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Is Neptune retrograde right now?
Yes. Neptune is retrograde until 12 Dec 2026.
Neptune retrograde dates
| Shadow begins | Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Shadow ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2026 | 7 Jul 2026 4° Aries |
12 Dec 2026 1° Aries |
2 Apr 2027 |
| 18 Mar 2027 | 9 Jul 2027 6° Aries |
15 Dec 2027 3° Aries |
4 Apr 2028 |
| 20 Mar 2028 | 11 Jul 2028 8° Aries |
16 Dec 2028 6° Aries |
6 Apr 2029 |
Dates are in UTC. The shadow is the stretch before and after, when Neptune passes over the same degrees it will retrace (or has just retraced).
Does it land on your chart?
These dates are the same for everyone. What they touch depends on your birth chart. Your free transit calendar shows the exact days they hit you.
See my personal datesWhat Neptune retrograde means
Neptune rules dreams, intuition, art and illusion. Neptune is retrograde about five months a year. The fog clears a little, which can make it easier to see where you have been kidding yourself.
What to do: Check one dream against the facts.
No planet actually moves backwards. From Earth it only looks that way while we overtake it, or it overtakes us, on our orbits around the Sun.
Other retrogrades
Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Pluto · Which planets are retrograde now · Eclipses