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Neptune retrograde 1987

Neptune retrograde 1987: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.9% of 1987. Neptune turned retrograde at 12:12 AM UTC on April 10 at 8°00′ Capricorn and turned direct at 8:22 AM UTC on September 17 at 5°13′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 10 12:12 AM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 17 8:22 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1987
160 days 43.9% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1987 Dates: Apr 10 – Sep 17

Neptune’s path through 1987, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1987
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1987. Neptune starts 1987 at 5°30′ Capricorn and ends it at 7°37′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 8°00′ Capricorn on Apr 10 back to 5°13′ Capricorn on Sep 17. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1987 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 14, 1986 – Jan 4, 1987Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 1986 – Apr 10, 1987Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 17, 1987 – Jan 6, 1988Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 22, 1987 – Apr 11, 1988Retrograde: Apr 10, 1987 – Sep 17, 19875° Capricorn7° Capricorn8° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 10, 1987, 12:12 AM UTC, 8°00′ CapricornR Apr 10Stations direct Sep 17, 1987, 8:22 AM UTC, 5°13′ CapricornD Sep 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1987. Neptune starts 1987 at 5°30′ Capricorn and ends it at 7°37′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 8°00′ Capricorn on Apr 10 back to 5°13′ Capricorn on Sep 17. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1987 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 14, 1986 – Jan 4, 1987Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 1986 – Apr 10, 1987Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 17, 1987 – Jan 6, 1988Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 22, 1987 – Apr 11, 1988Retrograde: Apr 10, 1987 – Sep 17, 19875° Capricorn8° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 10, 1987, 12:12 AM UTC, 8°00′ CapricornR Apr 10Stations direct Sep 17, 1987, 8:22 AM UTC, 5°13′ CapricornD Sep 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1987 at 5°30′ Capricorn and ends it at 7°37′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 8°00′ Capricorn on Apr 10 back to 5°13′ Capricorn on Sep 17. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1987 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1987: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 12:12 AM UTC on April 10, 1987 at 8°00′ Capricorn — 9:12 PM on April 9 in Santiago, 8:12 PM on April 9 in New York, 1:12 AM in London and 9:12 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Apr 10 · 8°00′ Capricorn Thu, Sep 17 · 5°13′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 2:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−10 10:22 PM Wed, Sep 16 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−8 12:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 5:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−7 1:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−7 1:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−6 2:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 7:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−5 3:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 6:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−6 2:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−6
New York United States 8:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−4 4:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 8:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−4 4:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−5 3:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−5 3:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−4 4:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−3 4:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−3 5:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:12 PM Thu, Apr 9 · UTC−3 5:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC 8:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+1 9:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+1 9:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+2 10:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 2:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+2 10:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 2:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+2 10:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+2 11:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 3:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+3 11:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 3:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+3 11:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 4:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+4 12:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 3:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+3 11:22 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:42 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+3:30 11:52 AM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+4 12:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+5 1:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:42 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+5:30 1:52 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:57 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+5:45 2:07 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+6 2:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+7 3:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+7 3:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+8 4:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+8 4:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+8 4:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+8 4:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+9 6:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+10
Tokyo Japan 9:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+9 5:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:42 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+9:30 5:52 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+10 6:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:12 AM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+10 6:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:12 PM Fri, Apr 10 · UTC+12 8:22 PM Thu, Sep 17 · 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 10 → September 17, 1987 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 10, 1987, 12:12 AM UTC at 8°00′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 17, 1987, 8:22 AM UTC at 5°13′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Dec 19, 1986, 10:02 PM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 6, 1988, 5:40 PM 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 10 to Aug 19, 1987 (131 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Sagittarius — Apr 10 to Sep 1, 1987 (145 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — Apr 10 to Jul 18, 1987 (99 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 21 to Jul 15, 1987 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Aries — Aug 19 to Sep 17, 1987 (28 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 1987

Previous

1986 Ended September 14, 1986 after 160 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1988 Begins April 11, 1988 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 1987

Neptune through the zodiac in 1987

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1987, 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.

1987 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1987

Pluto in Scorpio Feb 11, 1987 – Jul 18, 1987 · 157 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 18, 1987 – Mar 12, 1987 · 22 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 31, 1987 – Aug 19, 1987 · 141 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Apr 1, 1987 – Sep 1, 1987 · 153 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 21, 1987 – Jul 15, 1987 · 24 days
Jupiter in Aries Aug 19, 1987 – Dec 15, 1987 · 118 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 16, 1987 – Nov 6, 1987 · 21 days
← 1986 Neptune retrograde in 1986. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1988 → Neptune retrograde in 1988.

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