Upcoming, 158.2 days
Neptune retrograde, July 2030
Neptune stations retrograde on Tuesday 16 July 2030, 16:29 UTC at 13°23′ Aries and turns direct on Saturday 21 December 2030, 20:40 UTC at 10°34′ Aries. The shadow period runs from 25 March 2030 to 11 April 2031.
Neptune comes to an apparent standstill at 13°23' Aries on 16 July 2030 at 16:29 UTC and then appears to move backward. It stations direct on 21 December 2030 at 20:40 UTC at 10°34' Aries, 158.2 days later. The entire retrograde stays in Aries, with a pre-retrograde shadow from 25 March 2030 and a post-retrograde shadow until 11 April 2031.
Astrologers read Neptune as the planet of ideals, imagination and what is hard to see clearly, and Aries as the sign of beginnings, courage and self-direction. The tradition treats this retrograde as a quieter stretch for reviewing ideals rather than chasing them, perhaps asking which plans still deserve the effort. A modest suggestion: note one goal you have pursued on impulse and what you hoped it would give you.
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.