The Mystic · Aries · Fire

Neptune Retrograde
in Aries

When Neptune, the mystic, turns retrograde in Aries, its themes — dreams, illusion, spirituality, dissolution — pass through the fire register of Aries.

Right nowNeptune is in the pre-shadow of a Aries retrograde — it stations retrograde July 7, 2026.
The real dates

10 windows in Aries.

Computed from a real ephemeris — station-retrograde to station-direct, with the shadow period and the exact degrees of Aries retraced.

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2025 · Fire
July 4, 2025December 10, 2025
2°11′ Aries → 29°23′ Pisces

Spends 159 days retracing 2.8° of Aries.

Pre-shadow March 13Post-shadow March 31
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2026 · Fire
July 7, 2026December 12, 2026
4°25′ → 1°37′ Aries

Spends 158 days retracing 2.8° of Aries.

Pre-shadow March 16Post-shadow April 2
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2027 · Fire
July 9, 2027December 15, 2027
6°40′ → 3°51′ Aries

Spends 158 days retracing 2.8° of Aries.

Pre-shadow March 18Post-shadow April 4
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2028 · Fire
July 11, 2028December 16, 2028
8°54′ → 6°06′ Aries

Spends 158 days retracing 2.8° of Aries.

Pre-shadow March 20Post-shadow April 6
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2029 · Fire
July 14, 2029December 19, 2029
11°09′ → 8°20′ Aries

Spends 158 days retracing 2.8° of Aries.

Pre-shadow March 22Post-shadow April 9
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2030 · Fire
July 16, 2030December 21, 2030
13°23′ → 10°35′ Aries

Spends 158 days retracing 2.8° of Aries.

Pre-shadow March 25Post-shadow April 11
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2031 · Fire
July 19, 2031December 24, 2031
15°38′ → 12°49′ Aries

Spends 158 days retracing 2.8° of Aries.

Pre-shadow March 27Post-shadow April 13
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2032 · Fire
July 20, 2032December 25, 2032
17°52′ → 15°04′ Aries

Spends 158 days retracing 2.8° of Aries.

Pre-shadow March 29Post-shadow April 15
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2033 · Fire
July 23, 2033December 28, 2033
20°07′ → 17°19′ Aries

Spends 158 days retracing 2.8° of Aries.

Pre-shadow April 1Post-shadow April 18
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2034 · Fire
July 25, 2034December 30, 2034
22°22′ → 19°34′ Aries

Spends 158 days retracing 2.8° of Aries.

Pre-shadow April 3Post-shadow April 20
Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy
The folklore

What Neptune retrograde in Aries is said to stir.

Astrological tradition reads any retrograde as a season to revisit rather than to launch. Neptune rules dreams, illusion, spirituality, dissolution, so while it appears to backtrack through Aries the old themes loop back for a second look. Folk guidance for Aries: Patience over impulse; reread before you fire off.

Questions

Neptune retrograde in Aries, answered

Is Neptune retrograde in Aries right now?

Neptune is in the pre-shadow of a Aries retrograde — it stations retrograde July 7, 2026.

When is Neptune retrograde in Aries?

Neptune retrogrades in Aries on these dates (station retrograde to station direct): July 4, 2025 – December 10, 2025; July 7, 2026 – December 12, 2026; July 9, 2027 – December 15, 2027; July 11, 2028 – December 16, 2028; July 14, 2029 – December 19, 2029; July 16, 2030 – December 21, 2030; July 19, 2031 – December 24, 2031; July 20, 2032 – December 25, 2032; July 23, 2033 – December 28, 2033; July 25, 2034 – December 30, 2034. Each is bracketed by a pre- and post-shadow window.

What does Neptune retrograde in Aries mean?

When Neptune, the mystic, turns retrograde in Aries, its themes — dreams, illusion, spirituality, dissolution — pass through the fire register of Aries. Astrological tradition reads any retrograde as a season to revisit rather than to launch. Neptune rules dreams, illusion, spirituality, dissolution, so while it appears to backtrack through Aries the old themes loop back for a second look. Folk guidance for Aries: Patience over impulse; reread before you fire off.

The Watchtower

Never get caught off guard.

A quiet heads-up before Neptune turns, and the all-clear after.

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