Retrograde dates for 2048

These are the exact dates every planet from Mercury to Pluto turns retrograde and turns direct in 2048, in Universal Time. Mercury is retrograde from 20 January 2048 to 9 February 2048, and from 16 May 2048 to 8 June 2048, and from 15 September 2048 to 7 October 2048.

• Mercury retrograde20 January to 9 February, 16 May to 8 June, 15 September to 7 October
• Venus retrogradenone
• Mars retrograde30 April to 10 July
• Jupiter retrograde14 September 2047 to 10 January, 18 October to 14 February 2049
• Saturn retrograde24 April to 12 September
• Uranus retrograde16 December 2047 to 13 May, 20 December to 19 May 2049

Mercury retrograde in 2048

Mercury is retrograde in 3 periods touching 2048.

• Monday 20 January 204801:38 UTMercury turns retrograde at 15°32′ Aquarius
• Sunday 9 February 204822:51 UTMercury turns direct at 29°41′ Capricorn
• Saturday 16 May 204801:21 UTMercury turns retrograde at 11°07′ Gemini
• Monday 8 June 204822:07 UTMercury turns direct at 2°30′ Gemini
• Tuesday 15 September 204800:59 UTMercury turns retrograde at 14°18′ Libra
• Wednesday 7 October 204800:30 UTMercury turns direct at 29°22′ Virgo

Venus retrograde in 2048

Venus does not turn retrograde or direct in 2048.

Mars retrograde in 2048

Mars is retrograde in 1 period touching 2048.

• Thursday 30 April 204814:08 UTMars turns retrograde at 20°20′ Sagittarius
• Friday 10 July 204820:59 UTMars turns direct at 5°28′ Sagittarius

Jupiter retrograde in 2048

Jupiter is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2048.

• Before 2048Jupiter turned retrograde on 14 September 2047 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2048
• Friday 10 January 204802:20 UTJupiter turns direct at 15°40′ Taurus
• Sunday 18 October 204816:00 UTJupiter turns retrograde at 1°01′ Cancer
• After 2048Jupiter turns direct on 14 February 2049 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2048

Saturn retrograde in 2048

Saturn is retrograde in 1 period touching 2048.

• Friday 24 April 204807:53 UTSaturn turns retrograde at 15°59′ Capricorn
• Saturday 12 September 204817:01 UTSaturn turns direct at 9°21′ Capricorn

Uranus retrograde in 2048

Uranus is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2048.

• Before 2048Uranus turned retrograde on 16 December 2047 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2048
• Wednesday 13 May 204822:30 UTUranus turns direct at 7°01′ Virgo
• Sunday 20 December 204817:55 UTUranus turns retrograde at 15°57′ Virgo
• After 2048Uranus turns direct on 19 May 2049 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2048

Neptune retrograde in 2048

Neptune is retrograde in 2 periods touching 2048.

• Before 2048Neptune turned retrograde on 25 August 2047 and is still retrograde on 1 January 2048
• Wednesday 29 January 204801:16 UTNeptune turns direct at 18°48′ Taurus
• Wednesday 26 August 204814:51 UTNeptune turns retrograde at 23°52′ Taurus
• After 2048Neptune turns direct on 30 January 2049 and is still retrograde on 31 December 2048

Pluto retrograde in 2048

Pluto is retrograde in 1 period touching 2048.

• Sunday 7 June 204802:06 UTPluto turns retrograde at 8°03′ Pisces
• Wednesday 18 November 204810:35 UTPluto turns direct at 5°50′ 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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