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Neptune retrograde 2016

Neptune retrograde 2016: 1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.5% of 2016. Neptune turned retrograde at 8:42 PM UTC on June 13 at 12°02′ Pisces and turned direct at 4:38 AM UTC on November 20 at 9°14′ Pisces.

Turns retrograde
Jun 13 8:42 PM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 20 4:38 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2016
159 days 43.5% of the year
Sign
Pisces retreats 2.8°
Neptune Retrograde 2016 Dates: Jun 13 – Nov 20

Neptune’s path through 2016, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2016
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2016. Neptune starts 2016 at 7°32′ Pisces and ends it at 9°43′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 12°02′ Pisces on Jun 13 back to 9°14′ Pisces on Nov 20. Fastest day: Feb 4, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 18, 2015 – Mar 8, 2016Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 22, 2016 – Jun 13, 2016Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 20, 2016 – Mar 10, 2017Retrograde: Jun 13, 2016 – Nov 20, 20167° Pisces8° Pisces9° Pisces10° Pisces11° Pisces12° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 13, 2016, 8:42 PM UTC, 12°02′ PiscesR Jun 13Stations direct Nov 20, 2016, 4:38 AM UTC, 9°14′ PiscesD Nov 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2016. Neptune starts 2016 at 7°32′ Pisces and ends it at 9°43′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 12°02′ Pisces on Jun 13 back to 9°14′ Pisces on Nov 20. Fastest day: Feb 4, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 18, 2015 – Mar 8, 2016Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 22, 2016 – Jun 13, 2016Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 20, 2016 – Mar 10, 2017Retrograde: Jun 13, 2016 – Nov 20, 20167° Pisces8° Pisces10° Pisces11° Pisces12° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 13, 2016, 8:42 PM UTC, 12°02′ PiscesR Jun 13Stations direct Nov 20, 2016, 4:38 AM UTC, 9°14′ PiscesD Nov 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2016 at 7°32′ Pisces and ends it at 9°43′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 12°02′ Pisces on Jun 13 back to 9°14′ Pisces on Nov 20. Fastest day: Feb 4, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2016: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 8:42 PM UTC on June 13, 2016 at 12°02′ Pisces — 4:42 PM in Santiago, 4:42 PM in New York, 9:42 PM in London and 5:42 AM on June 14 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Jun 13 · 12°02′ Pisces Sun, Nov 20 · 9°14′ Pisces
Honolulu United States 10:42 AM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−10 6:38 PM Sat, Nov 19 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−8 7:38 PM Sat, Nov 19 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 1:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−7 8:38 PM Sat, Nov 19 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 1:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−7 9:38 PM Sat, Nov 19 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−6 9:38 PM Sat, Nov 19 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 3:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−5 10:38 PM Sat, Nov 19 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 3:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−5 10:38 PM Sat, Nov 19 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−4 11:38 PM Sat, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 4:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−4 11:38 PM Sat, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 3:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−5 11:38 PM Sat, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−5 11:38 PM Sat, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−4 12:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−4 1:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−3 1:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC−3 2:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 8:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC 4:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC+1 4:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 9:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC+1 5:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC+2 5:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 10:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC+2 5:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 10:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC+2 6:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC+2 6:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 11:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC+3 6:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 11:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC+3 7:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC+3 7:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 11:42 PM Mon, Jun 13 · UTC+3 7:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:12 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+4:30 8:08 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+4 8:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+5 9:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:12 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+5:30 10:08 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:27 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+5:45 10:23 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+6 10:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+7 11:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+7 11:38 AM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+7
Singapore 4:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+8 12:38 PM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+8
Beijing China 4:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+8 12:38 PM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+8 12:38 PM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+8 12:38 PM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+9 1:38 PM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+9 1:38 PM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:12 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+9:30 3:08 PM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 6:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+10 2:38 PM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+10 3:38 PM Sun, Nov 20 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 8:42 AM Tue, Jun 14 · UTC+12 5:38 PM Sun, Nov 20 · 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 2.8°

June 13 → November 20, 2016 in Pisces

Stations retrograde Jun 13, 2016, 8:42 PM UTC at 12°02′ Pisces
Stations direct Nov 20, 2016, 4:38 AM UTC at 9°14′ Pisces
Shadow opens Feb 22, 2016, 5:11 AM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 10, 2017, 9:19 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

  • Mars in Sagittarius — Jun 13 to Jun 29, 2016 (16 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Jun 13 to Aug 13, 2016 (61 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Jun 13 to Sep 26, 2016 (105 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Jul 29 to Nov 20, 2016 (113 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 30 to Sep 22, 2016 (23 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 2016

Previous

2015 Ended November 18, 2015 after 159 days, moving back 2.8° through the zodiac.

Next

2017 Begins June 16, 2017 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 2016

Neptune through the zodiac in 2016

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2016, 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 Pisces From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Neptune moves.

2016 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2016

Mercury in Aquarius Jan 5, 2016 – Jan 25, 2016 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Jan 8, 2016 – May 9, 2016 · 122 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 25, 2016 – Aug 13, 2016 · 141 days
Mars in Sagittarius Apr 17, 2016 – Jun 29, 2016 · 73 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 18, 2016 – Sep 26, 2016 · 161 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 28, 2016 – May 22, 2016 · 24 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 29, 2016 – Dec 29, 2016 · 153 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 30, 2016 – Sep 22, 2016 · 23 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 2016 – Jan 8, 2017 · 20 days
← 2015 Neptune retrograde in 2015. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2017 → Neptune retrograde in 2017.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2016 Dates: Jun 13 – Nov 20.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2016/

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