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Planetary Retrogrades 2025: 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
Uranus	before 2025	30 January, 21:59
Uranus	6 September, 10:26	after 2025
Jupiter	before 2025	4 February, 15:10
Jupiter	11 November, 22:11	after 2025
Mars	before 2025	24 February, 07:29
Mercury	15 March, 12:15	7 April, 16:37
Mercury	18 July, 10:14	11 August, 13:00
Mercury	10 November, 00:32	29 November, 23:08
Venus	2 March, 06:05	13 April, 06:32
Pluto	4 May, 21:01	14 October, 08:22
Saturn	13 July, 09:37	28 November, 09:27
Neptune	5 July, 03:05	10 December, 17:48

All stations in 2025

Uranus stations direct: 30 January, 21:59
Jupiter stations direct: 4 February, 15:10
Mars stations direct: 24 February, 07:29
Venus stations retrograde: 2 March, 06:05
Mercury stations retrograde: 15 March, 12:15
Mercury stations direct: 7 April, 16:37
Venus stations direct: 13 April, 06:32
Pluto stations retrograde: 4 May, 21:01
Neptune stations retrograde: 5 July, 03:05
Saturn stations retrograde: 13 July, 09:37
Mercury stations retrograde: 18 July, 10:14
Mercury stations direct: 11 August, 13:00
Uranus stations retrograde: 6 September, 10:26
Pluto stations direct: 14 October, 08:22
Mercury stations retrograde: 10 November, 00:32
Jupiter stations retrograde: 11 November, 22:11
Saturn stations direct: 28 November, 09:27
Mercury stations direct: 29 November, 23:08
Neptune stations direct: 10 December, 17:48