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Neptune retrograde 2009

Neptune retrograde 2009: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.7% of 2009. Neptune turned retrograde at 4:30 AM UTC on May 29 at 26°28′ Aquarius and turned direct at 6:10 PM UTC on November 4 at 23°41′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 29 4:30 AM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 4 6:10 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2009
160 days 43.7% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.79°
Neptune Retrograde 2009 Dates: May 29 – Nov 4

Neptune’s path through 2009, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2009
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2009. Neptune starts 2009 at 22°25′ Aquarius and ends it at 24°34′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 26°28′ Aquarius on May 29 back to 23°41′ Aquarius on Nov 4. Fastest day: Jan 20, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 18, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2009 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 2, 2008 – Feb 20, 2009Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 6, 2009 – May 29, 2009Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 4, 2009 – Feb 23, 2010Retrograde: May 29, 2009 – Nov 4, 200922° Aquarius23° Aquarius24° Aquarius25° Aquarius26° AquariusStations retrograde May 29, 2009, 4:30 AM UTC, 26°28′ AquariusR May 29Stations direct Nov 4, 2009, 6:10 PM UTC, 23°41′ AquariusD Nov 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2009. Neptune starts 2009 at 22°25′ Aquarius and ends it at 24°34′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 26°28′ Aquarius on May 29 back to 23°41′ Aquarius on Nov 4. Fastest day: Jan 20, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 18, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2009 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 2, 2008 – Feb 20, 2009Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 6, 2009 – May 29, 2009Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 4, 2009 – Feb 23, 2010Retrograde: May 29, 2009 – Nov 4, 200922° Aquarius23° Aquarius25° Aquarius26° AquariusStations retrograde May 29, 2009, 4:30 AM UTC, 26°28′ AquariusR May 29Stations direct Nov 4, 2009, 6:10 PM UTC, 23°41′ AquariusD Nov 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2009 at 22°25′ Aquarius and ends it at 24°34′ Aquarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 160 days, from 26°28′ Aquarius on May 29 back to 23°41′ Aquarius on Nov 4. Fastest day: Jan 20, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 18, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2009 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2009: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 4:30 AM UTC on May 29, 2009 at 26°28′ Aquarius — 12:30 AM in Santiago, 12:30 AM in New York, 5:30 AM in London and 1:30 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, May 29 · 26°28′ Aquarius Wed, Nov 4 · 23°41′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 6:30 PM Thu, May 28 · UTC−10 8:10 AM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:30 PM Thu, May 28 · UTC−8 9:10 AM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 9:30 PM Thu, May 28 · UTC−7 10:10 AM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 9:30 PM Thu, May 28 · UTC−7 11:10 AM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:30 PM Thu, May 28 · UTC−6 11:10 AM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 11:30 PM Thu, May 28 · UTC−5 12:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 11:30 PM Thu, May 28 · UTC−5 12:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC−4 1:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 12:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC−4 1:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 11:30 PM Thu, May 28 · UTC−5 1:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:30 PM Thu, May 28 · UTC−5 1:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:00 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC−4:30 1:40 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 12:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC−4 3:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC−3 3:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC−3 4:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 4:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC 6:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+1 6:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 5:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+1 7:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+2 7:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+2 7:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 6:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+2 8:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+3 8:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+3 8:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+3 8:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 8:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+4 9:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 7:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+3 9:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:00 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+4:30 9:40 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+4 10:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 10:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+6 11:10 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:00 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+5:30 11:40 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:15 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+5:45 11:55 PM Wed, Nov 4 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+6 1:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+7
Bangkok Thailand 11:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+7 1:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:30 AM Fri, May 29 · UTC+7 1:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:30 PM Fri, May 29 · UTC+8 2:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+8
Beijing China 12:30 PM Fri, May 29 · UTC+8 2:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:30 PM Fri, May 29 · UTC+8 2:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:30 PM Fri, May 29 · UTC+8 2:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:30 PM Fri, May 29 · UTC+9 3:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:30 PM Fri, May 29 · UTC+9 3:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 2:00 PM Fri, May 29 · UTC+9:30 4:40 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 2:30 PM Fri, May 29 · UTC+10 4:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:30 PM Fri, May 29 · UTC+10 5:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 4:30 PM Fri, May 29 · UTC+12 7:10 AM Thu, Nov 5 · 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 29 → November 4, 2009 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 29, 2009, 4:30 AM UTC at 26°28′ Aquarius
Stations direct Nov 4, 2009, 6:10 PM UTC at 23°41′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Feb 6, 2009, 12:55 AM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 23, 2010, 8:48 AM 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 29 to May 31, 2009 (2 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — May 29 to Sep 11, 2009 (106 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Aquarius — Jun 15 to Oct 13, 2009 (120 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — Jul 1 to Nov 4, 2009 (126 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 7 to Sep 29, 2009 (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 2009

Previous

2008 Ended November 2, 2008 after 160 days, moving back 2.79° through the zodiac.

Next

2010 Begins May 31, 2010 and runs 159 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 2009

Neptune through the zodiac in 2009

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2009, 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.

2009 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2009

Saturn in Virgo Dec 31, 2008 – May 17, 2009 · 136 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 11, 2009 – Feb 1, 2009 · 21 days
Venus in Aries Mar 6, 2009 – Apr 17, 2009 · 42 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 4, 2009 – Sep 11, 2009 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini May 7, 2009 – May 31, 2009 · 24 days
Jupiter in Aquarius Jun 15, 2009 – Oct 13, 2009 · 120 days
Uranus in Pisces Jul 1, 2009 – Dec 1, 2009 · 154 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 7, 2009 – Sep 29, 2009 · 22 days
Mars in Leo Dec 20, 2009 – Mar 10, 2010 · 80 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 26, 2009 – Jan 15, 2010 · 20 days
← 2008 Neptune retrograde in 2008. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2010 → Neptune retrograde in 2010.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2009 Dates: May 29 – Nov 4.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2009/

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