Retrogrades and eclipses
When each planet seems to go backwards and when there are eclipses, with dates for your time zone.
Retrogrades of 2024
A "retrograde" planet seems to move backwards as seen from Earth, like when a faster car overtakes another: it is an effect of perspective, not a real change. The dates are those of the "stations", the moments when the planet stops and changes direction.
| Planet | Goes retrograde | Goes direct |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | since 2023 | Tue 2 Jan · 04:07 · 22° Sagittarius |
| Uranus | since 2023 | Sat 27 Jan · 08:35 · 19° Taurus |
| Mercury | Tue 2 Apr · 00:14 · 27° Aries | Thu 25 Apr · 14:54 · 15° Aries |
| Pluto | Thu 2 May · 19:46 · 2° Aquarius | Sat 12 Oct · 02:32 · 29° Capricorn |
| Saturn | Sat 29 Jun · 21:06 · 19° Pisces | Fri 15 Nov · 15:20 · 12° Pisces |
| Neptune | Tue 2 Jul · 12:41 · 29° Pisces | Sun 8 Dec · 00:43 · 27° Pisces |
| Mercury | Mon 5 Aug · 06:56 · 4° Virgo | Wed 28 Aug · 23:13 · 21° Leo |
| Uranus | Sun 1 Sep · 17:17 · 27° Taurus | in 2025 |
| Jupiter | Wed 9 Oct · 09:04 · 21° Gemini | in 2025 |
| Mercury | Tue 26 Nov · 03:42 · 22° Sagittarius | Sun 15 Dec · 21:56 · 6° Sagittarius |
| Mars | Sat 7 Dec · 00:33 · 6° Leo | in 2025 |
Eclipses of 2024
- Eclipse lunar penumbral at 5° Libra Mon 25 Mar · 08:00
- Eclipse solar total at 19° Aries Mon 8 Apr · 20:20
- Eclipse lunar parcial at 25° Pisces Wed 18 Sep · 04:34
- Eclipse solar anular at 10° Libra Wed 2 Oct · 20:49
The time is that of the new or full moon; the moment of greatest eclipse falls a few minutes away. Where it can be seen depends on each place and we do not calculate it here: check an observatory before going out to watch it. Never look at the Sun without certified protection.
Calculated with astronomical ephemerides (JPL DE440). Time zone: Europe/Madrid. This is symbolic and astronomical information: it does not predict events.