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Pluto retrograde 1963

Pluto retrograde 1963: 2 periods, 155 days inside the year — 42.6% of 1963. Pluto turned direct at 3:42 PM UTC on May 21 at 9°32′ Virgo, turned retrograde at 7:08 AM UTC on December 17 at 14°13′ Virgo and turned direct at 9:30 PM UTC on May 22, 1964 at 11°35′ Virgo.

Turns direct
May 21 3:42 PM UTC
Turns retrograde
Dec 17 7:08 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1963
155 days 42.6% of the year
Sign
Virgo last loop retreats 2.64°
Pluto Retrograde 1963 Dates: Until May 21, From Dec 17

Pluto’s path through 1963, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1963
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1963. Pluto starts 1963 at 11°34′ Virgo and ends it at 13°40′ Virgo — 2.1° of net progress: 4.7° forward, 2.6° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.63° and 2.64° (158 and 158 days). Fastest day: Sep 4, 0.035° forward; fastest backward: Feb 28, 0.026°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1963 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: May 21, 1963 – Sep 12, 1963Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 27, 1963 – Dec 17, 1963Retrograde: Dec 14, 1962 – May 21, 1963Retrograde: Dec 17, 1963 – May 22, 19649° Virgo10° Virgo11° Virgo12° Virgo13° Virgo14° VirgoStations direct May 21, 1963, 3:42 PM UTC, 9°32′ VirgoD May 21Stations retrograde Dec 17, 1963, 7:08 AM UTC, 14°13′ VirgoR Dec 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1963. Pluto starts 1963 at 11°34′ Virgo and ends it at 13°40′ Virgo — 2.1° of net progress: 4.7° forward, 2.6° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.63° and 2.64° (158 and 158 days). Fastest day: Sep 4, 0.035° forward; fastest backward: Feb 28, 0.026°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1963 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: May 21, 1963 – Sep 12, 1963Pre-retrograde shadow: Aug 27, 1963 – Dec 17, 1963Retrograde: Dec 14, 1962 – May 21, 1963Retrograde: Dec 17, 1963 – May 22, 19649° Virgo10° Virgo11° Virgo12° Virgo13° Virgo14° VirgoStations direct May 21, 1963, 3:42 PM UTC, 9°32′ VirgoD May 21Stations retrograde Dec 17, 1963, 7:08 AM UTC, 14°13′ VirgoR Dec 17JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1963 at 11°34′ Virgo and ends it at 13°40′ Virgo — 2.1° of net progress: 4.7° forward, 2.6° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.63° and 2.64° (158 and 158 days). Fastest day: Sep 4, 0.035° forward; fastest backward: Feb 28, 0.026°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1963 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1963: exact times in your city

Pluto turned direct at 3:42 PM UTC on May 21, 1963 at 9°32′ Virgo — 11:42 AM in Santiago, 11:42 AM in New York, 4:42 PM in London and 12:42 AM on May 22 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · May 21, 1963 Turns retrograde · Dec 17, 1963 Turns direct · May 22, 1964
UTC Tue, May 21, 1963 · 9°32′ Virgo Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · 14°13′ Virgo Fri, May 22, 1964 · 11°35′ Virgo
Honolulu United States 5:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−10 9:08 PM Mon, Dec 16, 1963 · UTC−10 11:30 AM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−10 9:08 PM Mon, Dec 16, 1963 · UTC−10 11:30 AM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 8:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−7 11:08 PM Mon, Dec 16, 1963 · UTC−8 2:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 8:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−7 12:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−7 2:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−7 12:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−7 2:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 10:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−5 1:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−6 4:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 9:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−6 1:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−6 3:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−6
New York United States 11:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−4 2:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−5 5:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 11:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−4 2:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−5 5:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 10:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−5 2:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−5 4:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−5 2:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−5 4:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:12 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−4:30 2:38 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−4:30 5:00 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 11:42 AM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−4 3:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−4 5:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−3 4:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−3 5:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−4
São Paulo Brazil 12:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC−3 5:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−2 6:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC 6:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC−1 9:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC
London United Kingdom 4:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+1 7:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC 10:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+1 8:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+1 10:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+1 8:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+1 10:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 4:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+1 8:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+1 10:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 5:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+2 9:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+2 11:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 6:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+3 9:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+2 12:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 5:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+2 9:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+2 11:30 PM Fri, May 22, 1964 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 6:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+3 9:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+2 12:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+3 10:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+3 12:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 6:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+3 10:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+3 12:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:12 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+3:30 10:38 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+3:30 1:00 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+4 11:08 AM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+4 1:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+5 12:08 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+5 2:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:12 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+5:30 12:38 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+5:30 3:00 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:12 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+5:30 12:38 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+5:30 3:00 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+6 1:08 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+6 3:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 10:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+7 2:08 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+7 4:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:12 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+7:30 2:38 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+7:30 4:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+7
Singapore 11:12 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+7:30 2:38 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+7:30 5:00 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 11:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+8 3:08 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+8 5:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+8 3:08 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+8 5:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:42 PM Tue, May 21, 1963 · UTC+8 3:08 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+8 5:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:42 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · UTC+9 4:08 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+9 6:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:42 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · UTC+9 4:08 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+9 6:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:12 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · UTC+9:30 4:38 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+9:30 7:00 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:42 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · UTC+10 5:08 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+10 7:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:42 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · UTC+10 5:08 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+10 7:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 3:42 AM Wed, May 22, 1963 · UTC+12 7:08 PM Tue, Dec 17, 1963 · UTC+12 9:30 AM Sat, May 23, 1964 · 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 2.63° · crosses the year boundary

December 14, 1962 → May 21, 1963 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Dec 14, 1962, 9:46 PM UTC at 12°09′ Virgo
Stations direct May 21, 1963, 3:42 PM UTC at 9°32′ Virgo
Shadow opens Aug 24, 1962, 8:39 AM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 12, 1963, 11:58 AM UTC (114 days after)
Full window including shadows 384 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Virgo — Dec 14 to May 9, 1963 (146 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Leo — Dec 26 to Mar 16, 1963 (80 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 11 to Feb 1, 1963 (21 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — Feb 16 to May 21, 1963 (94 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 6 to May 21, 1963 (15 days of overlap)

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

158 days · retreats 2.64° · crosses the year boundary

December 17, 1963 → May 22, 1964 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Dec 17, 1963, 7:08 AM UTC at 14°13′ Virgo
Stations direct May 22, 1964, 9:30 PM UTC at 11°35′ Virgo
Shadow opens Aug 27, 1963, 2:20 AM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 13, 1964, 11:01 AM UTC (114 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Virgo — Dec 17 to May 13, 1964 (148 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — Dec 26 to Jan 15, 1964 (20 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — Feb 18 to May 22, 1964 (94 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 16 to May 10, 1964 (24 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Pluto retrogrades either side of 1963

Previous

1962 Ended May 19, 1962 after 158 days, moving back 2.61° through the zodiac.

Next

1964 Begins December 18, 1964 and runs 157 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 1963

Pluto through the zodiac in 1963

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1963, 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 Virgo From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Pluto moves.

1963 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1963

Uranus in Virgo Dec 11, 1962 – May 9, 1963 · 149 days
Mars in Leo Dec 26, 1962 – Mar 16, 1963 · 80 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 11, 1963 – Feb 1, 1963 · 21 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 16, 1963 – Jul 25, 1963 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini May 6, 1963 – May 30, 1963 · 24 days
Saturn in Aquarius Jun 3, 1963 – Oct 21, 1963 · 140 days
Jupiter in Aries Aug 9, 1963 – Dec 5, 1963 · 118 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 6, 1963 – Sep 29, 1963 · 22 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 16, 1963 – May 13, 1964 · 149 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 26, 1963 – Jan 15, 1964 · 20 days
← 1962 Pluto retrograde in 1962. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1964 → Pluto retrograde in 1964.

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