When is Mercury retrograde in 2030?

Mercury is retrograde from 22 December 2029 (05:44 UT) to 11 January 2030 (05:41 UT), and from 13 April 2030 (02:33 UT) to 6 May 2030 (20:16 UT), and from 16 August 2030 (01:25 UT) to 8 September 2030 (09:16 UT), and from 6 December 2030 (02:39 UT) to 25 December 2030 (21:18 UT). Times are Universal Time.

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Retrograde dates for 2030

A hand-coloured chart of Tycho Brahe's planets and Sun circling the Earth — Planisphaerium Braheum, from Andreas Cellarius's Harmonia Macrocosmica, 1661

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2030, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 22 December 2029 to 11 January 2030, and from 13 April 2030 to 6 May 2030, and from 16 August 2030 to 8 September 2030, and from 6 December 2030 to 25 December 2030.

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Mercury retrograde22 December 2029 to 11 January, 13 April to 6 May, 16 August to 8 September, 6 December to 25 December
Venus retrograde17 December 2029 to 26 January
Mars retrogradenone
Jupiter retrograde13 March to 15 July
Saturn retrograde6 September 2029 to 19 January, 20 September to 2 February 2031
Uranus retrograde23 September 2029 to 20 February, 28 September to 25 February 2031

Mercury retrograde in 2030

Mercury is retrograde in 4 periods touching 2030.

Before 2030Mercury turned retrograde on 22 December 2029 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2030
Friday 11 January 203005:41 UTMercury turns direct at 1°25′ Capricorn
Saturday 13 April 203002:33 UTMercury turns retrograde at 7°47′ Taurus
Monday 6 May 203020:16 UTMercury turns direct at 27°25′ Aries
Friday 16 August 203001:25 UTMercury turns retrograde at 14°29′ Virgo
Sunday 8 September 203009:16 UTMercury turns direct at 1°06′ Virgo
Friday 6 December 203002:39 UTMercury turns retrograde at 1°51′ Capricorn
Wednesday 25 December 203021:18 UTMercury turns direct at 15°33′ Sagittarius

Venus retrograde in 2030

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2030.

Before 2030Venus turned retrograde on 17 December 2029 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2030
Saturday 26 January 203022:02 UTVenus turns direct at 8°37′ Capricorn

Mars retrograde in 2030

Mars does not turn retrograde or direct in 2030.

Jupiter retrograde in 2030

Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2030.

Wednesday 13 March 203014:35 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 27°38′ Scorpio
Monday 15 July 203001:26 UTJupiter turns direct at 17°45′ Scorpio

Saturn retrograde in 2030

Saturn is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2030.

Before 2030Saturn turned retrograde on 6 September 2029 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2030
Saturday 19 January 203003:52 UTSaturn turns direct at 18°05′ Taurus
Friday 20 September 203021:34 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 8°56′ Gemini
After 2030Saturn turns direct on 2 February 2031 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2030

Uranus retrograde in 2030

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2030.

Before 2030Uranus turned retrograde on 23 September 2029 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2030
Wednesday 20 February 203023:21 UTUranus turns direct at 14°30′ Gemini
Saturday 28 September 203008:22 UTUranus turns retrograde at 22°53′ Gemini
After 2030Uranus turns direct on 25 February 2031 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2030

Neptune retrograde in 2030

Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2030.

Tuesday 16 July 203016:53 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 13°23′ Aries
Saturday 21 December 203020:57 UTNeptune turns direct at 10°34′ Aries

Pluto retrograde in 2030

Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2030.

Sunday 12 May 203020:04 UTPluto turns retrograde at 12°04′ Aquarius
Tuesday 22 October 203020:27 UTPluto turns direct at 9°40′ 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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