Neptune is currently in retrograde, in Pisces located at 27 Pis 51' 09"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Neptune is currently Trine Venus

   Ends on Friday, 18 October, 2024

Neptune is currently Sextile Uranus

Neptune is currently Sextile Pluto

Neptune is Quincunx The Sun

   Starts on Saturday, 19 October, 2024
   Peaks on Sunday, 20 October, 2024, orb 0° 17' 12"

Upcoming Retrogrades

PlanetStationary (retrograde)Stationary (direct)In Sign
neptune2025-07-04 21:34:00 UTC2025-12-10 12:24:00 UTCAries
neptune2026-07-07 10:55:00 UTC2026-12-12 22:18:00 UTCAries

As the farthest known planet from the Sun in our solar system, Neptune, the 8th planet’s astronomical description is entirely appropriate to its astrological. It’s the densest giant planet and it moves very slowly. In astrology, it rules Pisces and is considered the planet of deception, spirituality, illusion, and addiction. It’s not all bad, though- as with other things, the flip sides are the good sides and intuition, dreams, sensitivity, mercy and compassion also fall under its auspices.

Interestingly enough, you also can’t see Neptune without help and its discovery wasn’t by way of actually seeing it: it was actually found using math. Alexis Brouvard started to notice that Uranus was behaving a little funny so he shined a flashlight in its eyes- no no, actually, what happened was he noticed there were some changes in its orbit people hadn’t really expected. He recognized this was likely due to it being in close proximity to a planet they had yet to discover- and Urbain Le Verrier predicted a position that might explain this from there.

Then, in 1846, Johann Galle whipped out a telescope and went looking- and he found it within a degree of that exact position. Technically speaking, Galileo probably did discover it much earlier, but at the time he did so, he just assumed that it was fixed star.

Neptune is known as something of a reality altering influence- which probably explains why it rules drugs and addiction. That said: are all drugs bad? No, absolutely not. Is escaping reality bad? Have you SEEN reality lately? That said, it’s really kind of difficult to change a reality you cannot face- which is where the problem with Neptune tends to lay. It makes it a little more difficult to decipher facts when feelings are involved and the lies we tell ourselves often change our perception more than any mind altering substance could. Except for maybe mescaline. I’m pretty sure mescaline might beat out bullshitting yourself.

Still, there’s definitely something said for the power of hopes, dreams, and being able to see things in an almost naive light from time to time.

The Retrograde

We get one Neptune retrograde a year but it lasts for a little over 5 months. If you have had areas of your life where you’re not being quite as honest with yourself as you should be- you might be getting your cognitive dissonance thumped pretty hard. I have, however, seen enough of these cycles come and go to recognize that like all those types of things: cognitive dissonance thumped often just gets even stronger for it. Kind of a shame really.

What should happen, rather is that those things which obscure the truth, whether you did it or someone else does it clears away. Reality knocks, you answer the door- maybe sometimes this sucks, but ultimately, it beats continuing to believe something that’s simply not true.

Lies, no matter how many people tell them, no matter how much you try to convince yourself otherwise: are not the truth. Neptune retrograde is usually a time when the truth comes stomping on in and whether you sit down and look at it or not is entirely up to you.

Planetary Positions

15.10.2024 at 22:31:17 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun23 Lib 03' 31"
The Moon01 Ari 13' 39"
Mercury03 Sco 23' 37"
Venus27 Sco 44' 04"
Mars22 Can 13' 03"
Jupiter21 Gem 15' 49" R
Saturn13 Pis 29' 06" R
Uranus26 Tau 29' 02" R
Neptune27 Pis 51' 09" R
Pluto29 Cap 38' 44"

Solar Status

BZ Status:6
Proton Density:0.26
Proton Speed:418.5 k/sec
KP Status:2.33
TypeOct 16Oct 17Oct 18
Active30%25%10%
Minor40%5%5%
Moderate15%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT4.672.671.67
03-06UT3.672.331.33
06-09UT3.672.001.33
09-12UT3.332.001.33
12-15UT3.672.001.33
15-18UT4.002.001.33
18-21UT4.002.001.67
21-00UT3.672.331.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity increased to moderate levels. Region 3848 (N15W90, Cko/beta-gamma) produced an M3.4/Sf (R1-Minor) at 14/0017 UTC. Associated with this event was a 545 km/s Type II radio sweep. The Region also produced an M1.8 flare (R1-Minor) at 14/1337 UTC as it begins to rotate around the west limb. Region 3852 (S10W23, Dki/beta-gamma) lost a weak delta signature this period, but did produce low-level M-class activity.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters were at nominal levels for the majority of the period. Total field was steady near 5 nT and the Bz component was variable between +/-3 nT. Total field increased to 10 nT around 14/1838 UTC while Bz remained variable and solar wind speeds remained in the ~400-435 km/s range. The phi angle was variable until approximately 14/0215 UTC when it settled into a positive sector.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal to moderate levels. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux remained near background levels. .Forecast... The greater than 2 MeV electron flux is expected to be at normal to moderate levels through 17 Oct. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux is expected to remain at background levels with a slight chance for a solar radiation storm event through 16 Oct as Regions 3848 and 3849 transit the western limb.