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Neptune retrograde 2012

Neptune retrograde 2012: 1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.6% of 2012. Neptune turned retrograde at 9:05 PM UTC on June 4 at 3°08′ Pisces and turned direct at 7:52 AM UTC on November 11 at 0°21′ Pisces.

Turns retrograde
Jun 4 9:05 PM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 11 7:52 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2012
159 days 43.6% of the year
Sign
Pisces retreats 2.79°
Neptune Retrograde 2012 Dates: Jun 4 – Nov 11

Neptune’s path through 2012, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2012
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2012. Neptune starts 2012 at 28°53′ Aquarius and ends it at 1°04′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 159 days, from 3°09′ Pisces on Jun 4 back to 0°21′ Pisces on Nov 11. Fastest day: Jan 17, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 1, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2012 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 9, 2011 – Feb 28, 2012Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 13, 2012 – Jun 4, 2012Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 11, 2012 – Mar 1, 2013Retrograde: Jun 4, 2012 – Nov 11, 201229° Aquarius0° Pisces1° Pisces2° Pisces3° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 4, 2012, 9:05 PM UTC, 3°08′ PiscesR Jun 4Stations direct Nov 11, 2012, 7:52 AM UTC, 0°21′ PiscesD Nov 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2012. Neptune starts 2012 at 28°53′ Aquarius and ends it at 1°04′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 159 days, from 3°09′ Pisces on Jun 4 back to 0°21′ Pisces on Nov 11. Fastest day: Jan 17, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 1, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2012 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 9, 2011 – Feb 28, 2012Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 13, 2012 – Jun 4, 2012Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 11, 2012 – Mar 1, 2013Retrograde: Jun 4, 2012 – Nov 11, 201229° Aquarius2° Pisces3° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 4, 2012, 9:05 PM UTC, 3°08′ PiscesR Jun 4Stations direct Nov 11, 2012, 7:52 AM UTC, 0°21′ PiscesD Nov 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2012 at 28°53′ Aquarius and ends it at 1°04′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 159 days, from 3°09′ Pisces on Jun 4 back to 0°21′ Pisces on Nov 11. Fastest day: Jan 17, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 1, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2012 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2012: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 9:05 PM UTC on June 4, 2012 at 3°08′ Pisces — 5:05 PM in Santiago, 5:05 PM in New York, 10:05 PM in London and 6:05 AM on June 5 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Jun 4 · 3°08′ Pisces Sun, Nov 11 · 0°21′ Pisces
Honolulu United States 11:05 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−10 9:52 PM Sat, Nov 10 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−8 10:52 PM Sat, Nov 10 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 2:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−7 11:52 PM Sat, Nov 10 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 2:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−7 12:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−6 12:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 4:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−5 1:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 4:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−5 1:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−6
New York United States 5:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−4 2:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 5:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−4 2:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 4:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−5 2:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−5 2:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:35 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−4:30 3:22 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 5:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−4 4:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−3 4:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−3 5:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 9:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC 7:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+1 7:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 10:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+1 8:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+2 8:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 11:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+2 8:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+2 9:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:05 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+2 9:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 12:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+3 9:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 12:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+3 9:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 1:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+4 11:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 12:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+3 10:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:35 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+4:30 11:22 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+4 11:52 AM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+5 12:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:35 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+5:30 1:22 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:50 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+5:45 1:37 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+6 1:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+7 2:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+7 2:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+8 3:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+8
Beijing China 5:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+8 3:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+8 3:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+8 3:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+9 4:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+9 4:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:35 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+9:30 6:22 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 7:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+10 5:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+10 6:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 9:05 AM Tue, Jun 5 · UTC+12 8:52 PM Sun, Nov 11 · 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.

159 days · retreats 2.79°

June 4 → November 11, 2012 in Pisces

Stations retrograde Jun 4, 2012, 9:05 PM UTC at 3°08′ Pisces
Stations direct Nov 11, 2012, 7:52 AM UTC at 0°21′ Pisces
Shadow opens Feb 13, 2012, 9:09 AM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 1, 2013, 9:45 PM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

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

  • Venus in Gemini — Jun 4 to Jun 27, 2012 (23 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Libra — Jun 4 to Jun 25, 2012 (20 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Jun 4 to Sep 18, 2012 (105 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Jul 13 to Nov 11, 2012 (121 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 15 to Aug 8, 2012 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Gemini — Oct 4 to Nov 11, 2012 (38 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 6 to Nov 11, 2012 (4 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Pisces and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 2012

Previous

2011 Ended November 9, 2011 after 159 days, moving back 2.79° through the zodiac.

Next

2013 Begins June 7, 2013 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 2012

Neptune through the zodiac in 2012

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2012, 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 – Feb 3
Neptune in Pisces Feb 3 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 2012. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2012 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2012

Mars in Virgo Jan 24, 2012 – Apr 14, 2012 · 81 days
Saturn in Libra Feb 7, 2012 – Jun 25, 2012 · 139 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 12, 2012 – Apr 4, 2012 · 23 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 10, 2012 – Sep 18, 2012 · 161 days
Venus in Gemini May 15, 2012 – Jun 27, 2012 · 43 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 13, 2012 – Dec 13, 2012 · 153 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 15, 2012 – Aug 8, 2012 · 24 days
Jupiter in Gemini Oct 4, 2012 – Jan 30, 2013 · 118 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 6, 2012 – Nov 26, 2012 · 20 days
← 2011 Neptune retrograde in 2011. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2013 → Neptune retrograde in 2013.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2012 Dates: Jun 4 – Nov 11.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2012/

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