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Neptune retrograde 1986

Neptune retrograde 1986: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.9% of 1986. Neptune turned retrograde at 12:51 PM UTC on April 7 at 5°48′ Capricorn and turned direct at 7:39 PM UTC on September 14 at 3°02′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 7 12:51 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 14 7:39 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1986
160 days 43.9% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1986 Dates: Apr 7 – Sep 14

Neptune’s path through 1986, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1986
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1986. Neptune starts 1986 at 3°23′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°30′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 5°48′ Capricorn on Apr 7 back to 3°02′ Capricorn on Sep 14. Fastest day: Dec 28, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 28, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 12, 1985 – Jan 1, 1986Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 17, 1985 – Apr 7, 1986Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 14, 1986 – Jan 4, 1987Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 1986 – Apr 10, 1987Retrograde: Apr 7, 1986 – Sep 14, 19863° Capricorn5° Capricorn6° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 7, 1986, 12:51 PM UTC, 5°48′ CapricornR Apr 7Stations direct Sep 14, 1986, 7:39 PM UTC, 3°02′ CapricornD Sep 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1986. Neptune starts 1986 at 3°23′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°30′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 5°48′ Capricorn on Apr 7 back to 3°02′ Capricorn on Sep 14. Fastest day: Dec 28, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 28, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 12, 1985 – Jan 1, 1986Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 17, 1985 – Apr 7, 1986Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 14, 1986 – Jan 4, 1987Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 1986 – Apr 10, 1987Retrograde: Apr 7, 1986 – Sep 14, 19863° Capricorn6° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 7, 1986, 12:51 PM UTC, 5°48′ CapricornR Apr 7Stations direct Sep 14, 1986, 7:39 PM UTC, 3°02′ CapricornD Sep 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1986 at 3°23′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°30′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 5°48′ Capricorn on Apr 7 back to 3°02′ Capricorn on Sep 14. Fastest day: Dec 28, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 28, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1986: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 12:51 PM UTC on April 7, 1986 at 5°48′ Capricorn — 8:51 AM in Santiago, 7:51 AM in New York, 1:51 PM in London and 9:51 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Apr 7 · 5°48′ Capricorn Sun, Sep 14 · 3°02′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 2:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−10 9:39 AM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−9 11:39 AM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 4:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−8 12:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−7 12:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−7 1:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 6:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−6 2:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 6:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−6 1:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−5 3:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−5 3:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−5 2:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−5 2:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−4 3:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−4 3:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−3 4:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:51 AM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC−3 4:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC 7:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+1 8:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+1 8:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+2 9:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 2:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+2 9:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 2:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+2 9:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+2 10:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 3:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+3 10:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 3:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+3 10:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 4:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+4 11:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 3:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+3 10:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:21 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+3:30 11:09 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+4 11:39 PM Sun, Sep 14 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+5 12:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:21 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+5:30 1:09 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:36 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+5:45 1:24 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+6 1:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+7 2:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+7 2:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+8 3:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+8 3:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+8 3:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+8 3:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+9 4:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+9 4:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:21 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+9:30 5:09 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+10 5:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:51 PM Mon, Apr 7 · UTC+10 5:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:51 AM Tue, Apr 8 · UTC+12 7:39 AM Mon, Sep 15 · 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°

April 7 → September 14, 1986 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 7, 1986, 12:51 PM UTC at 5°48′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 14, 1986, 7:39 PM UTC at 3°02′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Dec 17, 1985, 12:26 PM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 4, 1987, 6:24 AM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

It begins in Aries season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Apr 7 to Aug 7, 1986 (122 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Sagittarius — Apr 7 to Aug 27, 1986 (142 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — Apr 7 to Jul 15, 1986 (99 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Capricorn — Jun 8 to Aug 12, 1986 (64 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 9 to Aug 3, 1986 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jul 12 to Sep 14, 1986 (64 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Capricorn and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1986

Previous

1985 Ended September 12, 1985 after 160 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1987 Begins April 10, 1987 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 1986

Neptune through the zodiac in 1986

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1986, 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 Capricorn From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Neptune moves.

1986 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1986

Pluto in Scorpio Feb 8, 1986 – Jul 15, 1986 · 156 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 7, 1986 – Mar 30, 1986 · 23 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 19, 1986 – Aug 7, 1986 · 141 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 27, 1986 – Aug 27, 1986 · 153 days
Mars in Capricorn Jun 8, 1986 – Aug 12, 1986 · 64 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 9, 1986 – Aug 3, 1986 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 12, 1986 – Nov 8, 1986 · 119 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 15, 1986 – Nov 26, 1986 · 41 days
Mercury in Scorpio Nov 2, 1986 – Nov 22, 1986 · 20 days
← 1985 Neptune retrograde in 1985. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1987 → Neptune retrograde in 1987.

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