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Neptune retrograde 1930

Neptune retrograde 1930: 2 periods, 155 days inside the year — 42.4% of 1930. Neptune turned direct at 11:56 AM UTC on May 12 at 0°47′ Virgo, turned retrograde at 8:18 PM UTC on December 8 at 5°47′ Virgo and turned direct at 1:11 AM UTC on May 15, 1931 at 2°59′ Virgo.

Turns direct
May 12 11:56 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Dec 8 8:18 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1930
155 days 42.4% of the year
Sign
Virgo last loop retreats 2.79°
Neptune Retrograde 1930 Dates: Until May 12, From Dec 8

Neptune’s path through 1930, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1930
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1930. Neptune starts 1930 at 2°25′ Virgo and ends it at 4°40′ Virgo — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.79° and 2.79° (157 and 157 days). Fastest day: Aug 28, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Feb 19, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1930 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: May 12, 1930 – Sep 3, 1930Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 18, 1930 – Dec 8, 1930Retrograde: Dec 6, 1929 – May 12, 1930Retrograde: Dec 8, 1930 – May 15, 193129° Leo0° Virgo1° Virgo2° Virgo3° Virgo4° Virgo5° Virgo6° VirgoStations direct May 12, 1930, 11:56 AM UTC, 0°47′ VirgoD May 12Stations retrograde Dec 8, 1930, 8:18 PM UTC, 5°47′ VirgoR Dec 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1930. Neptune starts 1930 at 2°25′ Virgo and ends it at 4°40′ Virgo — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.79° and 2.79° (157 and 157 days). Fastest day: Aug 28, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Feb 19, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1930 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: May 12, 1930 – Sep 3, 1930Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 18, 1930 – Dec 8, 1930Retrograde: Dec 6, 1929 – May 12, 1930Retrograde: Dec 8, 1930 – May 15, 193129° Leo0° Virgo1° Virgo2° Virgo3° Virgo4° Virgo5° Virgo6° VirgoStations direct May 12, 1930, 11:56 AM UTC, 0°47′ VirgoD May 12Stations retrograde Dec 8, 1930, 8:18 PM UTC, 5°47′ VirgoR Dec 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1930 at 2°25′ Virgo and ends it at 4°40′ Virgo — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.79° and 2.79° (157 and 157 days). Fastest day: Aug 28, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Feb 19, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1930 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1930: exact times in your city

Neptune turned direct at 11:56 AM UTC on May 12, 1930 at 0°47′ Virgo — 6:56 AM in Santiago, 7:56 AM in New York, 12:56 PM in London and 8:56 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · May 12, 1930 Turns retrograde · Dec 8, 1930 Turns direct · May 15, 1931
UTC Mon, May 12, 1930 · 0°47′ Virgo Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · 5°47′ Virgo Fri, May 15, 1931 · 2°59′ Virgo
Honolulu United States 1:26 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−10:30 9:48 AM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−10:30 2:41 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 1:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−10 10:18 AM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−10 3:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 3:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−8 12:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−8 5:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 4:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−7 1:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−7 6:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−7 1:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−7 6:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 6:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−5 2:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−6 8:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−6 1:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−7 7:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−4 3:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−5 9:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−4 3:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−5 9:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−5 3:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−5 8:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−5 3:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−5 8:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:26 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−4:30 3:48 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−4:30 8:41 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 6:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−5 4:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−4 8:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−5
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−4 5:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−3 9:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−4
São Paulo Brazil 8:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−3 5:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−3 10:11 PM Thu, May 14, 1931 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:56 AM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC−1 7:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC−1 12:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 12:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+1 8:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC 2:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+1 9:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC+1 2:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+1 8:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC 2:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 12:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+1 9:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC+1 2:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2 10:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC+2 3:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2 10:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC+2 3:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2 10:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC+2 3:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 1:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2 10:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC+2 3:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 1:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2 11:18 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC+3 4:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+2:30 10:48 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC+2:30 3:41 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+2:30
Tehran Iran 3:21 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+3:25 11:43 PM Mon, Dec 8, 1930 · UTC+3:25 4:36 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+4 12:18 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+4 5:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+5:30 1:48 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+5:30 6:41 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 5:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+5:30 1:48 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+5:30 6:41 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+5:30 1:48 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+5:30 6:41 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:49 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+5:53 2:11 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+5:53 7:04 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 6:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+7 3:18 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+7 8:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:16 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+7:20 3:38 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+7:20 8:31 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+7:20
Singapore 6:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+7 3:18 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+7 8:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+7
Beijing China 7:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+8 4:18 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+8 9:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+8 4:18 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+8 9:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+8 4:18 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+8 9:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+9 5:18 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+9 10:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+9 5:18 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+9 10:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+9:30 5:48 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+9:30 10:41 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+10 6:18 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+10 11:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:56 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+10 6:18 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+10 11:11 AM Fri, May 15, 1931 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 11:26 PM Mon, May 12, 1930 · UTC+11:30 8:18 AM Tue, Dec 9, 1930 · UTC+12 12:41 PM Fri, May 15, 1931 · 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 2.79° · 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.

157 days · retreats 2.79° · crosses the year boundary

December 8, 1930 → May 15, 1931 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Dec 8, 1930, 8:18 PM UTC at 5°47′ Virgo
Stations direct May 15, 1931, 1:11 AM UTC at 2°59′ Virgo
Shadow opens Aug 18, 1930, 1:27 PM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 6, 1931, 12:41 AM UTC (114 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Venus in Sagittarius — Dec 8 to Dec 13, 1930 (4 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Cancer — Dec 8 to Mar 7, 1931 (89 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Dec 8 to Dec 21, 1930 (13 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Cancer — Dec 8 to Apr 2, 1931 (115 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Leo — Dec 18 to Mar 8, 1931 (80 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — Dec 27 to Jan 17, 1931 (20 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 19 to May 13, 1931 (24 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Capricorn — May 3 to May 15, 1931 (11 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 1930

Previous

1929 Ended May 9, 1929 after 157 days, moving back 2.8° through the zodiac.

Next

1931 Begins December 11, 1931 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 1930

Neptune through the zodiac in 1930

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1930, 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 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Neptune moves.

1930 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1930

Jupiter in Gemini Oct 5, 1929 – Jan 31, 1930 · 118 days
Pluto in Cancer Oct 21, 1929 – Mar 31, 1930 · 162 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 13, 1930 – Feb 2, 1930 · 21 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 21, 1930 – Sep 9, 1930 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini May 8, 1930 – Jun 1, 1930 · 24 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 21, 1930 – Dec 21, 1930 · 153 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 8, 1930 – Sep 30, 1930 · 22 days
Pluto in Cancer Oct 22, 1930 – Apr 2, 1931 · 162 days
Venus in Sagittarius Nov 2, 1930 – Dec 13, 1930 · 41 days
Jupiter in Cancer Nov 8, 1930 – Mar 7, 1931 · 119 days
Mars in Leo Dec 18, 1930 – Mar 8, 1931 · 80 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 27, 1930 – Jan 17, 1931 · 20 days
← 1929 Neptune retrograde in 1929. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1931 → Neptune retrograde in 1931.

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