Retrogrades and eclipses
When each planet seems to go backwards and when there are eclipses, with dates for your time zone.
Retrogrades of 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Uranus | since 2024 | Thu 30 Jan · 17:22 · 23° Taurus |
| Jupiter | since 2024 | Tue 4 Feb · 10:40 · 11° Gemini |
| Mars | since 2024 | Mon 24 Feb · 02:59 · 17° Cancer |
| Venus | Sun 2 Mar · 01:36 · 10° Aries | Sun 13 Apr · 03:02 · 24° Pisces |
| Mercury | Sat 15 Mar · 07:46 · 9° Aries | Mon 7 Apr · 13:07 · 26° Pisces |
| Pluto | Sun 4 May · 17:26 · 3° Aquarius | Tue 14 Oct · 04:53 · 1° Aquarius |
| Neptune | Fri 4 Jul · 23:33 · 2° Aries | Wed 10 Dec · 13:23 · 29° Pisces |
| Saturn | Sun 13 Jul · 06:06 · 1° Aries | Fri 28 Nov · 04:51 · 25° Pisces |
| Mercury | Fri 18 Jul · 06:45 · 15° Leo | Mon 11 Aug · 09:29 · 4° Leo |
| Uranus | Sat 6 Sep · 06:51 · 1° Gemini | in 2026 |
| Mercury | Sun 9 Nov · 20:01 · 6° Sagittarius | Sat 29 Nov · 18:38 · 20° Scorpio |
| Jupiter | Tue 11 Nov · 17:41 · 25° Cancer | in 2026 |
Eclipses of 2025
- Eclipse lunar total at 23° Virgo Fri 14 Mar · 07:54
- Eclipse solar parcial at 9° Aries Sat 29 Mar · 11:57
- Eclipse lunar total at 15° Pisces Sun 7 Sep · 20:08
- Eclipse solar parcial at 29° Virgo Sun 21 Sep · 21:54
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.