Retrograde dates for 2046

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2046, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 21 February 2046 to 16 March 2046, and from 24 June 2046 to 18 July 2046, and from 19 October 2046 to 9 November 2046.

• Mercury retrograde21 February to 16 March, 24 June to 18 July, 19 October to 9 November
• Venus retrograde12 December 2045 to 21 January
• Mars retrograde11 March to 28 May
• Jupiter retrograde8 August to 4 December
• Saturn retrograde1 April to 20 August
• Uranus retrograde6 December 2045 to 4 May, 11 December to 9 May 2047

Mercury retrograde in 2046

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2046.

• Wednesday 21 February 204618:01 UTMercury turns retrograde at 18°14′ Pisces
• Friday 16 March 204602:06 UTMercury turns direct at 3°51′ Pisces
• Sunday 24 June 204615:01 UTMercury turns retrograde at 21°06′ Cancer
• Wednesday 18 July 204619:34 UTMercury turns direct at 11°30′ Cancer
• Friday 19 October 204618:52 UTMercury turns retrograde at 16°51′ Scorpio
• Friday 9 November 204607:20 UTMercury turns direct at 0°59′ Scorpio

Venus retrograde in 2046

Venus is retrograde in 1 period touching 2046.

• Before 2046Venus turned retrograde on 12 December 2045 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2046
• Sunday 21 January 204622:28 UTVenus turns direct at 3°41′ Capricorn

Mars retrograde in 2046

Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 2046.

• Sunday 11 March 204602:40 UTMars turns retrograde at 6°12′ Scorpio
• Monday 28 May 204614:13 UTMars turns direct at 18°05′ Libra

Jupiter retrograde in 2046

Jupiter is retrograde in 1 period touching 2046.

• Wednesday 8 August 204604:08 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 19°00′ Aries
• Tuesday 4 December 204601:03 UTJupiter turns direct at 9°03′ Aries

Saturn retrograde in 2046

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2046.

• Sunday 1 April 204614:54 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 23°13′ Sagittarius
• Monday 20 August 204619:09 UTSaturn turns direct at 16°36′ Sagittarius

Uranus retrograde in 2046

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2046.

• Before 2046Uranus turned retrograde on 6 December 2045 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2046
• Friday 4 May 204619:45 UTUranus turns direct at 27°29′ Leo
• Tuesday 11 December 204616:11 UTUranus turns retrograde at 6°24′ Virgo
• After 2046Uranus turns direct on 9 May 2047 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2046

Neptune retrograde in 2046

Neptune is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2046.

• Before 2046Neptune turned retrograde on 19 August 2045 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2046
• Wednesday 24 January 204603:32 UTNeptune turns direct at 14°18′ Taurus
• Wednesday 22 August 204613:38 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 19°22′ Taurus
• After 2046Neptune turns direct on 26 January 2047 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2046

Pluto retrograde in 2046

Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2046.

• Monday 4 June 204622:37 UTPluto turns retrograde at 5°24′ Pisces
• Friday 16 November 204604:42 UTPluto turns direct at 3°09′ Pisces

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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