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Neptune retrograde 2002

Neptune retrograde 2002: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.9% of 2002. Neptune turned retrograde at 12:10 PM UTC on May 13 at 10°58′ Aquarius and turned direct at 1:53 PM UTC on October 20 at 8°12′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 13 12:10 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 20 1:53 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2002
160 days 43.9% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.79°
Neptune Retrograde 2002 Dates: May 13 – Oct 20

Neptune’s path through 2002, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2002
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2002. Neptune starts 2002 at 7°26′ Aquarius and ends it at 9°33′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 10°58′ Aquarius on May 13 back to 8°11′ Aquarius on Oct 20. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 21, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2002 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 18, 2001 – Feb 5, 2002Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 21, 2002 – May 13, 2002Retrograde: May 13, 2002 – Oct 20, 20027° Aquarius8° Aquarius9° Aquarius10° Aquarius11° AquariusStations retrograde May 13, 2002, 12:10 PM UTC, 10°58′ AquariusR May 13Stations direct Oct 20, 2002, 1:53 PM UTC, 8°12′ AquariusD Oct 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2002. Neptune starts 2002 at 7°26′ Aquarius and ends it at 9°33′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 10°58′ Aquarius on May 13 back to 8°11′ Aquarius on Oct 20. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 21, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2002 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 18, 2001 – Feb 5, 2002Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 21, 2002 – May 13, 2002Retrograde: May 13, 2002 – Oct 20, 20027° Aquarius10° Aquarius11° AquariusStations retrograde May 13, 2002, 12:10 PM UTC, 10°58′ AquariusR May 13Stations direct Oct 20, 2002, 1:53 PM UTC, 8°12′ AquariusD Oct 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2002 at 7°26′ Aquarius and ends it at 9°33′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 10°58′ Aquarius on May 13 back to 8°11′ Aquarius on Oct 20. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 21, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2002 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2002: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 12:10 PM UTC on May 13, 2002 at 10°58′ Aquarius — 8:10 AM in Santiago, 8:10 AM in New York, 1:10 PM in London and 9:10 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, May 13 · 10°58′ Aquarius Sun, Oct 20 · 8°12′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 2:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−10 3:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−8 5:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 5:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−7 6:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−7 6:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−6 7:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 7:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−5 8:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 7:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−5 8:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−5
New York United States 8:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−4 9:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 8:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−4 9:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−5 8:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−5 8:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−4 9:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−4 10:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−3 10:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:10 AM Mon, May 13 · UTC−3 10:53 AM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC 1:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+1 2:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+1 2:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+2 3:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 2:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+2 3:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 2:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+2 3:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+3 3:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 3:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+3 4:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 3:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+3 4:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 4:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+4 5:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 3:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+3 4:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:40 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+4:30 5:23 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+4 5:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+6 6:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:40 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+5:30 7:23 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:55 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+5:45 7:38 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+6 7:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+7 8:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+7 8:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+8 9:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+8 9:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+8 9:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+8 9:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+9 10:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+9 10:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:40 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+9:30 11:23 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+10 11:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:10 PM Mon, May 13 · UTC+10 11:53 PM Sun, Oct 20 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:10 AM Tue, May 14 · UTC+12 2:53 AM Mon, Oct 21 · 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 2.79°

May 13 → October 20, 2002 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 13, 2002, 12:10 PM UTC at 10°58′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 20, 2002, 1:53 PM UTC at 8°12′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 21, 2002, 4:38 PM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 8, 2003, 8:01 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 13 to Aug 26, 2002 (105 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 15 to Jun 8, 2002 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — Jun 3 to Oct 20, 2002 (140 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 14 to Oct 6, 2002 (22 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Scorpio — Oct 10 to Oct 20, 2002 (10 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Gemini — Oct 11 to Oct 20, 2002 (9 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 2002

Previous

2001 Ended October 18, 2001 after 160 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

2003 Begins May 16, 2003 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 2002

Neptune through the zodiac in 2002

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2002, 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.

2002 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2002

Saturn in Gemini Sep 27, 2001 – Feb 8, 2002 · 134 days
Jupiter in Cancer Nov 2, 2001 – Mar 1, 2002 · 119 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 18, 2002 – Feb 8, 2002 · 21 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 20, 2002 – Aug 26, 2002 · 159 days
Mercury in Gemini May 15, 2002 – Jun 8, 2002 · 24 days
Uranus in Aquarius Jun 3, 2002 – Nov 4, 2002 · 154 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 14, 2002 – Oct 6, 2002 · 22 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 10, 2002 – Nov 21, 2002 · 42 days
Saturn in Gemini Oct 11, 2002 – Feb 22, 2003 · 134 days
Jupiter in Leo Dec 4, 2002 – Apr 4, 2003 · 121 days
← 2001 Neptune retrograde in 2001. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2003 → Neptune retrograde in 2003.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2002 Dates: May 13 – Oct 20.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2002/

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