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Neptune retrograde 1980

Neptune retrograde 1980: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 1980. Neptune turned retrograde at 5:42 PM UTC on March 24 at 22°40′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 11:38 PM UTC on August 31 at 19°53′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 24 5:42 PM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 31 11:38 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1980
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1980 Dates: Mar 24 – Aug 31

Neptune’s path through 1980, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1980
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1980. Neptune starts 1980 at 20°38′ Sagittarius and ends it at 22°47′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 22°40′ Sagittarius on Mar 24 back to 19°54′ Sagittarius on Aug 31. Fastest day: Dec 15, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 12, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1980 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 4, 1979 – Mar 24, 1980Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 31, 1980 – Dec 21, 1980Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 6, 1980 – Mar 27, 1981Retrograde: Mar 24, 1980 – Aug 31, 198020° Sagittarius23° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 24, 1980, 5:42 PM UTC, 22°40′ SagittariusR Mar 24Stations direct Aug 31, 1980, 11:38 PM UTC, 19°53′ SagittariusD Aug 31JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1980. Neptune starts 1980 at 20°38′ Sagittarius and ends it at 22°47′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 22°40′ Sagittarius on Mar 24 back to 19°54′ Sagittarius on Aug 31. Fastest day: Dec 15, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 12, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1980 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 4, 1979 – Mar 24, 1980Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 31, 1980 – Dec 21, 1980Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 6, 1980 – Mar 27, 1981Retrograde: Mar 24, 1980 – Aug 31, 198020° Sagittarius23° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 24, 1980, 5:42 PM UTC, 22°40′ SagittariusR Mar 24Stations direct Aug 31, 1980, 11:38 PM UTC, 19°53′ SagittariusD Aug 31JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1980 at 20°38′ Sagittarius and ends it at 22°47′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 22°40′ Sagittarius on Mar 24 back to 19°54′ Sagittarius on Aug 31. Fastest day: Dec 15, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 12, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1980 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1980: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 5:42 PM UTC on March 24, 1980 at 22°40′ Sagittarius — 1:42 PM in Santiago, 12:42 PM in New York, 6:42 PM in London and 2:42 AM on March 25 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Mar 24 · 22°40′ Sagittarius Sun, Aug 31 · 19°53′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 7:42 AM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−10 1:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 7:42 AM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−10 2:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 9:42 AM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−8 4:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 10:42 AM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−7 4:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:42 AM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−7 5:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 11:42 AM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−6 6:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 11:42 AM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−6 5:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−5 7:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 12:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−5 7:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 12:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−5 6:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 12:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−5 6:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 1:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−4 7:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 1:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−4 7:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 2:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−3 8:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC−3 8:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 5:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC 11:38 PM Sun, Aug 31 · UTC
London United Kingdom 6:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+1 12:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 6:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+1 12:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+1 1:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 6:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+1 1:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 7:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+2 1:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+2 2:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 7:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+2 2:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 8:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+3 2:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 8:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+3 2:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 8:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+3 2:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 10:12 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+4:30 4:08 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 9:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+4 3:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 10:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+5 4:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:12 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+5:30 5:08 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:12 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+5:30 5:08 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 11:42 PM Mon, Mar 24 · UTC+6 5:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 12:42 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+7 6:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 12:42 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+7 6:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+7
Singapore 1:12 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+7:30 7:08 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 1:42 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+8 7:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 1:42 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+8 7:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 1:42 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+8 7:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 2:42 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+9 8:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 2:42 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+9 8:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:12 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+9:30 9:08 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 3:42 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+10 9:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 3:42 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+10 9:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 5:42 AM Tue, Mar 25 · UTC+12 11:38 AM Mon, Sep 1 · 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 24 → August 31, 1980 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 24, 1980, 5:42 PM UTC at 22°40′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 31, 1980, 11:38 PM UTC at 19°53′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Dec 4, 1979, 5:22 PM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 21, 1980, 8:10 PM UTC (112 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

It begins in Aries season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mars in Virgo — Mar 24 to Apr 6, 1980 (13 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Virgo — Mar 24 to Apr 26, 1980 (33 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Virgo — Mar 24 to May 22, 1980 (59 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Scorpio — Mar 24 to Jul 30, 1980 (128 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Libra — Mar 24 to Jun 28, 1980 (96 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Cancer — May 24 to Jul 6, 1980 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 28 to Jul 22, 1980 (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 1980

Previous

1979 Ended August 30, 1979 after 160 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1981 Begins March 27, 1981 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 1980

Neptune through the zodiac in 1980

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1980, 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.

1980 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1980

Jupiter in Virgo Dec 26, 1979 – Apr 26, 1980 · 122 days
Saturn in Virgo Jan 6, 1980 – May 22, 1980 · 137 days
Mars in Virgo Jan 16, 1980 – Apr 6, 1980 · 81 days
Pluto in Libra Jan 24, 1980 – Jun 28, 1980 · 156 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 26, 1980 – Mar 19, 1980 · 23 days
Uranus in Scorpio Feb 29, 1980 – Jul 30, 1980 · 152 days
Venus in Cancer May 24, 1980 – Jul 6, 1980 · 43 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 28, 1980 – Jul 22, 1980 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 23, 1980 – Nov 12, 1980 · 20 days
← 1979 Neptune retrograde in 1979. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1981 → Neptune retrograde in 1981.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 1980 Dates: Mar 24 – Aug 31.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/1980/

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