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Neptune retrograde 2017

Neptune retrograde 2017: 1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.6% of 2017. Neptune turned retrograde at 11:10 AM UTC on June 16 at 14°15′ Pisces and turned direct at 2:21 PM UTC on November 22 at 11°28′ Pisces.

Turns retrograde
Jun 16 11:10 AM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 22 2:21 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2017
159 days 43.6% of the year
Sign
Pisces retreats 2.8°
Neptune Retrograde 2017 Dates: Jun 16 – Nov 22

Neptune’s path through 2017, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2017
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2017. Neptune starts 2017 at 9°43′ Pisces and ends it at 11°53′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 14°15′ Pisces on Jun 16 back to 11°27′ Pisces on Nov 22. Fastest day: Jan 25, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 15, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2017 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 20, 2016 – Mar 10, 2017Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 23, 2017 – Jun 16, 2017Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 22, 2017 – Mar 13, 2018Retrograde: Jun 16, 2017 – Nov 22, 201710° Pisces11° Pisces12° Pisces13° Pisces14° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 16, 2017, 11:10 AM UTC, 14°15′ PiscesR Jun 16Stations direct Nov 22, 2017, 2:21 PM UTC, 11°28′ PiscesD Nov 22JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2017. Neptune starts 2017 at 9°43′ Pisces and ends it at 11°53′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 14°15′ Pisces on Jun 16 back to 11°27′ Pisces on Nov 22. Fastest day: Jan 25, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 15, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2017 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 20, 2016 – Mar 10, 2017Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 23, 2017 – Jun 16, 2017Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 22, 2017 – Mar 13, 2018Retrograde: Jun 16, 2017 – Nov 22, 201710° Pisces12° Pisces13° Pisces14° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 16, 2017, 11:10 AM UTC, 14°15′ PiscesR Jun 16Stations direct Nov 22, 2017, 2:21 PM UTC, 11°28′ PiscesD Nov 22JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2017 at 9°43′ Pisces and ends it at 11°53′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 14°15′ Pisces on Jun 16 back to 11°27′ Pisces on Nov 22. Fastest day: Jan 25, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 15, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2017 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2017: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 11:10 AM UTC on June 16, 2017 at 14°15′ Pisces — 7:10 AM in Santiago, 7:10 AM in New York, 12:10 PM in London and 8:10 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Jun 16 · 14°15′ Pisces Wed, Nov 22 · 11°28′ Pisces
Honolulu United States 1:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−10 4:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−8 5:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 4:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−7 6:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 4:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−7 7:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−6 7:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 6:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−5 8:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 6:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−5 8:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−4 9:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 7:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−4 9:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 6:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−5 9:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−5 9:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−4 10:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−4 11:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−3 11:21 AM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC−3 12:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 11:10 AM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC 2:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+1 2:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 12:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+1 3:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+2 3:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 1:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+2 3:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+2 4:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+2 4:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 2:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+3 4:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 2:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+3 5:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+3 5:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+3 5:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:40 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+4:30 5:51 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+4 6:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+5 7:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:40 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+5:30 7:51 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:55 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+5:45 8:06 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+6 8:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+7 9:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+7 9:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+8 10:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+8
Beijing China 7:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+8 10:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+8 10:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+8 10:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+9 11:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+9 11:21 PM Wed, Nov 22 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:40 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+9:30 12:51 AM Thu, Nov 23 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 9:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+10 12:21 AM Thu, Nov 23 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+10 1:21 AM Thu, Nov 23 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 11:10 PM Fri, Jun 16 · UTC+12 3:21 AM Thu, Nov 23 · 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 16 → November 22, 2017 in Pisces

Stations retrograde Jun 16, 2017, 11:10 AM UTC at 14°15′ Pisces
Stations direct Nov 22, 2017, 2:21 PM UTC at 11°28′ Pisces
Shadow opens Feb 23, 2017, 5:37 PM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 13, 2018, 8:07 AM 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 Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Jun 16 to Aug 25, 2017 (70 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Jun 16 to Sep 28, 2017 (104 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Aug 3 to Nov 22, 2017 (111 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 13 to Sep 5, 2017 (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 2017

Previous

2016 Ended November 20, 2016 after 159 days, moving back 2.8° through the zodiac.

Next

2018 Begins June 18, 2018 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 2017

Neptune through the zodiac in 2017

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2017, 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.

2017 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2017

Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 2016 – Jan 8, 2017 · 20 days
Jupiter in Libra Feb 6, 2017 – Jun 9, 2017 · 123 days
Venus in Aries Mar 4, 2017 – Apr 15, 2017 · 42 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Apr 6, 2017 – Aug 25, 2017 · 141 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 9, 2017 – May 3, 2017 · 24 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 20, 2017 – Sep 28, 2017 · 161 days
Uranus in Aries Aug 3, 2017 – Jan 2, 2018 · 152 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 13, 2017 – Sep 5, 2017 · 23 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Dec 3, 2017 – Dec 23, 2017 · 20 days
← 2016 Neptune retrograde in 2016. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2018 → Neptune retrograde in 2018.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2017 Dates: Jun 16 – Nov 22.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2017/

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