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Pluto retrograde 1966

Pluto retrograde 1966: 2 periods, 155 days inside the year — 42.4% of 1966. Pluto turned direct at 11:13 AM UTC on May 27 at 15°48′ Virgo, turned retrograde at 3:38 PM UTC on December 23 at 20°38′ Virgo and turned direct at 8:31 PM UTC on May 29, 1967 at 17°58′ Virgo.

Turns direct
May 27 11:13 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Dec 23 3:38 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1966
155 days 42.4% of the year
Sign
Virgo last loop retreats 2.68°
Pluto Retrograde 1966 Dates: Until May 27, From Dec 23

Pluto’s path through 1966, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1966
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1966. Pluto starts 1966 at 17°57′ Virgo and ends it at 20°10′ Virgo — 2.2° of net progress: 4.8° forward, 2.6° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.66° and 2.68° (157 and 157 days). Fastest day: Sep 9, 0.036° forward; fastest backward: Mar 7, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1966 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: May 27, 1966 – Sep 17, 1966Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 3, 1966 – Dec 23, 1966Retrograde: Dec 21, 1965 – May 27, 1966Retrograde: Dec 23, 1966 – May 29, 196715° Virgo16° Virgo17° Virgo18° Virgo19° Virgo20° Virgo21° VirgoStations direct May 27, 1966, 11:13 AM UTC, 15°48′ VirgoD May 27Stations retrograde Dec 23, 1966, 3:38 PM UTC, 20°38′ VirgoR Dec 23JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1966. Pluto starts 1966 at 17°57′ Virgo and ends it at 20°10′ Virgo — 2.2° of net progress: 4.8° forward, 2.6° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.66° and 2.68° (157 and 157 days). Fastest day: Sep 9, 0.036° forward; fastest backward: Mar 7, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1966 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: May 27, 1966 – Sep 17, 1966Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 3, 1966 – Dec 23, 1966Retrograde: Dec 21, 1965 – May 27, 1966Retrograde: Dec 23, 1966 – May 29, 196715° Virgo16° Virgo17° Virgo18° Virgo19° Virgo20° Virgo21° VirgoStations direct May 27, 1966, 11:13 AM UTC, 15°48′ VirgoD May 27Stations retrograde Dec 23, 1966, 3:38 PM UTC, 20°38′ VirgoR Dec 23JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1966 at 17°57′ Virgo and ends it at 20°10′ Virgo — 2.2° of net progress: 4.8° forward, 2.6° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.66° and 2.68° (157 and 157 days). Fastest day: Sep 9, 0.036° forward; fastest backward: Mar 7, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1966 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1966: exact times in your city

Pluto turned direct at 11:13 AM UTC on May 27, 1966 at 15°48′ Virgo — 7:13 AM in Santiago, 7:13 AM in New York, 12:13 PM in London and 8:13 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · May 27, 1966 Turns retrograde · Dec 23, 1966 Turns direct · May 29, 1967
UTC Fri, May 27, 1966 · 15°48′ Virgo Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · 20°38′ Virgo Mon, May 29, 1967 · 17°58′ Virgo
Honolulu United States 1:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−10 5:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−10 10:31 AM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−10 5:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−10 10:31 AM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 4:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−7 7:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−8 1:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 4:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−7 8:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−7 2:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−6
Denver United States 5:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−6 8:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−7 2:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 6:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−5 9:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−6 3:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−6 9:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−6 2:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−4 10:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−5 4:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−4 10:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−5 4:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−5 10:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−5 3:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−5 10:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−5 3:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−4 11:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−4 4:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−4 11:38 AM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−4 4:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−4 12:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−3 4:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−4
São Paulo Brazil 8:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC−3 1:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−2 5:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:13 AM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC 2:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC−1 8:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+1 3:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC 9:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+1 4:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+1 9:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+1 4:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+1 9:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 12:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+1 4:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+1 9:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+2 5:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+2 10:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+3 5:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+2 11:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 1:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+2 5:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+2 10:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 1:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+2 5:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+2 10:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 2:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+3 6:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+3 11:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+3 6:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+3 11:31 PM Mon, May 29, 1967 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:43 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+3:30 7:08 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+3:30 12:01 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+4 7:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+4 12:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+5 8:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+5 1:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:43 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+5:30 9:08 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+5:30 2:01 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:43 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+5:30 9:08 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+5:30 2:01 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+6 9:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+6 2:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+7 10:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+7 3:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+7 10:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+7 3:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+7
Singapore 6:43 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+7:30 11:08 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+7:30 4:01 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 7:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+8 11:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+8 4:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+8 11:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+8 4:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+8 11:38 PM Fri, Dec 23, 1966 · UTC+8 4:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+9 12:38 AM Sat, Dec 24, 1966 · UTC+9 5:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+9 12:38 AM Sat, Dec 24, 1966 · UTC+9 5:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:43 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+9:30 1:08 AM Sat, Dec 24, 1966 · UTC+9:30 6:01 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+10 1:38 AM Sat, Dec 24, 1966 · UTC+10 6:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+10 1:38 AM Sat, Dec 24, 1966 · UTC+10 6:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 11:13 PM Fri, May 27, 1966 · UTC+12 3:38 AM Sat, Dec 24, 1966 · UTC+12 8:31 AM Tue, May 30, 1967 · 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.

157 days · retreats 2.66° · crosses the year boundary

December 21, 1965 → May 27, 1966 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Dec 21, 1965, 5:06 AM UTC at 18°28′ Virgo
Stations direct May 27, 1966, 11:13 AM UTC at 15°48′ Virgo
Shadow opens Aug 31, 1965, 5:16 PM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 17, 1966, 10:56 AM UTC (113 days after)
Full window including shadows 382 days

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Cancer — Dec 21 to Feb 15, 1966 (56 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Virgo — Dec 25 to May 23, 1966 (149 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Aquarius — Jan 5 to Feb 15, 1966 (41 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — Feb 22 to May 27, 1966 (94 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 12 to Apr 4, 1966 (23 days of overlap)

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

157 days · retreats 2.68° · crosses the year boundary

December 23, 1966 → May 29, 1967 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Dec 23, 1966, 3:38 PM UTC at 20°38′ Virgo
Stations direct May 29, 1967, 8:31 PM UTC at 17°58′ Virgo
Shadow opens Sep 3, 1966, 1:43 PM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 19, 1967, 12:41 PM UTC (113 days after)
Full window including shadows 381 days

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Leo — Dec 23 to Mar 21, 1967 (88 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Virgo — Dec 30 to May 28, 1967 (150 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 23 to Mar 17, 1967 (22 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Scorpio — Feb 24 to May 29, 1967 (94 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Scorpio — Mar 8 to May 26, 1967 (79 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 1966

Previous

1965 Ended May 25, 1965 after 157 days, moving back 2.65° through the zodiac.

Next

1967 Begins December 26, 1967 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 1966

Pluto through the zodiac in 1966

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1966, 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.

1966 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1966

Jupiter in Cancer Oct 19, 1965 – Feb 15, 1966 · 118 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 25, 1965 – May 23, 1966 · 149 days
Venus in Aquarius Jan 5, 1966 – Feb 15, 1966 · 41 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 22, 1966 – Aug 1, 1966 · 160 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 12, 1966 – Apr 4, 1966 · 23 days
Saturn in Pisces Jul 11, 1966 – Nov 26, 1966 · 138 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 14, 1966 – Aug 7, 1966 · 24 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 6, 1966 – Nov 26, 1966 · 20 days
Jupiter in Leo Nov 21, 1966 – Mar 21, 1967 · 120 days
Uranus in Virgo Dec 30, 1966 – May 28, 1967 · 150 days
← 1965 Pluto retrograde in 1965. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1967 → Pluto retrograde in 1967.

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