Neptune retrograde 2038: 2 periods, 155 days inside the year — 42.5% of 2038. Neptune turns direct at 5:33 AM UTC on January 6 at 26°18′ Aries, turns retrograde at 1:57 AM UTC on August 4 at 1°22′ Taurus and turns direct at 5:00 PM UTC on January 8, 2039 at 28°33′ Aries.
Turns direct
Jan 6 5:33 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Aug 4 1:57 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2038
155 days 42.5% of the year
Signs
Aries, Taurus last loop retreats 2.81°
Neptune’s path through 2038, day by day
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 2038
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Neptune starts 2038 at 26°19′ Aries and ends it at 28°34′ Aries — 2.3° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.8° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.81° and 2.81° (158 and 158 days). Fastest day: Mar 13, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Sep 20, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2038 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Neptune retrograde 2038: exact times in your city
Neptune turns direct at 5:33 AM UTC on January 6, 2038 at 26°18′ Aries — 2:33 AM in Santiago, 12:33 AM in New York, 5:33 AM in London and 2:33 PM in Tokyo.
City
Turns direct · Jan 6, 2038
Turns retrograde · Aug 4, 2038
Turns direct · Jan 8, 2039
UTC
Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · 26°18′ Aries
Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · 1°22′ Taurus
Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · 28°33′ Aries
Honolulu United States
7:33 PM Tue, Jan 5, 2038 · UTC−10
3:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−10
7:00 AM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
8:33 PM Tue, Jan 5, 2038 · UTC−9
5:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−8
8:00 AM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States
9:33 PM Tue, Jan 5, 2038 · UTC−8
6:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−7
9:00 AM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States
10:33 PM Tue, Jan 5, 2038 · UTC−7
6:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−7
10:00 AM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−7
Denver United States
10:33 PM Tue, Jan 5, 2038 · UTC−7
7:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−6
10:00 AM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
11:33 PM Tue, Jan 5, 2038 · UTC−6
8:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−5
11:00 AM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico
11:33 PM Tue, Jan 5, 2038 · UTC−6
7:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−6
11:00 AM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−6
New York United States
12:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC−5
9:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−4
12:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada
12:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC−5
9:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−4
12:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia
12:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC−5
8:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−5
12:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
12:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC−5
8:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−5
12:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
1:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC−4
9:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−4
1:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
2:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC−3
9:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−4
2:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
2:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC−3
10:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−3
2:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
2:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC−3
10:57 PM Tue, Aug 3, 2038 · UTC−3
2:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
5:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC
1:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC
5:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC
London United Kingdom
5:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC
2:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+1
5:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria
6:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+1
2:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+1
6:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+1
Paris France
6:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+1
3:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+2
6:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
6:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+1
3:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+2
6:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
7:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+2
3:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+2
7:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
7:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+2
4:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+3
7:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
7:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+2
4:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+3
7:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
8:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+3
4:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+3
8:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
8:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+3
4:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+3
8:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
8:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+3
4:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+3
8:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
9:03 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+3:30
5:27 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+3:30
8:30 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
9:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+4
5:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+4
9:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
10:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+5
6:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+5
10:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
11:03 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+5:30
7:27 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+5:30
10:30 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
11:18 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+5:45
7:42 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+5:45
10:45 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
11:33 AM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+6
7:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+6
11:00 PM Sat, Jan 8, 2039 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
12:33 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+7
8:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+7
12:00 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
12:33 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+7
8:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+7
12:00 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · UTC+7
Singapore
1:33 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+8
9:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+8
1:00 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · UTC+8
Beijing China
1:33 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+8
9:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+8
1:00 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
1:33 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+8
9:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+8
1:00 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
1:33 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+8
9:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+8
1:00 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
2:33 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+9
10:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+9
2:00 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
2:33 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+9
10:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+9
2:00 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
4:03 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+10:30
11:27 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+9:30
3:30 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia
3:33 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+10
11:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+10
3:00 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
4:33 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+11
11:57 AM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+10
4:00 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand
6:33 PM Wed, Jan 6, 2038 · UTC+13
1:57 PM Wed, Aug 4, 2038 · UTC+12
6:00 AM Sun, Jan 9, 2039 · 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°
· crosses the year boundary
August 1, 2037 → January 6, 2038 in Aries
Stations retrograde
Aug 1, 2037, 1:57 PM UTC at
29°07′ Aries
Stations direct
Jan 6, 2038, 5:33 AM UTC at
26°18′ Aries
Shadow opens
Apr 10, 2037, 2:25 AM UTC
(113 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 27, 2038, 1:59 PM UTC
(111 days after)
Full window including shadows382 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 Leo season and ends in
Capricorn season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Pluto
in Aquarius —
Aug 1 to Nov 3, 2037 (94 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Virgo —
Aug 8 to Aug 31, 2037 (24 days of overlap)
Mars
in Gemini —
Oct 12 to Dec 23, 2037 (71 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Cancer —
Oct 30 to Jan 6, 2038 (68 days of overlap)
Jupiter
in Cancer —
Nov 16 to Jan 6, 2038 (51 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Sagittarius —
Nov 28 to Dec 18, 2037 (20 days of overlap)
Venus
in Capricorn —
Dec 14 to Jan 6, 2038 (23 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Virgo —
Dec 26 to Jan 6, 2038 (11 days of overlap)
158 days · retreats 2.81°
· crosses the year boundary
August 4, 2038 → January 8, 2039 in Taurus
Stations retrograde
Aug 4, 2038, 1:57 AM UTC at
1°22′ Taurus
Stations direct
Jan 8, 2039, 5:00 PM UTC at
28°33′ Aries
Shadow opens
Apr 12, 2038, 2:05 PM UTC
(113 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 30, 2039, 3:49 AM UTC
(111 days after)
Full window including shadows383 days
…and back into 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 Leo season and ends in
Capricorn season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Mercury
in Leo —
Aug 4 to Aug 14, 2038 (10 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Aquarius —
Aug 4 to Nov 4, 2038 (93 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Cancer —
Nov 3 to Jan 8, 2039 (66 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Sagittarius —
Nov 12 to Dec 2, 2038 (20 days of overlap)
Jupiter
in Virgo —
Dec 17 to Jan 8, 2039 (22 days of overlap)
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 2038
Neptune through the zodiac in 2038
Every sign Neptune occupies during 2038, 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.
AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 2038 Dates: Until Jan 6, From Aug 4.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/2038/
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