Neptune retrograde 2012

1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.6% of 2012. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

160 days · retreats 2.8°

4 June → 11 November 2012 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 4 Jun 2012, 12:52 UTC at 2.97° Pisces
Stations direct 11 Nov 2012, 03:50 UTC at 0.17° Pisces

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 — 4 Jun to 27 Jun 2012 (23 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Libra — 4 Jun to 25 Jun 2012 (21 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — 4 Jun to 18 Sep 2012 (105 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — 13 Jul to 11 Nov 2012 (121 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — 15 Jul to 8 Aug 2012 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Gemini — 4 Oct to 11 Nov 2012 (38 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — 6 Nov to 11 Nov 2012 (4 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 2012

Previous

2011 Ended 9 November 2011 after 160 days, moving back 2.8° through the zodiac.

Next

2013 Begins 7 June 2013 and runs 160 days.

Gap across 2012

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.

2012 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2012

Mars in Virgo 24 Jan 2012 – 14 Apr 2012 · 81 days
Saturn in Libra 7 Feb 2012 – 25 Jun 2012 · 139 days
Mercury in Aries 12 Mar 2012 – 4 Apr 2012 · 23 days
Pluto in Capricorn 10 Apr 2012 – 18 Sep 2012 · 161 days
Venus in Gemini 15 May 2012 – 27 Jun 2012 · 43 days
Uranus in Aries 13 Jul 2012 – 13 Dec 2012 · 153 days
Mercury in Leo 15 Jul 2012 – 8 Aug 2012 · 24 days
Jupiter in Gemini 4 Oct 2012 – 30 Jan 2013 · 118 days
Mercury in Sagittarius 6 Nov 2012 – 26 Nov 2012 · 20 days
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