Neptune is currently in Aries located at 00 Ari 06' 33"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Neptune is currently in Conjunction Mercury

Neptune is currently in Conjunction Venus

   Ends on Friday, 04 April, 2025

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

02.04.2025 at 10:06:16 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun12 Ari 55' 02"
The Moon08 Gem 18' 42"
Mercury27 Pis 59' 56" R
Venus26 Pis 53' 53" R
Mars24 Can 04' 17"
Jupiter16 Gem 12' 00"
Saturn24 Pis 39' 35"
Uranus24 Tau 49' 20"
Neptune00 Ari 06' 33"
Pluto03 Aqu 34' 31"

Solar Status

BZ Status:-4
Proton Density:10.84
Proton Speed:462.0 k/sec
KP Status:4.00
TypeApr 2Apr 3Apr 4
Active30%5%35%
Minor15%1%35%
Moderate1%1%15%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT3.331.671.00
03-06UT3.671.671.00
06-09UT2.671.332.33
09-12UT2.671.333.67
12-15UT2.331.333.33
15-18UT2.001.333.33
18-21UT2.001.673.67
21-00UT2.671.335.00
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached high levels due to an M5.6 flare at 01/0646 UTC from Region 4046 (N05E20, Cho/beta-gamma). Associated with this flare was a 195 sfu tenflare as well as additional discrete radio events. Region 4048 (S16E40, Ekc/beta-gamma-delta) continued to be the largest and most complex spot group. It was responsible for an impulsive M2.5 flare at 01/2231 UTC as well as a couple of mid-level C-class flares. Slight decay occurred in the smaller trailing spots of Region 4046. Separation was apparent in the intermediate area of Region 4048 while the leading and intermediate spots began to consolidate.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters became enhanced after 01/1730 UTC, possibly attributed to the 27 Mar CME. Total field increased to 15 nT while the Bz component varied between +9/-5 nT. Solar wind ranged from 353-475 km/s. Phi angle was positive.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at moderate to high levels with a peak flux of 3,240 pfu at 01/1815 UTC. The greater than 10 MeV proton event that began at 31/1105 UTC, crossed the S2 (Moderate) threshold at 01/0205 UTC, reached a peak of 147 pfu at 01/0425 UTC, and dropped below S2 levels at 01/0910 UTC.