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Neptune retrograde 1969

Neptune retrograde 1969: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 1969. Neptune turned retrograde at 8:21 PM UTC on February 28 at 28°42′ Scorpio and turned direct at 2:56 PM UTC on August 7 at 25°56′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Feb 28 8:21 PM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 7 2:56 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1969
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1969 Dates: Feb 28 – Aug 7

Neptune’s path through 1969, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1969
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1969. Neptune starts 1969 at 27°20′ Scorpio and ends it at 29°28′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 28°42′ Scorpio on Feb 28 back to 25°56′ Scorpio on Aug 7. Fastest day: Nov 18, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 15, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1969 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 10, 1968 – Feb 28, 1969Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 7, 1969 – Nov 28, 1969Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 12, 1969 – Mar 3, 1970Retrograde: Feb 28, 1969 – Aug 7, 196925° Scorpio26° Scorpio27° Scorpio29° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 28, 1969, 8:21 PM UTC, 28°42′ ScorpioR Feb 28Stations direct Aug 7, 1969, 2:56 PM UTC, 25°56′ ScorpioD Aug 7JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1969. Neptune starts 1969 at 27°20′ Scorpio and ends it at 29°28′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 28°42′ Scorpio on Feb 28 back to 25°56′ Scorpio on Aug 7. Fastest day: Nov 18, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 15, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1969 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 10, 1968 – Feb 28, 1969Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 7, 1969 – Nov 28, 1969Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 12, 1969 – Mar 3, 1970Retrograde: Feb 28, 1969 – Aug 7, 196925° Scorpio26° Scorpio27° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 28, 1969, 8:21 PM UTC, 28°42′ ScorpioR Feb 28Stations direct Aug 7, 1969, 2:56 PM UTC, 25°56′ ScorpioD Aug 7JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1969 at 27°20′ Scorpio and ends it at 29°28′ Scorpio — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 28°42′ Scorpio on Feb 28 back to 25°56′ Scorpio on Aug 7. Fastest day: Nov 18, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 15, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1969 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1969: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 8:21 PM UTC on February 28, 1969 at 28°42′ Scorpio — 5:21 PM in Santiago, 3:21 PM in New York, 9:21 PM in London and 5:21 AM on March 1 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Feb 28 · 28°42′ Scorpio Thu, Aug 7 · 25°56′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 10:21 AM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−10 4:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:21 AM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−10 5:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 12:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−8 7:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 1:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−7 7:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−7 8:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−6 9:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−6 8:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−6
New York United States 3:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−5 10:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−5 10:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−5 9:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−5 9:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−4 10:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 5:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−3 10:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−3 10:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−4
São Paulo Brazil 5:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC−3 11:56 AM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 8:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC 2:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC+1 3:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC+1 3:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC+1 3:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 9:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC+1 3:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 10:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC+2 4:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC+2 5:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 10:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC+2 4:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 10:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC+2 4:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 11:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC+3 5:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 11:21 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC+3 5:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:51 PM Fri, Feb 28 · UTC+3:30 6:26 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+4 6:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+5 7:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:51 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+5:30 8:26 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:51 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+5:30 8:26 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+6 8:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+7 9:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+7 9:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:51 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+7:30 10:26 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 4:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+8 10:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+8 10:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+8 10:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+9 11:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+9 11:56 PM Thu, Aug 7 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:51 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+9:30 12:26 AM Fri, Aug 8 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 6:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+10 12:56 AM Fri, Aug 8 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+10 12:56 AM Fri, Aug 8 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 8:21 AM Sat, Mar 1 · UTC+12 2:56 AM Fri, Aug 8 · 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 28 → August 7, 1969 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Feb 28, 1969, 8:21 PM UTC at 28°42′ Scorpio
Stations direct Aug 7, 1969, 2:56 PM UTC at 25°56′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Nov 10, 1968, 12:20 AM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 28, 1969, 3:49 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

  • Jupiter in Libra — Feb 28 to May 23, 1969 (83 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Libra — Feb 28 to Jun 7, 1969 (98 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Feb 28 to Jun 2, 1969 (94 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Aries — Mar 18 to Apr 29, 1969 (42 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Sagittarius — Apr 27 to Jul 8, 1969 (72 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 17 to Jun 10, 1969 (24 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 1969

Previous

1968 Ended August 5, 1968 after 160 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1970 Begins March 3, 1970 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 1969

Neptune through the zodiac in 1969

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1969, 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.

1969 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1969

Pluto in Virgo Dec 27, 1968 – Jun 2, 1969 · 157 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 8, 1969 – Jun 7, 1969 · 150 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 20, 1969 – Feb 10, 1969 · 21 days
Jupiter in Libra Jan 20, 1969 – May 23, 1969 · 123 days
Venus in Aries Mar 18, 1969 – Apr 29, 1969 · 42 days
Mars in Sagittarius Apr 27, 1969 – Jul 8, 1969 · 72 days
Mercury in Gemini May 17, 1969 – Jun 10, 1969 · 24 days
Saturn in Taurus Aug 21, 1969 – Jan 3, 1970 · 136 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 16, 1969 – Oct 8, 1969 · 22 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 30, 1969 – Jun 5, 1970 · 157 days
← 1968 Neptune retrograde in 1968. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1970 → Neptune retrograde in 1970.

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