Neptune retrograde · 2026
Neptune retrograde lifts the veils: what was blurry, idealised or avoided becomes clearer. Five and a half months a year to tell inspiration from illusion, and to hear what intuition really says.
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In Aries, this retrograde reviews drive, courage and initiative. If you have a planet or an angle between 1°36' Aries and 4°25' Aries, this retrograde concerns you closely: Neptune passes over it three times.
About one person in five is born with Mercury retrograde, fewer with Venus or Mars. During the sky’s retrogrades these people are often more at ease than others: it is their native mode.
Neptune retrograde natal →From July 7, 2026 to December 12, 2026 in Aries.
Check the facts behind a dream, a project, a relationship. Give an inspiration a concrete form: write, compose, create. Review avoidance habits and soft dependencies. Deepen a spiritual or creative practice.
The degrees the planet covers three times: once before the retrograde station, once backwards, once after the direct station. Entering the shadow announces the themes, leaving it concludes them.