Neptune retrograde 2026

1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.5% of 2026. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

159 days · retreats 2.81°

7 July → 12 December 2026 in Aries

Stations retrograde 7 Jul 2026, 05:08 UTC at 4.04° Aries
Stations direct 12 Dec 2026, 20:32 UTC at 1.23° Aries

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.

It begins in Cancer season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Cancer — 7 Jul to 23 Jul 2026 (17 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Aquarius — 7 Jul to 16 Oct 2026 (101 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aries — 26 Jul to 11 Dec 2026 (137 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — 10 Sep to 12 Dec 2026 (93 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Scorpio — 3 Oct to 14 Nov 2026 (42 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Scorpio — 24 Oct to 13 Nov 2026 (20 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — 22 Nov to 12 Dec 2026 (21 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 2026

Previous

2025 Ended 10 December 2025 after 159 days, moving back 2.81° through the zodiac.

Next

2027 Begins 9 July 2027 and runs 159 days.

Gap across 2026

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 2026

Neptune through the zodiac in 2026

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2026, 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 – 8 Feb
Neptune in Aries 8 Feb – 31 Dec and beyond

2 segments in 2026. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

2026 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2026

Jupiter in Cancer 22 Nov 2025 – 11 Mar 2026 · 109 days
Uranus in Taurus 22 Nov 2025 – 4 Feb 2026 · 74 days
Mercury in Pisces 26 Feb 2026 – 20 Mar 2026 · 23 days
Pluto in Aquarius 6 May 2026 – 16 Oct 2026 · 163 days
Mercury in Cancer 29 Jun 2026 – 23 Jul 2026 · 24 days
Saturn in Aries 26 Jul 2026 – 11 Dec 2026 · 137 days
Uranus in Gemini 10 Sep 2026 – 8 Feb 2027 · 151 days
Venus in Scorpio 3 Oct 2026 – 14 Nov 2026 · 42 days
Mercury in Scorpio 24 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026 · 20 days
Jupiter in Leo 13 Dec 2026 – 9 Feb 2027 · 59 days
← 2025 Neptune retrograde in 2025. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2027 → Neptune retrograde in 2027.