Neptune retrograde 2030

1 period, 158 days inside the year — 43.4% of 2030. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

158 days · retreats 2.81°

16 July → 21 December 2030 in Aries

Stations retrograde 16 Jul 2030, 10:36 UTC at 12.95° Aries
Stations direct 21 Dec 2030, 18:43 UTC at 10.14° 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 — 16 Jul to 22 Oct 2030 (98 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — 16 Aug to 8 Sep 2030 (23 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Gemini — 20 Sep to 21 Dec 2030 (92 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — 28 Sep to 21 Dec 2030 (85 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Gemini — 22 Nov to 21 Dec 2030 (30 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — 22 Nov to 21 Dec 2030 (30 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — 6 Dec to 21 Dec 2030 (16 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 2030

Previous

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

Next

2031 Begins 18 July 2031 and runs 158 days.

Gap across 2030

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 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 1 Jan – 31 Dec 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 22 Nov 2029 – 19 Jan 2030 · 58 days
Uranus in Gemini 22 Nov 2029 – 20 Feb 2030 · 91 days
Venus in Capricorn 16 Dec 2029 – 26 Jan 2030 · 41 days
Mercury in Capricorn 22 Dec 2029 – 11 Jan 2030 · 20 days
Jupiter in Scorpio 13 Mar 2030 – 15 Jul 2030 · 124 days
Mercury in Taurus 13 Apr 2030 – 6 May 2030 · 24 days
Pluto in Aquarius 12 May 2030 – 22 Oct 2030 · 163 days
Mercury in Virgo 16 Aug 2030 – 8 Sep 2030 · 23 days
Saturn in Gemini 20 Sep 2030 – 2 Feb 2031 · 134 days
Uranus in Gemini 28 Sep 2030 – 9 Feb 2031 · 135 days
Mercury in Capricorn 6 Dec 2030 – 25 Dec 2030 · 20 days
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