Neptune retrograde 2003

1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.9% of 2003. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

160 days · retreats 2.79°

15 May → 22 October 2003 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 15 May 2003, 18:43 UTC at 13.14° Aquarius
Stations direct 22 Oct 2003, 20:54 UTC at 10.35° Aquarius

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Taurus — 15 May to 20 May 2003 (5 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — 15 May to 28 Aug 2003 (105 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — 7 Jun to 22 Oct 2003 (138 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Pisces — 29 Jul to 27 Sep 2003 (60 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — 28 Aug to 20 Sep 2003 (23 days of overlap)

Read against Aquarius, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 2003

Previous

2002 Ended 20 October 2002 after 160 days, moving back 2.79° through the zodiac.

Next

2004 Begins 17 May 2004 and runs 160 days.

Gap across 2003

1.6 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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.

2003 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2003

Saturn in Gemini 22 Nov 2002 – 22 Feb 2003 · 92 days
Jupiter in Leo 4 Dec 2002 – 4 Apr 2003 · 121 days
Mercury in Capricorn 2 Jan 2003 – 23 Jan 2003 · 20 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 22 Mar 2003 – 28 Aug 2003 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus 26 Apr 2003 – 20 May 2003 · 24 days
Uranus in Pisces 7 Jun 2003 – 8 Nov 2003 · 154 days
Mars in Pisces 29 Jul 2003 – 27 Sep 2003 · 60 days
Mercury in Virgo 28 Aug 2003 – 20 Sep 2003 · 23 days
Saturn in Cancer 25 Oct 2003 – 9 Feb 2004 · 107 days
Mercury in Capricorn 17 Dec 2003 – 6 Jan 2004 · 20 days
← 2002 Neptune retrograde in 2002. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2004 → Neptune retrograde in 2004.