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Neptune retrograde 2001

Neptune retrograde 2001: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 2001. Neptune turned retrograde at 1:13 AM UTC on May 11 at 8°46′ Aquarius and turned direct at 1:49 AM UTC on October 18 at 5°59′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 11 1:13 AM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 18 1:49 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2001
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.78°
Neptune Retrograde 2001 Dates: May 11 – Oct 18

Neptune’s path through 2001, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2001
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2001. Neptune starts 2001 at 5°19′ Aquarius and ends it at 7°26′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 8°46′ Aquarius on May 11 back to 5°59′ Aquarius on Oct 18. Fastest day: Jan 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 2, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2001 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 2000 – Feb 3, 2001Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 19, 2001 – May 11, 2001Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 18, 2001 – Feb 5, 2002Retrograde: May 11, 2001 – Oct 18, 20015° Aquarius6° Aquarius7° Aquarius8° Aquarius9° AquariusStations retrograde May 11, 2001, 1:13 AM UTC, 8°46′ AquariusR May 11Stations direct Oct 18, 2001, 1:49 AM UTC, 5°59′ AquariusD Oct 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2001. Neptune starts 2001 at 5°19′ Aquarius and ends it at 7°26′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 8°46′ Aquarius on May 11 back to 5°59′ Aquarius on Oct 18. Fastest day: Jan 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 2, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2001 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 2000 – Feb 3, 2001Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 19, 2001 – May 11, 2001Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 18, 2001 – Feb 5, 2002Retrograde: May 11, 2001 – Oct 18, 20015° Aquarius8° Aquarius9° AquariusStations retrograde May 11, 2001, 1:13 AM UTC, 8°46′ AquariusR May 11Stations direct Oct 18, 2001, 1:49 AM UTC, 5°59′ AquariusD Oct 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2001 at 5°19′ Aquarius and ends it at 7°26′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 160 days, from 8°46′ Aquarius on May 11 back to 5°59′ Aquarius on Oct 18. Fastest day: Jan 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 2, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2001 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2001: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 1:13 AM UTC on May 11, 2001 at 8°46′ Aquarius — 9:13 PM on May 10 in Santiago, 9:13 PM on May 10 in New York, 2:13 AM in London and 10:13 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, May 11 · 8°46′ Aquarius Thu, Oct 18 · 5°59′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 3:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−10 3:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−8 5:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 6:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−7 6:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 6:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−7 6:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−6 7:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 8:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−5 8:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 8:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−5 7:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−4 9:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 9:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−4 9:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 8:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−5 8:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−5 8:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−4 9:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−4 10:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−3 10:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:13 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−3 11:49 PM Wed, Oct 17 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 1:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC 1:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+1 2:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 2:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+1 2:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+2 3:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 3:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+2 3:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 3:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+2 3:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+3 3:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 4:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+3 4:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 4:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+3 4:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 5:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+4 5:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 4:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+3 4:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 5:43 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+4:30 5:19 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+4 5:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+5 6:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:43 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+5:30 7:19 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:58 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+5:45 7:34 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+6 7:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+7 8:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+7 8:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+7
Singapore 9:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+8 9:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+8
Beijing China 9:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+8 9:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+8 9:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+8 9:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+9 10:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+9 10:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:43 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+9:30 11:19 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 11:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+10 11:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:13 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+10 11:49 AM Thu, Oct 18 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:13 PM Fri, May 11 · UTC+12 2:49 PM Thu, Oct 18 · 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 11 → October 18, 2001 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 11, 2001, 1:13 AM UTC at 8°46′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 18, 2001, 1:49 AM UTC at 5°59′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 19, 2001, 2:49 AM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 5, 2002, 9:59 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 — May 11 to Aug 23, 2001 (105 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Sagittarius — May 11 to Jul 19, 2001 (69 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — May 29 to Oct 18, 2001 (141 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — Jun 4 to Jun 28, 2001 (24 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Gemini — Sep 27 to Oct 18, 2001 (21 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Oct 1 to Oct 18, 2001 (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 2001

Previous

2000 Ended October 15, 2000 after 160 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

2002 Begins May 13, 2002 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 2001

Neptune through the zodiac in 2001

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2001, 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.

2001 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2001

Saturn in Gemini Sep 12, 2000 – Jan 25, 2001 · 135 days
Jupiter in Gemini Sep 29, 2000 – Jan 25, 2001 · 118 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 4, 2001 – Feb 25, 2001 · 22 days
Venus in Aries Mar 9, 2001 – Apr 20, 2001 · 42 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 18, 2001 – Aug 23, 2001 · 159 days
Mars in Sagittarius May 11, 2001 – Jul 19, 2001 · 69 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 29, 2001 – Oct 30, 2001 · 154 days
Mercury in Gemini Jun 4, 2001 – Jun 28, 2001 · 24 days
Saturn in Gemini Sep 27, 2001 – Feb 8, 2002 · 134 days
Mercury in Libra Oct 1, 2001 – Oct 23, 2001 · 21 days
Jupiter in Cancer Nov 2, 2001 – Mar 1, 2002 · 119 days
← 2000 Neptune retrograde in 2000. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2002 → Neptune retrograde in 2002.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2001 Dates: May 11 – Oct 18.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2001/

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