Neptune is currently in retrograde, in Aries located at 02 Ari 09' 52"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Neptune is currently in Conjunction Saturn

Neptune is currently Sextile Uranus

Neptune is currently Sextile Pluto

Upcoming Retrogrades

PlanetStationary (retrograde)Stationary (direct)In Sign
neptune2026-07-07 10:55:00 UTC2026-12-12 22:18:00 UTCAries
neptune2027-07-09 22:42:00 UTC2027-12-15 09:07:00 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

11.07.2025 at 08:52:15 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun19 Can 19' 16"
The Moon25 Cap 24' 50"
Mercury13 Leo 45' 28"
Venus07 Gem 27' 49"
Mars13 Vir 50' 22"
Jupiter07 Can 10' 00"
Saturn01 Ari 55' 54"
Uranus00 Gem 10' 35"
Neptune02 Ari 09' 52" R
Pluto02 Aqu 54' 48" R

Solar Status

BZ Status:-6
Proton Density:0.45
Proton Speed:408.2 k/sec
KP Status:2.67
TypeJul 11Jul 12Jul 13
Active10%25%20%
Minor1%10%5%
Moderate1%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT1.672.332.33
03-06UT1.672.002.00
06-09UT1.332.332.33
09-12UT1.332.672.00
12-15UT1.332.332.00
15-18UT1.332.672.00
18-21UT1.672.332.00
21-00UT1.332.332.00
Solar Activity
Solar activity was at low levels with only C-class flares observed. The largest flare during the period was a C8.9 from an unnumbered region beyond the east limb at S13. This region was also responsible for the majority of the remaining flares alongside Regions 4136 (N19E53, Dai/beta-gamma) and 4137 (N18W34).
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters remained at nominal conditions. Total field was 2-5 nT with the Bz component between +/-4 nT. Solar wind speeds were between 350-400 km/s. The phi angle was variable after 10/0500 UTC.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux reached high levels during the diurnal maxima; GOES-19 reached peak of 3.110 pfu at 10/0520 UTC. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at background levels.