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Pluto retrograde 1971

Pluto retrograde 1971: 1 period, 157 days inside the year — 42.9% of 1971. Pluto turned retrograde at 9:59 PM UTC on January 1 at 29°42′ Virgo and turned direct at 3:16 PM UTC on June 7 at 26°58′ Virgo.

Turns retrograde
Jan 1 9:59 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 7 3:16 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1971
157 days 42.9% of the year
Sign
Virgo retreats 2.73°
Pluto Retrograde 1971 Dates: Jan 1 – Jun 7

Pluto’s path through 1971, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1971
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1971. Pluto starts 1971 at 29°18′ Virgo and ends it at 1°39′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.73° in 157 days, from 29°42′ Virgo on Jan 1 back to 26°58′ Virgo on Jun 7. Fastest day: Sep 25, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Mar 19, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1971 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 14, 1970 – Jan 1, 1971Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 7, 1971 – Sep 27, 1971Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 16, 1971 – Jan 4, 1972Retrograde: Jan 1, 1971 – Jun 7, 197126° Virgo27° Virgo28° Virgo29° Virgo0° Libra1° Libra2° LibraStations retrograde Jan 1, 1971, 9:59 PM UTC, 29°42′ VirgoR Jan 1Stations direct Jun 7, 1971, 3:16 PM UTC, 26°58′ VirgoD Jun 7JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1971. Pluto starts 1971 at 29°18′ Virgo and ends it at 1°39′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.73° in 157 days, from 29°42′ Virgo on Jan 1 back to 26°58′ Virgo on Jun 7. Fastest day: Sep 25, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Mar 19, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1971 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 14, 1970 – Jan 1, 1971Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 7, 1971 – Sep 27, 1971Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 16, 1971 – Jan 4, 1972Retrograde: Jan 1, 1971 – Jun 7, 197126° Virgo27° Virgo28° Virgo29° Virgo1° Libra2° LibraStations retrograde Jan 1, 1971, 9:59 PM UTC, 29°42′ VirgoR Jan 1Stations direct Jun 7, 1971, 3:16 PM UTC, 26°58′ VirgoD Jun 7JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1971 at 29°18′ Virgo and ends it at 1°39′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.73° in 157 days, from 29°42′ Virgo on Jan 1 back to 26°58′ Virgo on Jun 7. Fastest day: Sep 25, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Mar 19, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1971 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1971: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 9:59 PM UTC on January 1, 1971 at 29°42′ Virgo — 6:59 PM in Santiago, 4:59 PM in New York, 10:59 PM in London and 6:59 AM on January 2 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Jan 1 · 29°42′ Virgo Mon, Jun 7 · 26°58′ Virgo
Honolulu United States 11:59 AM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−10 5:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:59 AM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−10 6:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 1:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−8 8:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 2:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−7 8:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−7 9:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 3:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−6 10:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 3:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−6 9:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−5 11:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 4:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−5 11:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 4:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−5 10:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−5 10:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−4 11:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−3 11:16 AM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−3 12:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC−3 12:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC 3:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC+1 4:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 10:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC+1 4:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC+1 4:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 10:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC+1 4:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC+2 5:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC+2 6:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 11:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC+2 5:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 11:59 PM Fri, Jan 1 · UTC+2 5:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 12:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+3 6:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+3 6:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:29 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+3:30 6:46 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+4 7:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+5 8:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 3:29 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+5:30 8:46 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:29 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+5:30 8:46 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+6 9:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+7 10:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+7 10:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:29 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+7:30 10:46 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 5:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+8 11:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+8 11:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+8 11:16 PM Mon, Jun 7 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+9 12:16 AM Tue, Jun 8 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+9 12:16 AM Tue, Jun 8 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:29 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+9:30 12:46 AM Tue, Jun 8 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 7:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+10 1:16 AM Tue, Jun 8 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+10 1:16 AM Tue, Jun 8 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:59 AM Sat, Jan 2 · UTC+12 3:16 AM Tue, Jun 8 · 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 2.73°

January 1 → June 7, 1971 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Jan 1, 1971, 9:59 PM UTC at 29°42′ Virgo
Stations direct Jun 7, 1971, 3:16 PM UTC at 26°58′ Virgo
Shadow opens Sep 14, 1970, 1:11 AM UTC (110 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 27, 1971, 10:50 AM UTC (112 days after)
Full window including shadows 378 days

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Capricorn — Jan 1 to Jan 8, 1971 (6 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — Jan 1 to Jan 17, 1971 (16 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Libra — Jan 18 to Jun 7, 1971 (140 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 5 to Jun 7, 1971 (94 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Sagittarius — Mar 23 to Jun 7, 1971 (76 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 9 to May 3, 1971 (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 1971

Previous

1970 Ended June 5, 1970 after 157 days, moving back 2.72° through the zodiac.

Next

1972 Begins January 4, 1972 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 1971

Pluto through the zodiac in 1971

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1971, 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 – Oct 5
Pluto in Libra Oct 5 – Dec 31 and beyond

2 segments in 1971. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1971 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1971

Saturn in Taurus Sep 4, 1970 – Jan 17, 1971 · 135 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 1970 – Jan 8, 1971 · 20 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 18, 1971 – Jun 17, 1971 · 150 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 5, 1971 – Aug 12, 1971 · 160 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Mar 23, 1971 – Jul 24, 1971 · 123 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 9, 1971 – May 3, 1971 · 24 days
Mars in Aquarius Jul 11, 1971 – Sep 9, 1971 · 60 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 12, 1971 – Sep 5, 1971 · 23 days
Saturn in Gemini Sep 19, 1971 – Jan 31, 1972 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Dec 3, 1971 – Dec 22, 1971 · 20 days
← 1970 Pluto retrograde in 1970. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1972 → Pluto retrograde in 1972.

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AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 1971 Dates: Jan 1 – Jun 7.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/1971/

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