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Pluto retrograde 1974

Pluto retrograde 1974: 1 period, 157 days inside the year — 42.9% of 1974. Pluto turned retrograde at 12:53 AM UTC on January 9 at 6°49′ Libra and turned direct at 1:17 PM UTC on June 14 at 4°03′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Jan 9 12:53 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 14 1:17 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1974
157 days 42.9% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 2.77°
Pluto Retrograde 1974 Dates: Jan 9 – Jun 14

Pluto’s path through 1974, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1974
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1974. Pluto starts 1974 at 6°26′ Libra and ends it at 8°52′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.2° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 157 days, from 6°49′ Libra on Jan 9 back to 4°03′ Libra on Jun 14. Fastest day: Sep 30, 0.039° forward; fastest backward: Mar 24, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1974 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1973 – Jan 9, 1974Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 14, 1974 – Oct 3, 1974Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 24, 1974 – Jan 11, 1975Retrograde: Jan 9, 1974 – Jun 14, 19743° Libra4° Libra5° Libra6° Libra7° Libra8° Libra9° LibraStations retrograde Jan 9, 1974, 12:53 AM UTC, 6°49′ LibraR Jan 9Stations direct Jun 14, 1974, 1:17 PM UTC, 4°03′ LibraD Jun 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1974. Pluto starts 1974 at 6°26′ Libra and ends it at 8°52′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.2° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 157 days, from 6°49′ Libra on Jan 9 back to 4°03′ Libra on Jun 14. Fastest day: Sep 30, 0.039° forward; fastest backward: Mar 24, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1974 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1973 – Jan 9, 1974Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 14, 1974 – Oct 3, 1974Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 24, 1974 – Jan 11, 1975Retrograde: Jan 9, 1974 – Jun 14, 19743° Libra4° Libra5° Libra6° Libra8° Libra9° LibraStations retrograde Jan 9, 1974, 12:53 AM UTC, 6°49′ LibraR Jan 9Stations direct Jun 14, 1974, 1:17 PM UTC, 4°03′ LibraD Jun 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1974 at 6°26′ Libra and ends it at 8°52′ Libra — 2.4° of net progress: 5.2° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 157 days, from 6°49′ Libra on Jan 9 back to 4°03′ Libra on Jun 14. Fastest day: Sep 30, 0.039° forward; fastest backward: Mar 24, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1974 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1974: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 12:53 AM UTC on January 9, 1974 at 6°49′ Libra — 9:53 PM on January 8 in Santiago, 8:53 PM on January 8 in New York, 12:53 AM in London and 9:53 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Jan 9 · 6°49′ Libra Fri, Jun 14 · 4°03′ Libra
Honolulu United States 2:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−10 3:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−9 4:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 5:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−7 6:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−7 6:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−6 7:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 7:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−5 8:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 6:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−6 7:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−6
New York United States 8:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−4 9:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−5 9:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−5 8:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−5 8:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−4 9:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−3 9:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−3 10:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:53 PM Tue, Jan 8 · UTC−3 10:17 AM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC 1:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC 2:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+1 2:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+1 2:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 1:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+1 2:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 2:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+2 3:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+2 4:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 2:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+2 3:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 2:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+2 4:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 3:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+3 4:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 3:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+3 4:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:23 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+3:30 4:47 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+4 5:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+5 6:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:23 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+5:30 6:47 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:23 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+5:30 6:47 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+6 7:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+7 8:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+7 8:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:23 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+7:30 8:47 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 8:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+8 9:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+8 9:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+8 9:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+9 10:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+9 10:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:23 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+10:30 10:47 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+10 11:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:53 AM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+11 11:17 PM Fri, Jun 14 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:53 PM Wed, Jan 9 · UTC+12 1:17 AM Sat, Jun 15 · 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 2.77°

January 9 → June 14, 1974 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 9, 1974, 12:53 AM UTC at 6°49′ Libra
Stations direct Jun 14, 1974, 1:17 PM UTC at 4°03′ Libra
Shadow opens Sep 21, 1973, 5:51 PM UTC (109 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 3, 1974, 4:56 PM 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

  • Venus in Aquarius — Jan 9 to Feb 13, 1974 (35 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Cancer — Jan 9 to Feb 27, 1974 (50 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Libra — Feb 1 to Jun 14, 1974 (133 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 15 to Mar 9, 1974 (22 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 12 to Jun 14, 1974 (94 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 1974

Previous

1973 Ended June 11, 1973 after 157 days, moving back 2.75° through the zodiac.

Next

1975 Begins January 11, 1975 and runs 156 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 1974

Pluto through the zodiac in 1974

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1974, 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.

1974 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1974

Saturn in Cancer Oct 17, 1973 – Feb 27, 1974 · 134 days
Venus in Aquarius Jan 3, 1974 – Feb 13, 1974 · 41 days
Uranus in Libra Feb 1, 1974 – Jul 2, 1974 · 151 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 15, 1974 – Mar 9, 1974 · 22 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 12, 1974 – Aug 19, 1974 · 160 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 17, 1974 – Jul 12, 1974 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 7, 1974 – Nov 3, 1974 · 119 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 13, 1974 – Nov 3, 1974 · 21 days
Saturn in Cancer Oct 31, 1974 – Mar 14, 1975 · 134 days
← 1973 Pluto retrograde in 1973. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1975 → Pluto retrograde in 1975.

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