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Neptune retrograde 2030

Neptune retrograde 2030: 1 period, 158 days inside the year — 43.3% of 2030. Neptune turns retrograde at 4:28 PM UTC on July 16 at 13°22′ Aries and turns direct at 8:40 PM UTC on December 21 at 10°34′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Jul 16 4:28 PM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 21 8:40 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2030
158 days 43.3% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 2.81°

The other planets in 2030: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto.

Neptune Retrograde 2030 Dates: Jul 16 – Dec 21

Neptune’s path through 2030, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2030
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2030. Neptune starts 2030 at 8°22′ Aries and ends it at 10°36′ Aries — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 158 days, from 13°22′ Aries on Jul 16 back to 10°34′ Aries on Dec 21. Fastest day: Feb 17, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 29, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2030 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 2029 – Apr 9, 2030Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 25, 2030 – Jul 16, 2030Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 21, 2030 – Apr 11, 2031Retrograde: Jul 16, 2030 – Dec 21, 20308° Aries9° Aries10° Aries11° Aries12° Aries13° AriesStations retrograde Jul 16, 2030, 4:28 PM UTC, 13°22′ AriesR Jul 16Stations direct Dec 21, 2030, 8:40 PM UTC, 10°34′ AriesD Dec 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2030. Neptune starts 2030 at 8°22′ Aries and ends it at 10°36′ Aries — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 158 days, from 13°22′ Aries on Jul 16 back to 10°34′ Aries on Dec 21. Fastest day: Feb 17, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 29, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2030 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 2029 – Apr 9, 2030Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 25, 2030 – Jul 16, 2030Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 21, 2030 – Apr 11, 2031Retrograde: Jul 16, 2030 – Dec 21, 20308° Aries9° Aries11° Aries12° Aries13° AriesStations retrograde Jul 16, 2030, 4:28 PM UTC, 13°22′ AriesR Jul 16Stations direct Dec 21, 2030, 8:40 PM UTC, 10°34′ AriesD Dec 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2030 at 8°22′ Aries and ends it at 10°36′ Aries — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 158 days, from 13°22′ Aries on Jul 16 back to 10°34′ Aries on Dec 21. Fastest day: Feb 17, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Aug 29, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2030 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2030: exact times in your city

Neptune turns retrograde at 4:28 PM UTC on July 16, 2030 at 13°22′ Aries — 12:28 PM in Santiago, 12:28 PM in New York, 5:28 PM in London and 1:28 AM on July 17 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Jul 16 · 13°22′ Aries Sat, Dec 21 · 10°34′ Aries
Honolulu United States 6:28 AM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−10 10:40 AM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:28 AM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−8 11:40 AM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 9:28 AM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−7 12:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 9:28 AM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−7 1:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:28 AM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−6 1:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 11:28 AM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−5 2:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 10:28 AM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−6 2:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−4 3:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 12:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−4 3:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 11:28 AM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−5 3:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:28 AM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−5 3:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−4 4:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 12:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−4 5:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−3 5:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC−3 5:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 4:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC 8:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+1 8:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 5:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+1 9:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+2 9:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+2 9:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 6:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+2 10:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+3 10:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+3 10:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+3 11:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 7:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+3 11:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 7:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+3 11:40 PM Sat, Dec 21 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:58 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+3:30 12:10 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+4 12:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+5 1:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:58 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+5:30 2:10 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:13 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+5:45 2:25 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+6 2:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+7 3:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:28 PM Tue, Jul 16 · UTC+7 3:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:28 AM Wed, Jul 17 · UTC+8 4:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+8
Beijing China 12:28 AM Wed, Jul 17 · UTC+8 4:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:28 AM Wed, Jul 17 · UTC+8 4:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:28 AM Wed, Jul 17 · UTC+8 4:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:28 AM Wed, Jul 17 · UTC+9 5:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:28 AM Wed, Jul 17 · UTC+9 5:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:58 AM Wed, Jul 17 · UTC+9:30 7:10 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 2:28 AM Wed, Jul 17 · UTC+10 6:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:28 AM Wed, Jul 17 · UTC+10 7:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 4:28 AM Wed, Jul 17 · UTC+12 9:40 AM Sun, Dec 22 · 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 16 → December 21, 2030 in Aries

Stations retrograde Jul 16, 2030, 4:28 PM UTC at 13°22′ Aries
Stations direct Dec 21, 2030, 8:40 PM UTC at 10°34′ Aries
Shadow opens Mar 25, 2030, 8:44 AM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Apr 11, 2031, 9:27 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 Capricorn season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Pluto in Aquarius — Jul 16 to Oct 23, 2030 (98 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 16 to Sep 8, 2030 (23 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Gemini — Sep 20 to Dec 21, 2030 (92 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Sep 28 to Dec 21, 2030 (85 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — Dec 6 to Dec 21, 2030 (16 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 2030

Previous

2029 Ended December 19, 2029 after 158 days, moving back 2.81° through the zodiac.

Next

2031 Begins July 19, 2031 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 2030

Neptune through the zodiac in 2030

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2030, 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.

2030 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2030

Saturn in Taurus Sep 6, 2029 – Jan 19, 2030 · 135 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 23, 2029 – Feb 20, 2030 · 150 days
Venus in Capricorn Dec 16, 2029 – Jan 26, 2030 · 41 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 22, 2029 – Jan 11, 2030 · 20 days
Jupiter in Scorpio Mar 13, 2030 – Jul 15, 2030 · 123 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 13, 2030 – May 6, 2030 · 24 days
Pluto in Aquarius May 12, 2030 – Oct 23, 2030 · 163 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 16, 2030 – Sep 8, 2030 · 23 days
Saturn in Gemini Sep 20, 2030 – Feb 2, 2031 · 134 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 28, 2030 – Feb 25, 2031 · 150 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 6, 2030 – Dec 25, 2030 · 20 days
← 2029 Neptune retrograde in 2029. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2031 → Neptune retrograde in 2031.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2030 Dates: Jul 16 – Dec 21.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2030/

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