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Neptune retrograde 1989

Neptune retrograde 1989: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.9% of 1989. Neptune turned retrograde at 11:35 PM UTC on April 13 at 12°22′ Capricorn and turned direct at 6:53 AM UTC on September 21 at 9°36′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 13 11:35 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 21 6:53 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1989
160 days 43.9% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.78°
Neptune Retrograde 1989 Dates: Apr 13 – Sep 21

Neptune’s path through 1989, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1989
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1989. Neptune starts 1989 at 9°46′ Capricorn and ends it at 11°52′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 12°23′ Capricorn on Apr 13 back to 9°36′ Capricorn on Sep 21. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1989 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 1988 – Jan 8, 1989Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 23, 1988 – Apr 13, 1989Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1989 – Jan 10, 1990Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 26, 1989 – Apr 16, 1990Retrograde: Apr 13, 1989 – Sep 21, 19899° Capricorn10° Capricorn12° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 13, 1989, 11:35 PM UTC, 12°22′ CapricornR Apr 13Stations direct Sep 21, 1989, 6:53 AM UTC, 9°36′ CapricornD Sep 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1989. Neptune starts 1989 at 9°46′ Capricorn and ends it at 11°52′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 12°23′ Capricorn on Apr 13 back to 9°36′ Capricorn on Sep 21. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1989 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 1988 – Jan 8, 1989Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 23, 1988 – Apr 13, 1989Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1989 – Jan 10, 1990Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 26, 1989 – Apr 16, 1990Retrograde: Apr 13, 1989 – Sep 21, 19899° Capricorn12° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 13, 1989, 11:35 PM UTC, 12°22′ CapricornR Apr 13Stations direct Sep 21, 1989, 6:53 AM UTC, 9°36′ CapricornD Sep 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1989 at 9°46′ Capricorn and ends it at 11°52′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 12°23′ Capricorn on Apr 13 back to 9°36′ Capricorn on Sep 21. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Jun 30, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1989 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1989: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 11:35 PM UTC on April 13, 1989 at 12°22′ Capricorn — 7:35 PM in Santiago, 7:35 PM in New York, 12:35 AM on April 14 in London and 8:35 AM on April 14 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Thu, Apr 13 · 12°22′ Capricorn Thu, Sep 21 · 9°36′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 1:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−10 8:53 PM Wed, Sep 20 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−8 10:53 PM Wed, Sep 20 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 4:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−7 11:53 PM Wed, Sep 20 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 4:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−7 11:53 PM Wed, Sep 20 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−6 12:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 6:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−5 1:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−6 12:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−4 2:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−4 2:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−5 1:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−5 1:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−4 2:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−4 2:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−3 3:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC−3 3:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:35 PM Thu, Apr 13 · UTC 6:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+1 7:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+1 7:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+2 8:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 1:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+2 8:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 1:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+2 8:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+2 9:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 2:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+3 9:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 2:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+3 9:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 3:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+4 10:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 2:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+3 9:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:05 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+3:30 10:23 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+4 10:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+5 11:53 AM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:05 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+5:30 12:23 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:20 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+5:45 12:38 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+6 12:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+7 1:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+7 1:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+8 2:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+8
Beijing China 7:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+8 2:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+8 2:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+8 2:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+9 3:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+9 3:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:05 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+9:30 4:23 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+10 4:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+10 4:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 11:35 AM Fri, Apr 14 · UTC+12 6:53 PM Thu, Sep 21 · 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 2.78°

April 13 → September 21, 1989 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 13, 1989, 11:35 PM UTC at 12°22′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 21, 1989, 6:53 AM UTC at 9°36′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Dec 23, 1988, 5:11 PM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 10, 1990, 3:49 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

  • Uranus in Capricorn — Apr 13 to Sep 10, 1989 (149 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — Apr 13 to Jul 23, 1989 (100 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Capricorn — Apr 22 to Sep 11, 1989 (141 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 12 to Jun 5, 1989 (24 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 11 to Sep 21, 1989 (9 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 1989

Previous

1988 Ended September 18, 1988 after 160 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1990 Begins April 16, 1990 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 1989

Neptune through the zodiac in 1989

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1989, 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.

1989 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1989

Jupiter in Gemini Sep 24, 1988 – Jan 20, 1989 · 118 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 16, 1989 – Feb 5, 1989 · 21 days
Pluto in Scorpio Feb 16, 1989 – Jul 23, 1989 · 157 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 9, 1989 – Sep 10, 1989 · 154 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 22, 1989 – Sep 11, 1989 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini May 12, 1989 – Jun 5, 1989 · 24 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 11, 1989 – Oct 3, 1989 · 22 days
Jupiter in Cancer Oct 29, 1989 – Feb 24, 1990 · 119 days
Venus in Aquarius Dec 29, 1989 – Feb 8, 1990 · 41 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 30, 1989 – Jan 20, 1990 · 20 days
← 1988 Neptune retrograde in 1988. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1990 → Neptune retrograde in 1990.

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