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Neptune retrograde 1966

Neptune retrograde 1966: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 1966. Neptune turned retrograde at 10:43 AM UTC on February 22 at 22°10′ Scorpio and turned direct at 4:31 AM UTC on August 1 at 19°24′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Feb 22 10:43 AM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 1 4:31 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1966
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1966 Dates: Feb 22 – Aug 1

Neptune’s path through 1966, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1966
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1966. Neptune starts 1966 at 20°57′ Scorpio and ends it at 23°04′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 22°10′ Scorpio on Feb 22 back to 19°24′ Scorpio on Aug 1. Fastest day: Nov 16, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 11, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1966 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 3, 1965 – Feb 22, 1966Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 1, 1966 – Nov 22, 1966Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 6, 1966 – Feb 24, 1967Retrograde: Feb 22, 1966 – Aug 1, 196619° Scorpio20° Scorpio21° Scorpio22° Scorpio23° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 22, 1966, 10:43 AM UTC, 22°10′ ScorpioR Feb 22Stations direct Aug 1, 1966, 4:31 AM UTC, 19°24′ ScorpioD Aug 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1966. Neptune starts 1966 at 20°57′ Scorpio and ends it at 23°04′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 22°10′ Scorpio on Feb 22 back to 19°24′ Scorpio on Aug 1. Fastest day: Nov 16, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 11, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1966 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 3, 1965 – Feb 22, 1966Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 1, 1966 – Nov 22, 1966Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 6, 1966 – Feb 24, 1967Retrograde: Feb 22, 1966 – Aug 1, 196619° Scorpio20° Scorpio22° Scorpio23° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 22, 1966, 10:43 AM UTC, 22°10′ ScorpioR Feb 22Stations direct Aug 1, 1966, 4:31 AM UTC, 19°24′ ScorpioD Aug 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1966 at 20°57′ Scorpio and ends it at 23°04′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 22°10′ Scorpio on Feb 22 back to 19°24′ Scorpio on Aug 1. Fastest day: Nov 16, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 11, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1966 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1966: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 10:43 AM UTC on February 22, 1966 at 22°10′ Scorpio — 6:43 AM in Santiago, 5:43 AM in New York, 10:43 AM in London and 7:43 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Feb 22 · 22°10′ Scorpio Mon, Aug 1 · 19°24′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 12:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−10 6:31 PM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−10 6:31 PM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 2:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−8 9:31 PM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 3:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−7 9:31 PM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−7 10:31 PM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 4:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−6 11:31 PM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 4:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−6 10:31 PM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC−6
New York United States 5:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−5 12:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 5:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−5 12:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 5:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−5 11:31 PM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−5 11:31 PM Sun, Jul 31 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−4 12:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−4 12:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−3 12:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC−4
São Paulo Brazil 8:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−2 1:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC−1 4:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC 5:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 11:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+1 5:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+1 5:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 11:43 AM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+1 5:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 12:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+2 6:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 12:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+2 7:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 12:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+2 6:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 12:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+2 6:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 1:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+3 7:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 1:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+3 7:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:13 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+3:30 8:01 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+4 8:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+5 9:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:13 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+5:30 10:01 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:13 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+5:30 10:01 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+6 10:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 5:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+7 11:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+7 11:31 AM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+7
Singapore 6:13 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+7:30 12:01 PM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 6:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+8 12:31 PM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 6:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+8 12:31 PM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+8 12:31 PM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+9 1:31 PM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+9 1:31 PM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:13 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+9:30 2:01 PM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 8:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+10 2:31 PM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+10 2:31 PM Mon, Aug 1 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:43 PM Tue, Feb 22 · UTC+12 4:31 PM Mon, Aug 1 · 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 2.77°

February 22 → August 1, 1966 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Feb 22, 1966, 10:43 AM UTC at 22°10′ Scorpio
Stations direct Aug 1, 1966, 4:31 AM UTC at 19°24′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Nov 3, 1965, 1:31 PM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 22, 1966, 12:48 AM UTC (113 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Virgo — Feb 22 to May 23, 1966 (90 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Feb 22 to May 27, 1966 (94 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 12 to Apr 4, 1966 (23 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Pisces — Jul 11 to Aug 1, 1966 (21 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 14 to Aug 1, 1966 (17 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 1966

Previous

1965 Ended July 29, 1965 after 160 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1967 Begins February 24, 1967 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 1966

Neptune through the zodiac in 1966

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1966, 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.

1966 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1966

Jupiter in Cancer Oct 19, 1965 – Feb 15, 1966 · 118 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 21, 1965 – May 27, 1966 · 157 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 25, 1965 – May 23, 1966 · 149 days
Venus in Aquarius Jan 5, 1966 – Feb 15, 1966 · 41 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 12, 1966 – Apr 4, 1966 · 23 days
Saturn in Pisces Jul 11, 1966 – Nov 26, 1966 · 138 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 14, 1966 – Aug 7, 1966 · 24 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 6, 1966 – Nov 26, 1966 · 20 days
Jupiter in Leo Nov 21, 1966 – Mar 21, 1967 · 120 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 23, 1966 – May 29, 1967 · 157 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 30, 1966 – May 28, 1967 · 150 days
← 1965 Neptune retrograde in 1965. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1967 → Neptune retrograde in 1967.

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