Pluto retrograde 1964

2 periods, 156 days inside the year — 42.7% of 1964. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

158 days · retreats 2.64° · crosses the year boundary

17 December → 22 May 1964 in Virgo

Stations retrograde 17 Dec 1963, 00:09 UTC at 14.74° Virgo
Stations direct 22 May 1964, 17:54 UTC at 12.1° Virgo

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Virgo — 17 Dec to 9 Feb 1964 (55 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — 26 Dec to 15 Jan 1964 (20 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — 18 Feb to 22 May 1964 (94 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — 16 Apr to 10 May 1964 (24 days of overlap)

Read against Virgo, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

54 days · retreats 0.7° · crosses the year boundary

18 December → 9 February 1965 in Virgo

Stations retrograde 18 Dec 1964, 10:26 UTC at 16.83° Virgo
Stations direct 9 Feb 1965, 23:59 UTC at 16.13° Virgo
Shadow opens 27 Oct 1964 (52 days before)

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Capricorn — 18 Dec to 29 Dec 1964 (11 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Taurus — 18 Dec to 10 Jan 1965 (23 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Taurus — 18 Dec to 10 Jan 1965 (23 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Virgo — 20 Dec to 9 Feb 1965 (52 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Virgo — 28 Jan to 9 Feb 1965 (12 days of overlap)

Read against Virgo, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Pluto retrogrades either side of 1964

Previous

1963 Ended 9 February 1964 after 55 days, moving back 0.73° through the zodiac.

Next

1965 Begins 18 December 1964 and runs 158 days.

Gap across 1964

0.9 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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 1964

Pluto through the zodiac in 1964

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1964, 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 1 Jan – 31 Dec and beyond

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

1964 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1964

Uranus in Virgo 16 Dec 1963 – 13 May 1964 · 149 days
Mercury in Capricorn 26 Dec 1963 – 15 Jan 1964 · 20 days
Neptune in Scorpio 18 Feb 1964 – 27 Jul 1964 · 160 days
Mercury in Taurus 16 Apr 1964 – 10 May 1964 · 24 days
Venus in Cancer 29 May 1964 – 11 Jul 1964 · 43 days
Saturn in Pisces 15 Jun 1964 – 1 Nov 1964 · 140 days
Mercury in Virgo 19 Aug 1964 – 11 Sep 1964 · 23 days
Jupiter in Taurus 14 Sep 1964 – 10 Jan 1965 · 118 days
Mercury in Capricorn 9 Dec 1964 – 29 Dec 1964 · 20 days
Uranus in Virgo 20 Dec 1964 – 9 Feb 1965 · 52 days