Neptune retrograde 2028

1 period, 158 days inside the year — 43.3% of 2028. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

158 days · retreats 2.81°

11 July → 16 December 2028 in Aries

Stations retrograde 11 Jul 2028, 07:51 UTC at 8.49° Aries
Stations direct 16 Dec 2028, 19:37 UTC at 5.68° 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

  • Pluto in Aquarius — 11 Jul to 19 Oct 2028 (100 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — 22 Aug to 16 Dec 2028 (116 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — 18 Sep to 16 Dec 2028 (89 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — 19 Sep to 11 Oct 2028 (22 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — 22 Nov to 16 Dec 2028 (25 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — 22 Nov to 16 Dec 2028 (25 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 2028

Previous

2027 Ended 15 December 2027 after 159 days, moving back 2.81° through the zodiac.

Next

2029 Begins 13 July 2029 and runs 158 days.

Gap across 2028

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 2028

Neptune through the zodiac in 2028

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2028, 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 Aries From 1 Jan – 31 Dec and beyond

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

2028 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2028

Uranus in Gemini 22 Nov 2027 – 12 Feb 2028 · 83 days
Jupiter in Virgo 12 Jan 2028 – 13 May 2028 · 123 days
Mercury in Aquarius 24 Jan 2028 – 14 Feb 2028 · 21 days
Pluto in Aquarius 9 May 2028 – 19 Oct 2028 · 163 days
Venus in Gemini 10 May 2028 – 22 Jun 2028 · 43 days
Mercury in Gemini 21 May 2028 – 14 Jun 2028 · 24 days
Saturn in Taurus 22 Aug 2028 – 5 Jan 2029 · 136 days
Uranus in Gemini 18 Sep 2028 – 9 Feb 2029 · 144 days
Mercury in Libra 19 Sep 2028 – 11 Oct 2028 · 22 days
← 2027 Neptune retrograde in 2027. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2029 → Neptune retrograde in 2029.