Retrograde dates for 2025

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2025, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 15 March 2025 to 7 April 2025, and from 18 July 2025 to 11 August 2025, and from 9 November 2025 to 29 November 2025.

• Mercury retrograde15 March to 7 April, 18 July to 11 August, 9 November to 29 November
• Venus retrograde2 March to 13 April
• Mars retrograde7 December 2024 to 24 February
• Jupiter retrograde9 October 2024 to 4 February, 11 November to 11 March 2026
• Saturn retrograde13 July to 28 November
• Uranus retrograde1 September 2024 to 30 January, 6 September to 4 February 2026

Mercury retrograde in 2025

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2025.

• Saturday 15 March 202506:51 UTMercury turns retrograde at 9°35′ Aries
• Monday 7 April 202510:59 UTMercury turns direct at 26°49′ Pisces
• Friday 18 July 202504:43 UTMercury turns retrograde at 15°34′ Leo
• Monday 11 August 202507:18 UTMercury turns direct at 4°14′ Leo
• Sunday 9 November 202518:57 UTMercury turns retrograde at 6°51′ Sagittarius
• Saturday 29 November 202517:34 UTMercury turns direct at 20°42′ Scorpio

Venus retrograde in 2025

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2025.

• Sunday 2 March 202500:06 UTVenus turns retrograde at 10°51′ Aries
• Sunday 13 April 202500:38 UTVenus turns direct at 24°38′ Pisces

Mars retrograde in 2025

Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 2025.

• Before 2025Mars turned retrograde on 7 December 2024 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2025
• Monday 24 February 202501:08 UTMars turns direct at 17°01′ Cancer

Jupiter retrograde in 2025

Jupiter is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2025.

• Before 2025Jupiter turned retrograde on 9 October 2024 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2025
• Tuesday 4 February 202509:41 UTJupiter turns direct at 11°16′ Gemini
• Tuesday 11 November 202516:45 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 25°09′ Cancer
• After 2025Jupiter turns direct on 11 March 2026 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2025

Saturn retrograde in 2025

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2025.

• Sunday 13 July 202504:04 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 1°56′ Aries
• Friday 28 November 202503:52 UTSaturn turns direct at 25°09′ Pisces

Uranus retrograde in 2025

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2025.

• Before 2025Uranus turned retrograde on 1 September 2024 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2025
• Thursday 30 January 202516:28 UTUranus turns direct at 23°15′ Taurus
• Saturday 6 September 202504:42 UTUranus turns retrograde at 1°27′ Gemini
• After 2025Uranus turns direct on 4 February 2026 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2025

Neptune retrograde in 2025

Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2025.

• Friday 4 July 202521:46 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 2°10′ Aries
• Wednesday 10 December 202511:58 UTNeptune turns direct at 29°22′ Pisces

Pluto retrograde in 2025

Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2025.

• Sunday 4 May 202511:11 UTPluto turns retrograde at 3°48′ Aquarius
• Monday 13 October 202521:49 UTPluto turns direct at 1°21′ Aquarius

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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