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Pluto retrograde 1949

Pluto retrograde 1949: 2 periods, 158 days inside the year — 43.2% of 1949. Pluto turned direct at 2:01 PM UTC on April 26 at 14°08′ Leo, turned retrograde at 6:24 PM UTC on November 19 at 18°11′ Leo and turned direct at 8:40 AM UTC on April 28, 1950 at 15°46′ Leo.

Turns direct
Apr 26 2:01 PM UTC
Turns retrograde
Nov 19 6:24 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1949
158 days 43.2% of the year
Sign
Leo last loop retreats 2.43°
Pluto Retrograde 1949 Dates: Until Apr 26, From Nov 19

Pluto’s path through 1949, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1949
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1949. Pluto starts 1949 at 15°25′ Leo and ends it at 17°05′ Leo — 1.7° of net progress: 4.1° forward, 2.4° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.42° and 2.43° (160 and 160 days). Fastest day: Aug 7, 0.031° forward; fastest backward: Feb 3, 0.024°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1949 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 26, 1949 – Aug 21, 1949Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 26, 1949 – Nov 19, 1949Retrograde: Nov 17, 1948 – Apr 26, 1949Retrograde: Nov 19, 1949 – Apr 28, 195013° Leo14° Leo15° Leo16° Leo17° Leo18° LeoStations direct Apr 26, 1949, 2:01 PM UTC, 14°08′ LeoD Apr 26Stations retrograde Nov 19, 1949, 6:24 PM UTC, 18°11′ LeoR Nov 19JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1949. Pluto starts 1949 at 15°25′ Leo and ends it at 17°05′ Leo — 1.7° of net progress: 4.1° forward, 2.4° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.42° and 2.43° (160 and 160 days). Fastest day: Aug 7, 0.031° forward; fastest backward: Feb 3, 0.024°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1949 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 26, 1949 – Aug 21, 1949Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 26, 1949 – Nov 19, 1949Retrograde: Nov 17, 1948 – Apr 26, 1949Retrograde: Nov 19, 1949 – Apr 28, 195013° Leo14° Leo15° Leo16° Leo17° Leo18° LeoStations direct Apr 26, 1949, 2:01 PM UTC, 14°08′ LeoD Apr 26Stations retrograde Nov 19, 1949, 6:24 PM UTC, 18°11′ LeoR Nov 19JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1949 at 15°25′ Leo and ends it at 17°05′ Leo — 1.7° of net progress: 4.1° forward, 2.4° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.42° and 2.43° (160 and 160 days). Fastest day: Aug 7, 0.031° forward; fastest backward: Feb 3, 0.024°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1949 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1949: exact times in your city

Pluto turned direct at 2:01 PM UTC on April 26, 1949 at 14°08′ Leo — 10:01 AM in Santiago, 10:01 AM in New York, 3:01 PM in London and 12:01 AM on April 27 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Apr 26, 1949 Turns retrograde · Nov 19, 1949 Turns direct · Apr 28, 1950
UTC Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · 14°08′ Leo Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · 18°11′ Leo Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · 15°46′ Leo
Honolulu United States 4:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−10 8:24 AM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−10 10:40 PM Thu, Apr 27, 1950 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−10 8:24 AM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−10 10:40 PM Thu, Apr 27, 1950 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 6:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−8 10:24 AM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−8 12:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 7:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−7 11:24 AM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−7 1:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−7 11:24 AM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−7 1:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 9:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−5 12:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−6 2:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 8:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−6 12:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−6 3:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−5
New York United States 10:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−4 1:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−5 3:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 10:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−4 2:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−4 3:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 9:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−5 1:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−5 3:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 9:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−5 1:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−5 3:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:31 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−4:30 1:54 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−4:30 4:10 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 10:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−4 2:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−4 4:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−3 3:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−3 5:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 11:01 AM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC−3 3:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−3 5:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 2:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC 5:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC−1 8:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC
London United Kingdom 3:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+1 6:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC 9:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 3:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+1 7:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+1 9:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+1 7:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+1 9:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 4:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+2 7:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+1 9:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 4:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+2 8:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+2 10:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+2 8:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+2 10:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 4:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+2 8:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+2 10:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 5:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+3 8:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+2 11:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 5:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+3 9:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+3 11:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 5:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+3 9:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+3 11:40 AM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 5:31 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+3:30 9:54 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+3:30 12:10 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 6:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+4 10:24 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+4 12:40 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 7:31 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+5:30 11:54 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+5:30 2:10 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 7:31 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+5:30 11:54 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+5:30 2:10 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:31 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+5:30 11:54 PM Sat, Nov 19, 1949 · UTC+5:30 2:10 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 8:31 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+6:30 12:54 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+6:30 3:10 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+6:30
Bangkok Thailand 9:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+7 1:24 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+7 3:40 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+8 2:24 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+8 4:40 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+8
Singapore 9:31 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+7:30 1:54 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+7:30 4:10 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 10:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+8 2:24 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+8 4:40 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 10:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+8 2:24 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+8 4:40 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 10:01 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+8 2:24 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+8 4:40 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:01 AM Wed, Apr 27, 1949 · UTC+10 3:24 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+9 6:40 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+10
Tokyo Japan 12:01 AM Wed, Apr 27, 1949 · UTC+10 3:24 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+9 5:40 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:31 PM Tue, Apr 26, 1949 · UTC+9:30 3:54 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+9:30 6:10 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 12:01 AM Wed, Apr 27, 1949 · UTC+10 4:24 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+10 6:40 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 12:01 AM Wed, Apr 27, 1949 · UTC+10 4:24 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+10 6:40 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 2:01 AM Wed, Apr 27, 1949 · UTC+12 6:24 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1949 · UTC+12 8:40 PM Fri, Apr 28, 1950 · 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.

160 days · retreats 2.42° · crosses the year boundary

November 17, 1948 → April 26, 1949 in Leo

Stations retrograde Nov 17, 1948, 8:18 PM UTC at 16°33′ Leo
Stations direct Apr 26, 1949, 2:01 PM UTC at 14°08′ Leo
Shadow opens Jul 24, 1948, 4:54 AM UTC (117 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 21, 1949, 4:11 PM UTC (117 days after)
Full window including shadows 393 days

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Cancer — Nov 17 to Mar 5, 1949 (107 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Virgo — Dec 17 to Apr 26, 1949 (131 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — Jan 16 to Apr 26, 1949 (100 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 24 to Feb 14, 1949 (21 days of overlap)

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

160 days · retreats 2.43° · crosses the year boundary

November 19, 1949 → April 28, 1950 in Leo

Stations retrograde Nov 19, 1949, 6:24 PM UTC at 18°11′ Leo
Stations direct Apr 28, 1950, 8:40 AM UTC at 15°46′ Leo
Shadow opens Jul 26, 1949, 10:03 AM UTC (116 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 23, 1950, 6:37 AM UTC (117 days after)
Full window including shadows 393 days

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Cancer — Nov 19 to Mar 9, 1950 (110 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Virgo — Dec 30 to Apr 28, 1950 (119 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 8 to Jan 29, 1950 (21 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Aquarius — Jan 10 to Feb 20, 1950 (41 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — Jan 18 to Apr 28, 1950 (100 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Libra — Feb 12 to Apr 28, 1950 (75 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 1949

Previous

1948 Ended April 24, 1948 after 160 days, moving back 2.4° through the zodiac.

Next

1950 Begins November 21, 1950 and runs 160 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 1949

Pluto through the zodiac in 1949

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1949, 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 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Pluto moves.

1949 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1949

Uranus in Cancer Oct 6, 1948 – Mar 5, 1949 · 150 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 17, 1948 – May 1, 1949 · 135 days
Neptune in Libra Jan 16, 1949 – Jun 23, 1949 · 158 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 24, 1949 – Feb 14, 1949 · 21 days
Jupiter in Aquarius May 20, 1949 – Sep 18, 1949 · 121 days
Mercury in Gemini May 23, 1949 – Jun 16, 1949 · 24 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 21, 1949 – Oct 12, 1949 · 22 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 11, 1949 – Mar 9, 1950 · 150 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 30, 1949 – May 15, 1950 · 136 days
← 1948 Pluto retrograde in 1948. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1950 → Pluto retrograde in 1950.

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