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Neptune retrograde 1998

Neptune retrograde 1998: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.9% of 1998. Neptune turned retrograde at 10:39 AM UTC on May 4 at 2°09′ Aquarius and turned direct at 2:03 PM UTC on October 11 at 29°22′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
May 4 10:39 AM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 11 2:03 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1998
160 days 43.9% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.78°
Neptune Retrograde 1998 Dates: May 4 – Oct 11

Neptune’s path through 1998, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1998
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1998. Neptune starts 1998 at 28°56′ Capricorn and ends it at 1°03′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 2°09′ Aquarius on May 4 back to 29°23′ Capricorn on Oct 11. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 2, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 9, 1997 – Jan 27, 1998Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 12, 1998 – May 4, 1998Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 11, 1998 – Jan 30, 1999Retrograde: May 4, 1998 – Oct 11, 199829° Capricorn1° Aquarius2° AquariusStations retrograde May 4, 1998, 10:39 AM UTC, 2°09′ AquariusR May 4Stations direct Oct 11, 1998, 2:03 PM UTC, 29°22′ CapricornD Oct 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1998. Neptune starts 1998 at 28°56′ Capricorn and ends it at 1°03′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 2°09′ Aquarius on May 4 back to 29°23′ Capricorn on Oct 11. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 2, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 9, 1997 – Jan 27, 1998Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 12, 1998 – May 4, 1998Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 11, 1998 – Jan 30, 1999Retrograde: May 4, 1998 – Oct 11, 19982° AquariusStations retrograde May 4, 1998, 10:39 AM UTC, 2°09′ AquariusR May 4Stations direct Oct 11, 1998, 2:03 PM UTC, 29°22′ CapricornD Oct 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1998 at 28°56′ Capricorn and ends it at 1°03′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 2°09′ Aquarius on May 4 back to 29°23′ Capricorn on Oct 11. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 2, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1998: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 10:39 AM UTC on May 4, 1998 at 2°09′ Aquarius — 6:39 AM in Santiago, 6:39 AM in New York, 11:39 AM in London and 7:39 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, May 4 · 2°09′ Aquarius Sun, Oct 11 · 29°22′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 12:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−10 4:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−8 6:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 3:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−7 7:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 3:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−7 7:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−6 8:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 5:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−5 9:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−5 9:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−5
New York United States 6:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−4 10:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−4 10:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 5:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−5 9:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−5 9:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−4 10:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−4 11:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−3 11:03 AM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC−3 12:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 10:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC 2:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC+1 3:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 11:39 AM Mon, May 4 · UTC+1 3:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+2 4:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 12:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+2 4:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 12:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+2 4:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+3 4:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+3 5:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 1:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+3 5:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+4 6:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 1:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+3 5:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:09 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+4:30 5:33 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+4 6:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+5 7:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:09 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+5:30 7:33 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:24 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+5:45 7:48 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+6 8:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 5:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+7 9:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+7 9:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+7
Singapore 6:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+8 10:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+8
Beijing China 6:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+8 10:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 6:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+8 10:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+8 10:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+9 11:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+9 11:03 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:09 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+9:30 11:33 PM Sun, Oct 11 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 8:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+10 12:03 AM Mon, Oct 12 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+10 12:03 AM Mon, Oct 12 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:39 PM Mon, May 4 · UTC+12 3:03 AM Mon, Oct 12 · 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°

May 4 → October 11, 1998 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 4, 1998, 10:39 AM UTC at 2°09′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 11, 1998, 2:03 PM UTC at 29°22′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Jan 12, 1998, 8:46 PM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 30, 1999, 11:14 AM 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 — May 4 to Aug 16, 1998 (104 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — May 17 to Oct 11, 1998 (147 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jul 18 to Oct 11, 1998 (86 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 31 to Aug 23, 1998 (24 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — Aug 15 to Oct 11, 1998 (57 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1998

Previous

1997 Ended October 9, 1997 after 160 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1999 Begins May 7, 1999 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 1998

Neptune through the zodiac in 1998

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1998, 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 – Jan 29
Neptune in Aquarius Jan 29 – Aug 23
Neptune in Capricorn Aug 23 – Nov 28
Neptune in Aquarius Nov 28 – Dec 31 and beyond

4 segments in 1998. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1998 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1998

Venus in Aquarius Dec 26, 1997 – Feb 5, 1998 · 41 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 11, 1998 – Aug 16, 1998 · 158 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 27, 1998 – Apr 20, 1998 · 23 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 17, 1998 – Oct 18, 1998 · 154 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 18, 1998 – Nov 13, 1998 · 118 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 31, 1998 – Aug 23, 1998 · 24 days
Saturn in Taurus Aug 15, 1998 – Dec 29, 1998 · 136 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 21, 1998 – Dec 11, 1998 · 20 days
← 1997 Neptune retrograde in 1997. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1999 → Neptune retrograde in 1999.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 1998 Dates: May 4 – Oct 11.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/1998/

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