Retrogrades and eclipses
When each planet seems to go backwards and when there are eclipses, with dates for your time zone.
Retrogrades of 2033
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 | Fri 18 Feb · 22:20 · 15° Pisces | Sun 13 Mar · 03:57 · 1° Pisces |
| Venus | Sun 27 Feb · 16:40 · 8° Aries | Sun 10 Apr · 17:27 · 22° Pisces |
| Saturn | since 2032 | Tue 1 Mar · 17:02 · 0° Cancer |
| Uranus | since 2032 | Sat 5 Mar · 15:41 · 27° Gemini |
| Pluto | Tue 17 May · 14:58 · 16° Aquarius | Thu 27 Oct · 18:40 · 14° Aquarius |
| Mars | Fri 27 May · 01:47 · 12° Capricorn | Mon 1 Aug · 16:24 · 29° Sagittarius |
| Mercury | Tue 21 Jun · 12:05 · 17° Cancer | Fri 15 Jul · 16:19 · 8° Cancer |
| Jupiter | Sat 25 Jun · 23:52 · 7° Pisces | Sun 23 Oct · 09:19 · 27° Aquarius |
| Neptune | Sat 23 Jul · 12:26 · 20° Aries | Wed 28 Dec · 08:35 · 17° Aries |
| Uranus | Tue 11 Oct · 18:04 · 6° Cancer | in 2034 |
| Mercury | Mon 17 Oct · 00:03 · 14° Scorpio | Sun 6 Nov · 13:39 · 28° Libra |
| Saturn | Wed 2 Nov · 08:03 · 21° Cancer | in 2034 |
Eclipses of 2033
- Eclipse solar total at 10° Aries Wed 30 Mar · 19:51
- Eclipse lunar total at 25° Libra Thu 14 Apr · 21:17
- Eclipse solar parcial at 0° Libra Fri 23 Sep · 15:39
- Eclipse lunar total at 15° Aries Sat 8 Oct · 12:58
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.