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Neptune retrograde 2004

Neptune retrograde 2004: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.7% of 2004. Neptune turned retrograde at 12:13 PM UTC on May 17 at 15°23′ Aquarius and turned direct at 11:56 AM UTC on October 24 at 12°36′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 17 12:13 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 24 11:56 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2004
160 days 43.7% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.79°
Neptune Retrograde 2004 Dates: May 17 – Oct 24

Neptune’s path through 2004, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2004
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2004. Neptune starts 2004 at 11°41′ Aquarius and ends it at 13°51′ Aquarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 15°23′ Aquarius on May 17 back to 12°36′ Aquarius on Oct 24. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 3, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 23, 2003 – Feb 10, 2004Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 26, 2004 – May 17, 2004Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 2004 – Feb 12, 2005Retrograde: May 17, 2004 – Oct 24, 200412° Aquarius14° Aquarius15° AquariusStations retrograde May 17, 2004, 12:13 PM UTC, 15°23′ AquariusR May 17Stations direct Oct 24, 2004, 11:56 AM UTC, 12°36′ AquariusD Oct 24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2004. Neptune starts 2004 at 11°41′ Aquarius and ends it at 13°51′ Aquarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 15°23′ Aquarius on May 17 back to 12°36′ Aquarius on Oct 24. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 3, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 23, 2003 – Feb 10, 2004Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 26, 2004 – May 17, 2004Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 2004 – Feb 12, 2005Retrograde: May 17, 2004 – Oct 24, 200414° Aquarius15° AquariusStations retrograde May 17, 2004, 12:13 PM UTC, 15°23′ AquariusR May 17Stations direct Oct 24, 2004, 11:56 AM UTC, 12°36′ AquariusD Oct 24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2004 at 11°41′ Aquarius and ends it at 13°51′ Aquarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 15°23′ Aquarius on May 17 back to 12°36′ Aquarius on Oct 24. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 3, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2004: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 12:13 PM UTC on May 17, 2004 at 15°23′ Aquarius — 8:13 AM in Santiago, 8:13 AM in New York, 1:13 PM in London and 9:13 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, May 17 · 15°23′ Aquarius Sun, Oct 24 · 12°36′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 2:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−10 1:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−8 3:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 5:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−7 4:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−7 4:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−6 5:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 7:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−5 6:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 7:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−5 6:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−5
New York United States 8:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−4 7:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 8:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−4 7:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−5 6:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−5 6:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−4 7:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−4 8:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−3 8:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:13 AM Mon, May 17 · UTC−3 8:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC 11:56 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+1 12:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+1 12:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+2 1:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 2:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+2 1:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 2:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+2 1:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+3 1:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 3:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+3 2:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 3:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+3 2:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 4:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+4 3:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 3:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+3 2:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:43 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+4:30 3:26 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+4 3:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+5 4:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:43 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+5:30 5:26 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:58 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+5:45 5:41 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+6 5:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+7 6:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+7 6:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+8 7:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+8 7:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+8 7:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+8 7:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+9 8:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+9 8:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:43 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+9:30 9:26 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+10 9:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:13 PM Mon, May 17 · UTC+10 9:56 PM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:13 AM Tue, May 18 · UTC+12 12:56 AM Mon, Oct 25 · 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 17 → October 24, 2004 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 17, 2004, 12:13 PM UTC at 15°23′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 24, 2004, 11:56 AM UTC at 12°36′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 26, 2004, 12:21 PM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 12, 2005, 5:14 AM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

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

Previous

2003 Ended October 23, 2003 after 160 days, moving back 2.79° through the zodiac.

Next

2005 Begins May 19, 2005 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 2004

Neptune through the zodiac in 2004

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2004, 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.

2004 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2004

Saturn in Cancer Oct 25, 2003 – Mar 7, 2004 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 17, 2003 – Jan 6, 2004 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Jan 3, 2004 – May 5, 2004 · 122 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 24, 2004 – Aug 30, 2004 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 6, 2004 – Apr 30, 2004 · 24 days
Venus in Gemini May 17, 2004 – Jun 29, 2004 · 43 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 10, 2004 – Nov 11, 2004 · 154 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 10, 2004 – Sep 2, 2004 · 24 days
Saturn in Cancer Nov 8, 2004 – Mar 22, 2005 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 30, 2004 – Dec 20, 2004 · 20 days
← 2003 Neptune retrograde in 2003. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2005 → Neptune retrograde in 2005.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2004 Dates: May 17 – Oct 24.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2004/

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