{
  "source": "https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/neptune",
  "key": "neptune",
  "name": "Neptune",
  "computedAt": "2026-10-01T04:43:00.000Z",
  "position": {
    "key": "neptune",
    "name": "Neptune",
    "sign": "Aries",
    "signIndex": 0,
    "degree": "2°51'",
    "degreeExact": "2°51'36\"",
    "longitude": 2.86,
    "speed": -0.0276,
    "retrograde": true,
    "stationary": false,
    "enteredAt": "2026-01-26T14:30:38.671Z",
    "previousSign": "Pisces",
    "enteredRetrograde": false,
    "leavesAt": "2038-05-21T23:49:10.048Z",
    "nextSign": "Taurus"
  },
  "answer": "Neptune is in Aries right now, at 2°51' Aries as of October 1, 2026 at 04:43 UTC. Neptune entered Aries on January 26, 2026 at 9:30 AM ET (14:30 UTC) and stays until May 21, 2038 at 7:49 PM ET (23:49 UTC), when it moves into Taurus. Neptune is retrograde.",
  "copy": {
    "governs": "dreams, imagination, compassion, spirituality, and illusion",
    "cycle": "Neptune spends about 14 years in each sign and takes about 165 years to circle the zodiac. It turns retrograde for about five months every year.",
    "transit": "Neptune's sign is read as the generational shape of ideals, art, and collective longing.",
    "question": "What Sign Is Neptune in Right Now?",
    "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune"
  },
  "ingressRange": {
    "from": "2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "to": "2035-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "ingresses": [
    {
      "date": "2025-03-30T09:57:14.326Z",
      "sign": "Aries",
      "fromSign": "Pisces",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-22T13:18:28.520Z",
      "sign": "Pisces",
      "fromSign": "Aries",
      "retrograde": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-26T14:30:38.671Z",
      "sign": "Aries",
      "fromSign": "Pisces",
      "retrograde": false
    }
  ],
  "retrograde": {
    "key": "neptune",
    "name": "Neptune",
    "current": {
      "key": "neptune",
      "name": "Neptune",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-07-07T11:21:42.949Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "4°25' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2026-12-12T22:14:07.675Z",
      "directDegree": "1°36' Aries",
      "shadowStart": "2026-03-16T09:00:23.262Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-04-02T19:05:38.788Z",
      "durationDays": 158,
      "signs": [
        "Aries"
      ]
    },
    "next": {
      "key": "neptune",
      "name": "Neptune",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-07-09T22:51:23.613Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "6°39' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2027-12-15T09:43:08.789Z",
      "directDegree": "3°51' Aries",
      "shadowStart": "2027-03-18T20:09:21.371Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2028-04-04T08:18:56.835Z",
      "durationDays": 158,
      "signs": [
        "Aries"
      ]
    },
    "previous": {
      "key": "neptune",
      "name": "Neptune",
      "stationRetrograde": "2025-07-04T21:50:05.390Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "2°10' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2025-12-10T12:00:15.351Z",
      "directDegree": "29°22' Pisces",
      "shadowStart": "2025-03-13T21:57:42.860Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-03-31T05:43:59.105Z",
      "durationDays": 159,
      "signs": [
        "Aries",
        "Pisces"
      ]
    },
    "shadow": null,
    "answer": "Yes. Neptune has been retrograde since July 7, 2026 at 7:21 AM ET (11:21 UTC) and turns direct on December 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM ET (22:14 UTC) at 1°36' Aries. Its post-retrograde shadow ends on April 2, 2027."
  },
  "retrogradePeriods": [
    {
      "key": "neptune",
      "name": "Neptune",
      "stationRetrograde": "2025-07-04T21:49:55.312Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "2°10' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2025-12-10T12:00:05.273Z",
      "directDegree": "29°22' Pisces",
      "shadowStart": "2025-03-13T21:57:42.670Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-03-31T05:43:59.574Z",
      "durationDays": 159,
      "signs": [
        "Aries",
        "Pisces"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "neptune",
      "name": "Neptune",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-07-07T11:21:32.871Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "4°25' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2026-12-12T22:13:57.597Z",
      "directDegree": "1°36' Aries",
      "shadowStart": "2026-03-16T09:00:23.072Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-04-02T19:05:38.597Z",
      "durationDays": 158,
      "signs": [
        "Aries"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "neptune",
      "name": "Neptune",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-07-09T22:51:13.535Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "6°39' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2027-12-15T09:43:38.261Z",
      "directDegree": "3°51' Aries",
      "shadowStart": "2027-03-18T20:09:21.182Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2028-04-04T08:18:56.644Z",
      "durationDays": 158,
      "signs": [
        "Aries"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "retrogradeTheme": "seeing through illusions and clarifying ideals",
  "aspects": [
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-02T22:26:07.500Z",
      "key": "mars",
      "title": "Mars trine Neptune",
      "detail": "Exact trine"
    }
  ]
}