Neptune retrograde 2023

1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.5% of 2023. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

159 days · retreats 2.81°

30 June → 6 December 2023 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 30 Jun 2023, 13:11 UTC at 27.36° Pisces
Stations direct 6 Dec 2023, 10:00 UTC at 24.55° Pisces

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

  • Saturn in Pisces — 30 Jun to 4 Nov 2023 (127 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Aquarius — 30 Jun to 10 Oct 2023 (102 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Leo — 23 Jul to 4 Sep 2023 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — 23 Aug to 15 Sep 2023 (23 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — 28 Aug to 6 Dec 2023 (99 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Taurus — 4 Sep to 6 Dec 2023 (93 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — 22 Nov to 6 Dec 2023 (14 days of overlap)

Read against Pisces, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 2023

Previous

2022 Ended 3 December 2022 after 159 days, moving back 2.81° through the zodiac.

Next

2024 Begins 2 July 2024 and runs 159 days.

Gap across 2023

1.6 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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 2023

Neptune through the zodiac in 2023

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2023, 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 1 Jan – 31 Dec and beyond

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

2023 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2023

Mars in Gemini 22 Nov 2022 – 12 Jan 2023 · 52 days
Uranus in Taurus 22 Nov 2022 – 22 Jan 2023 · 62 days
Mercury in Capricorn 29 Dec 2022 – 18 Jan 2023 · 20 days
Mercury in Taurus 21 Apr 2023 – 15 May 2023 · 24 days
Pluto in Aquarius 1 May 2023 – 10 Oct 2023 · 162 days
Saturn in Pisces 17 Jun 2023 – 4 Nov 2023 · 140 days
Venus in Leo 23 Jul 2023 – 4 Sep 2023 · 43 days
Mercury in Virgo 23 Aug 2023 – 15 Sep 2023 · 23 days
Uranus in Taurus 28 Aug 2023 – 27 Jan 2024 · 151 days
Jupiter in Taurus 4 Sep 2023 – 31 Dec 2023 · 118 days
Mercury in Capricorn 13 Dec 2023 – 2 Jan 2024 · 20 days
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