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Neptune retrograde 2020

Neptune retrograde 2020: 1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.4% of 2020. Neptune turned retrograde at 4:31 AM UTC on June 23 at 20°57′ Pisces and turned direct at 12:36 AM UTC on November 29 at 18°09′ Pisces.

Turns retrograde
Jun 23 4:31 AM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 29 12:36 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2020
159 days 43.4% of the year
Sign
Pisces retreats 2.8°
Neptune Retrograde 2020 Dates: Jun 23 – Nov 29

Neptune’s path through 2020, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2020
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2020. Neptune starts 2020 at 16°15′ Pisces and ends it at 18°28′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 20°57′ Pisces on Jun 23 back to 18°09′ Pisces on Nov 29. Fastest day: Feb 3, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 12, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 27, 2019 – Mar 17, 2020Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 2, 2020 – Jun 23, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 29, 2020 – Mar 19, 2021Retrograde: Jun 23, 2020 – Nov 29, 202016° Pisces17° Pisces18° Pisces19° Pisces20° Pisces21° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 23, 2020, 4:31 AM UTC, 20°57′ PiscesR Jun 23Stations direct Nov 29, 2020, 12:36 AM UTC, 18°09′ PiscesD Nov 29JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2020. Neptune starts 2020 at 16°15′ Pisces and ends it at 18°28′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 20°57′ Pisces on Jun 23 back to 18°09′ Pisces on Nov 29. Fastest day: Feb 3, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 12, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 27, 2019 – Mar 17, 2020Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 2, 2020 – Jun 23, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 29, 2020 – Mar 19, 2021Retrograde: Jun 23, 2020 – Nov 29, 202016° Pisces17° Pisces19° Pisces20° Pisces21° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 23, 2020, 4:31 AM UTC, 20°57′ PiscesR Jun 23Stations direct Nov 29, 2020, 12:36 AM UTC, 18°09′ PiscesD Nov 29JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2020 at 16°15′ Pisces and ends it at 18°28′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 20°57′ Pisces on Jun 23 back to 18°09′ Pisces on Nov 29. Fastest day: Feb 3, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 12, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2020: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 4:31 AM UTC on June 23, 2020 at 20°57′ Pisces — 12:31 AM in Santiago, 12:31 AM in New York, 5:31 AM in London and 1:31 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Jun 23 · 20°57′ Pisces Sun, Nov 29 · 18°09′ Pisces
Honolulu United States 6:31 PM Mon, Jun 22 · UTC−10 2:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:31 PM Mon, Jun 22 · UTC−8 3:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 9:31 PM Mon, Jun 22 · UTC−7 4:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 9:31 PM Mon, Jun 22 · UTC−7 5:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:31 PM Mon, Jun 22 · UTC−6 5:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 11:31 PM Mon, Jun 22 · UTC−5 6:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 11:31 PM Mon, Jun 22 · UTC−5 6:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC−4 7:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 12:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC−4 7:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 11:31 PM Mon, Jun 22 · UTC−5 7:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:31 PM Mon, Jun 22 · UTC−5 7:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC−4 8:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 12:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC−4 9:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC−3 9:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC−3 9:36 PM Sat, Nov 28 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 4:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC 12:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+1 12:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 5:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+1 1:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+2 1:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+2 1:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 6:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+2 2:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 6:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+2 2:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+3 2:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+3 3:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 7:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+3 3:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 7:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+3 3:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:01 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+4:30 4:06 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+4 4:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+5 5:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:01 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+5:30 6:06 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:16 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+5:45 6:21 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+6 6:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+7 7:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:31 AM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+7 7:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:31 PM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+8 8:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+8
Beijing China 12:31 PM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+8 8:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:31 PM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+8 8:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:31 PM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+8 8:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:31 PM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+9 9:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:31 PM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+9 9:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 2:01 PM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+9:30 11:06 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 2:31 PM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+10 10:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:31 PM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+10 11:36 AM Sun, Nov 29 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 4:31 PM Tue, Jun 23 · UTC+12 1:36 PM Sun, Nov 29 · 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 23 → November 29, 2020 in Pisces

Stations retrograde Jun 23, 2020, 4:31 AM UTC at 20°57′ Pisces
Stations direct Nov 29, 2020, 12:36 AM UTC at 18°09′ Pisces
Shadow opens Mar 2, 2020, 9:17 AM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 19, 2021, 3:37 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 Cancer season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 23 to Jul 12, 2020 (19 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Gemini — Jun 23 to Jun 25, 2020 (2 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — Jun 23 to Sep 13, 2020 (82 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aquarius — Jun 23 to Sep 29, 2020 (98 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Jun 23 to Oct 4, 2020 (103 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Aug 15 to Nov 29, 2020 (105 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Aries — Sep 9 to Nov 14, 2020 (65 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Scorpio — Oct 14 to Nov 3, 2020 (21 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 2020

Previous

2019 Ended November 27, 2019 after 159 days, moving back 2.8° through the zodiac.

Next

2021 Begins June 25, 2021 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 2020

Neptune through the zodiac in 2020

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2020, 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.

2020 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2020

Uranus in Taurus Aug 12, 2019 – Jan 11, 2020 · 152 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 17, 2020 – Mar 10, 2020 · 22 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 25, 2020 – Oct 4, 2020 · 162 days
Saturn in Aquarius May 11, 2020 – Sep 29, 2020 · 141 days
Venus in Gemini May 13, 2020 – Jun 25, 2020 · 43 days
Jupiter in Capricorn May 14, 2020 – Sep 13, 2020 · 121 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 18, 2020 – Jul 12, 2020 · 24 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 15, 2020 – Jan 14, 2021 · 152 days
Mars in Aries Sep 9, 2020 – Nov 14, 2020 · 65 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 14, 2020 – Nov 3, 2020 · 21 days
← 2019 Neptune retrograde in 2019. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2021 → Neptune retrograde in 2021.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2020 Dates: Jun 23 – Nov 29.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2020/

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