When Was Neptune Last in Taurus?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 1874–89: Neptune first entered Taurus on 8 June 1874 and, because retrograde motion carried it back and forth across the sign's boundary, entered it four times in all before leaving for good on 22 March 1889. Next: Neptune first enters Taurus on 21 May 2038; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters three times in all and leaves for good on 12 May 2052.
Each bar runs from first entry to final exit. Stretches marked with a neighbouring sign are times it crossed back over the boundary before returning.
Every Neptune-in-Taurus pass, 1600–2600
Dates are in UTC and the Gregorian calendar; in a time zone far from Greenwich an ingress can fall on the neighbouring calendar day. Dates before 14 September 1752 are Gregorian too, though Britain and its colonies still used the Julian calendar, 10 days behind until 11 March 1700 and 11 days behind after, and began the year on 25 March.
| First entry | Final exit | Time in Taurus | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 1710 | 12 April 1725 | 13 years | 4 times |
| In Taurus: 3 Jul 1710 – 3 Sept 1710 · 22 Apr 1711 – 8 Dec 1711 · 12 Feb 1712 – 11 Jun 1724 · 3 Dec 1724 – 12 Apr 1725 | |||
| 8 June 1874 | 22 March 1889 | 14 years | 4 times |
| In Taurus: 8 Jun 1874 – 30 Sept 1874 · 7 Apr 1875 – 16 Aug 1887 · 20 Sept 1887 – 26 May 1888 · 27 Dec 1888 – 22 Mar 1889 | |||
| 21 May 2038 | 12 May 2052 | 13 years | 3 times |
| In Taurus: 21 May 2038 – 21 Oct 2038 · 23 Mar 2039 – 16 Jul 2051 · 22 Oct 2051 – 12 May 2052 | |||
| 9 May 2202 | 29 April 2216 | 13 years | 3 times |
| In Taurus: 9 May 2202 – 9 Nov 2202 · 9 Mar 2203 – 29 Jun 2215 · 13 Nov 2215 – 29 Apr 2216 | |||
| 17 July 2365 | 16 April 2380 | 13 years | 4 times |
| In Taurus: 17 Jul 2365 – 19 Aug 2365 · 26 Apr 2366 – 28 Nov 2366 · 20 Feb 2367 – 16 Jun 2379 · 29 Nov 2379 – 16 Apr 2380 | |||
| 20 June 2529 | 2 April 2544 | 14 years | 4 times |
| In Taurus: 20 Jun 2529 – 16 Sept 2529 · 15 Apr 2530 – 27 Dec 2530 · 24 Jan 2531 – 4 Jun 2543 · 15 Dec 2543 – 2 Apr 2544 | |||
Search Neptune in Taurus in the app
Neptune retrograde in Taurus, the 2038–52 pass
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Taurus: the date Neptune stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 4 August 2038 1°22′ Taurus | 8 January 2039 28°33′ Aries |
| 6 August 2039 3°37′ Taurus | 11 January 2040 0°48′ Taurus |
| 8 August 2040 5°52′ Taurus | 12 January 2041 3°03′ Taurus |
| 10 August 2041 8°07′ Taurus | 15 January 2042 5°17′ Taurus |
| 13 August 2042 10°21′ Taurus | 17 January 2043 7°32′ Taurus |
| 15 August 2043 12°36′ Taurus | 20 January 2044 9°47′ Taurus |
| 17 August 2044 14°51′ Taurus | 21 January 2045 12°02′ Taurus |
| 19 August 2045 17°06′ Taurus | 24 January 2046 14°18′ Taurus |
| 22 August 2046 19°22′ Taurus | 26 January 2047 16°33′ Taurus |
| 25 August 2047 21°37′ Taurus | 29 January 2048 18°48′ Taurus |
| 26 August 2048 23°52′ Taurus | 30 January 2049 21°03′ Taurus |
| 29 August 2049 26°07′ Taurus | 2 February 2050 23°18′ Taurus |
| 31 August 2050 28°23′ Taurus | 4 February 2051 25°33′ Taurus |
| 3 September 2051 0°37′ Gemini | 7 February 2052 27°48′ Taurus |
How Neptune moves through the zodiac
Across 1600–2600, Neptune spent about 13 years to 14 years in a sign on each pass, not counting retrograde dips out of it, and it returned to the same sign about every 164 years. 100% of passes included at least one retrograde dip back over a sign boundary.
Neptune in other signs
Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces
Other planets in Taurus
Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Chiron · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
All planets in all signs · How to read these dates
How these dates were found
With Horoskopos's sky search: Neptune's geocentric, apparent, tropical ecliptic longitude, computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library, with each sign boundary found to the minute. Sample ingresses agree with NASA JPL's Horizons ephemeris to within about three hours. Data generated 2026-10-04; page built 2026-10-05.