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Planetary Retrogrades 2031: 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 2031	2 February, 07:50
Saturn	5 October, 16:33	after 2031
Uranus	before 2031	25 February, 17:00
Uranus	3 October, 08:19	after 2031
Mercury	26 March, 06:13	18 April, 16:45
Mercury	29 July, 12:17	22 August, 09:58
Mercury	20 November, 02:45	9 December, 21:53
Mars	29 March, 06:04	13 June, 17:26
Jupiter	15 April, 17:33	16 August, 10:28
Venus	20 July, 22:38	1 September, 23:27
Pluto	15 May, 01:52	25 October, 04:45
Neptune	19 July, 11:44	24 December, 13:09

All stations in 2031

Saturn stations direct: 2 February, 07:50
Uranus stations direct: 25 February, 17:00
Mercury stations retrograde: 26 March, 06:13
Mars stations retrograde: 29 March, 06:04
Jupiter stations retrograde: 15 April, 17:33
Mercury stations direct: 18 April, 16:45
Pluto stations retrograde: 15 May, 01:52
Mars stations direct: 13 June, 17:26
Neptune stations retrograde: 19 July, 11:44
Venus stations retrograde: 20 July, 22:38
Mercury stations retrograde: 29 July, 12:17
Jupiter stations direct: 16 August, 10:28
Mercury stations direct: 22 August, 09:58
Venus stations direct: 1 September, 23:27
Uranus stations retrograde: 3 October, 08:19
Saturn stations retrograde: 5 October, 16:33
Pluto stations direct: 25 October, 04:45
Mercury stations retrograde: 20 November, 02:45
Mercury stations direct: 9 December, 21:53
Neptune stations direct: 24 December, 13:09