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Neptune retrograde 1988

Neptune retrograde 1988: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 1988. Neptune turned retrograde at 1:17 PM UTC on April 11 at 10°11′ Capricorn and turned direct at 6:19 PM UTC on September 18 at 7°25′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 11 1:17 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 18 6:19 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1988
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1988 Dates: Apr 11 – Sep 18

Neptune’s path through 1988, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1988
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1988. Neptune starts 1988 at 7°37′ Capricorn and ends it at 9°46′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 10°11′ Capricorn on Apr 11 back to 7°25′ Capricorn on Sep 18. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 17, 1987 – Jan 6, 1988Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 22, 1987 – Apr 11, 1988Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 1988 – Jan 8, 1989Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 23, 1988 – Apr 13, 1989Retrograde: Apr 11, 1988 – Sep 18, 19887° Capricorn10° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 11, 1988, 1:17 PM UTC, 10°11′ CapricornR Apr 11Stations direct Sep 18, 1988, 6:19 PM UTC, 7°25′ CapricornD Sep 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1988. Neptune starts 1988 at 7°37′ Capricorn and ends it at 9°46′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 10°11′ Capricorn on Apr 11 back to 7°25′ Capricorn on Sep 18. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 17, 1987 – Jan 6, 1988Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 22, 1987 – Apr 11, 1988Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 1988 – Jan 8, 1989Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 23, 1988 – Apr 13, 1989Retrograde: Apr 11, 1988 – Sep 18, 19887° Capricorn10° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 11, 1988, 1:17 PM UTC, 10°11′ CapricornR Apr 11Stations direct Sep 18, 1988, 6:19 PM UTC, 7°25′ CapricornD Sep 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1988 at 7°37′ Capricorn and ends it at 9°46′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 10°11′ Capricorn on Apr 11 back to 7°25′ Capricorn on Sep 18. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1988: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 1:17 PM UTC on April 11, 1988 at 10°11′ Capricorn — 9:17 AM in Santiago, 9:17 AM in New York, 2:17 PM in London and 10:17 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Apr 11 · 10°11′ Capricorn Sun, Sep 18 · 7°25′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 3:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−10 8:19 AM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−8 10:19 AM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 6:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−7 11:19 AM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 6:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−7 11:19 AM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−6 12:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 8:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−5 1:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 7:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−6 12:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−4 2:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 9:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−4 2:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 8:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−5 1:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−5 1:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−4 2:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−4 2:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−3 3:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:17 AM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC−3 3:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC 6:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+1 7:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 2:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+1 7:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+2 8:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 3:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+2 8:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 3:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+2 8:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+2 9:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 4:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+3 9:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 4:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+3 9:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 5:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+4 10:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 4:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+3 9:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:47 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+3:30 9:49 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+4 10:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+5 11:19 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:47 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+5:30 11:49 PM Sun, Sep 18 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:02 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+5:45 12:04 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+6 12:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+7 1:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+7 1:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+7
Singapore 9:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+8 2:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+8
Beijing China 9:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+8 2:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+8 2:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+8 2:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+9 4:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+10
Tokyo Japan 10:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+9 3:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:47 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+9:30 3:49 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 11:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+10 4:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:17 PM Mon, Apr 11 · UTC+10 4:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:17 AM Tue, Apr 12 · UTC+12 6:19 AM Mon, Sep 19 · 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 11 → September 18, 1988 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 11, 1988, 1:17 PM UTC at 10°11′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 18, 1988, 6:19 PM UTC at 7°25′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Dec 22, 1987, 7:26 AM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 8, 1989, 4:54 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 Capricorn — Apr 11 to Aug 30, 1988 (141 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Capricorn — Apr 11 to Sep 5, 1988 (147 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — Apr 11 to Jul 20, 1988 (100 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Cancer — May 22 to Jul 4, 1988 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 31 to Jun 24, 1988 (24 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Aries — Aug 26 to Sep 18, 1988 (23 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 1988

Previous

1987 Ended September 17, 1987 after 160 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1989 Begins April 13, 1989 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 1988

Neptune through the zodiac in 1988

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1988, 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.

1988 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1988

Mercury in Aquarius Feb 2, 1988 – Feb 23, 1988 · 21 days
Pluto in Scorpio Feb 14, 1988 – Jul 20, 1988 · 157 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 4, 1988 – Sep 5, 1988 · 154 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 11, 1988 – Aug 30, 1988 · 141 days
Venus in Cancer May 22, 1988 – Jul 4, 1988 · 43 days
Mercury in Gemini May 31, 1988 – Jun 24, 1988 · 24 days
Mars in Aries Aug 26, 1988 – Oct 28, 1988 · 63 days
Jupiter in Gemini Sep 24, 1988 – Jan 20, 1989 · 118 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 28, 1988 – Oct 20, 1988 · 21 days
← 1987 Neptune retrograde in 1987. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1989 → Neptune retrograde in 1989.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 1988 Dates: Apr 11 – Sep 18.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/1988/

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