Retrograde dates for 2031

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2031, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 26 March 2031 to 18 April 2031, and from 29 July 2031 to 22 August 2031, and from 19 November 2031 to 9 December 2031.

• Mercury retrograde26 March to 18 April, 29 July to 22 August, 19 November to 9 December
• Venus retrograde20 July to 1 September
• Mars retrograde29 March to 13 June
• Jupiter retrograde15 April to 16 August
• Saturn retrograde20 September 2030 to 2 February, 5 October to 16 February 2032
• Uranus retrograde28 September 2030 to 25 February, 3 October to 1 March 2032

Mercury retrograde in 2031

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2031.

• Wednesday 26 March 203100:36 UTMercury turns retrograde at 19°44′ Aries
• Friday 18 April 203111:24 UTMercury turns direct at 7°50′ Aries
• Tuesday 29 July 203106:45 UTMercury turns retrograde at 26°25′ Leo
• Friday 22 August 203104:25 UTMercury turns direct at 14°17′ Leo
• Wednesday 19 November 203121:03 UTMercury turns retrograde at 16°03′ Sagittarius
• Tuesday 9 December 203116:27 UTMercury turns direct at 29°48′ Scorpio

Venus retrograde in 2031

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2031.

• Sunday 20 July 203116:36 UTVenus turns retrograde at 26°25′ Leo
• Monday 1 September 203117:21 UTVenus turns direct at 10°01′ Leo

Mars retrograde in 2031

Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 2031.

• Saturday 29 March 203100:54 UTMars turns retrograde at 21°36′ Scorpio
• Friday 13 June 203110:24 UTMars turns direct at 4°24′ Scorpio

Jupiter retrograde in 2031

Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2031.

• Tuesday 15 April 203112:06 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 28°59′ Sagittarius
• Saturday 16 August 203104:54 UTJupiter turns direct at 19°08′ Sagittarius

Saturn retrograde in 2031

Saturn is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2031.

• Before 2031Saturn turned retrograde on 20 September 2030 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2031
• Sunday 2 February 203102:21 UTSaturn turns direct at 1°59′ Gemini
• Sunday 5 October 203110:49 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 23°01′ Gemini
• After 2031Saturn turns direct on 16 February 2032 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2031

Uranus retrograde in 2031

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2031.

• Before 2031Uranus turned retrograde on 28 September 2030 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2031
• Tuesday 25 February 203111:36 UTUranus turns direct at 18°50′ Gemini
• Friday 3 October 203102:24 UTUranus turns retrograde at 27°15′ Gemini
• After 2031Uranus turns direct on 1 March 2032 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2031

Neptune retrograde in 2031

Neptune is retrograde in 1 period touching 2031.

• Saturday 19 July 203106:42 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 15°37′ Aries
• Wednesday 24 December 203108:05 UTNeptune turns direct at 12°49′ Aries

Pluto retrograde in 2031

Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2031.

• Wednesday 14 May 203115:37 UTPluto turns retrograde at 13°39′ Aquarius
• Friday 24 October 203118:30 UTPluto turns direct at 11°16′ 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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