Pluto retrograde 1962: 2 periods, 155 days inside the year — 42.6% of 1962. Pluto turned direct at 9:39 AM UTC on May 19 at 7°31′ Virgo, turned retrograde at 9:46 PM UTC on December 14 at 12°09′ Virgo and turned direct at 3:42 PM UTC on May 21, 1963 at 9°32′ Virgo.
Turns direct
May 19 9:39 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Dec 14 9:46 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1962
155 days 42.6% of the year
Sign
Virgo last loop retreats 2.63°
Pluto’s path through 1962, day by day
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1962
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Pluto starts 1962 at 9°30′ Virgo and ends it at 11°34′ Virgo — 2.1° of net progress: 4.6° forward, 2.6° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.61° and 2.63° (158 and 158 days). Fastest day: Sep 6, 0.035° forward; fastest backward: Feb 24, 0.026°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1962 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Pluto retrograde 1962: exact times in your city
Pluto turned direct at 9:39 AM UTC on May 19, 1962 at 7°31′ Virgo — 5:39 AM in Santiago, 5:39 AM in New York, 10:39 AM in London and 6:39 PM in Tokyo.
City
Turns direct · May 19, 1962
Turns retrograde · Dec 14, 1962
Turns direct · May 21, 1963
UTC
Sat, May 19, 1962 · 7°31′ Virgo
Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · 12°09′ Virgo
Tue, May 21, 1963 · 9°32′ Virgo
Honolulu United States
11:39 PM Fri, May 18, 1962 · UTC−10
11:46 AM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−10
5:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
11:39 PM Fri, May 18, 1962 · UTC−10
11:46 AM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−10
5:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States
2:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−7
1:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−8
8:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
2:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−7
2:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−7
8:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−7
Denver United States
2:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−7
2:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−7
8:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
4:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−5
3:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−6
10:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
3:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−6
3:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−6
9:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−6
New York United States
5:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−4
4:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−5
11:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
5:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−4
4:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−5
11:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
4:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−5
4:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−5
10:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
4:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−5
4:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−5
10:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
5:09 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−4:30
5:16 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−4:30
11:12 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile
5:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−4
5:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−4
11:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina
6:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−3
6:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−3
12:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
6:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC−3
6:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−3
12:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
9:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC
8:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC−1
3:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC
London United Kingdom
10:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+1
9:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC
4:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
10:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+1
10:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC+1
4:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+1
Paris France
10:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+1
10:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC+1
4:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
10:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+1
10:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC+1
4:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
11:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+2
11:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC+2
5:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
12:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+3
11:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC+2
6:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+3
Athens Greece
11:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+2
11:46 PM Fri, Dec 14, 1962 · UTC+2
5:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
11:39 AM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+2
12:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+3
6:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
12:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+3
12:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+3
6:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
12:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+3
12:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+3
6:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
1:09 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+3:30
1:16 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+3:30
7:12 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
1:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+4
1:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+4
7:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
2:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+5
2:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+5
8:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
3:09 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+5:30
3:16 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+5:30
9:12 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
3:09 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+5:30
3:16 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+5:30
9:12 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh
3:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+6
3:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+6
9:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
4:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+7
4:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+7
10:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
5:09 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+7:30
5:16 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+7:30
11:12 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+7:30
Singapore
5:09 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+7:30
5:16 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+7:30
11:12 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China
5:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+8
5:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+8
11:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
5:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+8
5:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+8
11:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
5:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+8
5:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+8
11:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
6:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+9
6:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+9
12:42 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
6:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+9
6:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+9
12:42 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
7:09 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+9:30
7:16 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+9:30
1:12 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
7:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+10
7:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+10
1:42 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
7:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+10
7:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+10
1:42 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
9:39 PM Sat, May 19, 1962 · UTC+12
9:46 AM Sat, Dec 15, 1962 · UTC+12
3:42 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · 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 2.61°
· crosses the year boundary
December 12, 1961 → May 19, 1962 in Virgo
Stations retrograde
Dec 12, 1961, 11:55 AM UTC at
10°07′ Virgo
Stations direct
May 19, 1962, 9:39 AM UTC at
7°31′ Virgo
Shadow opens
Aug 21, 1961, 4:37 PM UTC
(113 days before)
Shadow closes
Sep 10, 1962, 1:04 PM UTC
(114 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 1962
Pluto through the zodiac in 1962
Every sign Pluto occupies during 1962, 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 1962 Dates: Until May 19, From Dec 14.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/1962/
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