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Pluto retrograde 1972

Pluto retrograde 1972: 1 period, 157 days inside the year — 42.8% of 1972. Pluto turned retrograde at 2:44 PM UTC on January 4 at 2°02′ Libra and turned direct at 5:44 AM UTC on June 9 at 29°18′ Virgo.

Turns retrograde
Jan 4 2:44 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 9 5:44 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1972
157 days 42.8% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 2.74°
Pluto Retrograde 1972 Dates: Jan 4 – Jun 9

Pluto’s path through 1972, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1972
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1972. Pluto starts 1972 at 1°39′ Libra and ends it at 4°02′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.74° in 157 days, from 2°03′ Libra on Jan 4 back to 29°18′ Virgo on Jun 9. Fastest day: Sep 28, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Mar 19, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 16, 1971 – Jan 4, 1972Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 9, 1972 – Sep 28, 1972Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 1972 – Jan 6, 1973Retrograde: Jan 4, 1972 – Jun 9, 197229° Virgo0° Libra1° Libra2° Libra3° Libra4° LibraStations retrograde Jan 4, 1972, 2:44 PM UTC, 2°02′ LibraR Jan 4Stations direct Jun 9, 1972, 5:44 AM UTC, 29°18′ VirgoD Jun 9JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1972. Pluto starts 1972 at 1°39′ Libra and ends it at 4°02′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.74° in 157 days, from 2°03′ Libra on Jan 4 back to 29°18′ Virgo on Jun 9. Fastest day: Sep 28, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Mar 19, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 16, 1971 – Jan 4, 1972Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 9, 1972 – Sep 28, 1972Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 1972 – Jan 6, 1973Retrograde: Jan 4, 1972 – Jun 9, 197229° Virgo0° Libra1° Libra2° Libra3° Libra4° LibraStations retrograde Jan 4, 1972, 2:44 PM UTC, 2°02′ LibraR Jan 4Stations direct Jun 9, 1972, 5:44 AM UTC, 29°18′ VirgoD Jun 9JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1972 at 1°39′ Libra and ends it at 4°02′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.74° in 157 days, from 2°03′ Libra on Jan 4 back to 29°18′ Virgo on Jun 9. Fastest day: Sep 28, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Mar 19, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1972 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1972: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 2:44 PM UTC on January 4, 1972 at 2°02′ Libra — 11:44 AM in Santiago, 9:44 AM in New York, 2:44 PM in London and 11:44 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Jan 4 · 2°02′ Libra Fri, Jun 9 · 29°18′ Virgo
Honolulu United States 4:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−10 7:44 PM Thu, Jun 8 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−10 8:44 PM Thu, Jun 8 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 6:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−8 10:44 PM Thu, Jun 8 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 7:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−7 10:44 PM Thu, Jun 8 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−7 11:44 PM Thu, Jun 8 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 8:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−6 12:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 8:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−6 11:44 PM Thu, Jun 8 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−5 1:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 9:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−5 1:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 9:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−5 12:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 9:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−5 12:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 10:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−4 1:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 11:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−3 1:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−3 2:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 11:44 AM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC−3 2:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 2:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC 5:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC 6:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 3:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+1 6:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+1 6:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 3:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+1 6:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 4:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+2 7:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+2 8:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 4:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+2 7:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 4:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+2 7:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 5:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+3 8:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 5:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+3 8:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 6:14 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+3:30 9:14 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 6:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+4 9:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 7:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+5 10:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 8:14 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+5:30 11:14 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:14 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+5:30 11:14 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 8:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+6 11:44 AM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 9:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+7 12:44 PM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 9:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+7 12:44 PM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+7
Singapore 10:14 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+7:30 1:14 PM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 10:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+8 1:44 PM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 10:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+8 1:44 PM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 10:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+8 1:44 PM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 11:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+9 2:44 PM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 11:44 PM Tue, Jan 4 · UTC+9 2:44 PM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:14 AM Wed, Jan 5 · UTC+10:30 3:14 PM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:44 AM Wed, Jan 5 · UTC+11 3:44 PM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:44 AM Wed, Jan 5 · UTC+11 3:44 PM Fri, Jun 9 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 2:44 AM Wed, Jan 5 · UTC+12 5:44 PM Fri, Jun 9 · 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 2.74°

January 4 → June 9, 1972 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 4, 1972, 2:44 PM UTC at 2°02′ Libra
Stations direct Jun 9, 1972, 5:44 AM UTC at 29°18′ Virgo
Shadow opens Sep 16, 1971, 10:24 PM UTC (110 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 28, 1972, 7:54 PM 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

  • Saturn in Gemini — Jan 4 to Jan 31, 1972 (27 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Libra — Jan 23 to Jun 9, 1972 (138 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 7 to Jun 9, 1972 (94 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 21 to Apr 14, 1972 (23 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — Apr 25 to Jun 9, 1972 (45 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Cancer — May 27 to Jun 9, 1972 (13 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Pluto retrogrades either side of 1972

Previous

1971 Ended June 7, 1971 after 157 days, moving back 2.73° through the zodiac.

Next

1973 Begins January 6, 1973 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 1972

Pluto through the zodiac in 1972

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1972, 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 Libra From Jan 1 – Apr 17
Pluto in Virgo Apr 17 – Jul 30
Pluto in Libra Jul 30 – Dec 31 and beyond

3 segments in 1972. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1972 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1972

Saturn in Gemini Sep 19, 1971 – Jan 31, 1972 · 134 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 23, 1972 – Jun 21, 1972 · 151 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 7, 1972 – Aug 14, 1972 · 160 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 21, 1972 – Apr 14, 1972 · 23 days
Jupiter in Capricorn Apr 25, 1972 – Aug 25, 1972 · 122 days
Venus in Cancer May 27, 1972 – Jul 9, 1972 · 43 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 24, 1972 – Aug 17, 1972 · 24 days
Saturn in Gemini Oct 2, 1972 – Feb 13, 1973 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 15, 1972 – Dec 5, 1972 · 20 days
← 1971 Pluto retrograde in 1971. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1973 → Pluto retrograde in 1973.

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