Neptune retrograde 1961

1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.7% of 1961. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

160 days · retreats 2.78°

11 February → 20 July 1961 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 11 Feb 1961, 03:43 UTC at 11.85° Scorpio
Stations direct 20 Jul 1961, 15:59 UTC at 9.07° Scorpio

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Leo — 11 Feb to 29 Apr 1961 (77 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — 11 Feb to 17 May 1961 (95 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — 12 Feb to 6 Mar 1961 (22 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Aries — 20 Mar to 2 May 1961 (42 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aquarius — 9 May to 20 Jul 1961 (72 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Aquarius — 25 May to 20 Jul 1961 (56 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — 14 Jun to 8 Jul 1961 (24 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 1961

Previous

1960 Ended 18 July 1960 after 159 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1962 Begins 13 February 1962 and runs 160 days.

Gap across 1961

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 1961

Neptune through the zodiac in 1961

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1961, 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.

1961 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1961

Mars in Cancer 22 Nov 1960 – 6 Feb 1961 · 76 days
Uranus in Leo 1 Dec 1960 – 29 Apr 1961 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo 9 Dec 1960 – 17 May 1961 · 158 days
Mercury in Pisces 12 Feb 1961 – 6 Mar 1961 · 22 days
Venus in Aries 20 Mar 1961 – 2 May 1961 · 42 days
Saturn in Aquarius 9 May 1961 – 27 Sep 1961 · 141 days
Jupiter in Aquarius 25 May 1961 – 23 Sep 1961 · 121 days
Mercury in Cancer 14 Jun 1961 – 8 Jul 1961 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio 10 Oct 1961 – 31 Oct 1961 · 21 days
Uranus in Virgo 6 Dec 1961 – 9 Feb 1962 · 66 days
Pluto in Virgo 12 Dec 1961 – 9 Feb 1962 · 60 days
← 1960 Neptune retrograde in 1960. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1962 → Neptune retrograde in 1962.