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Neptune retrograde 1971

Neptune retrograde 1971: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 1971. Neptune turned retrograde at 6:08 PM UTC on March 5 at 3°04′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 3:14 PM UTC on August 12 at 0°17′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 5 6:08 PM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 12 3:14 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1971
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1971 Dates: Mar 5 – Aug 12

Neptune’s path through 1971, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1971
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1971. Neptune starts 1971 at 1°35′ Sagittarius and ends it at 3°42′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 3°04′ Sagittarius on Mar 5 back to 0°18′ Sagittarius on Aug 12. Fastest day: Nov 23, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 20, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1971 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 14, 1970 – Mar 5, 1971Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 12, 1971 – Dec 2, 1971Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 17, 1971 – Mar 7, 1972Retrograde: Mar 5, 1971 – Aug 12, 19710° Sagittarius1° Sagittarius3° Sagittarius4° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 5, 1971, 6:08 PM UTC, 3°04′ SagittariusR Mar 5Stations direct Aug 12, 1971, 3:14 PM UTC, 0°17′ SagittariusD Aug 12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1971. Neptune starts 1971 at 1°35′ Sagittarius and ends it at 3°42′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 3°04′ Sagittarius on Mar 5 back to 0°18′ Sagittarius on Aug 12. Fastest day: Nov 23, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 20, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1971 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 14, 1970 – Mar 5, 1971Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 12, 1971 – Dec 2, 1971Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 17, 1971 – Mar 7, 1972Retrograde: Mar 5, 1971 – Aug 12, 19710° Sagittarius1° Sagittarius4° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 5, 1971, 6:08 PM UTC, 3°04′ SagittariusR Mar 5Stations direct Aug 12, 1971, 3:14 PM UTC, 0°17′ SagittariusD Aug 12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1971 at 1°35′ Sagittarius and ends it at 3°42′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 3°04′ Sagittarius on Mar 5 back to 0°18′ Sagittarius on Aug 12. Fastest day: Nov 23, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 20, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1971 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1971: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 6:08 PM UTC on March 5, 1971 at 3°04′ Sagittarius — 3:08 PM in Santiago, 1:08 PM in New York, 7:08 PM in London and 3:08 AM on March 6 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Mar 5 · 3°04′ Sagittarius Thu, Aug 12 · 0°17′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 8:08 AM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−10 5:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:08 AM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−10 6:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 10:08 AM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−8 8:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:08 AM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−7 8:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−7
Denver United States 11:08 AM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−7 9:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 12:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−6 10:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 12:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−6 9:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−6
New York United States 1:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−5 11:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 1:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−5 11:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−5 10:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−5 10:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−4 11:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 3:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−3 11:14 AM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−3 12:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC−3 12:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC 3:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+1 4:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+1 4:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+1
Paris France 7:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+1 4:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 7:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+1 4:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 8:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+2 5:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+2 6:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 8:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+2 5:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 8:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+2 5:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 9:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+3 6:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+3 6:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:38 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+3:30 6:44 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+4 7:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:08 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+5 8:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:38 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+5:30 8:44 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:38 PM Fri, Mar 5 · UTC+5:30 8:44 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:08 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+6 9:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:08 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+7 10:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:08 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+7 10:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+7
Singapore 1:38 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+7:30 10:44 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 2:08 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+8 11:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:08 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+8 11:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:08 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+8 11:14 PM Thu, Aug 12 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:08 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+9 12:14 AM Fri, Aug 13 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:08 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+9 12:14 AM Fri, Aug 13 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:38 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+9:30 12:44 AM Fri, Aug 13 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:08 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+10 1:14 AM Fri, Aug 13 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:08 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+10 1:14 AM Fri, Aug 13 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:08 AM Sat, Mar 6 · UTC+12 3:14 AM Fri, Aug 13 · 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°

March 5 → August 12, 1971 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 5, 1971, 6:08 PM UTC at 3°04′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 12, 1971, 3:14 PM UTC at 0°17′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Nov 14, 1970, 10:12 PM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 2, 1971, 11:35 PM UTC (112 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 Libra — Mar 5 to Jun 17, 1971 (104 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Mar 5 to Jun 7, 1971 (94 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Sagittarius — Mar 23 to Jul 24, 1971 (123 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 9 to May 3, 1971 (24 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Aquarius — Jul 11 to Aug 12, 1971 (32 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1971

Previous

1970 Ended August 10, 1970 after 160 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1972 Begins March 7, 1972 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 1971

Neptune through the zodiac in 1971

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1971, 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 Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

1971 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1971

Saturn in Taurus Sep 4, 1970 – Jan 17, 1971 · 135 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 1970 – Jan 8, 1971 · 20 days
Pluto in Virgo Jan 1, 1971 – Jun 7, 1971 · 157 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 18, 1971 – Jun 17, 1971 · 150 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Mar 23, 1971 – Jul 24, 1971 · 123 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 9, 1971 – May 3, 1971 · 24 days
Mars in Aquarius Jul 11, 1971 – Sep 9, 1971 · 60 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 12, 1971 – Sep 5, 1971 · 23 days
Saturn in Gemini Sep 19, 1971 – Jan 31, 1972 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Dec 3, 1971 – Dec 22, 1971 · 20 days
← 1970 Neptune retrograde in 1970. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1972 → Neptune retrograde in 1972.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 1971 Dates: Mar 5 – Aug 12.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/1971/

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