What is a planet station?

A station is the moment a planet appears to stop changing longitude before switching apparent direction. The dataset marks stations as retrograde or direct and gives the sidereal sign and longitude at that UTC minute.

Which planets are included?

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are included because they have meaningful visible retrograde cycles. The Sun and Moon never station retrograde, and the nodes are handled in their own ingress dataset.

Are the station times local or UTC?

They are UTC. Convert them to a local timezone for publication if needed, but keep UTC as the source value when comparing datasets.

Do station dates predict events?

No. A station date is a calculated sky condition. Traditional interpretation may treat stations as emphasis points, but this dataset only publishes the astronomical timing and position.

Can I use this in a calendar?

Yes. The dataset is published under CC BY 4.0. Include the Vedara attribution string from the manifest when using it in a public calendar or article.

Computed dataset

Planet Retrograde and Direct Station Dates 2020 to 2035

Name: Planet Retrograde and Direct Station Dates 2020 to 2035
Creator: Vedara
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Retrograde and direct station dates for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, with sidereal sign and longitude.

Live status

Next listed station: Venus turns retrograde in sidereal Libra on 3 Oct 2026.

Status is recalculated hourly from the current UTC time and the computed dataset rows.

Full table

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Planet	Station	UTC time	Sidereal sign	Sidereal longitude
mercury	retrograde	2020-02-17T00:54:00Z	Aquarius	318.755888
mercury	direct	2020-03-10T03:49:00Z	Aquarius	304.07716
saturn	retrograde	2020-05-11T03:06:00Z	Capricorn	277.820498
venus	retrograde	2020-05-13T06:44:00Z	Taurus	57.70353
jupiter	retrograde	2020-05-14T14:17:00Z	Capricorn	273.103767
mercury	retrograde	2020-06-18T04:59:00Z	Gemini	80.625916
venus	direct	2020-06-25T06:51:00Z	Taurus	41.19797
mercury	direct	2020-07-12T08:27:00Z	Gemini	71.353329
mars	retrograde	2020-09-09T22:19:00Z	Aries	4.00018
jupiter	direct	2020-09-13T01:05:00Z	Sagittarius	263.264937
saturn	direct	2020-09-29T05:19:00Z	Capricorn	271.19507
mercury	retrograde	2020-10-14T01:06:00Z	Libra	197.526974
mercury	direct	2020-11-03T17:51:00Z	Libra	181.754024
mars	direct	2020-11-14T00:40:00Z	Pisces	351.089895
mercury	retrograde	2021-01-30T15:52:00Z	Aquarius	302.343556
mercury	direct	2021-02-21T00:53:00Z	Capricorn	286.874773
saturn	retrograde	2021-05-23T09:04:00Z	Capricorn	289.366117
mercury	retrograde	2021-05-29T22:33:00Z	Gemini	60.565454
jupiter	retrograde	2021-06-20T14:50:00Z	Aquarius	308.031902
mercury	direct	2021-06-22T22:02:00Z	Taurus	51.974426
mercury	retrograde	2021-09-27T05:10:00Z	Libra	181.317412
saturn	direct	2021-10-11T03:16:00Z	Capricorn	282.721946
jupiter	direct	2021-10-18T05:31:00Z	Capricorn	298.172311
mercury	direct	2021-10-18T15:18:00Z	Virgo	165.96923
venus	retrograde	2021-12-19T10:34:00Z	Capricorn	272.330483
mercury	retrograde	2022-01-14T11:42:00Z	Capricorn	286.176295
venus	direct	2022-01-29T08:50:00Z	Sagittarius	256.915111
mercury	direct	2022-02-04T04:14:00Z	Capricorn	270.214139
mercury	retrograde	2022-05-10T11:48:00Z	Taurus	40.693174
mercury	direct	2022-06-03T08:02:00Z	Taurus	31.920814
saturn	retrograde	2022-06-04T21:02:00Z	Aquarius	301.086436
jupiter	retrograde	2022-07-28T20:16:00Z	Pisces	344.548417
mercury	retrograde	2022-09-10T03:39:00Z	Virgo	164.753437
mercury	direct	2022-10-02T09:09:00Z	Virgo	150.027889
saturn	direct	2022-10-23T04:10:00Z	Capricorn	294.416361
mars	retrograde	2022-10-30T13:19:00Z	Gemini	61.441619
jupiter	direct	2022-11-23T23:33:00Z	Pisces	334.625098
mercury	retrograde	2022-12-29T09:32:00Z	Capricorn	270.181276
mars	direct	2023-01-12T20:59:00Z	Taurus	43.953062
mercury	direct	2023-01-18T13:14:00Z	Sagittarius	253.959367
mercury	retrograde	2023-04-21T08:35:00Z	Aries	21.441687
mercury	direct	2023-05-15T03:18:00Z	Aries	11.669108
saturn	retrograde	2023-06-17T16:20:00Z	Aquarius	313.028413
venus	retrograde	2023-07-23T01:33:00Z	Leo	124.419088
mercury	retrograde	2023-08-23T20:00:00Z	Leo	147.666691
venus	direct	2023-09-04T01:22:00Z	Cancer	108.017933
jupiter	retrograde	2023-09-04T13:59:00Z	Aries	21.396126
mercury	direct	2023-09-15T20:22:00Z	Leo	133.816996
saturn	direct	2023-11-04T07:48:00Z	Aquarius	306.325719
mercury	retrograde	2023-12-13T07:09:00Z	Sagittarius	254.299202
jupiter	direct	2023-12-31T02:58:00Z	Aries	11.390219
mercury	direct	2024-01-02T03:09:00Z	Scorpio	237.990188
mercury	retrograde	2024-04-01T22:14:00Z	Aries	3.024157
mercury	direct	2024-04-25T12:56:00Z	Pisces	351.786023
saturn	retrograde	2024-06-29T18:44:00Z	Aquarius	325.229667
mercury	retrograde	2024-08-05T04:56:00Z	Leo	129.904304
mercury	direct	2024-08-28T21:15:00Z	Cancer	117.207626
jupiter	retrograde	2024-10-09T06:39:00Z	Taurus	57.135431
saturn	direct	2024-11-15T15:10:00Z	Aquarius	318.488864
mercury	retrograde	2024-11-26T02:43:00Z	Scorpio	238.467384
mars	retrograde	2024-12-06T23:29:00Z	Cancer	101.966002
mercury	direct	2024-12-15T20:58:00Z	Scorpio	222.190545
jupiter	direct	2025-02-04T09:55:00Z	Taurus	47.070414
mars	direct	2025-02-24T02:08:00Z	Gemini	82.80634
venus	retrograde	2025-03-02T00:37:00Z	Pisces	346.626656
mercury	retrograde	2025-03-15T06:47:00Z	Pisces	345.379488
mercury	direct	2025-04-07T11:09:00Z	Pisces	332.616096
venus	direct	2025-04-13T01:03:00Z	Pisces	330.41459
saturn	retrograde	2025-07-13T03:28:00Z	Pisces	337.719711
mercury	retrograde	2025-07-18T04:45:00Z	Cancer	111.360334
mercury	direct	2025-08-11T07:31:00Z	Cancer	100.033405
mercury	retrograde	2025-11-09T19:02:00Z	Scorpio	222.642702
jupiter	retrograde	2025-11-11T16:22:00Z	Cancer	90.933293
saturn	direct	2025-11-28T04:16:00Z	Pisces	330.937552
mercury	direct	2025-11-29T17:39:00Z	Libra	206.486795
mercury	retrograde	2026-02-26T06:48:00Z	Aquarius	328.340885
jupiter	direct	2026-03-11T03:54:00Z	Gemini	80.862581
mercury	direct	2026-03-20T19:34:00Z	Aquarius	314.265701
mercury	retrograde	2026-06-29T17:35:00Z	Cancer	92.027912
mercury	direct	2026-07-23T22:59:00Z	Gemini	82.085929
saturn	retrograde	2026-07-26T18:59:00Z	Pisces	350.51916
venus	retrograde	2026-10-03T07:14:00Z	Libra	194.257933
mercury	retrograde	2026-10-24T07:13:00Z	Libra	206.745179
mercury	direct	2026-11-13T15:55:00Z	Libra	190.798787
venus	direct	2026-11-14T00:30:00Z	Virgo	178.628937
saturn	direct	2026-12-11T00:31:00Z	Pisces	343.694934
jupiter	retrograde	2026-12-13T00:31:00Z	Leo	122.788426
mars	retrograde	2027-01-10T12:55:00Z	Leo	136.191225
mercury	retrograde	2027-02-09T17:37:00Z	Aquarius	311.742145
mercury	direct	2027-03-03T12:34:00Z	Capricorn	296.683195
mars	direct	2027-04-01T14:12:00Z	Cancer	116.685764
jupiter	direct	2027-04-13T02:44:00Z	Cancer	112.754318
mercury	retrograde	2027-06-10T18:16:00Z	Gemini	72.117428
mercury	direct	2027-07-04T19:42:00Z	Gemini	63.22423
saturn	retrograde	2027-08-09T17:25:00Z	Aries	3.633855
mercury	retrograde	2027-10-07T14:37:00Z	Libra	190.679309
mercury	direct	2027-10-28T14:12:00Z	Virgo	175.062969
saturn	direct	2027-12-24T03:35:00Z	Pisces	356.768769
jupiter	retrograde	2028-01-12T08:18:00Z	Virgo	153.259217
mercury	retrograde	2028-01-24T11:02:00Z	Capricorn	295.44494
mercury	direct	2028-02-14T12:39:00Z	Capricorn	279.731095
venus	retrograde	2028-05-10T23:01:00Z	Taurus	55.429576
jupiter	direct	2028-05-13T20:28:00Z	Leo	143.282982
mercury	retrograde	2028-05-21T08:43:00Z	Taurus	52.057046
mercury	direct	2028-06-14T06:07:00Z	Taurus	43.49801
venus	direct	2028-06-22T22:16:00Z	Taurus	38.920479
saturn	retrograde	2028-08-22T22:15:00Z	Aries	17.051688
mercury	retrograde	2028-09-19T16:35:00Z	Virgo	174.331368
mercury	direct	2028-10-11T10:29:00Z	Virgo	159.217193
saturn	direct	2029-01-05T12:55:00Z	Aries	10.14929
mercury	retrograde	2029-01-07T07:57:00Z	Capricorn	279.366693
mercury	direct	2029-01-27T18:42:00Z	Sagittarius	263.273023
jupiter	retrograde	2029-02-10T12:43:00Z	Libra	183.155014
mars	retrograde	2029-02-14T08:16:00Z	Virgo	169.653593
mercury	retrograde	2029-05-01T23:05:00Z	Taurus	32.400979
mars	direct	2029-05-05T19:04:00Z	Virgo	150.657574
mercury	direct	2029-05-25T19:22:00Z	Aries	23.288724
jupiter	direct	2029-06-13T21:42:00Z	Virgo	173.23377
mercury	retrograde	2029-09-02T12:18:00Z	Virgo	157.554358
saturn	retrograde	2029-09-06T08:16:00Z	Taurus	30.742255
mercury	direct	2029-09-25T02:02:00Z	Leo	143.170079
venus	retrograde	2029-12-16T23:46:00Z	Sagittarius	269.748106
mercury	retrograde	2029-12-22T05:51:00Z	Sagittarius	263.42718
mercury	direct	2030-01-11T05:46:00Z	Sagittarius	247.155558
saturn	direct	2030-01-19T04:41:00Z	Aries	23.808307
venus	direct	2030-01-26T21:35:00Z	Sagittarius	254.345931
jupiter	retrograde	2030-03-13T14:12:00Z	Scorpio	213.349614
mercury	retrograde	2030-04-13T02:34:00Z	Aries	13.514615
mercury	direct	2030-05-06T20:17:00Z	Aries	3.151048
jupiter	direct	2030-07-15T02:00:00Z	Libra	203.473914
mercury	retrograde	2030-08-16T01:21:00Z	Leo	140.205848
mercury	direct	2030-09-08T09:29:00Z	Leo	126.817253
saturn	retrograde	2030-09-20T20:57:00Z	Taurus	44.655362
mercury	retrograde	2030-12-06T02:48:00Z	Sagittarius	247.57116
mercury	direct	2030-12-25T21:16:00Z	Scorpio	231.262927
saturn	direct	2031-02-02T03:08:00Z	Taurus	37.697377
mercury	retrograde	2031-03-26T00:44:00Z	Pisces	355.445063
mars	retrograde	2031-03-29T00:30:00Z	Libra	207.338385
jupiter	retrograde	2031-04-15T11:50:00Z	Sagittarius	244.687939
mercury	direct	2031-04-18T11:17:00Z	Pisces	343.543044
mars	direct	2031-06-13T11:59:00Z	Libra	190.137562
venus	retrograde	2031-07-20T17:07:00Z	Leo	122.124825
mercury	retrograde	2031-07-29T06:47:00Z	Leo	122.124054
jupiter	direct	2031-08-16T05:16:00Z	Scorpio	234.84024
mercury	direct	2031-08-22T04:29:00Z	Cancer	109.991092
venus	direct	2031-09-01T17:58:00Z	Cancer	105.716108
saturn	retrograde	2031-10-05T10:18:00Z	Taurus	58.723366
mercury	retrograde	2031-11-19T21:16:00Z	Scorpio	231.747647
mercury	direct	2031-12-09T16:25:00Z	Scorpio	215.506635
saturn	direct	2032-02-16T07:20:00Z	Taurus	51.750281
mercury	retrograde	2032-03-07T16:22:00Z	Pisces	338.081923
mercury	direct	2032-03-30T14:30:00Z	Aquarius	324.724455
jupiter	retrograde	2032-05-19T14:42:00Z	Capricorn	277.832767
mercury	retrograde	2032-07-10T02:34:00Z	Cancer	103.23054
mercury	direct	2032-08-03T06:54:00Z	Cancer	92.505005
jupiter	direct	2032-09-17T19:56:00Z	Sagittarius	267.993443
saturn	retrograde	2032-10-18T22:14:00Z	Gemini	72.86597
mercury	retrograde	2032-11-02T11:57:00Z	Scorpio	215.891864
mercury	direct	2032-11-22T14:02:00Z	Libra	199.810068
mercury	retrograde	2033-02-18T21:21:00Z	Aquarius	321.243006
venus	retrograde	2033-02-27T15:41:00Z	Pisces	344.208528
saturn	direct	2033-03-01T16:04:00Z	Gemini	65.888347
mercury	direct	2033-03-13T02:58:00Z	Aquarius	306.710945
venus	direct	2033-04-10T15:28:00Z	Aquarius	328.027364
mars	retrograde	2033-05-26T23:43:00Z	Sagittarius	258.179939
mercury	retrograde	2033-06-21T10:06:00Z	Gemini	83.613202
jupiter	retrograde	2033-06-25T21:21:00Z	Aquarius	312.996384
mercury	direct	2033-07-15T14:21:00Z	Gemini	74.182397
mars	direct	2033-08-01T14:27:00Z	Sagittarius	245.464048
mercury	retrograde	2033-10-16T22:04:00Z	Libra	199.939171
jupiter	direct	2033-10-23T07:26:00Z	Aquarius	303.128589
saturn	retrograde	2033-11-02T06:53:00Z	Gemini	86.997133
mercury	direct	2033-11-06T12:41:00Z	Libra	184.118625
mercury	retrograde	2034-02-02T11:22:00Z	Aquarius	304.782511
mercury	direct	2034-02-23T22:55:00Z	Capricorn	289.409499
saturn	direct	2034-03-16T02:57:00Z	Gemini	80.025866
mercury	retrograde	2034-06-02T05:23:00Z	Gemini	63.581574
mercury	direct	2034-06-26T05:25:00Z	Taurus	54.939487
jupiter	retrograde	2034-08-03T03:36:00Z	Pisces	349.610454
mercury	retrograde	2034-09-30T03:00:00Z	Libra	183.774778
venus	retrograde	2034-09-30T19:36:00Z	Libra	191.787006
mercury	direct	2034-10-21T10:23:00Z	Virgo	168.352285
venus	direct	2034-11-11T14:04:00Z	Virgo	176.121721
saturn	retrograde	2034-11-16T11:22:00Z	Cancer	101.03205
jupiter	direct	2034-11-29T02:54:00Z	Pisces	339.677111
mercury	retrograde	2035-01-17T06:45:00Z	Capricorn	288.591225
mercury	direct	2035-02-07T01:26:00Z	Capricorn	272.683629
saturn	direct	2035-03-30T13:43:00Z	Cancer	94.076731
mercury	retrograde	2035-05-13T18:41:00Z	Taurus	43.642138
mercury	direct	2035-06-06T14:55:00Z	Taurus	34.952925
mars	retrograde	2035-08-15T09:57:00Z	Pisces	334.080904
jupiter	retrograde	2035-09-09T13:59:00Z	Aries	26.364469
mercury	retrograde	2035-09-13T02:29:00Z	Virgo	167.267812
mercury	direct	2035-10-05T04:54:00Z	Virgo	152.432972
mars	direct	2035-10-15T08:33:00Z	Aquarius	323.402757
saturn	retrograde	2035-11-30T10:23:00Z	Cancer	114.893589

Method

Engine: Swiss Ephemeris 2.10.03. Ayanamsha: Lahiri (SIDM_LAHIRI). Node type: mean_node. Timezone: UTC. Ingresses and stations are refined by bisection to the nearest minute.

A retrograde re-entry means a planet has crossed into a sign, reversed apparent motion and crossed back over the same sidereal boundary. Vedara keeps each boundary crossing visible instead of replacing it with a single simplified date.

Known limits: these files are sign, node, ayanamsha and station datasets. They do not include house overlays, local sunrise calendar rules or interpretive claims about events.

Licence and how to cite

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Cite this page, the manifest version and the attribution text when reusing the data.

Vedara (vedara.me), Vedic ephemeris datasets v1, CC BY 4.0

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About Planet Retrograde and Direct Station Dates 2020 to 2035

Download Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn station dates from 2020 to 2035 with sidereal sign and longitude.

This page is the canonical HTML view for the planet-stations dataset. The same rows are available as JSON and CSV for download and citation.

Frequently asked questions

What is a planet station?: A station is the moment a planet appears to stop changing longitude before switching apparent direction. The dataset marks stations as retrograde or direct and gives the sidereal sign and longitude at that UTC minute.
Which planets are included?: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are included because they have meaningful visible retrograde cycles. The Sun and Moon never station retrograde, and the nodes are handled in their own ingress dataset.
Are the station times local or UTC?: They are UTC. Convert them to a local timezone for publication if needed, but keep UTC as the source value when comparing datasets.
Do station dates predict events?: No. A station date is a calculated sky condition. Traditional interpretation may treat stations as emphasis points, but this dataset only publishes the astronomical timing and position.
Can I use this in a calendar?: Yes. The dataset is published under CC BY 4.0. Include the Vedara attribution string from the manifest when using it in a public calendar or article.