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Neptune retrograde 1929

Neptune retrograde 1929: 2 periods, 155 days inside the year — 42.4% of 1929. Neptune turned direct at 11:43 PM UTC on May 9 at 28°35′ Leo, turned retrograde at 7:28 AM UTC on December 6 at 3°35′ Virgo and turned direct at 11:56 AM UTC on May 12, 1930 at 0°47′ Virgo.

Turns direct
May 9 11:43 PM UTC
Turns retrograde
Dec 6 7:28 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1929
155 days 42.4% of the year
Sign
Virgo last loop retreats 2.79°
Neptune Retrograde 1929 Dates: Until May 9, From Dec 6

Neptune’s path through 1929, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1929
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1929. Neptune starts 1929 at 0°10′ Virgo and ends it at 2°25′ Virgo — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.8° and 2.79° (157 and 157 days). Fastest day: Aug 22, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Feb 16, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1929 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: May 9, 1929 – Sep 1, 1929Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 16, 1929 – Dec 6, 1929Retrograde: Dec 3, 1928 – May 9, 1929Retrograde: Dec 6, 1929 – May 12, 193027° Leo28° Leo29° Leo0° Virgo1° Virgo2° Virgo3° Virgo4° VirgoStations direct May 9, 1929, 11:43 PM UTC, 28°35′ LeoD May 9Stations retrograde Dec 6, 1929, 7:28 AM UTC, 3°35′ VirgoR Dec 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1929. Neptune starts 1929 at 0°10′ Virgo and ends it at 2°25′ Virgo — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.8° and 2.79° (157 and 157 days). Fastest day: Aug 22, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Feb 16, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1929 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: May 9, 1929 – Sep 1, 1929Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 16, 1929 – Dec 6, 1929Retrograde: Dec 3, 1928 – May 9, 1929Retrograde: Dec 6, 1929 – May 12, 193027° Leo28° Leo29° Leo0° Virgo1° Virgo2° Virgo3° Virgo4° VirgoStations direct May 9, 1929, 11:43 PM UTC, 28°35′ LeoD May 9Stations retrograde Dec 6, 1929, 7:28 AM UTC, 3°35′ VirgoR Dec 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1929 at 0°10′ Virgo and ends it at 2°25′ Virgo — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.8° and 2.79° (157 and 157 days). Fastest day: Aug 22, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Feb 16, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1929 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1929: exact times in your city

Neptune turned direct at 11:43 PM UTC on May 9, 1929 at 28°35′ Leo — 6:43 PM in Santiago, 7:43 PM in New York, 12:43 AM on May 10 in London and 8:43 AM on May 10 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · May 9, 1929 Turns retrograde · Dec 6, 1929 Turns direct · May 12, 1930
UTC Thu, May 9, 1929 · 28°35′ Leo Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · 3°35′ Virgo Mon, May 12, 1930 · 0°47′ Virgo
Honolulu United States 1:13 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−10:30 8:58 PM Thu, Dec 5, 1929 · UTC−10:30 1:26 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 1:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−10 9:28 PM Thu, Dec 5, 1929 · UTC−10 1:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 3:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−8 11:28 PM Thu, Dec 5, 1929 · UTC−8 3:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 4:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−7 12:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−7 4:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−7 12:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−7 4:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 6:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−5 1:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−6 6:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−6 1:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−6 5:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−4 2:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−5 7:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−4 2:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−5 7:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−5 2:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−5 6:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−5 2:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−5 6:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:13 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−4:30 2:58 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−4:30 7:26 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 6:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−5 3:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−4 6:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−5
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−4 3:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−4 7:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−4
São Paulo Brazil 8:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−3 4:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−3 8:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:43 PM Thu, May 9, 1929 · UTC−1 6:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC−1 10:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 12:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+1 7:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC 12:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+1 8:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+1 12:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+1 7:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC 12:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 12:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+1 8:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+1 12:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+2 9:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+2 1:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+2 9:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+2 1:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+2 9:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+2 1:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 1:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+2 9:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+2 1:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 1:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+2 9:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+2 1:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2
Nairobi Kenya 2:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+3 10:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+3 2:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2:30
Tehran Iran 3:08 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+3:25 10:53 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+3:25 3:21 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+4 11:28 AM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+4 3:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:13 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+5:30 12:58 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+5:30 5:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 5:13 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+5:30 12:58 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+5:30 5:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:13 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+5:30 12:58 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+5:30 5:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:36 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+5:53 1:21 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+5:53 5:49 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 6:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+7 2:28 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+7 6:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:03 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+7:20 2:48 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+7:20 7:16 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+7:20
Singapore 6:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+7 2:28 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+7 6:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+7
Beijing China 7:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+8 3:28 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+8 7:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+8 3:28 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+8 7:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+8 3:28 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+8 7:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+9 4:28 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+9 8:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+9 4:28 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+9 8:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:13 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+9:30 4:58 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+9:30 9:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+10 5:28 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+10 9:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:43 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+10 5:28 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+10 9:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 11:13 AM Fri, May 10, 1929 · UTC+11:30 7:28 PM Fri, Dec 6, 1929 · UTC+12 11:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+11:30

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Neptune station 1900–2050: median under a minute, largest 1.8 minutes. Near a station Neptune barely moves, so almanacs differ by minutes. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

157 days · retreats 2.8° · crosses the year boundary

December 3, 1928 → May 9, 1929 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Dec 3, 1928, 8:49 PM UTC at 1°23′ Virgo
Stations direct May 9, 1929, 11:43 PM UTC at 28°35′ Leo
Shadow opens Aug 13, 1928, 11:27 AM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 1, 1929, 3:01 AM UTC (114 days after)
Full window including shadows 384 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mars in Cancer — Dec 3 to Jan 27, 1929 (55 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Taurus — Dec 3 to Dec 25, 1928 (22 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Dec 3 to Dec 12, 1928 (9 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Cancer — Dec 3 to Mar 30, 1929 (117 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 29 to Feb 19, 1929 (21 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Taurus — Mar 30 to May 9, 1929 (41 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Capricorn — Apr 9 to May 9, 1929 (30 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Virgo and its daily horoscope.

157 days · retreats 2.79° · crosses the year boundary

December 6, 1929 → May 12, 1930 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Dec 6, 1929, 7:28 AM UTC at 3°35′ Virgo
Stations direct May 12, 1930, 11:56 AM UTC at 0°47′ Virgo
Shadow opens Aug 16, 1929, 12:35 AM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 3, 1930, 1:38 PM UTC (114 days after)
Full window including shadows 384 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Gemini — Dec 6 to Jan 31, 1930 (56 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Dec 6 to Dec 17, 1929 (11 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Cancer — Dec 6 to Mar 31, 1930 (116 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 13 to Feb 2, 1930 (21 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Capricorn — Apr 21 to May 12, 1930 (21 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 8 to May 12, 1930 (4 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Virgo and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1929

Previous

1928 Ended May 7, 1928 after 157 days, moving back 2.8° through the zodiac.

Next

1930 Begins December 8, 1930 and runs 157 days.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

Computed for 1929

Neptune through the zodiac in 1929

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1929, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.

Neptune in Virgo From Jan 1 – Feb 19
Neptune in Leo Feb 19 – Jul 24
Neptune in Virgo Jul 24 – Dec 31 and beyond

3 segments in 1929. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1929 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1929

Pluto in Cancer Oct 19, 1928 – Mar 30, 1929 · 162 days
Mars in Cancer Nov 12, 1928 – Jan 27, 1929 · 76 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 29, 1929 – Feb 19, 1929 · 21 days
Venus in Taurus Mar 30, 1929 – May 11, 1929 · 42 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 9, 1929 – Aug 29, 1929 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini May 28, 1929 – Jun 21, 1929 · 24 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 17, 1929 – Dec 17, 1929 · 153 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 25, 1929 – Oct 17, 1929 · 21 days
Jupiter in Gemini Oct 5, 1929 – Jan 31, 1930 · 118 days
Pluto in Cancer Oct 21, 1929 – Mar 31, 1930 · 162 days
← 1928 Neptune retrograde in 1928. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1930 → Neptune retrograde in 1930.

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