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Pluto retrograde 1953

Pluto retrograde 1953: 2 periods, 157 days inside the year — 43% of 1953. Pluto turned direct at 8:22 PM UTC on May 2 at 20°48′ Leo, turned retrograde at 8:45 PM UTC on November 26 at 25°01′ Leo and turned direct at 5:45 PM UTC on May 4, 1954 at 22°31′ Leo.

Turns direct
May 2 8:22 PM UTC
Turns retrograde
Nov 26 8:45 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1953
157 days 43% of the year
Sign
Leo last loop retreats 2.49°
Pluto Retrograde 1953 Dates: Until May 2, From Nov 26

Pluto’s path through 1953, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1953
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1953. Pluto starts 1953 at 22°17′ Leo and ends it at 24°05′ Leo — 1.8° of net progress: 4.2° forward, 2.4° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.47° and 2.49° (159 and 159 days). Fastest day: Aug 16, 0.032° forward; fastest backward: Feb 12, 0.024°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1953 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: May 2, 1953 – Aug 27, 1953Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 3, 1953 – Nov 26, 1953Retrograde: Nov 24, 1952 – May 2, 1953Retrograde: Nov 26, 1953 – May 4, 195420° Leo21° Leo22° Leo23° Leo24° Leo25° LeoStations direct May 2, 1953, 8:22 PM UTC, 20°48′ LeoD May 2Stations retrograde Nov 26, 1953, 8:45 PM UTC, 25°01′ LeoR Nov 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1953. Pluto starts 1953 at 22°17′ Leo and ends it at 24°05′ Leo — 1.8° of net progress: 4.2° forward, 2.4° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.47° and 2.49° (159 and 159 days). Fastest day: Aug 16, 0.032° forward; fastest backward: Feb 12, 0.024°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1953 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: May 2, 1953 – Aug 27, 1953Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 3, 1953 – Nov 26, 1953Retrograde: Nov 24, 1952 – May 2, 1953Retrograde: Nov 26, 1953 – May 4, 195420° Leo21° Leo22° Leo23° Leo24° Leo25° LeoStations direct May 2, 1953, 8:22 PM UTC, 20°48′ LeoD May 2Stations retrograde Nov 26, 1953, 8:45 PM UTC, 25°01′ LeoR Nov 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1953 at 22°17′ Leo and ends it at 24°05′ Leo — 1.8° of net progress: 4.2° forward, 2.4° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.47° and 2.49° (159 and 159 days). Fastest day: Aug 16, 0.032° forward; fastest backward: Feb 12, 0.024°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1953 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1953: exact times in your city

Pluto turned direct at 8:22 PM UTC on May 2, 1953 at 20°48′ Leo — 4:22 PM in Santiago, 4:22 PM in New York, 9:22 PM in London and 5:22 AM on May 3 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · May 2, 1953 Turns retrograde · Nov 26, 1953 Turns direct · May 4, 1954
UTC Sat, May 2, 1953 · 20°48′ Leo Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · 25°01′ Leo Tue, May 4, 1954 · 22°31′ Leo
Honolulu United States 10:22 AM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−10 10:45 AM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−10 7:45 AM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:22 AM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−10 10:45 AM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−10 7:45 AM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 1:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−7 12:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−8 10:45 AM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 1:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−7 1:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−7 10:45 AM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−7 1:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−7 10:45 AM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 3:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−5 2:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−6 12:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−6 2:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−6 11:45 AM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−4 3:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−5 1:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 4:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−4 3:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−5 1:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−5 3:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−5 12:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−5 3:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−5 12:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:52 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−4:30 4:15 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−4:30 1:15 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 4:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−4 4:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−4 1:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−3 5:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−3 2:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC−3 5:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−3 2:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 8:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC 7:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC−1 5:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC+1 8:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC 6:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC+1 9:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC+1 6:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC+1 9:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC+1 6:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 9:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC+1 9:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC+1 6:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 10:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC+2 10:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC+2 7:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC+2 10:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC+2 7:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 10:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC+2 10:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC+2 7:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 10:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC+2 10:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC+2 7:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 11:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC+3 11:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC+3 8:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 11:22 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC+3 11:45 PM Thu, Nov 26, 1953 · UTC+3 8:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:52 PM Sat, May 2, 1953 · UTC+3:30 12:15 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+3:30 9:15 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+4 12:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+4 9:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+5 1:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+5 10:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:52 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+5:30 2:15 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+5:30 11:15 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:52 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+5:30 2:15 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+5:30 11:15 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+6 2:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+6 11:45 PM Tue, May 4, 1954 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+7 3:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+7 12:45 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:52 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+7:30 4:15 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+7:30 1:15 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 3:52 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+7:30 4:15 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+7:30 1:15 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 4:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+8 4:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+8 1:45 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+8 4:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+8 2:45 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · UTC+9
Perth Australia 4:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+8 4:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+8 1:45 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+9 5:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+9 2:15 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 5:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+9 5:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+9 2:45 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:52 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+9:30 6:15 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+9:30 3:15 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 6:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+10 6:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+10 3:45 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+10 6:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+10 3:45 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 8:22 AM Sun, May 3, 1953 · UTC+12 8:45 AM Fri, Nov 27, 1953 · UTC+12 5:45 AM Wed, May 5, 1954 · 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.

159 days · retreats 2.47° · crosses the year boundary

November 24, 1952 → May 2, 1953 in Leo

Stations retrograde Nov 24, 1952, 5:04 PM UTC at 23°16′ Leo
Stations direct May 2, 1953, 8:22 PM UTC at 20°48′ Leo
Shadow opens Aug 1, 1952, 8:53 AM UTC (115 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 27, 1953, 2:36 AM UTC (116 days after)
Full window including shadows 391 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Sagittarius — Nov 24 to Dec 10, 1952 (15 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Taurus — Nov 24 to Jan 5, 1953 (42 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Cancer — Nov 24 to Mar 22, 1953 (118 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — Jan 25 to May 2, 1953 (98 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Libra — Feb 5 to May 2, 1953 (87 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 9 to Apr 1, 1953 (23 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Taurus — Mar 23 to May 2, 1953 (41 days of overlap)

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

159 days · retreats 2.49° · crosses the year boundary

November 26, 1953 → May 4, 1954 in Leo

Stations retrograde Nov 26, 1953, 8:45 PM UTC at 25°01′ Leo
Stations direct May 4, 1954, 5:45 PM UTC at 22°31′ Leo
Shadow opens Aug 3, 1953, 6:26 PM UTC (115 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 28, 1954, 6:19 PM UTC (116 days after)
Full window including shadows 390 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Gemini — Nov 26 to Feb 10, 1954 (76 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Cancer — Nov 26 to Mar 27, 1954 (121 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Libra — Jan 27 to May 4, 1954 (97 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Scorpio — Feb 17 to May 4, 1954 (76 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 20 to Mar 14, 1954 (22 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 1953

Previous

1952 Ended April 30, 1952 after 159 days, moving back 2.46° through the zodiac.

Next

1954 Begins November 28, 1954 and runs 159 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 1953

Pluto through the zodiac in 1953

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1953, 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.

1953 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1953

Jupiter in Taurus Sep 9, 1952 – Jan 5, 1953 · 118 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 24, 1952 – Mar 22, 1953 · 149 days
Neptune in Libra Jan 25, 1953 – Jul 2, 1953 · 159 days
Saturn in Libra Feb 5, 1953 – Jun 23, 1953 · 139 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 9, 1953 – Apr 1, 1953 · 23 days
Venus in Taurus Mar 23, 1953 – May 4, 1953 · 42 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 11, 1953 – Aug 4, 1953 · 24 days
Jupiter in Gemini Oct 15, 1953 – Feb 10, 1954 · 118 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 29, 1953 – Mar 27, 1954 · 149 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 3, 1953 – Nov 23, 1953 · 20 days
← 1952 Pluto retrograde in 1952. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1954 → Pluto retrograde in 1954.

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