Neptune retrograde 1974

1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.9% of 1974. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

160 days · retreats 2.78°

11 March → 18 August 1974 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde 11 Mar 1974, 19:28 UTC at 9.96° Sagittarius
Stations direct 18 Aug 1974, 23:25 UTC at 7.19° Sagittarius

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Libra — 11 Mar to 1 Jul 1974 (112 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — 11 Mar to 14 Jun 1974 (95 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — 17 Jun to 12 Jul 1974 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — 7 Jul to 18 Aug 1974 (42 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 1974

Previous

1973 Ended 16 August 1973 after 160 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1975 Begins 14 March 1975 and runs 160 days.

Gap across 1974

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 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 1 Jan – 31 Dec 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 22 Nov 1973 – 27 Feb 1974 · 98 days
Venus in Aquarius 3 Jan 1974 – 13 Feb 1974 · 41 days
Pluto in Libra 8 Jan 1974 – 14 Jun 1974 · 157 days
Uranus in Libra 31 Jan 1974 – 1 Jul 1974 · 151 days
Mercury in Pisces 15 Feb 1974 – 9 Mar 1974 · 22 days
Mercury in Cancer 17 Jun 1974 – 12 Jul 1974 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces 7 Jul 1974 – 3 Nov 1974 · 119 days
Mercury in Scorpio 13 Oct 1974 – 3 Nov 1974 · 21 days
Saturn in Cancer 31 Oct 1974 – 9 Feb 1975 · 101 days
← 1973 Neptune retrograde in 1973. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1975 → Neptune retrograde in 1975.