Pluto retrograde 1956: 2 periods, 158 days inside the year — 43% of 1956. Pluto turned direct at 8:00 PM UTC on May 7 at 26°06′ Leo, turned retrograde at 7:17 AM UTC on December 2 at 0°27′ Virgo and turned direct at 7:51 PM UTC on May 9, 1957 at 27°55′ Leo.
Turns direct
May 7 8:00 PM UTC
Turns retrograde
Dec 2 7:17 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1956
158 days 43% of the year
Signs
Leo, Virgo last loop retreats 2.53°
Pluto’s path through 1956, day by day
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1956
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Pluto starts 1956 at 27°45′ Leo and ends it at 29°38′ Leo — 1.9° of net progress: 4.4° forward, 2.5° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.52° and 2.53° (159 and 159 days). Fastest day: Aug 23, 0.033° forward; fastest backward: Feb 14, 0.025°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1956 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Pluto retrograde 1956: exact times in your city
Pluto turned direct at 8:00 PM UTC on May 7, 1956 at 26°06′ Leo — 4:00 PM in Santiago, 4:00 PM in New York, 9:00 PM in London and 5:00 AM on May 8 in Tokyo.
City
Turns direct · May 7, 1956
Turns retrograde · Dec 2, 1956
Turns direct · May 9, 1957
UTC
Mon, May 7, 1956 · 26°06′ Leo
Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · 0°27′ Virgo
Thu, May 9, 1957 · 27°55′ Leo
Honolulu United States
10:00 AM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−10
9:17 PM Sat, Dec 1, 1956 · UTC−10
9:51 AM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
10:00 AM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−10
9:17 PM Sat, Dec 1, 1956 · UTC−10
9:51 AM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States
1:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−7
11:17 PM Sat, Dec 1, 1956 · UTC−8
12:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
1:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−7
12:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−7
12:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−7
Denver United States
1:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−7
12:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−7
12:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
3:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−5
1:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−6
2:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
2:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−6
1:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−6
1:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−6
New York United States
4:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−4
2:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−5
3:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
4:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−4
2:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−5
3:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
3:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−5
2:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−5
2:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
3:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−5
2:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−5
2:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
3:30 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−4:30
2:47 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−4:30
3:21 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile
4:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−4
3:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−4
3:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina
5:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−3
4:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−3
4:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
5:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC−3
4:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−3
4:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
8:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC
6:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC−1
7:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC
London United Kingdom
9:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+1
7:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC
8:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
9:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+1
8:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+1
8:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+1
Paris France
9:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+1
8:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+1
8:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
9:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+1
8:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+1
8:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
10:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+2
9:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+2
9:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
10:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+2
9:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+2
9:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
10:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+2
9:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+2
9:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
10:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+2
9:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+2
9:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia
11:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+3
10:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+3
10:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
11:00 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+3
10:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+3
10:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
11:30 PM Mon, May 7, 1956 · UTC+3:30
10:47 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+3:30
11:21 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
12:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+4
11:17 AM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+4
11:51 PM Thu, May 9, 1957 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
1:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+5
12:17 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+5
12:51 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
1:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+5:30
12:47 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+5:30
1:21 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
1:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+5:30
12:47 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+5:30
1:21 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh
2:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+6
1:17 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+6
1:51 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
3:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+7
2:17 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+7
2:51 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
3:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+7:30
2:47 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+7:30
3:21 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+7:30
Singapore
3:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+7:30
2:47 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+7:30
3:21 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China
4:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+8
3:17 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+8
3:51 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
4:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+8
3:17 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+8
3:51 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
4:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+8
3:17 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+8
3:51 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
4:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+8:30
3:47 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+8:30
5:21 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+9:30
Tokyo Japan
5:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+9
4:17 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+9
4:51 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
5:30 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+9:30
4:47 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+9:30
5:21 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
6:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+10
5:17 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+10
5:51 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
6:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+10
5:17 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+10
5:51 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
8:00 AM Tue, May 8, 1956 · UTC+12
7:17 PM Sun, Dec 2, 1956 · UTC+12
7:51 AM Fri, May 10, 1957 · 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 2.52°
· crosses the year boundary
December 1, 1955 → May 7, 1956 in Leo
Stations retrograde
Dec 1, 1955, 4:48 AM UTC at
28°36′ Leo
Stations direct
May 7, 1956, 8:00 PM UTC at
26°06′ Leo
Shadow opens
Aug 8, 1955, 2:46 PM UTC
(115 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 31, 1956, 5:20 AM UTC
(115 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 1956
Pluto through the zodiac in 1956
Every sign Pluto occupies during 1956, 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 1956 Dates: Until May 7, From Dec 2.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/1956/
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