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Pluto retrograde 1939

Pluto retrograde 1939: 2 periods, 159 days inside the year — 43.6% of 1939. Pluto turned direct at 3:17 PM UTC on April 12 at 29°13′ Cancer, turned retrograde at 8:08 AM UTC on November 4 at 2°55′ Leo and turned direct at 3:16 AM UTC on April 13, 1940 at 0°36′ Leo.

Turns direct
Apr 12 3:17 PM UTC
Turns retrograde
Nov 4 8:08 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1939
159 days 43.6% of the year
Sign
Leo last loop retreats 2.3°
Pluto Retrograde 1939 Dates: Until Apr 12, From Nov 4

Pluto’s path through 1939, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1939
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1939. Pluto starts 1939 at 29°58′ Cancer and ends it at 1°25′ Leo — 1.4° of net progress: 3.7° forward, 2.3° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.29° and 2.3° (161 and 161 days). Fastest day: Jul 25, 0.028° forward; fastest backward: Jan 23, 0.022°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1939 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 12, 1939 – Aug 9, 1939Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 8, 1939 – Nov 4, 1939Retrograde: Nov 2, 1938 – Apr 12, 1939Retrograde: Nov 4, 1939 – Apr 13, 194028° Cancer29° Cancer0° Leo1° Leo2° Leo3° LeoStations direct Apr 12, 1939, 3:17 PM UTC, 29°13′ CancerD Apr 12Stations retrograde Nov 4, 1939, 8:08 AM UTC, 2°55′ LeoR Nov 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1939. Pluto starts 1939 at 29°58′ Cancer and ends it at 1°25′ Leo — 1.4° of net progress: 3.7° forward, 2.3° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.29° and 2.3° (161 and 161 days). Fastest day: Jul 25, 0.028° forward; fastest backward: Jan 23, 0.022°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1939 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 12, 1939 – Aug 9, 1939Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 8, 1939 – Nov 4, 1939Retrograde: Nov 2, 1938 – Apr 12, 1939Retrograde: Nov 4, 1939 – Apr 13, 194028° Cancer29° Cancer0° Leo1° Leo2° Leo3° LeoStations direct Apr 12, 1939, 3:17 PM UTC, 29°13′ CancerD Apr 12Stations retrograde Nov 4, 1939, 8:08 AM UTC, 2°55′ LeoR Nov 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1939 at 29°58′ Cancer and ends it at 1°25′ Leo — 1.4° of net progress: 3.7° forward, 2.3° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.29° and 2.3° (161 and 161 days). Fastest day: Jul 25, 0.028° forward; fastest backward: Jan 23, 0.022°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1939 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1939: exact times in your city

Pluto turned direct at 3:17 PM UTC on April 12, 1939 at 29°13′ Cancer — 11:17 AM in Santiago, 10:17 AM in New York, 3:17 PM in London and 12:17 AM on April 13 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Apr 12, 1939 Turns retrograde · Nov 4, 1939 Turns direct · Apr 13, 1940
UTC Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · 29°13′ Cancer Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · 2°55′ Leo Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · 0°36′ Leo
Honolulu United States 4:47 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−10:30 9:38 PM Fri, Nov 3, 1939 · UTC−10:30 4:46 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 5:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−10 10:08 PM Fri, Nov 3, 1939 · UTC−10 5:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 7:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−8 12:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−8 7:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 8:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−7 1:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−7 8:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−7 1:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−7 8:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 9:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−6 2:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−6 9:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 10:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−5 2:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−6 9:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−6
New York United States 10:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−5 3:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−5 10:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 10:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−5 3:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−5 10:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 10:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−5 3:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−5 10:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−5 4:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−4 10:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 10:47 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−4:30 3:38 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−4:30 10:46 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 11:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−4 4:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−4 11:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:17 AM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−4 5:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−3 11:16 PM Fri, Apr 12, 1940 · UTC−4
São Paulo Brazil 12:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−3 5:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−3 12:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 2:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC−1 7:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC−1 3:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC
London United Kingdom 3:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC 9:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+1 4:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+1 9:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+1 4:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC 9:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+1 4:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 4:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+1 9:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+1 5:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 5:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+2 10:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+2 5:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+2 10:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+2 5:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 5:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+2 10:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+2 5:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 5:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+2 10:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+2 5:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 6:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+3 11:08 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+3 6:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 6:02 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+2:45 10:53 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+2:45 6:01 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+2:45
Tehran Iran 6:47 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+3:30 11:38 AM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+3:30 6:46 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+4 12:08 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+4 7:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:47 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+5:30 1:38 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+5:30 8:46 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 8:47 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+5:30 1:38 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+5:30 8:46 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:47 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+5:30 1:38 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+5:30 8:46 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:10 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+5:53 2:01 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+5:53 9:09 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 10:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+7 3:08 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+7 10:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:47 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+7:30 3:38 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+7:30 10:46 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 10:37 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+7:20 3:28 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+7:20 10:36 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+7:20
Beijing China 11:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+8 4:08 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+8 11:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+8 4:08 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+8 11:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:17 PM Wed, Apr 12, 1939 · UTC+8 4:08 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+8 11:16 AM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:17 AM Thu, Apr 13, 1939 · UTC+9 5:08 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+9 12:16 PM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:17 AM Thu, Apr 13, 1939 · UTC+9 5:08 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+9 12:16 PM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 12:47 AM Thu, Apr 13, 1939 · UTC+9:30 5:38 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+9:30 12:46 PM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:17 AM Thu, Apr 13, 1939 · UTC+10 6:08 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+10 1:16 PM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:17 AM Thu, Apr 13, 1939 · UTC+10 6:08 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+10 1:16 PM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 3:17 AM Thu, Apr 13, 1939 · UTC+12 8:08 PM Sat, Nov 4, 1939 · UTC+12 3:16 PM Sat, Apr 13, 1940 · UTC+12

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Pluto station 1900–2050: median 1.1 minutes, largest 16.1 minutes. Near a station Pluto barely moves, so almanacs differ by minutes. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

161 days · retreats 2.29° · crosses the year boundary

November 2, 1938 → April 12, 1939 in Leo

Stations retrograde Nov 2, 1938, 12:20 PM UTC at 1°30′ Leo
Stations direct Apr 12, 1939, 3:17 PM UTC at 29°13′ Cancer
Shadow opens Jul 6, 1938, 11:54 AM UTC (119 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 9, 1939, 7:44 PM UTC (119 days after)
Full window including shadows 399 days

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Venus in Sagittarius — Nov 2 to Dec 10, 1938 (38 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aries — Nov 2 to Dec 14, 1938 (42 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Nov 2 to Jan 22, 1939 (81 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Dec 4 to Dec 24, 1938 (20 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Virgo — Dec 26 to Apr 12, 1939 (108 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 24 to Apr 12, 1939 (19 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Leo and its daily horoscope.

161 days · retreats 2.3° · crosses the year boundary

November 4, 1939 → April 13, 1940 in Leo

Stations retrograde Nov 4, 1939, 8:08 AM UTC at 2°55′ Leo
Stations direct Apr 13, 1940, 3:16 AM UTC at 0°36′ Leo
Shadow opens Jul 8, 1939, 11:09 AM UTC (119 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 10, 1940, 4:39 AM UTC (119 days after)
Full window including shadows 399 days

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Aries — Nov 4 to Nov 24, 1939 (21 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — Nov 4 to Dec 28, 1939 (54 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Nov 4 to Jan 26, 1940 (84 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 18 to Dec 8, 1939 (20 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Virgo — Dec 28 to Apr 13, 1940 (107 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 6 to Mar 29, 1940 (23 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Leo and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Pluto retrogrades either side of 1939

Previous

1938 Ended April 11, 1938 after 161 days, moving back 2.28° through the zodiac.

Next

1940 Begins November 5, 1940 and runs 161 days.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

Computed for 1939

Pluto through the zodiac in 1939

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1939, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.

Pluto in Leo From Jan 1 – Feb 7
Pluto in Cancer Feb 7 – Jun 14
Pluto in Leo Jun 14 – Dec 31 and beyond

3 segments in 1939. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1939 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1939

Uranus in Taurus Aug 24, 1938 – Jan 22, 1939 · 151 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 26, 1938 – Jun 1, 1939 · 158 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 24, 1939 – Apr 16, 1939 · 23 days
Mars in Aquarius Jun 22, 1939 – Aug 23, 1939 · 62 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 27, 1939 – Aug 20, 1939 · 24 days
Jupiter in Aries Jul 29, 1939 – Nov 24, 1939 · 118 days
Saturn in Taurus Aug 14, 1939 – Dec 28, 1939 · 136 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 28, 1939 – Jan 26, 1940 · 151 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 18, 1939 – Dec 8, 1939 · 20 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 28, 1939 – Jun 3, 1940 · 158 days
← 1938 Pluto retrograde in 1938. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1940 → Pluto retrograde in 1940.

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