Neptune retrograde 1960

1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.6% of 1960. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

159 days · retreats 2.78°

9 February → 18 July 1960 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 9 Feb 1960, 17:31 UTC at 9.69° Scorpio
Stations direct 18 Jul 1960, 04:17 UTC at 6.9° Scorpio

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Leo — 9 Feb to 9 Feb 1960 (0 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — 9 Feb to 9 Feb 1960 (0 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — 1 Mar to 24 Mar 1960 (23 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — 20 Apr to 18 Jul 1960 (89 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Capricorn — 27 Apr to 18 Jul 1960 (82 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — 3 Jul to 18 Jul 1960 (15 days of overlap)

Read against Scorpio, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1960

Previous

1959 Ended 16 July 1959 after 159 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1961 Begins 11 February 1961 and runs 160 days.

Gap across 1960

1.6 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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 1960

Neptune through the zodiac in 1960

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1960, 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 Scorpio From 1 Jan – 31 Dec and beyond

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

1960 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1960

Uranus in Leo 27 Nov 1959 – 24 Apr 1960 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo 8 Dec 1959 – 14 May 1960 · 158 days
Mercury in Pisces 1 Mar 1960 – 24 Mar 1960 · 23 days
Jupiter in Capricorn 20 Apr 1960 – 20 Aug 1960 · 123 days
Saturn in Capricorn 27 Apr 1960 – 16 Sep 1960 · 141 days
Mercury in Leo 3 Jul 1960 – 27 Jul 1960 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio 27 Oct 1960 – 16 Nov 1960 · 20 days
Mars in Cancer 20 Nov 1960 – 6 Feb 1961 · 77 days
Uranus in Leo 1 Dec 1960 – 9 Feb 1961 · 71 days
Pluto in Virgo 9 Dec 1960 – 9 Feb 1961 · 62 days
← 1959 Neptune retrograde in 1959. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1961 → Neptune retrograde in 1961.