Retrograde planets in 2024
Mercury turns retrograde three times in 2024; Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto once each. Venus has no retrograde starting this year. Dates and times are in America/New York.
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| Planet | Retrograde | Signs (tropical) | Shadow | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranus | 28 August 2023 to 27 January 2024151 days | 23°04′ Taurus back to 19°05′ TaurusSidereal: Aries | Not used | Passed |
| Mercury | 13 December 2023 to 1 January 202420 days · 02:09 to 22:07 | 8°29′ Capricorn back to 22°10′ SagittariusSidereal: Sagittarius to Scorpio | 25 November 2023 to 20 January 2024 | Passed |
| Mercury | 1 April to 25 April 202424 days · 18:14 to 08:54 | 27°13′ Aries back to 15°58′ AriesSidereal: Aries to Pisces | 18 March to 13 May 2024 | Passed |
| Pluto | 2 May to 11 October 2024162 days | 2°06′ Aquarius back to 29°38′ CapricornSidereal: Capricorn | Not used | Passed |
| Saturn | 29 June to 15 November 2024139 days | 19°25′ Pisces back to 12°41′ PiscesSidereal: Aquarius | Not used | Passed |
| Neptune | 2 July to 7 December 2024159 days | 29°55′ Pisces back to 27°07′ PiscesSidereal: Pisces | Not used | Passed |
| Mercury | 5 August to 28 August 202424 days · 00:56 to 17:13 | 4°06′ Virgo back to 21°24′ LeoSidereal: Leo to Cancer | 16 July to 11 September 2024 | Passed |
| Uranus | 1 September 2024 to 30 January 2025151 days | 27°15′ Taurus back to 23°15′ TaurusSidereal: Taurus to Aries | Not used | Passed |
| Jupiter | 9 October 2024 to 4 February 2025118 days | 21°20′ Gemini back to 11°16′ GeminiSidereal: Taurus | Not used | Passed |
| Mercury | 25 November to 15 December 202420 days · 21:42 to 15:56 | 22°40′ Sagittarius back to 6°23′ SagittariusSidereal: Scorpio | 7 November 2024 to 2 January 2025 | Passed |
| Mars | 6 December 2024 to 23 February 202579 days · 18:33 to 20:59 | 6°10′ Leo back to 17°00′ CancerSidereal: Cancer to Gemini | Not used | Passed |
Mercury retrograde 2024
Mercury is retrograde 13 December 2023 to 1 January 2024, 1 April to 25 April 2024, 5 August to 28 August 2024 and 25 November to 15 December 2024, in Capricorn and Sagittarius, then Aries, then Virgo and Leo, then Sagittarius. In astrology Mercury is read for communication, travel, contracts and the small machinery of daily life; tradition reads its retrograde as a time to re-read, re-check and revisit rather than sign and launch. Mercury retrograde 2024: shadow periods and signs affected.
Venus retrograde 2024
Venus is not retrograde in 2024. Its next retrograde runs from 1 March 2025 to 12 April 2025, in Aries and Pisces. In astrology Venus is read for relationships, money and what you value; tradition reads its retrograde as a review of who and what you are drawn to.
Mars retrograde 2024
Mars is retrograde 6 December 2024 to 23 February 2025, in Leo and Cancer. In astrology Mars is read for effort, drive and conflict; tradition reads its retrograde as energy turned inward or delayed.
Jupiter retrograde 2024
Jupiter is retrograde 9 October 2024 to 4 February 2025, in Gemini. In astrology Jupiter is read for growth, belief and opportunity; its long retrogrades are read as inner rather than outer expansion.
Saturn retrograde 2024
Saturn is retrograde 29 June to 15 November 2024, in Pisces. In astrology Saturn is read for structure, responsibility and limits; its retrograde is read as reworking foundations.
Uranus retrograde 2024
Uranus is retrograde 28 August 2023 to 27 January 2024 and 1 September 2024 to 30 January 2025, in Taurus. In astrology Uranus is read for change and disruption; its yearly retrograde is read as change internalised.
Neptune retrograde 2024
Neptune is retrograde 2 July to 7 December 2024, in Pisces. In astrology Neptune is read for imagination and dissolving boundaries; its retrograde is read as clearer sight.
Pluto retrograde 2024
Pluto is retrograde 2 May to 11 October 2024, in Aquarius and Capricorn. In astrology Pluto is read for power and transformation; its retrograde is read as slow, deep review.
Which planets were retrograde when I was born?
Your birth chart marks Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as retrograde when they were at your birth, and places each in your own houses. For how today’s sky reads for your sign, see the daily horoscopes. Check my birth chart
Stations are calculated from NASA/JPL DE440s orbital data by Kendraya Engine (how the positions are calculated). Mercury, Venus and Mars stations are timed to the minute. Jupiter to Pluto barely move as they turn, so their stations are given to the day. Periods that start in December or end in January appear on both years’ pages. The Sun and Moon are never retrograde; the lunar nodes are not listed. Terms: retrograde, sidereal zodiac.