Neptune retrograde 2004

1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.7% of 2004. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

160 days · retreats 2.79°

17 May → 24 October 2004 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 17 May 2004, 07:12 UTC at 15.34° Aquarius
Stations direct 24 Oct 2004, 08:20 UTC at 12.55° Aquarius

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Pluto in Sagittarius — 17 May to 30 Aug 2004 (105 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Gemini — 17 May to 29 Jun 2004 (43 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — 10 Jun to 24 Oct 2004 (136 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — 10 Aug to 2 Sep 2004 (24 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 2004

Previous

2003 Ended 22 October 2003 after 160 days, moving back 2.79° through the zodiac.

Next

2005 Begins 19 May 2005 and runs 160 days.

Gap across 2004

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.

2004 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2004

Saturn in Cancer 22 Nov 2003 – 7 Mar 2004 · 107 days
Mercury in Capricorn 17 Dec 2003 – 6 Jan 2004 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo 3 Jan 2004 – 5 May 2004 · 122 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 24 Mar 2004 – 30 Aug 2004 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus 6 Apr 2004 – 30 Apr 2004 · 24 days
Venus in Gemini 17 May 2004 – 29 Jun 2004 · 43 days
Uranus in Pisces 10 Jun 2004 – 11 Nov 2004 · 154 days
Mercury in Virgo 10 Aug 2004 – 2 Sep 2004 · 24 days
Saturn in Cancer 8 Nov 2004 – 9 Feb 2005 · 94 days
Mercury in Sagittarius 30 Nov 2004 – 20 Dec 2004 · 20 days
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