Retrograde dates for 2028
These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2028, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 24 January 2028 to 14 February 2028, and from 21 May 2028 to 14 June 2028, and from 19 September 2028 to 11 October 2028.
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- Mercury retrograde24 January to 14 February, 21 May to 14 June, 19 September to 11 October
- Venus retrograde10 May to 22 June
- Mars retrogradenone
- Jupiter retrograde12 January to 13 May
- Saturn retrograde22 August to 5 January 2029
- Uranus retrograde15 September 2027 to 12 February, 19 September to 16 February 2029
Mercury retrograde in 2028
Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2028.
- Monday 24 January 202810:54 UTMercury turns retrograde at 19°41′ Aquarius
- Monday 14 February 202812:35 UTMercury turns direct at 3°59′ Aquarius
- Sunday 21 May 202808:37 UTMercury turns retrograde at 16°19′ Gemini
- Wednesday 14 June 202806:05 UTMercury turns direct at 7°45′ Gemini
- Tuesday 19 September 202816:18 UTMercury turns retrograde at 18°35′ Libra
- Wednesday 11 October 202810:25 UTMercury turns direct at 3°28′ Libra
Venus retrograde in 2028
Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2028.
- Wednesday 10 May 202823:54 UTVenus turns retrograde at 19°41′ Gemini
- Thursday 22 June 202822:58 UTVenus turns direct at 3°11′ Gemini
Mars retrograde in 2028
Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 2028.
Jupiter retrograde in 2028
Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2028.
- Wednesday 12 January 202808:47 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 27°30′ Virgo
- Saturday 13 May 202819:56 UTJupiter turns direct at 17°32′ Virgo
Saturn retrograde in 2028
Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2028.
- Tuesday 22 August 202822:18 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 11°18′ Taurus
- After 2028Saturn turns direct on 5 January 2029 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2028
Uranus retrograde in 2028
Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2028.
- Before 2028Uranus turned retrograde on 15 September 2027 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2028
- Saturday 12 February 202823:39 UTUranus turns direct at 5°55′ Gemini
- Tuesday 19 September 202800:05 UTUranus turns retrograde at 14°14′ Gemini
- After 2028Uranus turns direct on 16 February 2029 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2028
Neptune retrograde in 2028
Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2028.
- Tuesday 11 July 202813:18 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 8°54′ Aries
- Saturday 16 December 202820:51 UTNeptune turns direct at 6°05′ Aries
Pluto retrograde in 2028
Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2028.
- Tuesday 9 May 202803:36 UTPluto turns retrograde at 8°49′ Aquarius
- Wednesday 18 October 202822:42 UTPluto turns direct at 6°24′ 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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