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Neptune retrograde 1948

Neptune retrograde 1948: 1 period, 158 days inside the year — 43.3% of 1948. Neptune turned retrograde at 10:03 PM UTC on January 14 at 12°59′ Libra and turned direct at 7:29 AM UTC on June 21 at 10°12′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Jan 14 10:03 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 21 7:29 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1948
158 days 43.3% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 2.78°
Neptune Retrograde 1948 Dates: Jan 14 – Jun 21

Neptune’s path through 1948, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1948
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1948. Neptune starts 1948 at 12°12′ Libra and ends it at 14°23′ Libra — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 158 days, from 12°59′ Libra on Jan 14 back to 10°12′ Libra on Jun 21. Fastest day: Oct 4, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Apr 2, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1948 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 25, 1947 – Jan 14, 1948Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 21, 1948 – Oct 13, 1948Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 27, 1948 – Jan 16, 1949Retrograde: Jan 14, 1948 – Jun 21, 19489° Libra10° Libra11° Libra12° Libra13° Libra14° LibraStations retrograde Jan 14, 1948, 10:03 PM UTC, 12°59′ LibraR Jan 14Stations direct Jun 21, 1948, 7:29 AM UTC, 10°12′ LibraD Jun 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1948. Neptune starts 1948 at 12°12′ Libra and ends it at 14°23′ Libra — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 158 days, from 12°59′ Libra on Jan 14 back to 10°12′ Libra on Jun 21. Fastest day: Oct 4, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Apr 2, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1948 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 25, 1947 – Jan 14, 1948Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 21, 1948 – Oct 13, 1948Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 27, 1948 – Jan 16, 1949Retrograde: Jan 14, 1948 – Jun 21, 19489° Libra10° Libra11° Libra12° Libra14° LibraStations retrograde Jan 14, 1948, 10:03 PM UTC, 12°59′ LibraR Jan 14Stations direct Jun 21, 1948, 7:29 AM UTC, 10°12′ LibraD Jun 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1948 at 12°12′ Libra and ends it at 14°23′ Libra — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 158 days, from 12°59′ Libra on Jan 14 back to 10°12′ Libra on Jun 21. Fastest day: Oct 4, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Apr 2, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1948 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1948: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 10:03 PM UTC on January 14, 1948 at 12°59′ Libra — 6:03 PM in Santiago, 5:03 PM in New York, 10:03 PM in London and 7:03 AM on January 15 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Jan 14 · 12°59′ Libra Mon, Jun 21 · 10°12′ Libra
Honolulu United States 12:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−10 9:29 PM Sun, Jun 20 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−10 9:29 PM Sun, Jun 20 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 2:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−8 12:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 3:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−7 12:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−7 12:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 4:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−6 2:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 4:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−6 1:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−6
New York United States 5:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−5 3:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 5:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−5 3:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 5:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−5 2:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−5 2:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:33 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−4:30 2:59 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 6:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−4 3:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−3 4:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−3 4:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−1 7:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC 8:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 11:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+1 8:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+1 8:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 11:03 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+1 9:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 12:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+2 9:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 12:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+2 9:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 12:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+2 9:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 12:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+2 10:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 1:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+3 10:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 1:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+3 10:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:33 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+3:30 10:59 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+4 11:29 AM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:33 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+5:30 12:59 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 3:33 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+5:30 12:59 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:33 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+5:30 12:59 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:33 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+6:30 1:59 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+6:30
Bangkok Thailand 5:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+7 2:29 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:33 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+7:30 3:29 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+8
Singapore 5:33 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+7:30 2:59 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 6:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+8 4:29 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 6:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+8 3:29 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+8 3:29 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+9 5:29 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+10
Tokyo Japan 7:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+9 5:29 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+10
Adelaide Australia 7:33 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+9:30 4:59 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 8:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+10 5:29 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+10 5:29 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:03 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+12 7:29 PM Mon, Jun 21 · UTC+12

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.

158 days · retreats 2.78°

January 14 → June 21, 1948 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 14, 1948, 10:03 PM UTC at 12°59′ Libra
Stations direct Jun 21, 1948, 7:29 AM UTC at 10°12′ Libra
Shadow opens Sep 25, 1947, 2:36 PM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 13, 1948, 2:12 AM UTC (114 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mars in Virgo — Jan 14 to Mar 29, 1948 (75 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Leo — Jan 14 to Apr 17, 1948 (93 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Jan 14 to Feb 29, 1948 (46 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Leo — Jan 14 to Apr 24, 1948 (101 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 11 to Mar 4, 1948 (22 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Sagittarius — Apr 15 to Jun 21, 1948 (67 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Cancer — Jun 3 to Jun 21, 1948 (18 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 11 to Jun 21, 1948 (10 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1948

Previous

1947 Ended June 19, 1947 after 158 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1949 Begins January 16, 1949 and runs 158 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 1948

Neptune through the zodiac in 1948

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1948, 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 Libra From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

1948 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1948

Uranus in Gemini Oct 2, 1947 – Feb 29, 1948 · 150 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 16, 1947 – Apr 24, 1948 · 160 days
Saturn in Leo Dec 4, 1947 – Apr 17, 1948 · 135 days
Mars in Virgo Jan 8, 1948 – Mar 29, 1948 · 81 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 11, 1948 – Mar 4, 1948 · 22 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Apr 15, 1948 – Aug 16, 1948 · 123 days
Venus in Cancer Jun 3, 1948 – Jul 16, 1948 · 43 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 11, 1948 – Jul 5, 1948 · 24 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 6, 1948 – Mar 5, 1949 · 150 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 8, 1948 – Oct 28, 1948 · 21 days
Pluto in Leo Nov 17, 1948 – Apr 26, 1949 · 160 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 17, 1948 – May 1, 1949 · 135 days
← 1947 Neptune retrograde in 1947. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1949 → Neptune retrograde in 1949.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 1948 Dates: Jan 14 – Jun 21.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/1948/

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