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Neptune retrograde 2005

Neptune retrograde 2005: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 2005. Neptune turned retrograde at 11:35 PM UTC on May 19 at 17°36′ Aquarius and turned direct at 11:24 PM UTC on October 26 at 14°49′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 19 11:35 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 26 11:24 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2005
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.79°
Neptune Retrograde 2005 Dates: May 19 – Oct 26

Neptune’s path through 2005, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2005
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2005. Neptune starts 2005 at 13°51′ Aquarius and ends it at 15°58′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 17°36′ Aquarius on May 19 back to 14°49′ Aquarius on Oct 26. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 22, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2005 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 2004 – Feb 12, 2005Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 28, 2005 – May 19, 2005Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 26, 2005 – Feb 14, 2006Retrograde: May 19, 2005 – Oct 26, 200514° Aquarius16° Aquarius17° AquariusStations retrograde May 19, 2005, 11:35 PM UTC, 17°36′ AquariusR May 19Stations direct Oct 26, 2005, 11:24 PM UTC, 14°49′ AquariusD Oct 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2005. Neptune starts 2005 at 13°51′ Aquarius and ends it at 15°58′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 17°36′ Aquarius on May 19 back to 14°49′ Aquarius on Oct 26. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 22, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2005 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 2004 – Feb 12, 2005Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 28, 2005 – May 19, 2005Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 26, 2005 – Feb 14, 2006Retrograde: May 19, 2005 – Oct 26, 200514° Aquarius17° AquariusStations retrograde May 19, 2005, 11:35 PM UTC, 17°36′ AquariusR May 19Stations direct Oct 26, 2005, 11:24 PM UTC, 14°49′ AquariusD Oct 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2005 at 13°51′ Aquarius and ends it at 15°58′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 17°36′ Aquarius on May 19 back to 14°49′ Aquarius on Oct 26. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 22, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2005 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2005: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 11:35 PM UTC on May 19, 2005 at 17°36′ Aquarius — 7:35 PM in Santiago, 7:35 PM in New York, 12:35 AM on May 20 in London and 8:35 AM on May 20 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Thu, May 19 · 17°36′ Aquarius Wed, Oct 26 · 14°49′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 1:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−10 1:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−8 3:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 4:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−7 4:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 4:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−7 4:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−6 5:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 6:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−5 6:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 6:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−5 6:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−5
New York United States 7:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−4 7:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−4 7:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−5 6:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−5 6:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−4 7:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−4 8:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−3 8:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC−3 9:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 11:35 PM Thu, May 19 · UTC 11:24 PM Wed, Oct 26 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+1 12:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+1 12:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+2 1:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 1:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+2 1:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 1:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+2 1:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+3 1:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 2:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+3 2:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 2:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+3 2:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 3:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+4 3:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 2:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+3 2:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:05 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+4:30 2:54 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+4 3:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+5 4:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:05 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+5:30 4:54 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:20 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+5:45 5:09 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+6 5:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+7 6:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+7 6:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+8 7:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+8
Beijing China 7:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+8 7:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+8 7:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+8 7:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+9 8:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+9 8:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:05 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+9:30 8:54 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+10 9:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+10 9:24 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 11:35 AM Fri, May 20 · UTC+12 12:24 PM Thu, Oct 27 · 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 19 → October 26, 2005 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 19, 2005, 11:35 PM UTC at 17°36′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 26, 2005, 11:24 PM UTC at 14°49′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 28, 2005, 12:22 AM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 14, 2006, 3:06 PM 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

  • Jupiter in Libra — May 19 to Jun 5, 2005 (16 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — May 19 to Sep 2, 2005 (105 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — Jun 14 to Oct 26, 2005 (134 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 23 to Aug 16, 2005 (24 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Taurus — Oct 1 to Oct 26, 2005 (25 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 2005

Previous

2004 Ended October 24, 2004 after 160 days, moving back 2.79° through the zodiac.

Next

2006 Begins May 22, 2006 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 2005

Neptune through the zodiac in 2005

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2005, 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.

2005 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2005

Saturn in Cancer Nov 8, 2004 – Mar 22, 2005 · 134 days
Jupiter in Libra Feb 2, 2005 – Jun 5, 2005 · 123 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 20, 2005 – Apr 12, 2005 · 23 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 27, 2005 – Sep 2, 2005 · 159 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 14, 2005 – Nov 16, 2005 · 154 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 23, 2005 – Aug 16, 2005 · 24 days
Mars in Taurus Oct 1, 2005 – Dec 10, 2005 · 69 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 14, 2005 – Dec 4, 2005 · 20 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 22, 2005 – Apr 5, 2006 · 134 days
Venus in Aquarius Dec 24, 2005 – Feb 3, 2006 · 41 days
← 2004 Neptune retrograde in 2004. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2006 → Neptune retrograde in 2006.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2005 Dates: May 19 – Oct 26.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2005/

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