Neptune retrograde 2025

1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.5% of 2025. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

159 days · retreats 2.81°

4 July → 10 December 2025 in Aries

Stations retrograde 4 Jul 2025, 15:48 UTC at 1.81° Aries
Stations direct 10 Dec 2025, 09:01 UTC at 29° Pisces

Neptune retrograde in Aries

Neptune retrograde in Aries reviews ideals connected to action and identity. Causes pursued with fervour are examined for illusion. It suits clarifying what is worth fighting for.

…and back into 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

  • Pluto in Aquarius — 4 Jul to 13 Oct 2025 (101 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aries — 13 Jul to 28 Nov 2025 (138 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — 18 Jul to 11 Aug 2025 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — 6 Sep to 10 Dec 2025 (95 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — 9 Nov to 29 Nov 2025 (20 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Cancer — 11 Nov to 10 Dec 2025 (29 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Cancer — 22 Nov to 10 Dec 2025 (18 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — 22 Nov to 10 Dec 2025 (18 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 2025

Previous

2024 Ended 7 December 2024 after 159 days, moving back 2.81° through the zodiac.

Next

2026 Begins 7 July 2026 and runs 159 days.

Gap across 2025

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 2025

Neptune through the zodiac in 2025

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2025, 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 – 9 Apr
Neptune in Aries 9 Apr – 7 Oct
Neptune in Pisces 7 Oct – 31 Dec and beyond

3 segments in 2025. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

2025 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2025

Jupiter in Gemini 22 Nov 2024 – 4 Feb 2025 · 74 days
Uranus in Taurus 22 Nov 2024 – 30 Jan 2025 · 70 days
Mars in Leo 7 Dec 2024 – 24 Feb 2025 · 79 days
Venus in Aries 2 Mar 2025 – 13 Apr 2025 · 42 days
Mercury in Aries 15 Mar 2025 – 7 Apr 2025 · 23 days
Pluto in Aquarius 4 May 2025 – 13 Oct 2025 · 163 days
Saturn in Aries 13 Jul 2025 – 28 Nov 2025 · 138 days
Mercury in Leo 18 Jul 2025 – 11 Aug 2025 · 24 days
Uranus in Gemini 6 Sep 2025 – 4 Feb 2026 · 151 days
Mercury in Sagittarius 9 Nov 2025 – 29 Nov 2025 · 20 days
Jupiter in Cancer 11 Nov 2025 – 9 Feb 2026 · 90 days
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