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Neptune retrograde 2000

Neptune retrograde 2000: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.7% of 2000. Neptune turned retrograde at 12:30 PM UTC on May 8 at 6°34′ Aquarius and turned direct at 2:12 PM UTC on October 15 at 3°47′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 8 12:30 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 15 2:12 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2000
160 days 43.7% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.78°
Neptune Retrograde 2000 Dates: May 8 – Oct 15

Neptune’s path through 2000, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2000
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2000. Neptune starts 2000 at 3°10′ Aquarius and ends it at 5°19′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 6°34′ Aquarius on May 8 back to 3°47′ Aquarius on Oct 15. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 10, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2000 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 14, 1999 – Feb 1, 2000Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 17, 2000 – May 8, 2000Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 2000 – Feb 3, 2001Retrograde: May 8, 2000 – Oct 15, 20003° Aquarius5° Aquarius6° AquariusStations retrograde May 8, 2000, 12:30 PM UTC, 6°34′ AquariusR May 8Stations direct Oct 15, 2000, 2:12 PM UTC, 3°47′ AquariusD Oct 15JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2000. Neptune starts 2000 at 3°10′ Aquarius and ends it at 5°19′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 6°34′ Aquarius on May 8 back to 3°47′ Aquarius on Oct 15. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 10, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2000 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 14, 1999 – Feb 1, 2000Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 17, 2000 – May 8, 2000Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 2000 – Feb 3, 2001Retrograde: May 8, 2000 – Oct 15, 20003° Aquarius6° AquariusStations retrograde May 8, 2000, 12:30 PM UTC, 6°34′ AquariusR May 8Stations direct Oct 15, 2000, 2:12 PM UTC, 3°47′ AquariusD Oct 15JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2000 at 3°10′ Aquarius and ends it at 5°19′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 6°34′ Aquarius on May 8 back to 3°47′ Aquarius on Oct 15. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 10, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2000 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2000: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 12:30 PM UTC on May 8, 2000 at 6°34′ Aquarius — 8:30 AM in Santiago, 8:30 AM in New York, 1:30 PM in London and 9:30 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, May 8 · 6°34′ Aquarius Sun, Oct 15 · 3°47′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 2:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−10 4:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−8 6:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 5:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−7 7:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−7 7:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−6 8:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 7:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−5 9:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 7:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−5 9:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−5
New York United States 8:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−4 10:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 8:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−4 10:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−5 9:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−5 9:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−4 10:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−4 11:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−3 11:12 AM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:30 AM Mon, May 8 · UTC−3 12:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 12:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC 2:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+1 3:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+1 3:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+2 4:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 2:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+2 4:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 2:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+2 4:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+3 4:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 3:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+3 5:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 3:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+3 5:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 4:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+4 6:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 3:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+3 5:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 5:00 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+4:30 5:42 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+4 6:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+5 7:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:00 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+5:30 7:42 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:15 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+5:45 7:57 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+6 8:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+7 9:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+7 9:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+8 10:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+8 10:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+8 10:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+8 10:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+9 11:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+9 11:12 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:00 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+9:30 11:42 PM Sun, Oct 15 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+10 12:12 AM Mon, Oct 16 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:30 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC+10 1:12 AM Mon, Oct 16 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 12:30 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC+12 3:12 AM Mon, Oct 16 · 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 8 → October 15, 2000 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 8, 2000, 12:30 PM UTC at 6°34′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 15, 2000, 2:12 PM UTC at 3°47′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 17, 2000, 4:43 PM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 3, 2001, 10:37 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 8 to Aug 20, 2000 (104 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — May 25 to Oct 15, 2000 (143 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 23 to Jul 17, 2000 (24 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Gemini — Sep 12 to Oct 15, 2000 (33 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Gemini — Sep 29 to Oct 15, 2000 (16 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 2000

Previous

1999 Ended October 14, 1999 after 160 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

2001 Begins May 11, 2001 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 2000

Neptune through the zodiac in 2000

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2000, 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.

2000 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2000

Saturn in Taurus Aug 30, 1999 – Jan 12, 2000 · 135 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 21, 2000 – Mar 14, 2000 · 22 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 15, 2000 – Aug 20, 2000 · 158 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 25, 2000 – Oct 26, 2000 · 154 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 23, 2000 – Jul 17, 2000 · 24 days
Saturn in Gemini Sep 12, 2000 – Jan 25, 2001 · 135 days
Jupiter in Gemini Sep 29, 2000 – Jan 25, 2001 · 118 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 18, 2000 – Nov 8, 2000 · 21 days
← 1999 Neptune retrograde in 1999. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2001 → Neptune retrograde in 2001.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2000 Dates: May 8 – Oct 15.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2000/

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