27°13′ Aries
- Thursday 25 April 202412:44 UTMercury turns direct at 15°59′ Aries
- Monday 5 August 202404:42 UTMercury turns retrograde at 4°06′ Virgo
- Wednesday 28 August 202421:12 UTMercury turns direct at 21°24′ Leo
- Tuesday 26 November 202402:32 UTMercury turns retrograde at 22°40′ Sagittarius
- Sunday 15 December 202420:52 UTMercury turns direct at 6°24′ Sagittarius
Venus retrograde in 2024
Venus does not turn retrograde or direct in 2024.
Mars retrograde in 2024
Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 2024.
- Saturday 7 December 202400:28 UTMars turns retrograde at 6°10′ Leo
- After 2024Mars turns direct on 24 February 2025 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2024
Jupiter retrograde in 2024
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2024.
- Wednesday 9 October 202407:03 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 21°20′ Gemini
- After 2024Jupiter turns direct on 4 February 2025 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2024
Saturn retrograde in 2024
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2024.
- Saturday 29 June 202419:10 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 19°25′ Pisces
- Friday 15 November 202414:29 UTSaturn turns direct at 12°41′ Pisces
Uranus retrograde in 2024
Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2024.
- Before 2024Uranus turned retrograde on 29 August 2023 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2024
- Saturday 27 January 202407:27 UTUranus turns direct at 19°05′ Taurus
- Sunday 1 September 202415:28 UTUranus turns retrograde at 27°15′ Taurus
- After 2024Uranus turns direct on 30 January 2025 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2024
Neptune retrograde in 2024
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2024.
- Tuesday 2 July 202410:24 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 29°55′ Pisces
- Saturday 7 December 202423:46 UTNeptune turns direct at 27°07′ Pisces
Pluto retrograde in 2024
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2024.
- Thursday 2 May 202412:41 UTPluto turns retrograde at 2°05′ Aquarius
- Friday 11 October 202420:20 UTPluto turns direct at 29°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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