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Neptune retrograde 1999

Neptune retrograde 1999: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 1999. Neptune turned retrograde at 12:51 AM UTC on May 7 at 4°22′ Aquarius and turned direct at 1:35 AM UTC on October 14 at 1°35′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 7 12:51 AM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 14 1:35 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1999
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.78°
Neptune Retrograde 1999 Dates: May 7 – Oct 14

Neptune’s path through 1999, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1999
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1999. Neptune starts 1999 at 1°03′ Aquarius and ends it at 3°10′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 4°22′ Aquarius on May 7 back to 1°35′ Aquarius on Oct 14. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 19, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1999 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 11, 1998 – Jan 30, 1999Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 15, 1999 – May 7, 1999Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 14, 1999 – Feb 1, 2000Retrograde: May 7, 1999 – Oct 14, 19991° Aquarius3° Aquarius4° AquariusStations retrograde May 7, 1999, 12:51 AM UTC, 4°22′ AquariusR May 7Stations direct Oct 14, 1999, 1:35 AM UTC, 1°35′ AquariusD Oct 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1999. Neptune starts 1999 at 1°03′ Aquarius and ends it at 3°10′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 4°22′ Aquarius on May 7 back to 1°35′ Aquarius on Oct 14. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 19, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1999 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 11, 1998 – Jan 30, 1999Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 15, 1999 – May 7, 1999Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 14, 1999 – Feb 1, 2000Retrograde: May 7, 1999 – Oct 14, 19994° AquariusStations retrograde May 7, 1999, 12:51 AM UTC, 4°22′ AquariusR May 7Stations direct Oct 14, 1999, 1:35 AM UTC, 1°35′ AquariusD Oct 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1999 at 1°03′ Aquarius and ends it at 3°10′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 4°22′ Aquarius on May 7 back to 1°35′ Aquarius on Oct 14. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 19, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1999 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1999: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 12:51 AM UTC on May 7, 1999 at 4°22′ Aquarius — 8:51 PM on May 6 in Santiago, 8:51 PM on May 6 in New York, 1:51 AM in London and 9:51 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, May 7 · 4°22′ Aquarius Thu, Oct 14 · 1°35′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 2:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−10 3:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−8 5:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 5:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−7 6:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−7 6:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−6 7:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 7:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−5 8:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 7:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−5 8:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−5
New York United States 8:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−4 9:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 8:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−4 9:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−5 8:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−5 8:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−4 9:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−4 10:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−3 10:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:51 PM Thu, May 6 · UTC−3 11:35 PM Wed, Oct 13 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 12:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC 1:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+1 2:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+1 2:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+2 3:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 2:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+2 3:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 2:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+2 3:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+3 3:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 3:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+3 4:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 3:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+3 4:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 4:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+4 5:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 3:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+3 4:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 5:21 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+4:30 5:05 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+4 5:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+5 6:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:21 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+5:30 7:05 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:36 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+5:45 7:20 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+6 7:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+7 8:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+7 8:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+8 9:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+8 9:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+8 9:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+8 9:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+9 10:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+9 10:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:21 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+9:30 11:05 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+10 11:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:51 AM Fri, May 7 · UTC+10 11:35 AM Thu, Oct 14 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:51 PM Fri, May 7 · UTC+12 2:35 PM Thu, Oct 14 · 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 7 → October 14, 1999 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 7, 1999, 12:51 AM UTC at 4°22′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 14, 1999, 1:35 AM UTC at 1°35′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 15, 1999, 6:52 AM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 1, 2000, 10:51 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

  • Mars in Scorpio — May 7 to Jun 4, 1999 (28 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — May 7 to Aug 19, 1999 (104 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — May 21 to Oct 14, 1999 (145 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 12 to Aug 6, 1999 (24 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Virgo — Jul 30 to Sep 11, 1999 (43 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Taurus — Aug 25 to Oct 14, 1999 (50 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — Aug 30 to Oct 14, 1999 (45 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 1999

Previous

1998 Ended October 11, 1998 after 160 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

2000 Begins May 8, 2000 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 1999

Neptune through the zodiac in 1999

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1999, 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 Aquarius From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Neptune moves.

1999 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1999

Mercury in Aries Mar 10, 1999 – Apr 2, 1999 · 23 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 13, 1999 – Aug 19, 1999 · 158 days
Mars in Scorpio Mar 18, 1999 – Jun 4, 1999 · 78 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 21, 1999 – Oct 23, 1999 · 154 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 12, 1999 – Aug 6, 1999 · 24 days
Venus in Virgo Jul 30, 1999 – Sep 11, 1999 · 43 days
Jupiter in Taurus Aug 25, 1999 – Dec 20, 1999 · 118 days
Saturn in Taurus Aug 30, 1999 – Jan 12, 2000 · 135 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 5, 1999 – Nov 25, 1999 · 20 days
← 1998 Neptune retrograde in 1998. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2000 → Neptune retrograde in 2000.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 1999 Dates: May 7 – Oct 14.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/1999/

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