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Pluto retrograde 1986

Pluto retrograde 1986: 1 period, 156 days inside the year — 42.9% of 1986. Pluto turned retrograde at 8:16 PM UTC on February 8 at 7°21′ Scorpio and turned direct at 6:32 AM UTC on July 15 at 4°32′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Feb 8 8:16 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 15 6:32 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1986
156 days 42.9% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 2.83°
Pluto Retrograde 1986 Dates: Feb 8 – Jul 15

Pluto’s path through 1986, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1986
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1986. Pluto starts 1986 at 6°43′ Scorpio and ends it at 9°16′ Scorpio — 2.6° of net progress: 5.4° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.83° in 156 days, from 7°21′ Scorpio on Feb 8 back to 4°32′ Scorpio on Jul 15. Fastest day: Nov 1, 0.041° forward; fastest backward: Apr 27, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 1985 – Feb 8, 1986Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 15, 1986 – Nov 1, 1986Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 27, 1986 – Feb 11, 1987Retrograde: Feb 8, 1986 – Jul 15, 19864° Scorpio5° Scorpio6° Scorpio7° Scorpio8° Scorpio9° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 8, 1986, 8:16 PM UTC, 7°21′ ScorpioR Feb 8Stations direct Jul 15, 1986, 6:32 AM UTC, 4°32′ ScorpioD Jul 15JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1986. Pluto starts 1986 at 6°43′ Scorpio and ends it at 9°16′ Scorpio — 2.6° of net progress: 5.4° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.83° in 156 days, from 7°21′ Scorpio on Feb 8 back to 4°32′ Scorpio on Jul 15. Fastest day: Nov 1, 0.041° forward; fastest backward: Apr 27, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 1985 – Feb 8, 1986Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 15, 1986 – Nov 1, 1986Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 27, 1986 – Feb 11, 1987Retrograde: Feb 8, 1986 – Jul 15, 19864° Scorpio5° Scorpio6° Scorpio8° Scorpio9° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 8, 1986, 8:16 PM UTC, 7°21′ ScorpioR Feb 8Stations direct Jul 15, 1986, 6:32 AM UTC, 4°32′ ScorpioD Jul 15JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1986 at 6°43′ Scorpio and ends it at 9°16′ Scorpio — 2.6° of net progress: 5.4° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.83° in 156 days, from 7°21′ Scorpio on Feb 8 back to 4°32′ Scorpio on Jul 15. Fastest day: Nov 1, 0.041° forward; fastest backward: Apr 27, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1986: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 8:16 PM UTC on February 8, 1986 at 7°21′ Scorpio — 5:16 PM in Santiago, 3:16 PM in New York, 8:16 PM in London and 5:16 AM on February 9 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Feb 8 · 7°21′ Scorpio Tue, Jul 15 · 4°32′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 10:16 AM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−10 8:32 PM Mon, Jul 14 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:16 AM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−9 10:32 PM Mon, Jul 14 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 12:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−8 11:32 PM Mon, Jul 14 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 1:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−7 11:32 PM Mon, Jul 14 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−7 12:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−6 1:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−6 12:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC−6
New York United States 3:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−5 2:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−5 2:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−5 1:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−4 1:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−4 2:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 5:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−3 2:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−3 3:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC−2 3:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 8:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC 6:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC 7:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC+1 7:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC+1 8:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 9:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC+1 8:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 10:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC+2 8:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC+2 9:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 10:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC+2 9:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 10:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC+2 9:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC+3 10:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 11:16 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC+3 9:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:46 PM Sat, Feb 8 · UTC+3:30 10:02 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+4 10:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+5 11:32 AM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:46 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+5:30 12:02 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:01 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+5:45 12:17 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+6 12:32 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+7 1:32 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+7 1:32 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+7
Singapore 4:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+8 2:32 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+8
Beijing China 4:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+8 3:32 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 4:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+8 2:32 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+8 2:32 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+9 3:32 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+9 3:32 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:46 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+10:30 4:02 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 6:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+10 4:32 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+11 4:32 PM Tue, Jul 15 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:16 AM Sun, Feb 9 · UTC+13 6:32 PM Tue, Jul 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.

156 days · retreats 2.83°

February 8 → July 15, 1986 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Feb 8, 1986, 8:16 PM UTC at 7°21′ Scorpio
Stations direct Jul 15, 1986, 6:32 AM UTC at 4°32′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Oct 24, 1985, 2:18 PM UTC (107 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 1, 1986, 5:57 PM UTC (109 days after)
Full window including shadows 373 days

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 7 to Mar 30, 1986 (23 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Mar 19 to Jul 15, 1986 (118 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Sagittarius — Mar 27 to Jul 15, 1986 (110 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Apr 7 to Jul 15, 1986 (99 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Capricorn — Jun 8 to Jul 15, 1986 (36 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 9 to Jul 15, 1986 (5 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jul 12 to Jul 15, 1986 (3 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Scorpio and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Pluto retrogrades either side of 1986

Previous

1985 Ended July 12, 1985 after 156 days, moving back 2.82° through the zodiac.

Next

1987 Begins February 11, 1987 and runs 157 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 1986

Pluto through the zodiac in 1986

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1986, 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 Scorpio From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Pluto moves.

1986 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1986

Mercury in Aries Mar 7, 1986 – Mar 30, 1986 · 23 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 19, 1986 – Aug 7, 1986 · 141 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 27, 1986 – Aug 27, 1986 · 153 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 7, 1986 – Sep 14, 1986 · 160 days
Mars in Capricorn Jun 8, 1986 – Aug 12, 1986 · 64 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 9, 1986 – Aug 3, 1986 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 12, 1986 – Nov 8, 1986 · 119 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 15, 1986 – Nov 26, 1986 · 41 days
Mercury in Scorpio Nov 2, 1986 – Nov 22, 1986 · 20 days
← 1985 Pluto retrograde in 1985. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1987 → Pluto retrograde in 1987.

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