Neptune retrograde 2005

1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 2005. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

160 days · retreats 2.79°

19 May → 26 October 2005 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 19 May 2005, 19:43 UTC at 17.54° Aquarius
Stations direct 26 Oct 2005, 19:45 UTC at 14.75° Aquarius

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

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

Previous

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

Next

2006 Begins 22 May 2006 and runs 160 days.

Gap across 2005

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.

2005 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2005

Saturn in Cancer 22 Nov 2004 – 21 Mar 2005 · 120 days
Jupiter in Libra 2 Feb 2005 – 5 Jun 2005 · 123 days
Mercury in Aries 20 Mar 2005 – 12 Apr 2005 · 23 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 26 Mar 2005 – 2 Sep 2005 · 159 days
Uranus in Pisces 14 Jun 2005 – 15 Nov 2005 · 154 days
Mercury in Leo 23 Jul 2005 – 16 Aug 2005 · 24 days
Mars in Taurus 1 Oct 2005 – 10 Dec 2005 · 69 days
Mercury in Sagittarius 14 Nov 2005 – 4 Dec 2005 · 20 days
Saturn in Leo 22 Nov 2005 – 9 Feb 2006 · 80 days
Venus in Aquarius 24 Dec 2005 – 3 Feb 2006 · 41 days
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