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Neptune retrograde 2031

Neptune retrograde 2031: 1 period, 158 days inside the year — 43.3% of 2031. Neptune turns retrograde at 6:12 AM UTC on July 19 at 15°37′ Aries and turns direct at 7:40 AM UTC on December 24 at 12°49′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Jul 19 6:12 AM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 24 7:40 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2031
158 days 43.3% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 2.81°

The other planets in 2031: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto.

Neptune Retrograde 2031 Dates: Jul 19 – Dec 24

Neptune’s path through 2031, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2031
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2031. Neptune starts 2031 at 10°36′ Aries and ends it at 12°49′ Aries — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 158 days, from 15°37′ Aries on Jul 19 back to 12°49′ Aries on Dec 24. Fastest day: Feb 23, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Sep 4, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2031 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 21, 2030 – Apr 11, 2031Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 27, 2031 – Jul 19, 2031Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 24, 2031 – Apr 13, 2032Retrograde: Jul 19, 2031 – Dec 24, 203110° Aries11° Aries12° Aries13° Aries14° Aries15° Aries16° AriesStations retrograde Jul 19, 2031, 6:12 AM UTC, 15°37′ AriesR Jul 19Stations direct Dec 24, 2031, 7:40 AM UTC, 12°49′ AriesD Dec 24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2031. Neptune starts 2031 at 10°36′ Aries and ends it at 12°49′ Aries — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 158 days, from 15°37′ Aries on Jul 19 back to 12°49′ Aries on Dec 24. Fastest day: Feb 23, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Sep 4, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2031 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 21, 2030 – Apr 11, 2031Pre-retrograde shadow: Mar 27, 2031 – Jul 19, 2031Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 24, 2031 – Apr 13, 2032Retrograde: Jul 19, 2031 – Dec 24, 203110° Aries11° Aries13° Aries14° Aries15° Aries16° AriesStations retrograde Jul 19, 2031, 6:12 AM UTC, 15°37′ AriesR Jul 19Stations direct Dec 24, 2031, 7:40 AM UTC, 12°49′ AriesD Dec 24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 2031 at 10°36′ Aries and ends it at 12°49′ Aries — 2.2° of net progress: 5° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 158 days, from 15°37′ Aries on Jul 19 back to 12°49′ Aries on Dec 24. Fastest day: Feb 23, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Sep 4, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2031 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 2031: exact times in your city

Neptune turns retrograde at 6:12 AM UTC on July 19, 2031 at 15°37′ Aries — 2:12 AM in Santiago, 2:12 AM in New York, 7:12 AM in London and 3:12 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Jul 19 · 15°37′ Aries Wed, Dec 24 · 12°49′ Aries
Honolulu United States 8:12 PM Fri, Jul 18 · UTC−10 9:40 PM Tue, Dec 23 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:12 PM Fri, Jul 18 · UTC−8 10:40 PM Tue, Dec 23 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 11:12 PM Fri, Jul 18 · UTC−7 11:40 PM Tue, Dec 23 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 11:12 PM Fri, Jul 18 · UTC−7 12:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC−6 12:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 1:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC−5 1:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 12:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC−6 1:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC−4 2:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 2:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC−4 2:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 1:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC−5 2:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC−5 2:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC−4 3:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC−4 4:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC−3 4:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC−3 4:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC 7:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+1 7:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 7:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+1 8:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+2 8:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 8:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+2 8:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 8:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+2 9:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+3 9:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 9:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+3 9:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 9:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+3 10:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+3 10:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+3 10:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:42 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+3:30 11:10 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+4 11:40 AM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:12 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+5 12:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:42 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+5:30 1:10 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:57 AM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+5:45 1:25 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+6 1:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+7 2:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+7 2:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+8 3:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+8
Beijing China 2:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+8 3:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+8 3:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+8 3:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+9 4:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+9 4:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:42 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+9:30 6:10 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 4:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+10 5:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+10 6:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 6:12 PM Sat, Jul 19 · UTC+12 8:40 PM Wed, Dec 24 · 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 19 → December 24, 2031 in Aries

Stations retrograde Jul 19, 2031, 6:12 AM UTC at 15°37′ Aries
Stations direct Dec 24, 2031, 7:40 AM UTC at 12°49′ Aries
Shadow opens Mar 27, 2031, 9:50 PM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Apr 13, 2032, 9:14 AM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 382 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

  • Jupiter in Sagittarius — Jul 19 to Aug 16, 2031 (28 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Aquarius — Jul 19 to Oct 24, 2031 (98 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Leo — Jul 20 to Sep 1, 2031 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 29 to Aug 22, 2031 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Oct 3 to Dec 24, 2031 (82 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Gemini — Oct 5 to Dec 24, 2031 (80 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 19 to Dec 9, 2031 (20 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 2031

Previous

2030 Ended December 21, 2030 after 158 days, moving back 2.81° through the zodiac.

Next

2032 Begins July 20, 2032 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 2031

Neptune through the zodiac in 2031

Every sign Neptune occupies during 2031, 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.

2031 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2031

Saturn in Gemini Sep 20, 2030 – Feb 2, 2031 · 134 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 28, 2030 – Feb 25, 2031 · 150 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 26, 2031 – Apr 18, 2031 · 23 days
Mars in Scorpio Mar 29, 2031 – Jun 13, 2031 · 76 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Apr 15, 2031 – Aug 16, 2031 · 123 days
Pluto in Aquarius May 14, 2031 – Oct 24, 2031 · 163 days
Venus in Leo Jul 20, 2031 – Sep 1, 2031 · 43 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 29, 2031 – Aug 22, 2031 · 24 days
Uranus in Gemini Oct 3, 2031 – Mar 1, 2032 · 150 days
Saturn in Gemini Oct 5, 2031 – Feb 16, 2032 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 19, 2031 – Dec 9, 2031 · 20 days
← 2030 Neptune retrograde in 2030. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2032 → Neptune retrograde in 2032.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2031 Dates: Jul 19 – Dec 24.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2031/

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