Pluto retrograde 1955: 2 periods, 157 days inside the year — 42.9% of 1955. Pluto turned direct at 6:30 PM UTC on May 6 at 24°18′ Leo, turned retrograde at 4:48 AM UTC on December 1 at 28°36′ Leo and turned direct at 8:00 PM UTC on May 7, 1956 at 26°06′ Leo.
Turns direct
May 6 6:30 PM UTC
Turns retrograde
Dec 1 4:48 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1955
157 days 42.9% of the year
Sign
Leo last loop retreats 2.52°
Pluto’s path through 1955, day by day
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1955
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Pluto starts 1955 at 25°54′ Leo and ends it at 27°45′ Leo — 1.9° of net progress: 4.3° forward, 2.5° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.5° and 2.52° (159 and 159 days). Fastest day: Aug 16, 0.032° forward; fastest backward: Feb 13, 0.025°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1955 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Pluto retrograde 1955: exact times in your city
Pluto turned direct at 6:30 PM UTC on May 6, 1955 at 24°18′ Leo — 2:30 PM in Santiago, 2:30 PM in New York, 7:30 PM in London and 3:30 AM on May 7 in Tokyo.
City
Turns direct · May 6, 1955
Turns retrograde · Dec 1, 1955
Turns direct · May 7, 1956
UTC
Fri, May 6, 1955 · 24°18′ Leo
Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · 28°36′ Leo
Mon, May 7, 1956 · 26°06′ Leo
Honolulu United States
8:30 AM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−10
6:48 PM Wed, Nov 30, 1955 · UTC−10
10:00 AM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
8:30 AM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−10
6:48 PM Wed, Nov 30, 1955 · UTC−10
10:00 AM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States
11:30 AM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−7
8:48 PM Wed, Nov 30, 1955 · UTC−8
1:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
11:30 AM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−7
9:48 PM Wed, Nov 30, 1955 · UTC−7
1:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−7
Denver United States
11:30 AM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−7
9:48 PM Wed, Nov 30, 1955 · UTC−7
1:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
1:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−5
10:48 PM Wed, Nov 30, 1955 · UTC−6
3:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
12:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−6
10:48 PM Wed, Nov 30, 1955 · UTC−6
2:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−6
New York United States
2:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−4
11:48 PM Wed, Nov 30, 1955 · UTC−5
4:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
2:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−4
11:48 PM Wed, Nov 30, 1955 · UTC−5
4:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
1:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−5
11:48 PM Wed, Nov 30, 1955 · UTC−5
3:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
1:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−5
11:48 PM Wed, Nov 30, 1955 · UTC−5
3:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
2:00 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−4:30
12:18 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC−4:30
3:30 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile
2:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−4
12:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC−4
4:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina
3:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−3
1:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC−3
5:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
3:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC−3
1:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC−3
5:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
6:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC
3:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC−1
8:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC
London United Kingdom
7:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+1
4:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC
9:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
7:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+1
5:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+1
9:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+1
Paris France
7:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+1
5:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+1
9:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
7:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+1
5:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+1
9:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
8:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+2
6:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+2
10:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
8:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+2
6:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+2
10:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
8:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+2
6:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+2
10:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
8:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+2
6:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+2
10:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia
9:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+3
7:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+3
11:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
9:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+3
7:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+3
11:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
10:00 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+3:30
8:18 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+3:30
11:30 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
10:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+4
8:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+4
12:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
11:30 PM Fri, May 6, 1955 · UTC+5
9:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+5
1:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
12:00 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+5:30
10:18 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+5:30
1:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
12:00 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+5:30
10:18 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+5:30
1:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh
12:30 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+6
10:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+6
2:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
1:30 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+7
11:48 AM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+7
3:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
2:00 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+7:30
12:18 PM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+7:30
3:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+7:30
Singapore
2:00 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+7:30
12:18 PM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+7:30
3:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China
2:30 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+8
12:48 PM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+8
4:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
2:30 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+8
12:48 PM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+8
4:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
2:30 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+8
12:48 PM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+8
4:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
4:00 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+9:30
1:18 PM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+8:30
4:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan
3:30 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+9
1:48 PM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+9
5:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
4:00 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+9:30
2:18 PM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+9:30
5:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
4:30 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+10
2:48 PM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+10
6:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
4:30 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+10
2:48 PM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+10
6:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
6:30 AM Sat, May 7, 1955 · UTC+12
4:48 PM Thu, Dec 1, 1955 · UTC+12
8:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · 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 2.5°
· crosses the year boundary
November 28, 1954 → May 6, 1955 in Leo
Stations retrograde
Nov 28, 1954, 11:45 PM UTC at
26°48′ Leo
Stations direct
May 6, 1955, 6:30 PM UTC at
24°18′ Leo
Shadow opens
Aug 6, 1954, 4:27 AM UTC
(115 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 30, 1955, 11:12 AM UTC
(116 days after)
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 1955
Pluto through the zodiac in 1955
Every sign Pluto occupies during 1955, 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.
AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 1955 Dates: Until May 6, From Dec 1.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/1955/
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