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Neptune retrograde 1972

Neptune retrograde 1972: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.7% of 1972. Neptune turned retrograde at 5:19 AM UTC on March 7 at 5°15′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 3:09 AM UTC on August 14 at 2°29′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 7 5:19 AM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 14 3:09 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1972
160 days 43.7% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1972 Dates: Mar 7 – Aug 14

Neptune’s path through 1972, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1972
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1972. Neptune starts 1972 at 3°42′ Sagittarius and ends it at 5°51′ Sagittarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 5°15′ Sagittarius on Mar 7 back to 2°29′ Sagittarius on Aug 14. Fastest day: Nov 23, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 22, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 17, 1971 – Mar 7, 1972Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 14, 1972 – Dec 4, 1972Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 18, 1972 – Mar 9, 1973Retrograde: Mar 7, 1972 – Aug 14, 19722° Sagittarius3° Sagittarius5° Sagittarius6° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 7, 1972, 5:19 AM UTC, 5°15′ SagittariusR Mar 7Stations direct Aug 14, 1972, 3:09 AM UTC, 2°29′ SagittariusD Aug 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1972. Neptune starts 1972 at 3°42′ Sagittarius and ends it at 5°51′ Sagittarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 5°15′ Sagittarius on Mar 7 back to 2°29′ Sagittarius on Aug 14. Fastest day: Nov 23, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 22, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 17, 1971 – Mar 7, 1972Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 14, 1972 – Dec 4, 1972Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 18, 1972 – Mar 9, 1973Retrograde: Mar 7, 1972 – Aug 14, 19722° Sagittarius3° Sagittarius5° Sagittarius6° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 7, 1972, 5:19 AM UTC, 5°15′ SagittariusR Mar 7Stations direct Aug 14, 1972, 3:09 AM UTC, 2°29′ SagittariusD Aug 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1972 at 3°42′ Sagittarius and ends it at 5°51′ Sagittarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 5°15′ Sagittarius on Mar 7 back to 2°29′ Sagittarius on Aug 14. Fastest day: Nov 23, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 22, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1972: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 5:19 AM UTC on March 7, 1972 at 5°15′ Sagittarius — 2:19 AM in Santiago, 12:19 AM in New York, 5:19 AM in London and 2:19 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Mar 7 · 5°15′ Sagittarius Mon, Aug 14 · 2°29′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 7:19 PM Mon, Mar 6 · UTC−10 5:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 7:19 PM Mon, Mar 6 · UTC−10 6:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 9:19 PM Mon, Mar 6 · UTC−8 8:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 10:19 PM Mon, Mar 6 · UTC−7 8:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:19 PM Mon, Mar 6 · UTC−7 9:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 11:19 PM Mon, Mar 6 · UTC−6 10:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 11:19 PM Mon, Mar 6 · UTC−6 9:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC−5 11:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 12:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC−5 11:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 12:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC−5 10:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 12:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC−5 10:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 1:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC−4 11:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC−3 11:09 PM Sun, Aug 13 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 2:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC−3 12:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC−3 12:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 5:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC 3:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC 4:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 6:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+1 4:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+1 4:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+1 4:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 7:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+2 5:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+2 6:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 7:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+2 5:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+2 5:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 8:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+3 6:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 8:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+3 6:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:49 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+3:30 6:39 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 9:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+4 7:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 10:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+5 8:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:49 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+5:30 8:39 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:49 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+5:30 8:39 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 11:19 AM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+6 9:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 12:19 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+7 10:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 12:19 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+7 10:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:49 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+7:30 10:39 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 1:19 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+8 11:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 1:19 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+8 11:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 1:19 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+8 11:09 AM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 2:19 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+9 12:09 PM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 2:19 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+9 12:09 PM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 2:49 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+9:30 12:39 PM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 3:19 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+10 1:09 PM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 3:19 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+10 1:09 PM Mon, Aug 14 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 5:19 PM Tue, Mar 7 · UTC+12 3:09 PM Mon, Aug 14 · 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 7 → August 14, 1972 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 7, 1972, 5:19 AM UTC at 5°15′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 14, 1972, 3:09 AM UTC at 2°29′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Nov 17, 1971, 8:34 AM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 4, 1972, 10:08 AM 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 7 to Jun 21, 1972 (107 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Mar 7 to Jun 9, 1972 (94 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 21 to Apr 14, 1972 (23 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — Apr 25 to Aug 14, 1972 (111 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Cancer — May 27 to Jul 9, 1972 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 24 to Aug 14, 1972 (20 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 1972

Previous

1971 Ended August 12, 1971 after 160 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1973 Begins March 9, 1973 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 1972

Neptune through the zodiac in 1972

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1972, 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.

1972 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1972

Saturn in Gemini Sep 19, 1971 – Jan 31, 1972 · 134 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 4, 1972 – Jun 9, 1972 · 157 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 23, 1972 – Jun 21, 1972 · 151 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 21, 1972 – Apr 14, 1972 · 23 days
Jupiter in Capricorn Apr 25, 1972 – Aug 25, 1972 · 122 days
Venus in Cancer May 27, 1972 – Jul 9, 1972 · 43 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 24, 1972 – Aug 17, 1972 · 24 days
Saturn in Gemini Oct 2, 1972 – Feb 13, 1973 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 15, 1972 – Dec 5, 1972 · 20 days
← 1971 Neptune retrograde in 1971. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1973 → Neptune retrograde in 1973.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 1972 Dates: Mar 7 – Aug 14.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/1972/

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