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Neptune retrograde 1996

Neptune retrograde 1996: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 1996. Neptune turned retrograde at 9:52 AM UTC on April 29 at 27°45′ Capricorn and turned direct at 3:55 PM UTC on October 6 at 24°58′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 29 9:52 AM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 6 3:55 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1996
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.78°
Neptune Retrograde 1996 Dates: Apr 29 – Oct 6

Neptune’s path through 1996, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1996
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1996. Neptune starts 1996 at 24°40′ Capricorn and ends it at 26°49′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 27°45′ Capricorn on Apr 29 back to 24°58′ Capricorn on Oct 6. Fastest day: Jan 7, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 7, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 5, 1995 – Jan 24, 1996Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 8, 1996 – Apr 29, 1996Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 6, 1996 – Jan 25, 1997Retrograde: Apr 29, 1996 – Oct 6, 199625° Capricorn27° Capricorn28° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 29, 1996, 9:52 AM UTC, 27°45′ CapricornR Apr 29Stations direct Oct 6, 1996, 3:55 PM UTC, 24°58′ CapricornD Oct 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1996. Neptune starts 1996 at 24°40′ Capricorn and ends it at 26°49′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 27°45′ Capricorn on Apr 29 back to 24°58′ Capricorn on Oct 6. Fastest day: Jan 7, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 7, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 5, 1995 – Jan 24, 1996Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 8, 1996 – Apr 29, 1996Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 6, 1996 – Jan 25, 1997Retrograde: Apr 29, 1996 – Oct 6, 199627° Capricorn28° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 29, 1996, 9:52 AM UTC, 27°45′ CapricornR Apr 29Stations direct Oct 6, 1996, 3:55 PM UTC, 24°58′ CapricornD Oct 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1996 at 24°40′ Capricorn and ends it at 26°49′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 27°45′ Capricorn on Apr 29 back to 24°58′ Capricorn on Oct 6. Fastest day: Jan 7, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 7, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1996: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 9:52 AM UTC on April 29, 1996 at 27°45′ Capricorn — 5:52 AM in Santiago, 5:52 AM in New York, 10:52 AM in London and 6:52 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Apr 29 · 27°45′ Capricorn Sun, Oct 6 · 24°58′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 11:52 PM Sun, Apr 28 · UTC−10 5:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−8 7:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 2:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−7 8:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 2:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−7 8:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−6 9:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 4:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−5 10:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 4:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−5 10:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−5
New York United States 5:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−4 11:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 5:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−4 11:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 4:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−5 10:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−5 10:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−4 11:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 5:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−4 11:55 AM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−3 12:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC−3 1:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 9:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC 3:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+1 4:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 10:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+1 4:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+2 5:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 11:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+2 5:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 11:52 AM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+2 5:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 12:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+3 5:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 12:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+3 6:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 12:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+3 6:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 1:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+4 7:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 12:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+3 6:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:22 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+4:30 7:25 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+4 7:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+5 8:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 3:22 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+5:30 9:25 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:37 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+5:45 9:40 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+6 9:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+7 10:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+7 10:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+8 11:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+8
Beijing China 5:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+8 11:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+8 11:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+8 11:55 PM Sun, Oct 6 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+9 12:55 AM Mon, Oct 7 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+9 12:55 AM Mon, Oct 7 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:22 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+9:30 1:25 AM Mon, Oct 7 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 7:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+10 1:55 AM Mon, Oct 7 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+10 1:55 AM Mon, Oct 7 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:52 PM Mon, Apr 29 · UTC+12 4:55 AM Mon, Oct 7 · UTC+13

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 29 → October 6, 1996 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 29, 1996, 9:52 AM UTC at 27°45′ Capricorn
Stations direct Oct 6, 1996, 3:55 PM UTC at 24°58′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Jan 8, 1996, 11:21 PM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 25, 1997, 1:00 PM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Pluto in Sagittarius — Apr 29 to Aug 10, 1996 (103 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — May 3 to May 27, 1996 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — May 4 to Sep 3, 1996 (122 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — May 8 to Oct 6, 1996 (151 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Gemini — May 20 to Jul 2, 1996 (43 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aries — Jul 18 to Oct 6, 1996 (80 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 4 to Sep 26, 1996 (22 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 1996

Previous

1995 Ended October 5, 1995 after 160 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1997 Begins May 1, 1997 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 1996

Neptune through the zodiac in 1996

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1996, 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.

1996 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1996

Mercury in Aquarius Jan 9, 1996 – Jan 30, 1996 · 21 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 5, 1996 – Aug 10, 1996 · 158 days
Mercury in Taurus May 3, 1996 – May 27, 1996 · 24 days
Jupiter in Capricorn May 4, 1996 – Sep 3, 1996 · 122 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 8, 1996 – Oct 10, 1996 · 154 days
Venus in Gemini May 20, 1996 – Jul 2, 1996 · 43 days
Saturn in Aries Jul 18, 1996 – Dec 3, 1996 · 138 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 4, 1996 – Sep 26, 1996 · 22 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 23, 1996 – Jan 12, 1997 · 20 days
← 1995 Neptune retrograde in 1995. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1997 → Neptune retrograde in 1997.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 1996 Dates: Apr 29 – Oct 6.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/1996/

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