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Pluto retrograde 1988

Pluto retrograde 1988: 1 period, 157 days inside the year — 42.8% of 1988. Pluto turned retrograde at 2:50 PM UTC on February 14 at 12°34′ Scorpio and turned direct at 4:21 AM UTC on July 20 at 9°45′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Feb 14 2:50 PM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 20 4:21 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1988
157 days 42.8% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 2.83°
Pluto Retrograde 1988 Dates: Feb 14 – Jul 20

Pluto’s path through 1988, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1988
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1988. Pluto starts 1988 at 11°49′ Scorpio and ends it at 14°24′ Scorpio — 2.6° of net progress: 5.4° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.83° in 157 days, from 12°35′ Scorpio on Feb 14 back to 9°45′ Scorpio on Jul 20. Fastest day: Nov 4, 0.041° forward; fastest backward: Apr 27, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 30, 1987 – Feb 14, 1988Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 20, 1988 – Nov 6, 1988Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 1, 1988 – Feb 16, 1989Retrograde: Feb 14, 1988 – Jul 20, 19889° Scorpio10° Scorpio11° Scorpio12° Scorpio14° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 14, 1988, 2:50 PM UTC, 12°34′ ScorpioR Feb 14Stations direct Jul 20, 1988, 4:21 AM UTC, 9°45′ ScorpioD Jul 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1988. Pluto starts 1988 at 11°49′ Scorpio and ends it at 14°24′ Scorpio — 2.6° of net progress: 5.4° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.83° in 157 days, from 12°35′ Scorpio on Feb 14 back to 9°45′ Scorpio on Jul 20. Fastest day: Nov 4, 0.041° forward; fastest backward: Apr 27, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 30, 1987 – Feb 14, 1988Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 20, 1988 – Nov 6, 1988Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 1, 1988 – Feb 16, 1989Retrograde: Feb 14, 1988 – Jul 20, 19889° Scorpio10° Scorpio11° Scorpio14° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 14, 1988, 2:50 PM UTC, 12°34′ ScorpioR Feb 14Stations direct Jul 20, 1988, 4:21 AM UTC, 9°45′ ScorpioD Jul 20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1988 at 11°49′ Scorpio and ends it at 14°24′ Scorpio — 2.6° of net progress: 5.4° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.83° in 157 days, from 12°35′ Scorpio on Feb 14 back to 9°45′ Scorpio on Jul 20. Fastest day: Nov 4, 0.041° forward; fastest backward: Apr 27, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1988 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1988: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 2:50 PM UTC on February 14, 1988 at 12°34′ Scorpio — 11:50 AM in Santiago, 9:50 AM in New York, 2:50 PM in London and 11:50 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, Feb 14 · 12°34′ Scorpio Wed, Jul 20 · 9°45′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 4:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−10 6:21 PM Tue, Jul 19 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−9 8:21 PM Tue, Jul 19 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 6:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−8 9:21 PM Tue, Jul 19 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 7:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−7 9:21 PM Tue, Jul 19 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−7 10:21 PM Tue, Jul 19 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 8:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−6 11:21 PM Tue, Jul 19 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 8:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−6 10:21 PM Tue, Jul 19 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−5 12:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 9:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−5 12:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 9:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−5 11:21 PM Tue, Jul 19 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 9:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−5 11:21 PM Tue, Jul 19 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 10:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−4 12:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 11:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−3 12:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−3 1:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 11:50 AM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC−3 1:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 2:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC 4:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC 5:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 3:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+1 5:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+1 6:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 3:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+1 6:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 4:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+2 6:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+2 7:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 4:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+2 7:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 4:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+2 7:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 5:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+3 8:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 5:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+3 7:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 6:20 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+3:30 7:51 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 6:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+4 8:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 7:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+5 9:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 8:20 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+5:30 9:51 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:35 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+5:45 10:06 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 8:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+6 10:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 9:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+7 11:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 9:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+7 11:21 AM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+7
Singapore 10:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+8 12:21 PM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+8
Beijing China 10:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+8 1:21 PM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 10:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+8 12:21 PM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 10:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+8 12:21 PM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 11:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+9 2:21 PM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+10
Tokyo Japan 11:50 PM Sun, Feb 14 · UTC+9 1:21 PM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:20 AM Mon, Feb 15 · UTC+10:30 1:51 PM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 12:50 AM Mon, Feb 15 · UTC+10 2:21 PM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:50 AM Mon, Feb 15 · UTC+11 2:21 PM Wed, Jul 20 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 3:50 AM Mon, Feb 15 · UTC+13 4:21 PM Wed, Jul 20 · 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.

157 days · retreats 2.83°

February 14 → July 20, 1988 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Feb 14, 1988, 2:50 PM UTC at 12°34′ Scorpio
Stations direct Jul 20, 1988, 4:21 AM UTC at 9°45′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Oct 30, 1987, 7:37 AM UTC (107 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 6, 1988, 1:35 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 Aquarius — Feb 14 to Feb 23, 1988 (9 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Capricorn — Apr 4 to Jul 20, 1988 (106 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Capricorn — Apr 11 to Jul 20, 1988 (100 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Apr 11 to Jul 20, 1988 (100 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Cancer — May 22 to Jul 4, 1988 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 31 to Jun 24, 1988 (24 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 1988

Previous

1987 Ended July 18, 1987 after 157 days, moving back 2.83° through the zodiac.

Next

1989 Begins February 16, 1989 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 1988

Pluto through the zodiac in 1988

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1988, 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.

1988 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1988

Mercury in Aquarius Feb 2, 1988 – Feb 23, 1988 · 21 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 4, 1988 – Sep 5, 1988 · 154 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 11, 1988 – Aug 30, 1988 · 141 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 11, 1988 – Sep 18, 1988 · 160 days
Venus in Cancer May 22, 1988 – Jul 4, 1988 · 43 days
Mercury in Gemini May 31, 1988 – Jun 24, 1988 · 24 days
Mars in Aries Aug 26, 1988 – Oct 28, 1988 · 63 days
Jupiter in Gemini Sep 24, 1988 – Jan 20, 1989 · 118 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 28, 1988 – Oct 20, 1988 · 21 days
← 1987 Pluto retrograde in 1987. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1989 → Pluto retrograde in 1989.

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