# What Planets Are Retrograde Right Now? > 4 planets are retrograde as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC: Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Saturn turns direct on December 10, 2026, Uranus turns direct on February 8, 2027, Neptune turns direct on December 12, 2026, Pluto turns direct on October 16, 2026. Computed October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/retrogrades ## Status by Planet - **Mercury:** No. Mercury is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on October 24, 2026 at 3:11 AM ET (07:11 UTC) at 20°58' Scorpio and ends on November 13, 2026. - **Venus:** No. Venus is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on October 3, 2026 at 3:09 AM ET (07:09 UTC) at 8°29' Scorpio and ends on November 14, 2026. Venus is already in its pre-retrograde shadow, which began August 31, 2026. - **Mars:** No. Mars is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on January 10, 2027 at 8:01 AM ET (13:01 UTC) at 10°25' Virgo and ends on April 1, 2027. - **Jupiter:** No. Jupiter is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on December 12, 2026 at 7:59 PM ET (00:59 UTC on December 13) at 27°01' Leo and ends on April 13, 2027. Jupiter is already in its pre-retrograde shadow, which began September 17, 2026. - **Saturn:** Yes. Saturn has been retrograde since July 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM ET (19:58 UTC) and turns direct on December 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM ET (23:24 UTC) at 7°55' Aries. Its post-retrograde shadow ends on March 15, 2027. - **Uranus:** Yes. Uranus has been retrograde since September 10, 2026 at 2:41 PM ET (18:41 UTC) and turns direct on February 8, 2027 at 7:23 AM ET (12:23 UTC) at 1°40' Gemini. Its post-retrograde shadow ends on May 26, 2027. - **Neptune:** Yes. Neptune has been retrograde since July 7, 2026 at 7:22 AM ET (11:22 UTC) and turns direct on December 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM ET (22:13 UTC) at 1°36' Aries. Its post-retrograde shadow ends on April 2, 2027. - **Pluto:** Yes. Pluto has been retrograde since May 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM ET (15:44 UTC) and turns direct on October 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM ET (02:24 UTC on October 16) at 3°04' Aquarius. Its post-retrograde shadow ends on February 7, 2027. ## Retrograde Calendar 2026 and 2027 | Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Uranus | 2025-09-06 04:42 UTC at 1°27' Gemini | 2026-02-04 02:17 UTC at 27°27' Taurus | Gemini, Taurus | 2025-05-20 to 2026-05-21 | | Jupiter | 2025-11-11 16:45 UTC at 25°09' Cancer | 2026-03-11 03:27 UTC at 15°05' Cancer | Cancer | 2025-08-17 to 2026-06-06 | | Mercury | 2026-02-26 06:47 UTC at 22°33' Pisces | 2026-03-20 19:37 UTC at 8°29' Pisces | Pisces | 2026-02-11 to 2026-04-09 | | Pluto | 2026-05-06 15:44 UTC at 5°30' Aquarius | 2026-10-16 02:24 UTC at 3°04' Aquarius | Aquarius | 2026-01-12 to 2027-02-07 | | Mercury | 2026-06-29 17:37 UTC at 26°15' Cancer | 2026-07-23 22:55 UTC at 16°19' Cancer | Cancer | 2026-06-13 to 2026-08-07 | | Neptune | 2026-07-07 11:21 UTC at 4°25' Aries | 2026-12-12 22:13 UTC at 1°36' Aries | Aries | 2026-03-16 to 2027-04-02 | | Saturn | 2026-07-26 19:58 UTC at 14°44' Aries | 2026-12-10 23:24 UTC at 7°55' Aries | Aries | 2026-04-20 to 2027-03-15 | | Uranus | 2026-09-10 18:41 UTC at 5°41' Gemini | 2027-02-08 12:23 UTC at 1°40' Gemini | Gemini | 2026-05-25 to 2027-05-26 | | Venus | 2026-10-03 07:09 UTC at 8°29' Scorpio | 2026-11-14 00:21 UTC at 22°51' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 2026-08-31 to 2026-12-15 | | Mercury | 2026-10-24 07:11 UTC at 20°58' Scorpio | 2026-11-13 15:55 UTC at 5°02' Scorpio | Scorpio | 2026-10-04 to 2026-11-30 | | Jupiter | 2026-12-13 00:59 UTC at 27°01' Leo | 2027-04-13 02:13 UTC at 16°59' Leo | Leo | 2026-09-17 to 2027-07-11 | | Mars | 2027-01-10 13:01 UTC at 10°25' Virgo | 2027-04-01 14:11 UTC at 20°55' Leo | Virgo, Leo | 2026-11-05 to 2027-06-08 | | Mercury | 2027-02-09 17:35 UTC at 5°58' Pisces | 2027-03-03 12:37 UTC at 20°55' Aquarius | Pisces, Aquarius | 2027-01-25 to 2027-03-23 | | Pluto | 2027-05-08 12:14 UTC at 7°10' Aquarius | 2027-10-18 03:51 UTC at 4°44' Aquarius | Aquarius | 2027-01-13 to 2028-02-09 | | Mercury | 2027-06-10 18:20 UTC at 6°21' Cancer | 2027-07-04 19:39 UTC at 27°28' Gemini | Cancer, Gemini | 2027-05-26 to 2027-07-19 | | Neptune | 2027-07-09 22:51 UTC at 6°39' Aries | 2027-12-15 09:43 UTC at 3°51' Aries | Aries | 2027-03-18 to 2028-04-04 | | Saturn | 2027-08-09 17:52 UTC at 27°52' Aries | 2027-12-24 02:49 UTC at 21°01' Aries | Aries | 2027-05-04 to 2028-03-27 | | Uranus | 2027-09-15 09:15 UTC at 9°57' Gemini | 2028-02-12 23:40 UTC at 5°55' Gemini | Gemini | 2027-05-30 to 2028-05-29 | | Mercury | 2027-10-07 14:36 UTC at 4°55' Scorpio | 2027-10-28 14:12 UTC at 19°18' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 2027-09-17 to 2027-11-13 | ## Questions ### What Planets Are Retrograde Right Now? 4 planets are retrograde as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC: Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Saturn turns direct on December 10, 2026, Uranus turns direct on February 8, 2027, Neptune turns direct on December 12, 2026, Pluto turns direct on October 16, 2026. ### What Does Retrograde Mean in Astrology? A planet is retrograde when, seen from Earth, it appears to move backward through the zodiac. Nothing actually reverses: Earth is overtaking an outer planet, or an inner planet is overtaking Earth. Astrologers read retrogrades as times to review and revisit the themes that planet governs. ### What Is a Retrograde Shadow Period? The pre-shadow begins when a planet first crosses the degree where it will later turn direct. The post-shadow ends when it returns to the degree where it turned retrograde. Many astrologers treat the shadow as the lead-in and aftermath of the retrograde. ### How Often Do Planets Go Retrograde? Mercury turns retrograde three or four times a year for about three weeks. Venus turns retrograde every 19 months for about six weeks, and Mars every 26 months for about ten weeks. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto turn retrograde every year for four to six months. The Sun and Moon never do. ### Can More Than One Planet Be Retrograde at Once? Yes. Because the outer planets spend roughly 40 percent of each year retrograde, several are often retrograde together, especially from late spring to early autumn. ### Why Do Some Sites List a Different Retrograde Date? Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser. ## Method Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time. Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/retrogrades). Free to cite with a link to the source page.