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Neptune retrograde 2021

Neptune retrograde 2021: 1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.5% of 2021. Neptune turned retrograde at 7:21 PM UTC on June 25 at 23°12′ Pisces and turned direct at 1:22 PM UTC on December 1 at 20°23′ Pisces.

Turns retrograde
Jun 25 7:21 PM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 1 1:22 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2021
159 days 43.5% of the year
Sign
Pisces retreats 2.8°
Neptune Retrograde 2021 Dates: Jun 25 – Dec 1

Neptune’s path through 2021, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2021
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2021. Neptune starts 2021 at 18°28′ Pisces and ends it at 20°40′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 23°11′ Pisces on Jun 25 back to 20°24′ Pisces on Dec 1. Fastest day: Feb 3, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2021 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 29, 2020 – Mar 19, 2021Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 4, 2021 – Jun 25, 2021Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 1, 2021 – Mar 22, 2022Retrograde: Jun 25, 2021 – Dec 1, 202118° Pisces19° Pisces20° Pisces21° Pisces22° Pisces23° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 25, 2021, 7:21 PM UTC, 23°12′ PiscesR Jun 25Stations direct Dec 1, 2021, 1:22 PM UTC, 20°23′ PiscesD Dec 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2021. Neptune starts 2021 at 18°28′ Pisces and ends it at 20°40′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 23°11′ Pisces on Jun 25 back to 20°24′ Pisces on Dec 1. Fastest day: Feb 3, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2021 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 29, 2020 – Mar 19, 2021Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 4, 2021 – Jun 25, 2021Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 1, 2021 – Mar 22, 2022Retrograde: Jun 25, 2021 – Dec 1, 202118° Pisces19° Pisces22° Pisces23° PiscesStations retrograde Jun 25, 2021, 7:21 PM UTC, 23°12′ PiscesR Jun 25Stations direct Dec 1, 2021, 1:22 PM UTC, 20°23′ PiscesD Dec 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2021 at 18°28′ Pisces and ends it at 20°40′ Pisces — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 159 days, from 23°11′ Pisces on Jun 25 back to 20°24′ Pisces on Dec 1. Fastest day: Feb 3, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2021 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2021: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 7:21 PM UTC on June 25, 2021 at 23°12′ Pisces — 3:21 PM in Santiago, 3:21 PM in New York, 8:21 PM in London and 4:21 AM on June 26 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Jun 25 · 23°12′ Pisces Wed, Dec 1 · 20°23′ Pisces
Honolulu United States 9:21 AM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−10 3:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:21 AM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−8 4:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 12:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−7 5:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 12:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−7 6:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−6 6:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 2:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−5 7:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 2:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−5 7:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−6
New York United States 3:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−4 8:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 3:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−4 8:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 2:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−5 8:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−5 8:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−4 9:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 3:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−4 10:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−3 10:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC−3 10:22 AM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC 1:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+1 1:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 8:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+1 2:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+2 2:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 9:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+2 2:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 9:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+2 3:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+2 3:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 10:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+3 3:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 10:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+3 4:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 10:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+3 4:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 10:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+3 4:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:51 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+4:30 4:52 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:21 PM Fri, Jun 25 · UTC+4 5:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+5 6:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:51 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+5:30 6:52 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:06 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+5:45 7:07 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+6 7:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+7 8:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+7 8:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+8 9:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+8
Beijing China 3:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+8 9:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+8 9:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+8 9:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+9 10:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+9 10:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 4:51 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+9:30 11:52 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 5:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+10 11:22 PM Wed, Dec 1 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 5:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+10 12:22 AM Thu, Dec 2 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 7:21 AM Sat, Jun 26 · UTC+12 2:22 AM Thu, Dec 2 · 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 25 → December 1, 2021 in Pisces

Stations retrograde Jun 25, 2021, 7:21 PM UTC at 23°12′ Pisces
Stations direct Dec 1, 2021, 1:22 PM UTC at 20°23′ Pisces
Shadow opens Mar 4, 2021, 10:30 PM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 22, 2022, 2:48 AM 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

  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jun 25 to Oct 18, 2021 (114 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aquarius — Jun 25 to Oct 11, 2021 (107 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Jun 25 to Oct 6, 2021 (103 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Aug 20 to Dec 1, 2021 (103 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 27 to Oct 18, 2021 (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 2021

Previous

2020 Ended November 29, 2020 after 159 days, moving back 2.8° through the zodiac.

Next

2022 Begins June 28, 2022 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 2021

Neptune through the zodiac in 2021

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2021, 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.

2021 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2021

Uranus in Taurus Aug 15, 2020 – Jan 14, 2021 · 152 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 30, 2021 – Feb 21, 2021 · 21 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 27, 2021 – Oct 6, 2021 · 162 days
Saturn in Aquarius May 23, 2021 – Oct 11, 2021 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini May 29, 2021 – Jun 22, 2021 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jun 20, 2021 – Oct 18, 2021 · 120 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 20, 2021 – Jan 18, 2022 · 152 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 27, 2021 – Oct 18, 2021 · 21 days
Venus in Capricorn Dec 19, 2021 – Jan 29, 2022 · 41 days
← 2020 Neptune retrograde in 2020. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2022 → Neptune retrograde in 2022.

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