Neptune Retrograde 2027
Exact on July 10, 2027 at 00:40 (CEST). Read what this moment in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.
Exact moment
Does it hit me?
What does Neptune's retrograde do with you?
Your date is enough. Add time and place for your house.
Contents8 sections
The facts at a glance
Neptune Retrograde
Exact moment
July 10, 2027, 00:40
CEST · 22:40 UT
Countdown
242 days
until the exact moment
Zodiac
Aries
6°39'
Event type
Retrograde
Neptune Retrograde
Duration
158 days
until December 15, 2027
How often?
about once a year
about 158 days each time
Next time
July 11, 2028
Neptune Retrograde
Many feel a moment like this in the days before: themes come up, conversations turn to it. The exact time is the peak, not the start.
How we calculated this
Computed to the minute with the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), tropical zodiac. The time is German time, Universal Time (UT) is the time at the prime meridian.
Source: planet positions from the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), the same basis professional astrology software uses.
6°39' Aries
On July 10, 2027 Neptune turns retrograde (in Aries).
What Aries adds
The sign gives the moment its colour. Aries stands for the themes of the day for everyone; for you it depends on where Aries sits in your chart.
Neptune Retrograde Bingo
Which of these do you know around this day? Tap what fits. Three in a row is bingo.
0 of 8 · three in a row is bingo
Who notices it most
- AriesThe sign itself
- LibraOpposite
- CancerAt a right angle
- CapricornAt a right angle
With the Sun, Moon or Ascendant in one of these signs, many notice a day like this more clearly. Who do you know with one of them?
Why these four?
The moment sits at 6°39' Aries. The four signs lie right there, opposite, or at a right angle to it. Astrology counts these angles as the most noticeable: what happens there nudges, challenges or sets something in motion.
What Neptune's retrograde can do
Depending on the area of life it falls into in a chart, it shows up differently. These are the twelve possibilities:
- Fresh startSelf & new starts
- Treasure huntMoney & values
- SignalTalk & close circle
- NestingHome & family
- HeartbeatLove & joy
- Clear-outRoutine & health
- MirrorRelationships
- Deep diveIntimacy & change
- WanderlustTravel & meaning
- SummitCareer & goals
- NetworkFriends & plans
- RetreatRetreat & dreams
A note to future you
Open on
July 11, 2028
Neptune Retrograde
- 1What is on your mind most right now?
- 2What should be different by then?
- 3Who do you want to tell about it then?
Write down the three answers today and read them again on July 11, 2028. Who joins you?
All 2 dates of 2027
Every full moon in your calendar
- Full moon
- New moon
- Eclipse
- Mercury retrograde
The dates appear in your calendar on their own, each with a link to its explanation. Remove it any time.
Video · 34 seconds
Neptune turns retrograde
On July 9, 2027, Neptune turns retrograde. This phase is an invitation to take a closer look at your dreams and wishes. Find out which area of life this affects in your chart. Calculate it for free: theastroacademy.com
Read along
On July 9, 2027, the planet Neptune will seem to move backwards in the sky. Imagine driving through thick fog. You slow down and check the map. Neptune is the planet of your dreams and your compassion. It dissolves boundaries. When it's retrograde, you look closer where you might have lost your way. Many find their old dreams change during this time. Does that sound familiar? Find out which area of life this is about for you, at theastroacademy.com.
What does this mean?
On July 10, 2027 at 00:40 (CEST), Neptune turns retrograde. Seen from Earth, the planet seems to pause in the sky and then drift backwards for a while. In astrology this begins a time for second thoughts. Words that start with "re" suit it better than a big fresh launch: revisit, revise, reconnect.
What does Neptune mean?
Neptune dissolves: longing, mysticism, confusion. Boundaries go soft and meanings slip away. Art starts here, so does compassion, and clarity can get lost here too. Neptune shows where you're open to something bigger than yourself, and where to watch that the fog doesn't fool you.
What does a retrograde station mean?
Retrograde station: seen from Earth, the planet seems to stop and then move backwards. It only looks that way, because Earth is overtaking it. A good time for everything that starts with re: rethink, revise, redo.
What does Aries mean?
Aries is the first impulse: direct, fast, no detours. It wants to start, not analyze, and won't ask a question it can't answer with a move. Where Aries is active, there's speed and courage, and the will to jump in before checking the landing, like signing up for a race and buying shoes later.
Neptune Retrograde
Neptune slows down in Aries and turns retrograde. Until it goes direct again, dreams and ideals ask for review: correct, clarify and reopen them rather than deciding anything final.
What it means for your zodiac sign?
A short reading for each sun sign. You feel the moment most where it hits a point in your own chart directly.
Aries
This one happens in Aries. Plenty of people with the Sun there feel days like this more sharply than usual. See whether you are one of them. The focus is intuition, dreams and longing: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Taurus
As Taurus, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. This moment shines a light on intuition, dreams and longing, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Gemini
As Gemini, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? These days, look closely at intuition, dreams and longing, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Cancer
Cancer sits at a tense angle to this event, and many with the Sun there feel days like this as friction. Does your patience run out faster than usual, say in the checkout line? The focus is intuition, dreams and longing: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Leo
For Leo, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? This moment shines a light on intuition, dreams and longing, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Virgo
Virgo sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. These days, look closely at intuition, dreams and longing, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Libra
Libra sits at a tense angle to this event, and many with the Sun there feel days like this as friction. Does your patience run out faster than usual, say in the checkout line? The focus is intuition, dreams and longing: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Scorpio
As Scorpio, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. This moment shines a light on intuition, dreams and longing, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Sagittarius
As Sagittarius, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? These days, look closely at intuition, dreams and longing, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Capricorn
Capricorn sits at a tense angle to this event, and many with the Sun there feel days like this as friction. Does your patience run out faster than usual, say in the checkout line? The focus is intuition, dreams and longing: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Aquarius
For Aquarius, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? This moment shines a light on intuition, dreams and longing, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Pisces
Pisces sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. These days, look closely at intuition, dreams and longing, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Tips & rituals
4 ideas for this day
- 1Pick one hope, or one picture you carry of someone. How much of it is wishing, and how much is real?
- 2Pick up one old thread again instead of starting five new ones. Words that begin with "re" suit these weeks.
- 3On the first day, note one thing you want to look at again during this phase. Read the note once more at the end.
- 4Put off final decisions where you can. This stretch suits reviewing better than committing.
Where does this moment hit your chart?
The sky does the same thing for everyone. What reaches you depends on where this moment touches your birth chart. Take a free look at where it lands for you.
Your time windows
Your Time Windows
With dates, and with what you can check in each window.
- Your windowsCheck, prepare, act
- Emotional seasonWhich phase you are in
- DirectionWhere your focus is shifting
- Work & pressureWhat your work demands
- What emergesWhat ends and begins
- Your 90 daysA plan for three months
Discuss it with others
Neptune Retrograde 2027 by the numbers
On July 10, 2027 Neptune seems to halt at 6°39' Aries. After that it appears to move backwards through the zodiac. A station just means that from Earth the planet seems to stop for a few days, then turn. It never truly reverses, much like the train beside yours at the platform that only seems to roll back.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | July 10, 2027, 00:40 (CEST) |
| Universal Time | 22:40 UT |
| Event type | Retrograde |
| Neptune | 6°39' Aries |
| Turns direct | December 15, 2027 · 3°51' Aries (158 days) |
| Next occurrence | Neptune Retrograde · July 11, 2028 |
For 158 days the planet stays retrograde, until December 15, 2027 at 3°51' Aries. Neptune stations retrograde again on July 11, 2028.
Check the current planetary positions to see where Neptune is today. Your free birth chart tells you which house Aries occupies in your chart, and the house hints at the area of life this phase may stir up for you. The Aries sign profile has more on the sign itself, and retrograde planets lists every phase of every planet.
How to read the data
- Degree: this is where the apparent backward motion starts. The planet passes over this stretch of the zodiac three times: once before the retrograde, once during it and once after.
- Duration: counted from one station to the next, from the first standstill to the turnaround.
- A small test: on July 10, write down which conversation or plan you are taking up a second time, maybe the email you already started once. When the phase ends, look again at what became of it.
How often does Neptune go retrograde?
Neptune goes retrograde about once a year. Each phase runs 158 days on average, ranging from 156 days to 160 days. Put together, Neptune spends 42.9 % of all days retrograde.
Neptune keeps moving forward the whole time. Earth, on the faster inside track, simply passes it, the way a truck you overtake on the highway seems to roll backwards for a moment. The farther out a planet orbits, the longer that passing takes.
Between 1900 and 2100, 6.5 % of all retrograde phases started in Aries. That puts it at number 9 of the 12 signs.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Counted | 1900–2100 |
| Retrograde per year | 1 |
| Average length | 158 days |
| Shortest / longest phase | 156 days / 160 days |
| Share of retrograde days | 42.9 % |
| Starting in Aries | 6.5 % (rank 9/12) |
| Previous retrograde | 7 July 2026 |
| Next retrograde | 11 July 2028 |
We ran every day from 1900 to 2100 through the Swiss Ephemeris, using the same rules as this calendar. All dates are in German time.
Next up in the sky
For your calendar
Your Transit Calendar
Every day the sky touches your chart, as a calendar import and a PDF.
Common questions
- When does Neptune go retrograde in 2027?
- Neptune stations retrograde on July 10, 2027 at 00:40 CEST (22:40 UT).
- What does Neptune's retrograde mean?
- Neptune eases off the gas in Aries. Until the next direct station, whatever Neptune rules tends to run backwards. Fixing things, clearing them up and picking them up again comes easier now than a fresh decision.
- How long does the retrograde phase last?
- This phase runs until December 15, 2027 (158 days). It ends with the next event in the same series.
- Which zodiac signs does Neptune's retrograde affect most?
- Usually it's Aries, because the event takes place in that sign. Cancer, Libra, Capricorn often notice it as well. They sit square or opposite, and a tense angle like that simply means these signs rub against the theme. Check it against your own chart. Further down you'll find a short reading for all 12 signs.