Neptune retrograde 1971

1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 1971. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

160 days · retreats 2.78°

5 March → 12 August 1971 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde 5 Mar 1971, 11:31 UTC at 3.47° Sagittarius
Stations direct 12 Aug 1971, 12:36 UTC at 0.69° Sagittarius

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Libra — 5 Mar to 17 Jun 1971 (104 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — 5 Mar to 7 Jun 1971 (94 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Sagittarius — 23 Mar to 24 Jul 1971 (123 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — 9 Apr to 3 May 1971 (24 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Aquarius — 11 Jul to 12 Aug 1971 (32 days of overlap)

Read against Sagittarius, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1971

Previous

1970 Ended 10 August 1970 after 160 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1972 Begins 6 March 1972 and runs 160 days.

Gap across 1971

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 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 1 Jan – 31 Dec 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 22 Nov 1970 – 17 Jan 1971 · 57 days
Mercury in Capricorn 19 Dec 1970 – 8 Jan 1971 · 20 days
Pluto in Libra 1 Jan 1971 – 7 Jun 1971 · 157 days
Uranus in Libra 18 Jan 1971 – 17 Jun 1971 · 150 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius 23 Mar 1971 – 24 Jul 1971 · 123 days
Mercury in Taurus 9 Apr 1971 – 3 May 1971 · 24 days
Mars in Aquarius 11 Jul 1971 – 9 Sep 1971 · 60 days
Mercury in Virgo 12 Aug 1971 – 5 Sep 1971 · 23 days
Saturn in Gemini 19 Sep 1971 – 31 Jan 1972 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius 3 Dec 1971 – 22 Dec 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.