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Neptune retrograde 2008

Neptune retrograde 2008: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.6% of 2008. Neptune turned retrograde at 4:14 PM UTC on May 26 at 24°15′ Aquarius and turned direct at 6:38 AM UTC on November 2 at 21°28′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 26 4:14 PM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 2 6:38 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2008
160 days 43.6% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.79°
Neptune Retrograde 2008 Dates: May 26 – Nov 2

Neptune’s path through 2008, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2008
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2008. Neptune starts 2008 at 20°15′ Aquarius and ends it at 22°25′ Aquarius — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 24°15′ Aquarius on May 26 back to 21°28′ Aquarius on Nov 2. Fastest day: Jan 18, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2008 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 31, 2007 – Feb 19, 2008Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 4, 2008 – May 26, 2008Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 2, 2008 – Feb 20, 2009Retrograde: May 26, 2008 – Nov 2, 200820° Aquarius21° Aquarius22° Aquarius23° Aquarius24° AquariusStations retrograde May 26, 2008, 4:14 PM UTC, 24°15′ AquariusR May 26Stations direct Nov 2, 2008, 6:38 AM UTC, 21°28′ AquariusD Nov 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2008. Neptune starts 2008 at 20°15′ Aquarius and ends it at 22°25′ Aquarius — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 24°15′ Aquarius on May 26 back to 21°28′ Aquarius on Nov 2. Fastest day: Jan 18, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2008 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 31, 2007 – Feb 19, 2008Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 4, 2008 – May 26, 2008Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 2, 2008 – Feb 20, 2009Retrograde: May 26, 2008 – Nov 2, 200820° Aquarius23° Aquarius24° AquariusStations retrograde May 26, 2008, 4:14 PM UTC, 24°15′ AquariusR May 26Stations direct Nov 2, 2008, 6:38 AM UTC, 21°28′ AquariusD Nov 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2008 at 20°15′ Aquarius and ends it at 22°25′ Aquarius — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 24°15′ Aquarius on May 26 back to 21°28′ Aquarius on Nov 2. Fastest day: Jan 18, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2008 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2008: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 4:14 PM UTC on May 26, 2008 at 24°15′ Aquarius — 12:14 PM in Santiago, 12:14 PM in New York, 5:14 PM in London and 1:14 AM on May 27 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, May 26 · 24°15′ Aquarius Sun, Nov 2 · 21°28′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 6:14 AM Mon, May 26 · UTC−10 8:38 PM Sat, Nov 1 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:14 AM Mon, May 26 · UTC−8 10:38 PM Sat, Nov 1 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 9:14 AM Mon, May 26 · UTC−7 11:38 PM Sat, Nov 1 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 9:14 AM Mon, May 26 · UTC−7 11:38 PM Sat, Nov 1 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:14 AM Mon, May 26 · UTC−6 12:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 11:14 AM Mon, May 26 · UTC−5 1:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 11:14 AM Mon, May 26 · UTC−5 12:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC−4 1:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 12:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC−4 1:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 11:14 AM Mon, May 26 · UTC−5 1:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:14 AM Mon, May 26 · UTC−5 1:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:44 AM Mon, May 26 · UTC−4:30 2:08 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 12:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC−4 3:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC−3 4:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC−2
São Paulo Brazil 1:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC−3 4:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 4:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC 6:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+1 6:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 5:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+1 7:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+2 7:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+2 7:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 6:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+2 8:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+3 8:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+3 8:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+3 8:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 8:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+4 9:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 7:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+3 9:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:44 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+4:30 10:08 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+4 10:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+5 11:38 AM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:44 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+5:30 12:08 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:59 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+5:45 12:23 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+6 12:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+7 1:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:14 PM Mon, May 26 · UTC+7 1:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:14 AM Tue, May 27 · UTC+8 2:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+8
Beijing China 12:14 AM Tue, May 27 · UTC+8 2:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:14 AM Tue, May 27 · UTC+8 2:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:14 AM Tue, May 27 · UTC+8 3:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+9
Seoul South Korea 1:14 AM Tue, May 27 · UTC+9 3:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:14 AM Tue, May 27 · UTC+9 3:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:44 AM Tue, May 27 · UTC+9:30 5:08 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 2:14 AM Tue, May 27 · UTC+10 4:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:14 AM Tue, May 27 · UTC+10 5:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 4:14 AM Tue, May 27 · UTC+12 7:38 PM Sun, Nov 2 · 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 26 → November 2, 2008 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 26, 2008, 4:14 PM UTC at 24°15′ Aquarius
Stations direct Nov 2, 2008, 6:38 AM UTC at 21°28′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Feb 4, 2008, 1:05 PM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 20, 2009, 9:36 PM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 382 days

It begins in Gemini season and ends in Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Gemini — May 26 to Jun 19, 2008 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — May 26 to Sep 8, 2008 (105 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — May 26 to Sep 9, 2008 (105 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — Jun 27 to Nov 2, 2008 (128 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 24 to Oct 15, 2008 (22 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 2008

Previous

2007 Ended October 31, 2007 after 160 days, moving back 2.79° through the zodiac.

Next

2009 Begins May 29, 2009 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 2008

Neptune through the zodiac in 2008

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2008, 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.

2008 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2008

Mars in Cancer Nov 15, 2007 – Jan 30, 2008 · 77 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 19, 2007 – May 3, 2008 · 136 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 28, 2008 – Feb 19, 2008 · 21 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 2, 2008 – Sep 9, 2008 · 160 days
Jupiter in Capricorn May 9, 2008 – Sep 8, 2008 · 122 days
Mercury in Gemini May 26, 2008 – Jun 19, 2008 · 24 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 27, 2008 – Nov 27, 2008 · 154 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 24, 2008 – Oct 15, 2008 · 22 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 31, 2008 – May 17, 2009 · 136 days
← 2007 Neptune retrograde in 2007. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2009 → Neptune retrograde in 2009.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2008 Dates: May 26 – Nov 2.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2008/

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