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Neptune retrograde 2028

Neptune retrograde 2028: 1 period, 158 days inside the year — 43.3% of 2028. Neptune turns retrograde at 1:04 PM UTC on July 11 at 8°53′ Aries and turns direct at 8:44 PM UTC on December 16 at 6°05′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Jul 11 1:04 PM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 16 8:44 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2028
158 days 43.3% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 2.81°

The other planets in 2028: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto.

Neptune Retrograde 2028 Dates: Jul 11 – Dec 16

Neptune’s path through 2028, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2028
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2028. Neptune starts 2028 at 3°55′ Aries and ends it at 6°09′ Aries — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 158 days, from 8°54′ Aries on Jul 11 back to 6°05′ Aries on Dec 16. Fastest day: Feb 15, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 28, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2028 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 15, 2027 – Apr 4, 2028Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 20, 2028 – Jul 11, 2028Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 16, 2028 – Apr 6, 2029Retrograde: Jul 11, 2028 – Dec 16, 20284° Aries5° Aries6° Aries7° Aries8° Aries9° AriesStations retrograde Jul 11, 2028, 1:04 PM UTC, 8°53′ AriesR Jul 11Stations direct Dec 16, 2028, 8:44 PM UTC, 6°05′ AriesD Dec 16JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2028. Neptune starts 2028 at 3°55′ Aries and ends it at 6°09′ Aries — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 158 days, from 8°54′ Aries on Jul 11 back to 6°05′ Aries on Dec 16. Fastest day: Feb 15, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 28, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2028 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 15, 2027 – Apr 4, 2028Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 20, 2028 – Jul 11, 2028Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 16, 2028 – Apr 6, 2029Retrograde: Jul 11, 2028 – Dec 16, 20284° Aries5° Aries6° Aries7° Aries8° Aries9° AriesStations retrograde Jul 11, 2028, 1:04 PM UTC, 8°53′ AriesR Jul 11Stations direct Dec 16, 2028, 8:44 PM UTC, 6°05′ AriesD Dec 16JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2028 at 3°55′ Aries and ends it at 6°09′ Aries — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 158 days, from 8°54′ Aries on Jul 11 back to 6°05′ Aries on Dec 16. Fastest day: Feb 15, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 28, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2028 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2028: exact times in your city

Neptune turns retrograde at 1:04 PM UTC on July 11, 2028 at 8°53′ Aries — 9:04 AM in Santiago, 9:04 AM in New York, 2:04 PM in London and 10:04 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Jul 11 · 8°53′ Aries Sat, Dec 16 · 6°05′ Aries
Honolulu United States 3:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−10 10:44 AM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−8 11:44 AM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 6:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−7 12:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 6:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−7 1:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−6 1:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 8:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−5 2:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 7:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−6 2:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−4 3:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 9:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−4 3:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 8:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−5 3:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−5 3:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−4 4:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−4 5:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−3 5:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:04 AM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC−3 5:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC 8:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+1 8:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 2:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+1 9:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+2 9:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 3:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+2 9:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 3:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+2 10:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+3 10:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 4:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+3 10:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 4:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+3 11:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 4:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+3 11:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 4:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+3 11:44 PM Sat, Dec 16 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:34 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+3:30 12:14 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+4 12:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+5 1:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:34 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+5:30 2:14 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:49 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+5:45 2:29 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+6 2:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+7 3:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+7 3:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+7
Singapore 9:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+8 4:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+8
Beijing China 9:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+8 4:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+8 4:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+8 4:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+9 5:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+9 5:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:34 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+9:30 7:14 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 11:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+10 6:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:04 PM Tue, Jul 11 · UTC+10 7:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 1:04 AM Wed, Jul 12 · UTC+12 9:44 AM Sun, Dec 17 · 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.

158 days · retreats 2.81°

July 11 → December 16, 2028 in Aries

Stations retrograde Jul 11, 2028, 1:04 PM UTC at 8°53′ Aries
Stations direct Dec 16, 2028, 8:44 PM UTC at 6°05′ Aries
Shadow opens Mar 20, 2028, 7:53 AM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Apr 6, 2029, 8:58 PM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

Neptune retrograde in Aries

Neptune retrograde in Aries reviews ideals connected to action and identity. Causes pursued with fervor 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 — Jul 11 to Oct 19, 2028 (100 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — Aug 22 to Dec 16, 2028 (116 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Sep 19 to Dec 16, 2028 (89 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 19 to Oct 11, 2028 (22 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Aries and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 2028

Previous

2027 Ended December 15, 2027 after 158 days, moving back 2.81° through the zodiac.

Next

2029 Begins July 14, 2029 and runs 158 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 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 Jan 1 – Dec 31 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 Sep 15, 2027 – Feb 12, 2028 · 151 days
Jupiter in Virgo Jan 12, 2028 – May 13, 2028 · 122 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 24, 2028 – Feb 14, 2028 · 21 days
Pluto in Aquarius May 9, 2028 – Oct 19, 2028 · 163 days
Venus in Gemini May 10, 2028 – Jun 22, 2028 · 43 days
Mercury in Gemini May 21, 2028 – Jun 14, 2028 · 24 days
Saturn in Taurus Aug 22, 2028 – Jan 5, 2029 · 136 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 19, 2028 – Feb 16, 2029 · 150 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 19, 2028 – Oct 11, 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.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2028 Dates: Jul 11 – Dec 16.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2028/

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