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Pluto retrograde 1979

Pluto retrograde 1979: 1 period, 156 days inside the year — 42.8% of 1979. Pluto turned retrograde at 8:46 PM UTC on January 21 at 19°13′ Libra and turned direct at 1:26 AM UTC on June 27 at 16°25′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Jan 21 8:46 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 27 1:26 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1979
156 days 42.8% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 2.8°
Pluto Retrograde 1979 Dates: Jan 21 – Jun 27

Pluto’s path through 1979, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1979
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1979. Pluto starts 1979 at 18°48′ Libra and ends it at 21°19′ Libra — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 156 days, from 19°13′ Libra on Jan 21 back to 16°25′ Libra on Jun 27. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 6, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1979 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 5, 1978 – Jan 21, 1979Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 27, 1979 – Oct 15, 1979Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 8, 1979 – Jan 24, 1980Retrograde: Jan 21, 1979 – Jun 27, 197916° Libra17° Libra18° Libra19° Libra20° Libra21° LibraStations retrograde Jan 21, 1979, 8:46 PM UTC, 19°13′ LibraR Jan 21Stations direct Jun 27, 1979, 1:26 AM UTC, 16°25′ LibraD Jun 27JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1979. Pluto starts 1979 at 18°48′ Libra and ends it at 21°19′ Libra — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 156 days, from 19°13′ Libra on Jan 21 back to 16°25′ Libra on Jun 27. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 6, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1979 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 5, 1978 – Jan 21, 1979Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 27, 1979 – Oct 15, 1979Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 8, 1979 – Jan 24, 1980Retrograde: Jan 21, 1979 – Jun 27, 197916° Libra17° Libra18° Libra19° Libra20° Libra21° LibraStations retrograde Jan 21, 1979, 8:46 PM UTC, 19°13′ LibraR Jan 21Stations direct Jun 27, 1979, 1:26 AM UTC, 16°25′ LibraD Jun 27JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1979 at 18°48′ Libra and ends it at 21°19′ Libra — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.8° in 156 days, from 19°13′ Libra on Jan 21 back to 16°25′ Libra on Jun 27. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 6, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1979 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1979: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 8:46 PM UTC on January 21, 1979 at 19°13′ Libra — 5:46 PM in Santiago, 3:46 PM in New York, 8:46 PM in London and 5:46 AM on January 22 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, Jan 21 · 19°13′ Libra Wed, Jun 27 · 16°25′ Libra
Honolulu United States 10:46 AM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−10 3:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:46 AM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−10 4:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 12:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−8 6:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 1:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−7 6:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−7 7:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−6 8:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−6 7:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−6
New York United States 3:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−5 9:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−5 9:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−5 8:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−5 8:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−4 9:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 5:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−3 9:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−3 10:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC−3 10:26 PM Tue, Jun 26 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 8:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC 1:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC 2:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC+1 2:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC+1 3:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 9:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC+1 2:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 10:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC+2 3:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC+2 4:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 10:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC+2 4:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 11:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC+3 4:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC+3 4:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 11:46 PM Sun, Jan 21 · UTC+3 4:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:16 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+3:30 5:56 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+4 5:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+5 6:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:16 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+5:30 6:56 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:16 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+5:30 6:56 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+6 7:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+7 8:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+7 8:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+7
Singapore 4:16 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+7:30 8:56 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 4:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+8 9:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+8 9:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+8 9:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+9 10:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+9 10:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:16 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+10:30 10:56 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 6:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+10 11:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+11 11:26 AM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:46 AM Mon, Jan 22 · UTC+13 1:26 PM Wed, Jun 27 · 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 2.8°

January 21 → June 27, 1979 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 21, 1979, 8:46 PM UTC at 19°13′ Libra
Stations direct Jun 27, 1979, 1:26 AM UTC at 16°25′ Libra
Shadow opens Oct 5, 1978, 6:54 PM UTC (108 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 15, 1979, 7:13 AM UTC (110 days after)
Full window including shadows 375 days

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Leo — Jan 21 to Mar 26, 1979 (63 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Virgo — Jan 21 to May 9, 1979 (108 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Scorpio — Feb 24 to Jun 27, 1979 (123 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 15 to Apr 7, 1979 (23 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 23 to Jun 27, 1979 (96 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 1979

Previous

1978 Ended June 24, 1978 after 156 days, moving back 2.8° through the zodiac.

Next

1980 Begins January 24, 1980 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 1979

Pluto through the zodiac in 1979

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1979, 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.

1979 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1979

Jupiter in Leo Nov 25, 1978 – Mar 26, 1979 · 120 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 24, 1978 – May 9, 1979 · 136 days
Uranus in Scorpio Feb 24, 1979 – Jul 26, 1979 · 152 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 15, 1979 – Apr 7, 1979 · 23 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 23, 1979 – Aug 30, 1979 · 160 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 17, 1979 – Aug 11, 1979 · 24 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 9, 1979 – Nov 29, 1979 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Dec 26, 1979 – Apr 26, 1980 · 122 days
← 1978 Pluto retrograde in 1978. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1980 → Pluto retrograde in 1980.

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