Happening now, 158.5 days
Neptune retrograde, July 2026
Neptune stations retrograde on Tuesday 7 July 2026, 10:55 UTC at 4°25′ Aries and turns direct on Saturday 12 December 2026, 22:17 UTC at 1°37′ Aries. The shadow period runs from 16 March 2026 to 2 April 2027.
Neptune stations retrograde in the early degrees of Aries on 7 July 2026 at 10:55 UTC, at 4°25'. It moves slowly backward for 158.5 days and stations direct at 1°37' Aries on 12 December 2026 at 22:17 UTC, remaining in Aries throughout. The shadow period around this retrograde runs from 16 March 2026 to 2 April 2027.
Astrologers associate Neptune with ideals, imagination, longing and the places where things are not as clear as they seem. Aries, the first sign, is read as bold, direct and focused on the self and on new beginnings. The tradition treats Neptune's retrograde as a season to examine ideals rather than chase them, and in Aries that means asking which causes and self-images still ring true. A practical step: write down one goal and check whether it rests on facts you can confirm.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Neptune's retrograde (Aries) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Taurus | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Gemini | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Cancer | tenth | career and public role | |
| Leo | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Virgo | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Libra | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Scorpio | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Sagittarius | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Capricorn | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Aquarius | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Pisces | second | money, possessions, values | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.