When Was Neptune Last in Virgo?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 1928–43: Neptune first entered Virgo on 21 September 1928 and, because retrograde motion carried it back and forth across the sign's boundary, entered it three times in all before leaving for good on 2 August 1943. Next: Neptune first enters Virgo on 4 September 2092; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters four times in all and leaves for good on 4 July 2107.
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-Virgo 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 Virgo | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 November 1600 | 7 September 1615 | 14 years | 4 times |
| In Virgo: 5 Nov 1600 – 28 Dec 1600 · 25 Aug 1601 – 2 Apr 1602 · 18 Jun 1602 – 6 Nov 1614 · 2 Mar 1615 – 7 Sept 1615 | |||
| 9 October 1764 | 21 August 1779 | 14 years | 3 times |
| In Virgo: 9 Oct 1764 – 27 Jan 1765 · 9 Aug 1765 – 18 Oct 1778 · 25 Mar 1779 – 21 Aug 1779 | |||
| 21 September 1928 | 2 August 1943 | 14 years | 3 times |
| In Virgo: 21 Sept 1928 – 19 Feb 1929 · 24 Jul 1929 – 3 Oct 1942 · 17 Apr 1943 – 2 Aug 1943 | |||
| 4 September 2092 | 4 July 2107 | 14 years | 4 times |
| In Virgo: 4 Sept 2092 – 11 Mar 2093 · 5 Jul 2093 – 21 Nov 2105 · 12 Feb 2106 – 18 Sept 2106 · 19 May 2107 – 4 Jul 2107 | |||
| 30 October 2255 | 3 September 2270 | 14 years | 4 times |
| In Virgo: 30 Oct 2255 – 6 Jan 2256 · 21 Aug 2256 – 8 Apr 2257 · 11 Jun 2257 – 1 Nov 2269 · 7 Mar 2270 – 3 Sept 2270 | |||
| 8 October 2419 | 18 August 2434 | 14 years | 3 times |
| In Virgo: 8 Oct 2419 – 29 Jan 2420 · 7 Aug 2420 – 16 Oct 2433 · 27 Mar 2434 – 18 Aug 2434 | |||
| 22 September 2583 | 1 August 2598 | 14 years | 3 times |
| In Virgo: 22 Sept 2583 – 17 Feb 2584 · 24 Jul 2584 – 2 Oct 2597 · 15 Apr 2598 – 1 Aug 2598 | |||
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Born with Neptune in Virgo
- Born 21 September 1928 – 2 August 1943, except 19 February 1929 – 24 July 1929 (in Leo) and 3 October 1942 – 17 April 1943 (in Libra)
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Neptune retrograde in Virgo, the 2092–2107 pass
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Virgo: the date Neptune stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 3 December 2092 1°57′ Virgo | 9 May 2093 29°09′ Leo |
| 5 December 2093 4°09′ Virgo | 11 May 2094 1°21′ Virgo |
| 8 December 2094 6°20′ Virgo | 14 May 2095 3°33′ Virgo |
| 10 December 2095 8°32′ Virgo | 15 May 2096 5°45′ Virgo |
| 11 December 2096 10°44′ Virgo | 18 May 2097 7°57′ Virgo |
| 14 December 2097 12°56′ Virgo | 20 May 2098 10°09′ Virgo |
| 16 December 2098 15°08′ Virgo | 23 May 2099 12°21′ Virgo |
| 19 December 2099 17°20′ Virgo | 25 May 2100 14°33′ Virgo |
| 21 December 2100 19°32′ Virgo | 28 May 2101 16°44′ Virgo |
| 24 December 2101 21°43′ Virgo | 30 May 2102 18°56′ Virgo |
| 26 December 2102 23°55′ Virgo | 2 June 2103 21°07′ Virgo |
| 28 December 2103 26°06′ Virgo | 3 June 2104 23°18′ Virgo |
| 30 December 2104 28°17′ Virgo | 6 June 2105 25°29′ Virgo |
| 1 January 2106 0°28′ Libra | 8 June 2106 27°40′ Virgo |
| 4 January 2107 2°38′ Libra | 11 June 2107 29°51′ Virgo |
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
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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.