ME
Mercury67 days shown
Mercury through Pluto · geocentric tropical motion
Retrograde planet dates 2025
This dated tracker lists every calculated retrograde and direct station in 2025. The 2025 timeline contains 19 direction-change markers. Retrograde means apparent backward motion as viewed from Earth; it does not mean a planet physically reverses or guarantees an event.
Live statusArchiveComplete year
Direction changes19Stations in 2025
Tracked planets8Mercury to Pluto
The complete 2025 map
Every retrograde, on one line
Colored bands show the period between station retrograde and station direct. Hover or focus a band to reveal its exact dates.
VE
Venus42 days shown
MA
Mars54 days shown
JU
Jupiter85 days shown
SA
Saturn138 days shown
UR
Uranus147 days shown
NE
Neptune159 days shown
PL
Pluto162 days shown
Bars clipped at January 1 or December 31 continue outside the displayed year. Calculated station timestamps are listed below.
Calculated UTC timestamps
19 planetary stations
Station retrograde begins a backward-looking interval; station direct closes it. The physical orbit never reverses.
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UR
Direct
Forward motion resumes
Uranus stations direct
Change, independence, and disruption · January 30, 2025
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JU
Direct
Forward motion resumes
Jupiter stations direct
Growth, belief, and perspective · February 4, 2025
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MA
Direct
Forward motion resumes
Mars stations direct
Drive, conflict, and directed effort · February 24, 2025
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VE
Rx
Motion turns inward
Venus stations retrograde
Values, relationships, and resources · March 2, 2025
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ME
Rx
Motion turns inward
Mercury stations retrograde
Communication, plans, and information · March 15, 2025
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ME
Direct
Forward motion resumes
Mercury stations direct
Communication, plans, and information · April 7, 2025
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VE
Direct
Forward motion resumes
Venus stations direct
Values, relationships, and resources · April 13, 2025
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PL
Rx
Motion turns inward
Pluto stations retrograde
Power, endings, and deep revision · May 4, 2025
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NE
Rx
Motion turns inward
Neptune stations retrograde
Imagination, ideals, and uncertainty · July 4, 2025
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SA
Rx
Motion turns inward
Saturn stations retrograde
Structure, duty, and long-term limits · July 13, 2025
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ME
Rx
Motion turns inward
Mercury stations retrograde
Communication, plans, and information · July 18, 2025
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ME
Direct
Forward motion resumes
Mercury stations direct
Communication, plans, and information · August 11, 2025
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UR
Rx
Motion turns inward
Uranus stations retrograde
Change, independence, and disruption · September 6, 2025
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PL
Direct
Forward motion resumes
Pluto stations direct
Power, endings, and deep revision · October 13, 2025
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ME
Rx
Motion turns inward
Mercury stations retrograde
Communication, plans, and information · November 9, 2025
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JU
Rx
Motion turns inward
Jupiter stations retrograde
Growth, belief, and perspective · November 11, 2025
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SA
Direct
Forward motion resumes
Saturn stations direct
Structure, duty, and long-term limits · November 28, 2025
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ME
Direct
Forward motion resumes
Mercury stations direct
Communication, plans, and information · November 29, 2025
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NE
Direct
Forward motion resumes
Neptune stations direct
Imagination, ideals, and uncertainty · December 10, 2025
What retrograde actually means
A change in perspective, not a planet reversing.
Planets continue moving forward in their orbits. From Earth, relative speeds and geometry can make a planet’s position against the zodiac temporarily decrease—the same kind of visual effect that makes a slower train seem to move backward when your train passes it.
Astronomical fact: the apparent direction and station time can be calculated. Astrological interpretation: themes such as review or revision are symbolic and cannot guarantee an outcome. There is no scientific evidence that Mercury retrograde causes devices or communication to fail.
Transparent calculation
Dates with a method you can audit.
The server compares each planet’s apparent geocentric tropical longitude immediately around a sample. When the direction changes, it narrows the crossing by binary search and reports the station in UTC. That is why a station has a precise timestamp rather than a vague whole-day label.
Use today’s sky to inspect every current longitude, or layer these collective periods over your own chart with the transit calendar.
The personal layer
A retrograde becomes personal only when it touches your chart.
The public tracker shows one sky for everyone. Your transit calendar shows which natal degrees and houses those periods actually cross.
Clear answers
Frequently asked questions
What planets are retrograde right now?
This is a dated 2025 tracker; use the evergreen retrograde page for the live current status. The tracker covers Mercury through Pluto and recalculates apparent direction from planetary longitude.
What does retrograde mean?
Retrograde is apparent backward motion against the zodiac as viewed from Earth. The planet does not reverse its orbit. Relative orbital speeds and viewing geometry make its longitude temporarily decrease, much like a slower train can appear to move backward when viewed from a faster one.
What are the retrograde dates for 2025?
The complete timeline above lists every calculated retrograde period and all 2025 station dates for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. There are 19 direction-change markers inside the year.
What is the difference between station retrograde and station direct?
Station retrograde is the transition from increasing to decreasing apparent zodiac longitude. Station direct is the transition back to increasing longitude. Motion is slowest near both stations, and MyMysticDay refines the crossing from adjacent time samples rather than assigning the entire retrograde period to one generic label.
Why do retrograde dates differ between websites?
Differences usually come from time zones, rounding, geocentric versus heliocentric coordinates, tropical versus sidereal reference systems, or the threshold used to call a station. This tracker uses geocentric tropical longitude, UTC, and a centered longitude comparison around each instant; those choices are stated so the result can be checked.
Is a retrograde period always negative?
No. In astrology, retrogrades are traditionally used as review periods for the topics associated with a planet, but “negative” is not a calculated property and no planet can make an outcome inevitable. The colored bars show direction and duration, not good or bad luck.
Does Mercury retrograde cause technology or communication problems?
There is no scientific evidence that Mercury’s apparent retrograde motion causes devices to fail or messages to be misunderstood. Astrology uses the period symbolically to prompt review of communication, information, and plans. Practical checks can be useful; attributing every ordinary problem to a planet is not evidence.
