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Planetary Retrogrades 2024: Mercury, Venus, Mars and More

A planet looks retrograde when, seen from Earth, it appears to move backwards against the stars. Station times are calculated and shown in New Delhi time.

Retrograde periods

Planet	Stations retrograde	Stations direct
Mercury	before 2024	2 January, 08:37
Mercury	2 April, 03:44	25 April, 18:24
Mercury	5 August, 10:26	29 August, 02:44
Mercury	26 November, 08:12	16 December, 02:26
Uranus	before 2024	27 January, 13:00
Uranus	1 September, 20:48	after 2024
Pluto	2 May, 23:11	12 October, 05:59
Saturn	30 June, 00:27	15 November, 19:46
Neptune	2 July, 16:05	8 December, 05:59
Jupiter	9 October, 12:34	after 2024
Mars	7 December, 05:03	after 2024

All stations in 2024

Mercury stations direct: 2 January, 08:37
Uranus stations direct: 27 January, 13:00
Mercury stations retrograde: 2 April, 03:44
Mercury stations direct: 25 April, 18:24
Pluto stations retrograde: 2 May, 23:11
Saturn stations retrograde: 30 June, 00:27
Neptune stations retrograde: 2 July, 16:05
Mercury stations retrograde: 5 August, 10:26
Mercury stations direct: 29 August, 02:44
Uranus stations retrograde: 1 September, 20:48
Jupiter stations retrograde: 9 October, 12:34
Pluto stations direct: 12 October, 05:59
Saturn stations direct: 15 November, 19:46
Mercury stations retrograde: 26 November, 08:12
Mars stations retrograde: 7 December, 05:03
Neptune stations direct: 8 December, 05:59
Mercury stations direct: 16 December, 02:26