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Pluto retrograde 1973

Pluto retrograde 1973: 1 period, 157 days inside the year — 42.9% of 1973. Pluto turned retrograde at 6:56 AM UTC on January 6 at 4°25′ Libra and turned direct at 8:11 PM UTC on June 11 at 1°40′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Jan 6 6:56 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 11 8:11 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1973
157 days 42.9% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 2.75°
Pluto Retrograde 1973 Dates: Jan 6 – Jun 11

Pluto’s path through 1973, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1973
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1973. Pluto starts 1973 at 4°02′ Libra and ends it at 6°26′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.2° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.75° in 157 days, from 4°25′ Libra on Jan 6 back to 1°40′ Libra on Jun 11. Fastest day: Sep 30, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Mar 20, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 1972 – Jan 6, 1973Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 11, 1973 – Oct 1, 1973Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1973 – Jan 9, 1974Retrograde: Jan 6, 1973 – Jun 11, 19731° Libra2° Libra3° Libra4° Libra5° Libra6° LibraStations retrograde Jan 6, 1973, 6:56 AM UTC, 4°25′ LibraR Jan 6Stations direct Jun 11, 1973, 8:11 PM UTC, 1°40′ LibraD Jun 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1973. Pluto starts 1973 at 4°02′ Libra and ends it at 6°26′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.2° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.75° in 157 days, from 4°25′ Libra on Jan 6 back to 1°40′ Libra on Jun 11. Fastest day: Sep 30, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Mar 20, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 18, 1972 – Jan 6, 1973Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 11, 1973 – Oct 1, 1973Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1973 – Jan 9, 1974Retrograde: Jan 6, 1973 – Jun 11, 19731° Libra2° Libra3° Libra4° Libra5° Libra6° LibraStations retrograde Jan 6, 1973, 6:56 AM UTC, 4°25′ LibraR Jan 6Stations direct Jun 11, 1973, 8:11 PM UTC, 1°40′ LibraD Jun 11JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1973 at 4°02′ Libra and ends it at 6°26′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.2° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.75° in 157 days, from 4°25′ Libra on Jan 6 back to 1°40′ Libra on Jun 11. Fastest day: Sep 30, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: Mar 20, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1973: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 6:56 AM UTC on January 6, 1973 at 4°25′ Libra — 3:56 AM in Santiago, 1:56 AM in New York, 6:56 AM in London and 3:56 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Jan 6 · 4°25′ Libra Mon, Jun 11 · 1°40′ Libra
Honolulu United States 8:56 PM Fri, Jan 5 · UTC−10 10:11 AM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:56 PM Fri, Jan 5 · UTC−10 11:11 AM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 10:56 PM Fri, Jan 5 · UTC−8 1:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:56 PM Fri, Jan 5 · UTC−7 1:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−7
Denver United States 11:56 PM Fri, Jan 5 · UTC−7 2:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 12:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC−6 3:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 12:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC−6 2:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−6
New York United States 1:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC−5 4:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 1:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC−5 4:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC−5 3:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC−5 3:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC−4 4:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 3:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC−3 4:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC−3 5:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC−3 5:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC 8:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC
London United Kingdom 6:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC 9:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+1 9:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC+1
Paris France 7:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+1 9:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 7:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+1 9:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 8:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+2 10:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+2 11:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 8:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+2 10:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 8:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+2 11:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+3 11:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+3 11:11 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 10:26 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+3:30 11:41 PM Mon, Jun 11 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+4 12:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:56 AM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+5 1:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:26 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+5:30 1:41 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:26 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+5:30 1:41 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:56 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+6 2:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:56 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+7 3:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:56 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+7 3:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:26 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+7:30 3:41 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 2:56 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+8 4:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:56 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+8 4:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:56 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+8 4:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:56 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+9 5:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:56 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+9 5:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:26 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+10:30 5:41 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:56 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+10 6:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 5:56 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+11 6:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:56 PM Sat, Jan 6 · UTC+12 8:11 AM Tue, Jun 12 · 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 2.75°

January 6 → June 11, 1973 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 6, 1973, 6:56 AM UTC at 4°25′ Libra
Stations direct Jun 11, 1973, 8:11 PM UTC at 1°40′ Libra
Shadow opens Sep 18, 1972, 7:54 PM UTC (109 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 1, 1973, 6:01 AM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 377 days

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Gemini — Jan 6 to Feb 13, 1973 (38 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Libra — Jan 27 to Jun 11, 1973 (136 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Mar 4 to Mar 27, 1973 (23 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 9 to Jun 11, 1973 (94 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Aquarius — May 30 to Jun 11, 1973 (12 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 1973

Previous

1972 Ended June 9, 1972 after 157 days, moving back 2.74° through the zodiac.

Next

1974 Begins January 9, 1974 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 1973

Pluto through the zodiac in 1973

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1973, 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 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

1973 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1973

Saturn in Gemini Oct 2, 1972 – Feb 13, 1973 · 134 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 27, 1973 – Jun 26, 1973 · 151 days
Mercury in Pisces Mar 4, 1973 – Mar 27, 1973 · 23 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 9, 1973 – Aug 16, 1973 · 160 days
Jupiter in Aquarius May 30, 1973 – Sep 28, 1973 · 121 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 6, 1973 – Jul 30, 1973 · 24 days
Mars in Taurus Sep 19, 1973 – Nov 26, 1973 · 67 days
Saturn in Cancer Oct 17, 1973 – Feb 27, 1974 · 134 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 30, 1973 – Nov 19, 1973 · 20 days
← 1972 Pluto retrograde in 1972. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1974 → Pluto retrograde in 1974.

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