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Neptune retrograde 1963

Neptune retrograde 1963: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.7% of 1963. Neptune turned retrograde at 6:06 AM UTC on February 16 at 15°40′ Scorpio and turned direct at 7:15 PM UTC on July 25 at 12°53′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Feb 16 6:06 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 25 7:15 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1963
160 days 43.7% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 2.78°
Neptune Retrograde 1963 Dates: Feb 16 – Jul 25

Neptune’s path through 1963, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1963
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1963. Neptune starts 1963 at 14°33′ Scorpio and ends it at 16°40′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 15°39′ Scorpio on Feb 16 back to 12°53′ Scorpio on Jul 25. Fastest day: Nov 5, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 5, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1963 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 28, 1962 – Feb 16, 1963Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 25, 1963 – Nov 15, 1963Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 30, 1963 – Feb 18, 1964Retrograde: Feb 16, 1963 – Jul 25, 196312° Scorpio13° Scorpio14° Scorpio15° Scorpio17° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 16, 1963, 6:06 AM UTC, 15°40′ ScorpioR Feb 16Stations direct Jul 25, 1963, 7:15 PM UTC, 12°53′ ScorpioD Jul 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1963. Neptune starts 1963 at 14°33′ Scorpio and ends it at 16°40′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 15°39′ Scorpio on Feb 16 back to 12°53′ Scorpio on Jul 25. Fastest day: Nov 5, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 5, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1963 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 28, 1962 – Feb 16, 1963Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 25, 1963 – Nov 15, 1963Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 30, 1963 – Feb 18, 1964Retrograde: Feb 16, 1963 – Jul 25, 196312° Scorpio13° Scorpio14° Scorpio17° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 16, 1963, 6:06 AM UTC, 15°40′ ScorpioR Feb 16Stations direct Jul 25, 1963, 7:15 PM UTC, 12°53′ ScorpioD Jul 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1963 at 14°33′ Scorpio and ends it at 16°40′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 15°39′ Scorpio on Feb 16 back to 12°53′ Scorpio on Jul 25. Fastest day: Nov 5, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 5, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1963 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1963: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 6:06 AM UTC on February 16, 1963 at 15°40′ Scorpio — 2:06 AM in Santiago, 1:06 AM in New York, 6:06 AM in London and 3:06 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Feb 16 · 15°40′ Scorpio Thu, Jul 25 · 12°53′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 8:06 PM Fri, Feb 15 · UTC−10 9:15 AM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:06 PM Fri, Feb 15 · UTC−10 9:15 AM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 10:06 PM Fri, Feb 15 · UTC−8 12:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:06 PM Fri, Feb 15 · UTC−7 12:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−7
Denver United States 11:06 PM Fri, Feb 15 · UTC−7 12:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 12:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC−6 2:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 12:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC−6 1:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−6
New York United States 1:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC−5 3:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 1:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC−5 3:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC−5 2:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC−5 2:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 1:36 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC−4:30 2:45 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 2:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC−4 3:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC−3 4:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC−3 4:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 5:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC−1 7:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC
London United Kingdom 6:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC 8:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+1 8:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+1
Paris France 7:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+1 8:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 7:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+1 8:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 8:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+2 9:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+2 10:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 8:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+2 9:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 9:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+3 10:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+3 10:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+3 10:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:36 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+3:30 10:45 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+4 11:15 PM Thu, Jul 25 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:06 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+5 12:15 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:36 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+5:30 12:45 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:36 AM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+5:30 12:45 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:06 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+6 1:15 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:06 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+7 2:15 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:36 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+7:30 2:45 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 1:36 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+7:30 2:45 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 2:06 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+8 3:15 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:06 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+8 3:15 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:06 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+8 3:15 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:06 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+9 4:15 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:06 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+9 4:15 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:36 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+9:30 4:45 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:06 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+10 5:15 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:06 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+10 5:15 AM Fri, Jul 26 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:06 PM Sat, Feb 16 · UTC+12 7:15 AM Fri, Jul 26 · 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.

160 days · retreats 2.78°

February 16 → July 25, 1963 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Feb 16, 1963, 6:06 AM UTC at 15°40′ Scorpio
Stations direct Jul 25, 1963, 7:15 PM UTC at 12°53′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Oct 28, 1962, 5:29 AM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 15, 1963, 7:27 PM UTC (113 days after)
Full window including shadows 384 days

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mars in Leo — Feb 16 to Mar 16, 1963 (28 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Virgo — Feb 16 to May 9, 1963 (82 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Feb 16 to May 21, 1963 (94 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 6 to May 30, 1963 (24 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aquarius — Jun 3 to Jul 25, 1963 (52 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1963

Previous

1962 Ended July 23, 1962 after 160 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1964 Begins February 18, 1964 and runs 160 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 1963

Neptune through the zodiac in 1963

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1963, 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 Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

1963 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1963

Uranus in Virgo Dec 11, 1962 – May 9, 1963 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 14, 1962 – May 21, 1963 · 158 days
Mars in Leo Dec 26, 1962 – Mar 16, 1963 · 80 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 11, 1963 – Feb 1, 1963 · 21 days
Mercury in Gemini May 6, 1963 – May 30, 1963 · 24 days
Saturn in Aquarius Jun 3, 1963 – Oct 21, 1963 · 140 days
Jupiter in Aries Aug 9, 1963 – Dec 5, 1963 · 118 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 6, 1963 – Sep 29, 1963 · 22 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 16, 1963 – May 13, 1964 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 17, 1963 – May 22, 1964 · 158 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 26, 1963 – Jan 15, 1964 · 20 days
← 1962 Neptune retrograde in 1962. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1964 → Neptune retrograde in 1964.

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