Pluto retrograde 1960: 2 periods, 157 days inside the year — 42.9% of 1960. Pluto turned direct at 12:49 AM UTC on May 15 at 3°35′ Virgo, turned retrograde at 4:39 AM UTC on December 10 at 8°07′ Virgo and turned direct at 4:24 AM UTC on May 17, 1961 at 5°32′ Virgo.
Turns direct
May 15 12:49 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Dec 10 4:39 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1960
157 days 42.9% of the year
Sign
Virgo last loop retreats 2.59°
Pluto’s path through 1960, day by day
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1960
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Pluto starts 1960 at 5°28′ Virgo and ends it at 7°27′ Virgo — 2° of net progress: 4.6° forward, 2.6° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.58° and 2.59° (158 and 158 days). Fastest day: Aug 29, 0.034° forward; fastest backward: Feb 25, 0.026°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1960 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Pluto retrograde 1960: exact times in your city
Pluto turned direct at 12:49 AM UTC on May 15, 1960 at 3°35′ Virgo — 8:49 PM on May 14 in Santiago, 8:49 PM on May 14 in New York, 1:49 AM in London and 9:49 AM in Tokyo.
City
Turns direct · May 15, 1960
Turns retrograde · Dec 10, 1960
Turns direct · May 17, 1961
UTC
Sun, May 15, 1960 · 3°35′ Virgo
Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · 8°07′ Virgo
Wed, May 17, 1961 · 5°32′ Virgo
Honolulu United States
2:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−10
6:39 PM Fri, Dec 9, 1960 · UTC−10
6:24 PM Tue, May 16, 1961 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
2:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−10
6:39 PM Fri, Dec 9, 1960 · UTC−10
6:24 PM Tue, May 16, 1961 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States
5:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−7
8:39 PM Fri, Dec 9, 1960 · UTC−8
9:24 PM Tue, May 16, 1961 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
5:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−7
9:39 PM Fri, Dec 9, 1960 · UTC−7
9:24 PM Tue, May 16, 1961 · UTC−7
Denver United States
5:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−7
9:39 PM Fri, Dec 9, 1960 · UTC−7
9:24 PM Tue, May 16, 1961 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
7:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−5
10:39 PM Fri, Dec 9, 1960 · UTC−6
11:24 PM Tue, May 16, 1961 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
6:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−6
10:39 PM Fri, Dec 9, 1960 · UTC−6
10:24 PM Tue, May 16, 1961 · UTC−6
New York United States
8:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−4
11:39 PM Fri, Dec 9, 1960 · UTC−5
12:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
8:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−4
11:39 PM Fri, Dec 9, 1960 · UTC−5
12:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
7:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−5
11:39 PM Fri, Dec 9, 1960 · UTC−5
11:24 PM Tue, May 16, 1961 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
7:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−5
11:39 PM Fri, Dec 9, 1960 · UTC−5
11:24 PM Tue, May 16, 1961 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
8:19 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−4:30
12:09 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC−4:30
11:54 PM Tue, May 16, 1961 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile
8:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−4
12:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC−4
12:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina
9:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−3
1:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC−3
1:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
9:49 PM Sat, May 14, 1960 · UTC−3
1:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC−3
1:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
12:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC
3:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC−1
4:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC
London United Kingdom
1:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+1
4:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC
5:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
1:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+1
5:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+1
5:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+1
Paris France
1:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+1
5:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+1
5:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
1:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+1
5:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+1
5:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
2:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+2
6:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+2
6:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
3:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+3
6:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+2
7:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+3
Athens Greece
2:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+2
6:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+2
6:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
2:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+2
6:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+2
6:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia
3:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+3
7:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+3
7:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
3:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+3
7:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+3
7:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
4:19 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+3:30
8:09 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+3:30
7:54 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
4:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+4
8:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+4
8:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
5:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+5
9:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+5
9:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
6:19 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+5:30
10:09 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+5:30
9:54 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
6:19 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+5:30
10:09 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+5:30
9:54 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh
6:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+6
10:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+6
10:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
7:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+7
11:39 AM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+7
11:24 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
8:19 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+7:30
12:09 PM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+7:30
11:54 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+7:30
Singapore
8:19 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+7:30
12:09 PM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+7:30
11:54 AM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China
8:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+8
12:39 PM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+8
12:24 PM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
8:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+8
12:39 PM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+8
12:24 PM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
8:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+8
12:39 PM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+8
12:24 PM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
10:19 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+9:30
1:09 PM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+8:30
12:54 PM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan
9:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+9
1:39 PM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+9
1:24 PM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
10:19 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+9:30
2:09 PM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+9:30
1:54 PM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
10:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+10
2:39 PM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+10
2:24 PM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
10:49 AM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+10
2:39 PM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+10
2:24 PM Wed, May 17, 1961 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
12:49 PM Sun, May 15, 1960 · UTC+12
4:39 PM Sat, Dec 10, 1960 · UTC+12
4:24 PM Wed, May 17, 1961 · 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.
158 days · retreats 2.58°
· crosses the year boundary
December 8, 1959 → May 15, 1960 in Virgo
Stations retrograde
Dec 8, 1959, 8:27 PM UTC at
6°10′ Virgo
Stations direct
May 15, 1960, 12:49 AM UTC at
3°35′ Virgo
Shadow opens
Aug 17, 1959, 12:39 PM UTC
(113 days before)
Shadow closes
Sep 6, 1960, 3:56 PM 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 1960
Pluto through the zodiac in 1960
Every sign Pluto occupies during 1960, 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 1960 Dates: Until May 15, From Dec 10.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/1960/
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