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Neptune retrograde 1976

Neptune retrograde 1976: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 1976. Neptune turned retrograde at 8:39 PM UTC on March 15 at 13°58′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 2:04 AM UTC on August 23 at 11°12′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 15 8:39 PM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 23 2:04 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1976
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1976 Dates: Mar 15 – Aug 23

Neptune’s path through 1976, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1976
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1976. Neptune starts 1976 at 12°11′ Sagittarius and ends it at 14°19′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 13°58′ Sagittarius on Mar 15 back to 11°11′ Sagittarius on Aug 23. Fastest day: Dec 5, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 2, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1976 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1975 – Mar 15, 1976Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 23, 1976 – Dec 13, 1976Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 27, 1976 – Mar 18, 1977Retrograde: Mar 15, 1976 – Aug 23, 197611° Sagittarius12° Sagittarius14° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 15, 1976, 8:39 PM UTC, 13°58′ SagittariusR Mar 15Stations direct Aug 23, 1976, 2:04 AM UTC, 11°12′ SagittariusD Aug 23JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1976. Neptune starts 1976 at 12°11′ Sagittarius and ends it at 14°19′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 13°58′ Sagittarius on Mar 15 back to 11°11′ Sagittarius on Aug 23. Fastest day: Dec 5, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 2, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1976 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1975 – Mar 15, 1976Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 23, 1976 – Dec 13, 1976Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 27, 1976 – Mar 18, 1977Retrograde: Mar 15, 1976 – Aug 23, 197611° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 15, 1976, 8:39 PM UTC, 13°58′ SagittariusR Mar 15Stations direct Aug 23, 1976, 2:04 AM UTC, 11°12′ SagittariusD Aug 23JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1976 at 12°11′ Sagittarius and ends it at 14°19′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 13°58′ Sagittarius on Mar 15 back to 11°11′ Sagittarius on Aug 23. Fastest day: Dec 5, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 2, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1976 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1976: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 8:39 PM UTC on March 15, 1976 at 13°58′ Sagittarius — 4:39 PM in Santiago, 3:39 PM in New York, 8:39 PM in London and 5:39 AM on March 16 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Mar 15 · 13°58′ Sagittarius Mon, Aug 23 · 11°12′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 10:39 AM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−10 4:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:39 AM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−10 5:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 12:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−8 7:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 1:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−7 7:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−7 8:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−6 9:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−6 8:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−6
New York United States 3:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−5 10:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−5 10:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−5 9:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−5 9:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−4 10:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−4 10:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−3 11:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC−3 11:04 PM Sun, Aug 22 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 8:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC 2:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC 3:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC+1 3:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC+1 4:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 9:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC+1 3:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 10:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC+2 4:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC+2 5:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 10:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC+2 5:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 10:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC+2 5:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC+3 5:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 11:39 PM Mon, Mar 15 · UTC+3 5:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:09 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+3:30 5:34 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+4 6:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+5 7:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:09 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+5:30 7:34 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:09 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+5:30 7:34 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+6 8:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+7 9:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+7 9:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+7
Singapore 4:09 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+7:30 9:34 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 4:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+8 10:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+8 10:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+8 10:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+9 11:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+9 11:04 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:09 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+9:30 11:34 AM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 6:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+10 12:04 PM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+10 12:04 PM Mon, Aug 23 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 8:39 AM Tue, Mar 16 · UTC+12 2:04 PM Mon, Aug 23 · 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 15 → August 23, 1976 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 15, 1976, 8:39 PM UTC at 13°58′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 23, 1976, 2:04 AM UTC at 11°12′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Nov 25, 1975, 9:47 PM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 13, 1976, 6:52 AM UTC (112 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Leo — Mar 15 to Mar 27, 1976 (12 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Scorpio — Mar 15 to Jul 11, 1976 (117 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Mar 15 to Jun 18, 1976 (95 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 9 to Jun 2, 1976 (24 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 1976

Previous

1975 Ended August 21, 1975 after 160 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1977 Begins March 18, 1977 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 1976

Neptune through the zodiac in 1976

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1976, 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.

1976 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1976

Mars in Cancer Nov 6, 1975 – Jan 20, 1976 · 75 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 14, 1975 – Mar 27, 1976 · 134 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 14, 1976 – Feb 3, 1976 · 21 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 14, 1976 – Jun 18, 1976 · 156 days
Uranus in Scorpio Feb 10, 1976 – Jul 11, 1976 · 151 days
Mercury in Gemini May 9, 1976 – Jun 2, 1976 · 24 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 8, 1976 – Oct 1, 1976 · 22 days
Jupiter in Gemini Sep 19, 1976 – Jan 15, 1977 · 118 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 27, 1976 – Apr 11, 1977 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 28, 1976 – Jan 17, 1977 · 20 days
← 1975 Neptune retrograde in 1975. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1977 → Neptune retrograde in 1977.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 1976 Dates: Mar 15 – Aug 23.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/1976/

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