Neptune retrograde 2011

1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.7% of 2011. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

160 days · retreats 2.8°

2 June → 9 November 2011 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 2 Jun 2011, 23:59 UTC at 0.76° Pisces
Stations direct 9 Nov 2011, 16:24 UTC at 27.96° Aquarius

Neptune retrograde in Pisces

Neptune retrograde in Pisces, its home sign, clears some of the fog. Illusions become visible, spiritual practices are reassessed, and escapism is questioned. It suits grounding dreams in reality.

It begins in Gemini season and ends in Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Libra — 2 Jun to 13 Jun 2011 (10 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — 2 Jun to 16 Sep 2011 (106 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — 9 Jul to 9 Nov 2011 (123 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — 3 Aug to 26 Aug 2011 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Taurus — 30 Aug to 9 Nov 2011 (71 days of overlap)

Read against Pisces, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 2011

Previous

2010 Ended 7 November 2010 after 160 days, moving back 2.8° through the zodiac.

Next

2012 Begins 4 June 2012 and runs 160 days.

Gap across 2011

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.

2011 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2011

Saturn in Libra 26 Jan 2011 – 13 Jun 2011 · 138 days
Mercury in Aries 30 Mar 2011 – 23 Apr 2011 · 24 days
Pluto in Capricorn 9 Apr 2011 – 16 Sep 2011 · 160 days
Uranus in Aries 9 Jul 2011 – 10 Dec 2011 · 153 days
Mercury in Virgo 3 Aug 2011 – 26 Aug 2011 · 24 days
Jupiter in Taurus 30 Aug 2011 – 25 Dec 2011 · 118 days
Mercury in Sagittarius 24 Nov 2011 – 14 Dec 2011 · 20 days
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