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Pluto retrograde 1980

Pluto retrograde 1980: 1 period, 156 days inside the year — 42.7% of 1980. Pluto turned retrograde at 3:49 PM UTC on January 24 at 21°46′ Libra and turned direct at 8:09 PM UTC on June 28 at 18°58′ Libra.

Turns retrograde
Jan 24 3:49 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 28 8:09 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1980
156 days 42.7% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 2.81°
Pluto Retrograde 1980 Dates: Jan 24 – Jun 28

Pluto’s path through 1980, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1980
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1980. Pluto starts 1980 at 21°19′ Libra and ends it at 23°53′ Libra — 2.6° of net progress: 5.4° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 156 days, from 21°46′ Libra on Jan 24 back to 18°58′ Libra on Jun 28. Fastest day: Oct 14, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 12, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1980 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 8, 1979 – Jan 24, 1980Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 28, 1980 – Oct 16, 1980Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 1980 – Jan 26, 1981Retrograde: Jan 24, 1980 – Jun 28, 198018° Libra19° Libra20° Libra21° Libra22° Libra23° Libra24° LibraStations retrograde Jan 24, 1980, 3:49 PM UTC, 21°46′ LibraR Jan 24Stations direct Jun 28, 1980, 8:09 PM UTC, 18°58′ LibraD Jun 28JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1980. Pluto starts 1980 at 21°19′ Libra and ends it at 23°53′ Libra — 2.6° of net progress: 5.4° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 156 days, from 21°46′ Libra on Jan 24 back to 18°58′ Libra on Jun 28. Fastest day: Oct 14, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 12, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1980 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 8, 1979 – Jan 24, 1980Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 28, 1980 – Oct 16, 1980Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 10, 1980 – Jan 26, 1981Retrograde: Jan 24, 1980 – Jun 28, 198018° Libra19° Libra20° Libra21° Libra23° Libra24° LibraStations retrograde Jan 24, 1980, 3:49 PM UTC, 21°46′ LibraR Jan 24Stations direct Jun 28, 1980, 8:09 PM UTC, 18°58′ LibraD Jun 28JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1980 at 21°19′ Libra and ends it at 23°53′ Libra — 2.6° of net progress: 5.4° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 156 days, from 21°46′ Libra on Jan 24 back to 18°58′ Libra on Jun 28. Fastest day: Oct 14, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 12, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1980 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1980: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 3:49 PM UTC on January 24, 1980 at 21°46′ Libra — 12:49 PM in Santiago, 10:49 AM in New York, 3:49 PM in London and 12:49 AM on January 25 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Thu, Jan 24 · 21°46′ Libra Sat, Jun 28 · 18°58′ Libra
Honolulu United States 5:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−10 10:09 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−10 11:09 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 7:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−8 1:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 8:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−7 1:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−7 2:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 9:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−6 3:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 9:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−6 2:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−6
New York United States 10:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−5 4:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 10:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−5 4:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 10:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−5 3:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−5 3:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:49 AM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−4 4:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 12:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−3 4:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−3 5:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC−3 5:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC 8:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC
London United Kingdom 3:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC 9:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+1 9:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+1 10:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 4:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+1 10:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 5:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+2 10:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+2 11:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 5:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+2 11:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 6:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+3 11:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+3 11:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 6:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+3 11:09 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:19 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+3:30 12:39 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+4 12:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+5 1:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:19 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+5:30 1:39 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:19 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+5:30 1:39 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+6 2:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 10:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+7 3:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+7 3:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+7
Singapore 11:19 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+7:30 3:39 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 11:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+8 4:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+8 4:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:49 PM Thu, Jan 24 · UTC+8 4:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:49 AM Fri, Jan 25 · UTC+9 5:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:49 AM Fri, Jan 25 · UTC+9 5:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 2:19 AM Fri, Jan 25 · UTC+10:30 5:39 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:49 AM Fri, Jan 25 · UTC+10 6:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:49 AM Fri, Jan 25 · UTC+11 6:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 4:49 AM Fri, Jan 25 · UTC+13 8:09 AM Sun, Jun 29 · 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 2.81°

January 24 → June 28, 1980 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 24, 1980, 3:49 PM UTC at 21°46′ Libra
Stations direct Jun 28, 1980, 8:09 PM UTC at 18°58′ Libra
Shadow opens Oct 8, 1979, 8:10 PM UTC (108 days before)
Shadow closes Oct 16, 1980, 10:17 PM UTC (110 days after)
Full window including shadows 374 days

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mars in Virgo — Jan 24 to Apr 6, 1980 (73 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Virgo — Jan 24 to Apr 26, 1980 (93 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Virgo — Jan 24 to May 22, 1980 (119 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 26 to Mar 19, 1980 (23 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Scorpio — Feb 29 to Jun 28, 1980 (121 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Sagittarius — Mar 24 to Jun 28, 1980 (96 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Cancer — May 24 to Jun 28, 1980 (35 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 1980

Previous

1979 Ended June 27, 1979 after 156 days, moving back 2.8° through the zodiac.

Next

1981 Begins January 26, 1981 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 1980

Pluto through the zodiac in 1980

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1980, 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.

1980 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1980

Jupiter in Virgo Dec 26, 1979 – Apr 26, 1980 · 122 days
Saturn in Virgo Jan 6, 1980 – May 22, 1980 · 137 days
Mars in Virgo Jan 16, 1980 – Apr 6, 1980 · 81 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 26, 1980 – Mar 19, 1980 · 23 days
Uranus in Scorpio Feb 29, 1980 – Jul 30, 1980 · 152 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 24, 1980 – Aug 31, 1980 · 160 days
Venus in Cancer May 24, 1980 – Jul 6, 1980 · 43 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 28, 1980 – Jul 22, 1980 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 23, 1980 – Nov 12, 1980 · 20 days
← 1979 Pluto retrograde in 1979. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1981 → Pluto retrograde in 1981.

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AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 1980 Dates: Jan 24 – Jun 28.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/1980/

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