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Neptune retrograde 1974

Neptune retrograde 1974: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.9% of 1974. Neptune turned retrograde at 1:20 AM UTC on March 12 at 9°37′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 3:38 AM UTC on August 19 at 6°51′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 12 1:20 AM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 19 3:38 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1974
160 days 43.9% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1974 Dates: Mar 12 – Aug 19

Neptune’s path through 1974, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1974
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1974. Neptune starts 1974 at 7°58′ Sagittarius and ends it at 10°05′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 9°37′ Sagittarius on Mar 12 back to 6°50′ Sagittarius on Aug 19. Fastest day: Dec 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 28, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1974 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 21, 1973 – Mar 12, 1974Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 19, 1974 – Dec 9, 1974Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 23, 1974 – Mar 14, 1975Retrograde: Mar 12, 1974 – Aug 19, 19746° Sagittarius7° Sagittarius10° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 12, 1974, 1:20 AM UTC, 9°37′ SagittariusR Mar 12Stations direct Aug 19, 1974, 3:38 AM UTC, 6°51′ SagittariusD Aug 19JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1974. Neptune starts 1974 at 7°58′ Sagittarius and ends it at 10°05′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 9°37′ Sagittarius on Mar 12 back to 6°50′ Sagittarius on Aug 19. Fastest day: Dec 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 28, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1974 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 21, 1973 – Mar 12, 1974Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 19, 1974 – Dec 9, 1974Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 23, 1974 – Mar 14, 1975Retrograde: Mar 12, 1974 – Aug 19, 19746° Sagittarius7° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 12, 1974, 1:20 AM UTC, 9°37′ SagittariusR Mar 12Stations direct Aug 19, 1974, 3:38 AM UTC, 6°51′ SagittariusD Aug 19JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1974 at 7°58′ Sagittarius and ends it at 10°05′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 9°37′ Sagittarius on Mar 12 back to 6°50′ Sagittarius on Aug 19. Fastest day: Dec 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 28, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1974 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1974: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 1:20 AM UTC on March 12, 1974 at 9°37′ Sagittarius — 9:20 PM on March 11 in Santiago, 9:20 PM on March 11 in New York, 1:20 AM in London and 10:20 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Mar 12 · 9°37′ Sagittarius Mon, Aug 19 · 6°51′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 3:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−10 5:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−9 6:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 6:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−7 8:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 6:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−7 8:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−6 9:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 8:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−5 10:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 7:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−6 9:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−4 11:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 8:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−5 11:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 8:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−5 10:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−5 10:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−4 11:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−4 11:38 PM Sun, Aug 18 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−2 12:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:20 PM Mon, Mar 11 · UTC−3 12:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC 3:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC 4:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 2:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+1 4:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+1 4:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 2:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+1 4:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 3:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+2 5:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+2 6:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 3:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+2 5:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 3:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+2 6:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 4:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+3 6:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 4:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+3 6:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:50 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+3:30 7:08 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+4 7:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+5 8:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:50 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+5:30 9:08 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:50 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+5:30 9:08 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+6 9:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+7 10:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+7 10:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:50 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+7:30 11:08 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 9:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+8 11:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+8 11:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+8 11:38 AM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+9 12:38 PM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+9 12:38 PM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:50 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+9:30 1:08 PM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 11:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+10 1:38 PM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:20 AM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+10 1:38 PM Mon, Aug 19 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:20 PM Tue, Mar 12 · UTC+12 3:38 PM Mon, Aug 19 · 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 12 → August 19, 1974 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 12, 1974, 1:20 AM UTC at 9°37′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 19, 1974, 3:38 AM UTC at 6°51′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Nov 21, 1973, 3:29 AM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 9, 1974, 8:40 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 12 to Jul 2, 1974 (112 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Mar 12 to Jun 14, 1974 (94 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 17 to Jul 12, 1974 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jul 7 to Aug 19, 1974 (42 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 1974

Previous

1973 Ended August 16, 1973 after 160 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1975 Begins March 14, 1975 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 1974

Neptune through the zodiac in 1974

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1974, 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.

1974 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1974

Saturn in Cancer Oct 17, 1973 – Feb 27, 1974 · 134 days
Venus in Aquarius Jan 3, 1974 – Feb 13, 1974 · 41 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 9, 1974 – Jun 14, 1974 · 157 days
Uranus in Libra Feb 1, 1974 – Jul 2, 1974 · 151 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 15, 1974 – Mar 9, 1974 · 22 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 17, 1974 – Jul 12, 1974 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 7, 1974 – Nov 3, 1974 · 119 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 13, 1974 – Nov 3, 1974 · 21 days
Saturn in Cancer Oct 31, 1974 – Mar 14, 1975 · 134 days
← 1973 Neptune retrograde in 1973. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1975 → Neptune retrograde in 1975.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 1974 Dates: Mar 12 – Aug 19.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/1974/

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