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Neptune is retrograde once in 1956: Feb 1 – Jul 9 in Scorpio and Libra.
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Dates use Eastern Time (America/New_York), including daylight-saving changes. Event cards below also show UTC; the same station can fall on a different calendar date in another time zone.
| Pre-shadow begins | Retrograde | Direct | Post-shadow ends | Signs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1955 | Feb 1, 1956, 1:14 AM ET | Jul 9, 1956, 2:08 AM ET | Oct 30, 1956 | 0°25′ ♏︎ Scorpio → ♎︎ Libra 27°38′ |
Feb 1, 1956 – Jul 9, 1956 · 159 days
Neptune turns retrograde at 0°25′ Scorpio on Feb 1, 1956, 1:14 AM ET (1956-02-01 06:14 UTC) and direct at 27°38′ Libra on Jul 9, 1956, 2:08 AM ET (1956-07-09 06:08 UTC).
Astrologers link this retrograde to shared money, secrets and emotional depth, then partnerships, agreements and fairness.
Shadow: Oct 13, 1955 – Oct 30, 1956.
Neptune is associated with dreams, imagination, spirituality and blurred boundaries. Its retrograde lasts about five months every year. Astrologers describe it as a time when illusions are easier to see through and old ideals come back for review.
Retrograde motion is an optical effect: Earth and Neptune move at different speeds, so Neptune appears to drift backward against the stars for a while. Our dates are station times — when the apparent motion reverses — calculated with Astronomy Engine; see the methodology.
Neptune works the same way as Mars, only more slowly: Earth overtakes it once a year. Simplified circular orbits; the dates above come from the full ephemeris.
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Neptune is retrograde once in 1956: Feb 1 – Jul 9 in Scorpio and Libra.
About 159 days in total during 1956; each retrograde lasts 159 days. Including the pre- and post-shadow, each cycle spans roughly 383 days.
The pre-shadow starts when Neptune first reaches the degree where it will turn direct; the post-shadow ends when it passes the degree where it turned retrograde. The dates are in the table above.
A station is one instant worldwide, but its calendar date depends on the time zone. This calendar displays Eastern Time, including daylight-saving changes, and the event cards also show UTC. A station shortly after midnight UTC can fall on the previous date in the Americas. Compare full timestamps before concluding that two calendars disagree.
No. The retrograde phase ends at the direct station. During the post-shadow, Neptune moves direct through the degrees it covered while retrograde, until it passes the earlier retrograde-station longitude. The direct date and post-shadow end date describe different events.
Astrology is a symbolic and cultural tradition. The planetary positions on this site are calculated with astronomical accuracy; the interpretations describe what astrologers associate with them and are not scientifically validated predictions about personality, relationships or the future.