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Planetary Retrogrades 2029: 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
Saturn	before 2029	5 January, 18:07
Saturn	6 September, 14:08	after 2029
Mercury	7 January, 13:26	28 January, 00:10
Mercury	2 May, 04:35	26 May, 00:50
Mercury	2 September, 17:48	25 September, 07:31
Mercury	22 December, 11:20	after 2029
Uranus	before 2029	16 February, 16:11
Uranus	23 September, 21:56	after 2029
Mars	14 February, 13:46	6 May, 00:29
Jupiter	10 February, 18:36	14 June, 02:36
Pluto	11 May, 09:43	21 October, 09:15
Neptune	14 July, 07:35	19 December, 13:52
Venus	17 December, 05:17	after 2029

All stations in 2029

Saturn stations direct: 5 January, 18:07
Mercury stations retrograde: 7 January, 13:26
Mercury stations direct: 28 January, 00:10
Jupiter stations retrograde: 10 February, 18:36
Mars stations retrograde: 14 February, 13:46
Uranus stations direct: 16 February, 16:11
Mercury stations retrograde: 2 May, 04:35
Mars stations direct: 6 May, 00:29
Pluto stations retrograde: 11 May, 09:43
Mercury stations direct: 26 May, 00:50
Jupiter stations direct: 14 June, 02:36
Neptune stations retrograde: 14 July, 07:35
Mercury stations retrograde: 2 September, 17:48
Saturn stations retrograde: 6 September, 14:08
Uranus stations retrograde: 23 September, 21:56
Mercury stations direct: 25 September, 07:31
Pluto stations direct: 21 October, 09:15
Venus stations retrograde: 17 December, 05:17
Neptune stations direct: 19 December, 13:52
Mercury stations retrograde: 22 December, 11:20