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Pluto retrograde 1977

Pluto retrograde 1977: 1 period, 156 days inside the year — 42.8% of 1977. Pluto turned retrograde at 7:05 AM UTC on January 16 at 14°11′ Libra and turned direct at 1:21 PM UTC on June 21 at 11°23′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Jan 16 7:05 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 21 1:21 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1977
156 days 42.8% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 2.79°
Pluto Retrograde 1977 Dates: Jan 16 – Jun 21

Pluto’s path through 1977, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1977
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1977. Pluto starts 1977 at 13°48′ Libra and ends it at 16°17′ Libra — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 156 days, from 14°11′ Libra on Jan 16 back to 11°23′ Libra on Jun 21. Fastest day: Oct 6, 0.039° forward; fastest backward: Apr 1, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1977 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 29, 1976 – Jan 16, 1977Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 21, 1977 – Oct 10, 1977Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 2, 1977 – Jan 19, 1978Retrograde: Jan 16, 1977 – Jun 21, 197711° Libra12° Libra13° Libra14° Libra15° Libra16° LibraStations retrograde Jan 16, 1977, 7:05 AM UTC, 14°11′ LibraR Jan 16Stations direct Jun 21, 1977, 1:21 PM UTC, 11°23′ LibraD Jun 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1977. Pluto starts 1977 at 13°48′ Libra and ends it at 16°17′ Libra — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 156 days, from 14°11′ Libra on Jan 16 back to 11°23′ Libra on Jun 21. Fastest day: Oct 6, 0.039° forward; fastest backward: Apr 1, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1977 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 29, 1976 – Jan 16, 1977Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 21, 1977 – Oct 10, 1977Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 2, 1977 – Jan 19, 1978Retrograde: Jan 16, 1977 – Jun 21, 197711° Libra12° Libra13° Libra14° Libra15° Libra16° LibraStations retrograde Jan 16, 1977, 7:05 AM UTC, 14°11′ LibraR Jan 16Stations direct Jun 21, 1977, 1:21 PM UTC, 11°23′ LibraD Jun 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1977 at 13°48′ Libra and ends it at 16°17′ Libra — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.79° in 156 days, from 14°11′ Libra on Jan 16 back to 11°23′ Libra on Jun 21. Fastest day: Oct 6, 0.039° forward; fastest backward: Apr 1, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1977 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1977: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 7:05 AM UTC on January 16, 1977 at 14°11′ Libra — 4:05 AM in Santiago, 2:05 AM in New York, 7:05 AM in London and 4:05 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, Jan 16 · 14°11′ Libra Tue, Jun 21 · 11°23′ Libra
Honolulu United States 9:05 PM Sat, Jan 15 · UTC−10 3:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 9:05 PM Sat, Jan 15 · UTC−10 4:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 11:05 PM Sat, Jan 15 · UTC−8 6:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 12:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−7 6:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−7 7:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 1:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−6 8:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−6 7:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−5 9:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−5 9:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 2:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−5 8:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−5 8:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−4 9:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−3 9:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−3 10:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC−3 10:21 AM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC 1:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC 2:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 8:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+1 2:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+1 3:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 8:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+1 2:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 9:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+2 3:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+2 4:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 9:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+2 4:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 9:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+2 4:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 10:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+3 4:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 10:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+3 4:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 10:35 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+3:30 5:51 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:05 AM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+4 5:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+5 6:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:35 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+5:30 6:51 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:35 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+5:30 6:51 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+6 7:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+7 8:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+7 8:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:35 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+7:30 8:51 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 3:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+8 9:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+8 10:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+9
Perth Australia 3:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+8 9:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+9 10:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+9 10:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:35 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+10:30 10:51 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+10 11:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+11 11:21 PM Tue, Jun 21 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 8:05 PM Sun, Jan 16 · UTC+13 1:21 AM Wed, Jun 22 · 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 2.79°

January 16 → June 21, 1977 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 16, 1977, 7:05 AM UTC at 14°11′ Libra
Stations direct Jun 21, 1977, 1:21 PM UTC at 11°23′ Libra
Shadow opens Sep 29, 1976, 4:40 PM UTC (109 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 10, 1977, 4:21 AM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 375 days

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Capricorn — Jan 16 to Jan 17, 1977 (1 day of overlap)
  • Saturn in Leo — Jan 16 to Apr 11, 1977 (85 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Scorpio — Feb 14 to Jun 21, 1977 (127 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Aries — Mar 16 to Apr 27, 1977 (42 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 18 to Jun 21, 1977 (95 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 20 to May 13, 1977 (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 1977

Previous

1976 Ended June 18, 1976 after 156 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1978 Begins January 19, 1978 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 1977

Pluto through the zodiac in 1977

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1977, 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.

1977 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1977

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
Uranus in Scorpio Feb 14, 1977 – Jul 16, 1977 · 152 days
Venus in Aries Mar 16, 1977 – Apr 27, 1977 · 42 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 18, 1977 – Aug 25, 1977 · 160 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 20, 1977 – May 13, 1977 · 24 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 22, 1977 – Sep 14, 1977 · 23 days
Jupiter in Cancer Oct 24, 1977 – Feb 20, 1978 · 119 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 11, 1977 – Apr 25, 1978 · 135 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 12, 1977 – Dec 31, 1977 · 20 days
Mars in Leo Dec 12, 1977 – Mar 2, 1978 · 80 days
← 1976 Pluto retrograde in 1976. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1978 → Pluto retrograde in 1978.

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