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Neptune retrograde 2018

Neptune retrograde 2018: 1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.6% of 2018. Neptune turned retrograde at 11:26 PM UTC on June 18 at 16°29′ Pisces and turned direct at 1:08 AM UTC on November 25 at 13°41′ Pisces.

Turns retrograde
Jun 18 11:26 PM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 25 1:08 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2018
159 days 43.6% of the year
Sign
Pisces retreats 2.8°
Neptune Retrograde 2018 Dates: Jun 18 – Nov 25

Neptune’s path through 2018, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2018
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2018. Neptune starts 2018 at 11°53′ Pisces and ends it at 14°04′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 16°29′ Pisces on Jun 18 back to 13°41′ Pisces on Nov 25. Fastest day: Feb 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 17, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2018 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 22, 2017 – Mar 13, 2018Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 26, 2018 – Jun 18, 2018Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 2018 – Mar 15, 2019Retrograde: Jun 18, 2018 – Nov 25, 201812° Pisces13° Pisces14° Pisces15° Pisces16° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 18, 2018, 11:26 PM UTC, 16°29′ PiscesR Jun 18Stations direct Nov 25, 2018, 1:08 AM UTC, 13°41′ PiscesD Nov 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2018. Neptune starts 2018 at 11°53′ Pisces and ends it at 14°04′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 16°29′ Pisces on Jun 18 back to 13°41′ Pisces on Nov 25. Fastest day: Feb 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 17, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2018 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 22, 2017 – Mar 13, 2018Pre-retrograde shadow: Feb 26, 2018 – Jun 18, 2018Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 2018 – Mar 15, 2019Retrograde: Jun 18, 2018 – Nov 25, 201812° Pisces15° Pisces16° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 18, 2018, 11:26 PM UTC, 16°29′ PiscesR Jun 18Stations direct Nov 25, 2018, 1:08 AM UTC, 13°41′ PiscesD Nov 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2018 at 11°53′ Pisces and ends it at 14°04′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 16°29′ Pisces on Jun 18 back to 13°41′ Pisces on Nov 25. Fastest day: Feb 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 17, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2018 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2018: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 11:26 PM UTC on June 18, 2018 at 16°29′ Pisces — 7:26 PM in Santiago, 7:26 PM in New York, 12:26 AM on June 19 in London and 8:26 AM on June 19 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Jun 18 · 16°29′ Pisces Sun, Nov 25 · 13°41′ Pisces
Honolulu United States 1:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−10 3:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−8 4:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 4:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−7 5:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 4:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−7 6:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−6 6:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 6:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−5 7:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 6:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−5 7:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−4 8:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 7:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−4 8:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 6:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−5 8:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−5 8:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−4 9:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−4 10:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−3 10:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC−3 11:08 PM Sat, Nov 24 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 11:26 PM Mon, Jun 18 · UTC 1:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+1 1:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 12:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+1 2:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+2 2:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 1:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+2 2:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+2 3:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+2 3:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 2:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+3 3:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 2:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+3 4:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+3 4:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+3 4:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:56 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+4:30 4:38 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+4 5:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+5 6:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:56 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+5:30 6:38 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:11 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+5:45 6:53 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+6 7:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+7 8:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+7 8:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+8 9:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+8
Beijing China 7:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+8 9:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+8 9:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+8 9:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+9 10:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+9 10:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:56 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+9:30 11:38 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 9:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+10 11:08 AM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+10 12:08 PM Sun, Nov 25 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 11:26 AM Tue, Jun 19 · UTC+12 2:08 PM Sun, Nov 25 · 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 18 → November 25, 2018 in Pisces

Stations retrograde Jun 18, 2018, 11:26 PM UTC at 16°29′ Pisces
Stations direct Nov 25, 2018, 1:08 AM UTC at 13°41′ Pisces
Shadow opens Feb 26, 2018, 6:37 AM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 15, 2019, 6:30 PM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 382 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

  • Jupiter in Scorpio — Jun 18 to Jul 10, 2018 (22 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Capricorn — Jun 18 to Sep 6, 2018 (79 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Jun 18 to Oct 1, 2018 (104 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Aquarius — Jun 26 to Aug 27, 2018 (62 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 26 to Aug 19, 2018 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Aug 7 to Nov 25, 2018 (109 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Scorpio — Oct 5 to Nov 16, 2018 (42 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 17 to Nov 25, 2018 (8 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 2018

Previous

2017 Ended November 22, 2017 after 159 days, moving back 2.8° through the zodiac.

Next

2019 Begins June 21, 2019 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 2018

Neptune through the zodiac in 2018

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2018, 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.

2018 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2018

Uranus in Aries Aug 3, 2017 – Jan 2, 2018 · 152 days
Jupiter in Scorpio Mar 9, 2018 – Jul 10, 2018 · 124 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 23, 2018 – Apr 15, 2018 · 23 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 18, 2018 – Sep 6, 2018 · 141 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 22, 2018 – Oct 1, 2018 · 161 days
Mars in Aquarius Jun 26, 2018 – Aug 27, 2018 · 62 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 26, 2018 – Aug 19, 2018 · 24 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 7, 2018 – Jan 6, 2019 · 152 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 5, 2018 – Nov 16, 2018 · 42 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 17, 2018 – Dec 6, 2018 · 20 days
← 2017 Neptune retrograde in 2017. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2019 → Neptune retrograde in 2019.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2018 Dates: Jun 18 – Nov 25.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2018/

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