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Pluto retrograde 1976

Pluto retrograde 1976: 1 period, 156 days inside the year — 42.7% of 1976. Pluto turned retrograde at 11:41 AM UTC on January 14 at 11°42′ Libra and turned direct at 9:43 PM UTC on June 18 at 8°55′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Jan 14 11:41 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 18 9:43 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1976
156 days 42.7% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 2.78°
Pluto Retrograde 1976 Dates: Jan 14 – Jun 18

Pluto’s path through 1976, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1976
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1976. Pluto starts 1976 at 11°19′ Libra and ends it at 13°48′ Libra — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 156 days, from 11°42′ Libra on Jan 14 back to 8°55′ Libra on Jun 18. Fastest day: Sep 30, 0.039° forward; fastest backward: Mar 29, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1976 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 27, 1975 – Jan 14, 1976Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 18, 1976 – Oct 7, 1976Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 29, 1976 – Jan 16, 1977Retrograde: Jan 14, 1976 – Jun 18, 19768° Libra9° Libra10° Libra11° Libra12° Libra13° Libra14° LibraStations retrograde Jan 14, 1976, 11:41 AM UTC, 11°42′ LibraR Jan 14Stations direct Jun 18, 1976, 9:43 PM UTC, 8°55′ LibraD Jun 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1976. Pluto starts 1976 at 11°19′ Libra and ends it at 13°48′ Libra — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 156 days, from 11°42′ Libra on Jan 14 back to 8°55′ Libra on Jun 18. Fastest day: Sep 30, 0.039° forward; fastest backward: Mar 29, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1976 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 27, 1975 – Jan 14, 1976Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 18, 1976 – Oct 7, 1976Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 29, 1976 – Jan 16, 1977Retrograde: Jan 14, 1976 – Jun 18, 19768° Libra9° Libra10° Libra11° Libra13° Libra14° LibraStations retrograde Jan 14, 1976, 11:41 AM UTC, 11°42′ LibraR Jan 14Stations direct Jun 18, 1976, 9:43 PM UTC, 8°55′ LibraD Jun 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1976 at 11°19′ Libra and ends it at 13°48′ Libra — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 156 days, from 11°42′ Libra on Jan 14 back to 8°55′ Libra on Jun 18. Fastest day: Sep 30, 0.039° forward; fastest backward: Mar 29, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1976 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1976: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 11:41 AM UTC on January 14, 1976 at 11°42′ Libra — 8:41 AM in Santiago, 6:41 AM in New York, 11:41 AM in London and 8:41 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Jan 14 · 11°42′ Libra Fri, Jun 18 · 8°55′ Libra
Honolulu United States 1:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−10 11:43 AM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−10 12:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 3:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−8 2:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 4:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−7 2:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−7 3:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 5:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−6 4:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−6 3:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−5 5:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−5 5:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−5 4:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−5 4:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−4 5:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−3 5:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−3 6:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC−3 6:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC 9:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:41 AM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC 10:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+1 10:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+1 11:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 12:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+1 10:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+2 11:43 PM Fri, Jun 18 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+2 12:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 1:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+2 12:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 1:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+2 12:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+3 12:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+3 12:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:11 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+3:30 1:13 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+4 1:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+5 2:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:11 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+5:30 3:13 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:11 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+5:30 3:13 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+6 3:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+7 4:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+7 4:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:11 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+7:30 5:13 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 7:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+8 5:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+8 5:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+8 5:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+9 6:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+9 6:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:11 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+10:30 7:13 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+10 7:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:41 PM Wed, Jan 14 · UTC+11 7:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:41 AM Thu, Jan 15 · UTC+13 9:43 AM Sat, Jun 19 · 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.

156 days · retreats 2.78°

January 14 → June 18, 1976 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 14, 1976, 11:41 AM UTC at 11°42′ Libra
Stations direct Jun 18, 1976, 9:43 PM UTC at 8°55′ Libra
Shadow opens Sep 27, 1975, 4:13 PM UTC (109 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 7, 1976, 4:08 PM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 376 days

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 14 to Feb 3, 1976 (20 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Cancer — Jan 14 to Jan 20, 1976 (6 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Leo — Jan 14 to Mar 27, 1976 (73 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Scorpio — Feb 10 to Jun 18, 1976 (129 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 15 to Jun 18, 1976 (95 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 9 to Jun 2, 1976 (24 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 1976

Previous

1975 Ended June 17, 1975 after 156 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1977 Begins January 16, 1977 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 1976

Pluto through the zodiac in 1976

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1976, 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.

1976 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1976

Mars in Cancer Nov 6, 1975 – Jan 20, 1976 · 75 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 14, 1975 – Mar 27, 1976 · 134 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 14, 1976 – Feb 3, 1976 · 21 days
Uranus in Scorpio Feb 10, 1976 – Jul 11, 1976 · 151 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 15, 1976 – Aug 23, 1976 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini May 9, 1976 – Jun 2, 1976 · 24 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 8, 1976 – Oct 1, 1976 · 22 days
Jupiter in Gemini Sep 19, 1976 – Jan 15, 1977 · 118 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 27, 1976 – Apr 11, 1977 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 28, 1976 – Jan 17, 1977 · 20 days
← 1975 Pluto retrograde in 1975. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1977 → Pluto retrograde in 1977.

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AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 1976 Dates: Jan 14 – Jun 18.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/1976/

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