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Planetary Retrogrades 2030: 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 2030	11 January, 11:15
Mercury	13 April, 08:03	7 May, 01:45
Mercury	16 August, 06:50	8 September, 14:57
Mercury	6 December, 08:17	26 December, 02:44
Saturn	before 2030	19 January, 09:32
Saturn	21 September, 02:47	after 2030
Venus	before 2030	27 January, 03:03
Uranus	before 2030	21 February, 04:45
Uranus	28 September, 13:52	after 2030
Jupiter	13 March, 20:03	15 July, 06:56
Pluto	13 May, 04:45	23 October, 08:26
Neptune	16 July, 22:00	22 December, 02:03

All stations in 2030

Mercury stations direct: 11 January, 11:15
Saturn stations direct: 19 January, 09:32
Venus stations direct: 27 January, 03:03
Uranus stations direct: 21 February, 04:45
Jupiter stations retrograde: 13 March, 20:03
Mercury stations retrograde: 13 April, 08:03
Mercury stations direct: 7 May, 01:45
Pluto stations retrograde: 13 May, 04:45
Jupiter stations direct: 15 July, 06:56
Neptune stations retrograde: 16 July, 22:00
Mercury stations retrograde: 16 August, 06:50
Mercury stations direct: 8 September, 14:57
Saturn stations retrograde: 21 September, 02:47
Uranus stations retrograde: 28 September, 13:52
Pluto stations direct: 23 October, 08:26
Mercury stations retrograde: 6 December, 08:17
Neptune stations direct: 22 December, 02:03
Mercury stations direct: 26 December, 02:44