Pluto retrograde 1968: 2 periods, 155 days inside the year — 42.5% of 1968. Pluto turned direct at 4:02 AM UTC on May 31 at 20°10′ Virgo, turned retrograde at 5:06 PM UTC on December 27 at 25°06′ Virgo and turned direct at 2:01 PM UTC on June 2, 1969 at 22°24′ Virgo.
Turns direct
May 31 4:02 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Dec 27 5:06 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1968
155 days 42.5% of the year
Sign
Virgo last loop retreats 2.7°
Pluto’s path through 1968, day by day
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1968
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Pluto starts 1968 at 22°24′ Virgo and ends it at 24°40′ Virgo — 2.3° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.7° given back. Its two loops retrace 2.69° and 2.7° (157 and 157 days). Fastest day: Sep 16, 0.037° forward; fastest backward: Mar 14, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1968 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Pluto retrograde 1968: exact times in your city
Pluto turned direct at 4:02 AM UTC on May 31, 1968 at 20°10′ Virgo — 12:02 AM in Santiago, 12:02 AM in New York, 5:02 AM in London and 1:02 PM in Tokyo.
City
Turns direct · May 31, 1968
Turns retrograde · Dec 27, 1968
Turns direct · Jun 2, 1969
UTC
Fri, May 31, 1968 · 20°10′ Virgo
Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · 25°06′ Virgo
Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · 22°24′ Virgo
Honolulu United States
6:02 PM Thu, May 30, 1968 · UTC−10
7:06 AM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−10
4:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
6:02 PM Thu, May 30, 1968 · UTC−10
7:06 AM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−10
5:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States
9:02 PM Thu, May 30, 1968 · UTC−7
9:06 AM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−8
7:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
9:02 PM Thu, May 30, 1968 · UTC−7
10:06 AM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−7
7:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−7
Denver United States
10:02 PM Thu, May 30, 1968 · UTC−6
10:06 AM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−7
8:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−6
Chicago United States
11:02 PM Thu, May 30, 1968 · UTC−5
11:06 AM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−6
9:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
10:02 PM Thu, May 30, 1968 · UTC−6
11:06 AM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−6
8:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−6
New York United States
12:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC−4
12:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−5
10:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
12:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC−4
12:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−5
10:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
11:02 PM Thu, May 30, 1968 · UTC−5
12:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−5
9:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
11:02 PM Thu, May 30, 1968 · UTC−5
12:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−5
9:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
12:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC−4
1:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−4
10:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
12:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC−4
2:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−3
10:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina
12:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC−4
2:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−3
10:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−4
São Paulo Brazil
1:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC−3
2:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC−3
11:01 AM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
4:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC
5:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC
2:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC
London United Kingdom
5:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+1
6:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+1
3:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
5:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+1
6:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+1
3:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+1
Paris France
5:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+1
6:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+1
3:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
5:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+1
6:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+1
3:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
6:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+2
7:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+2
4:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
7:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+3
7:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+2
5:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+3
Athens Greece
6:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+2
7:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+2
4:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
6:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+2
7:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+2
4:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia
7:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+3
8:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+3
5:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
7:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+3
8:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+3
5:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
7:32 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+3:30
8:36 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+3:30
5:31 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
8:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+4
9:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+4
6:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
9:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+5
10:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+5
7:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
9:32 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+5:30
10:36 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+5:30
7:31 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
9:32 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+5:30
10:36 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+5:30
7:31 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh
10:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+6
11:06 PM Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · UTC+6
8:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
11:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+7
12:06 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+7
9:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
11:02 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+7
12:06 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+7
9:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+7
Singapore
11:32 AM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+7:30
12:36 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+7:30
9:31 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China
12:02 PM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+8
1:06 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+8
10:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
12:02 PM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+8
1:06 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+8
10:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
12:02 PM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+8
1:06 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+8
10:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
1:02 PM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+9
2:06 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+9
11:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
1:02 PM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+9
2:06 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+9
11:01 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
1:32 PM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+9:30
2:36 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+9:30
11:31 PM Mon, Jun 2, 1969 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
2:02 PM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+10
3:06 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+10
12:01 AM Tue, Jun 3, 1969 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
2:02 PM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+10
3:06 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+10
12:01 AM Tue, Jun 3, 1969 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
4:02 PM Fri, May 31, 1968 · UTC+12
5:06 AM Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · UTC+12
2:01 AM Tue, Jun 3, 1969 · 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 2.69°
· crosses the year boundary
December 26, 1967 → May 31, 1968 in Virgo
Stations retrograde
Dec 26, 1967, 4:48 AM UTC at
22°51′ Virgo
Stations direct
May 31, 1968, 4:02 AM UTC at
20°10′ Virgo
Shadow opens
Sep 6, 1967, 10:18 AM UTC
(111 days before)
Shadow closes
Sep 20, 1968, 3:59 PM UTC
(112 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 1968
Pluto through the zodiac in 1968
Every sign Pluto occupies during 1968, 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 1968 Dates: Until May 31, From Dec 27.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/1968/
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