Retrogrades in 2026: start and end dates in UTC

Annual sky reference

A Swiss Ephemeris event calendar with full UTC timestamps, zodiac positions, and links to the corresponding monthly ephemeris.

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Dates and events

Body / eventStart / event time (UTC)End time (UTC)Zodiac positionMonthly ephemeris
Chiron2025-07-30 14:42 UTC2026-01-02 14:37 UTCAries 27°09′ → Aries2025-07 · 2026-01
Uranus2025-09-06 04:51 UTC2026-02-04 02:33 UTCGemini 1°27′ → Taurus2025-09 · 2026-02
Jupiter2025-11-11 16:41 UTC2026-03-11 03:30 UTCCancer 25°09′ → Cancer2025-11 · 2026-03
Mercury2026-02-26 06:48 UTC2026-03-20 19:32 UTCPisces 22°33′ → Pisces2026-02 · 2026-03
Pluto2026-05-06 15:34 UTC2026-10-16 02:40 UTCAquarius 5°30′ → Aquarius2026-05 · 2026-10
Mercury2026-06-29 17:35 UTC2026-07-23 22:57 UTCCancer 26°15′ → Cancer2026-06 · 2026-07
Neptune2026-07-07 10:54 UTC2026-12-12 22:17 UTCAries 4°25′ → Aries2026-07 · 2026-12
Saturn2026-07-26 19:56 UTC2026-12-10 23:31 UTCAries 14°44′ → Aries2026-07 · 2026-12
Chiron2026-08-03 20:10 UTC2027-01-06 11:01 UTCTaurus 0°52′ → Aries2026-08 · 2027-01
Uranus2026-09-10 18:27 UTC2027-02-08 12:29 UTCGemini 5°41′ → Gemini2026-09 · 2027-02
Venus2026-10-03 07:15 UTC2026-11-14 00:27 UTCScorpio 8°29′ → Libra2026-10 · 2026-11
Mercury2026-10-24 07:12 UTC2026-11-13 15:53 UTCScorpio 20°58′ → Scorpio2026-10 · 2026-11
Jupiter2026-12-13 00:56 UTC2027-04-13 02:11 UTCLeo 27°01′ → Leo2026-12 · 2027-04

How to use this calendar

The table lists complete station-to-station intervals overlapping this year. A start in the previous year and an end in the following year keep their original years. It includes Mercury through Pluto and Chiron; the Sun and Moon do not turn retrograde. These are apparent motions from Earth, not reversals of planetary orbits.

Time and precision

Event times use UTC and are displayed to the minute. Daily ephemeris rows use 00:00 UTC and are a different kind of observation. Your local date may differ; convert with the actual timezone and daylight-saving rules.

Calculations and interpretation

Events come from AskNeyora’s Swiss Ephemeris calculations using the tropical zodiac and geocentric positions. A calculated event date does not establish a particular event in an individual’s life.

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