Neptune in Aquarius: Meaning and Every Date, 2000 to 2035
The short answer
Neptune makes one visit to Aquarius between 2000 and 2035, 4,294 days in all. The first stretch runs 28 November 1998 to 4 April 2011 and the last 5 August 2011 to 3 February 2012.
What Neptune in Aquarius means
Neptune describes where the picture is softer than it looks. In Aquarius, an air sign of the fixed modality ruled by Uranus, that side of you runs on independence, principle, friendship and ideas ahead of their time.
Neptune has no rulership link with Aquarius in modern astrology; its meaning here comes from the sign itself and from the generation that shares it.
Between 2000 and 2035, Neptune is in Aquarius once, 4294 days in all, and turns retrograde there 13 times. Anyone born during one of the stretches listed below has Neptune in Aquarius in their birth chart.
Neptune in Aquarius at a glance
- Aquarius is an air sign of the fixed modality, ruled by Uranus.
- Dignity of Neptune in Aquarius (modern rulerships): none.
- Visits between 2000 and 2035: 1, 4,294 days in all, with 13 retrograde spells.
- A visit to one sign lasts about 14.6 years on average (shortest about 14.0 years, longest about 14.9 years).
Every date Neptune is in Aquarius, 2000 to 2035
| Enters Aquarius | Leaves Aquarius | Days | Retrograde in Aquarius |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 November 1998 | 4 April 2011 | 4511 | 7 May 1999 to 14 October 1999; 8 May 2000 to 15 October 2000; 11 May 2001 to 18 October 2001; 13 May 2002 to 20 October 2002; 16 May 2003 to 23 October 2003; 17 May 2004 to 24 October 2004; 20 May 2005 to 27 October 2005; 22 May 2006 to 29 October 2006; 25 May 2007 to 31 October 2007; 26 May 2008 to 2 November 2008; 29 May 2009 to 4 November 2009; 31 May 2010 to 7 November 2010 |
| 5 August 2011 | 3 February 2012 | 183 | 5 August 2011 to 9 November 2011 |
Before 2000 and after 2035
Before 2000, Neptune was last in Aquarius 13 February 1834 to 6 December 1848.
Where these dates come from
Every date on this page is read from the site's ephemeris, the same one behind the daily horoscopes and birth charts. Positions are charted at 12:00 UTC each day from 1950 to 2045, and every five days further out for Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Each sign change is placed where the planet's path between two neighbouring days crosses the sign boundary, which lands within minutes of the true moment. Dates are UTC, so a change late in the day can fall on the next date in Australia or Asia. Retrograde spells run from the day the planet appears to stop and turn back to the day it turns forward again. Positions are geocentric, in the tropical zodiac.
Neptune in the other signs and houses
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