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Pluto retrograde 1990

Pluto retrograde 1990: 1 period, 157 days inside the year — 43% of 1990. Pluto turned retrograde at 6:31 AM UTC on February 19 at 17°47′ Scorpio and turned direct at 1:26 AM UTC on July 26 at 14°58′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Feb 19 6:31 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 26 1:26 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1990
157 days 43% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 2.82°
Pluto Retrograde 1990 Dates: Feb 19 – Jul 26

Pluto’s path through 1990, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1990
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1990. Pluto starts 1990 at 16°56′ Scorpio and ends it at 19°27′ Scorpio — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.82° in 157 days, from 17°47′ Scorpio on Feb 19 back to 14°58′ Scorpio on Jul 26. Fastest day: Nov 11, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 6, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1990 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 4, 1989 – Feb 19, 1990Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 26, 1990 – Nov 12, 1990Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 6, 1990 – Feb 22, 1991Retrograde: Feb 19, 1990 – Jul 26, 199015° Scorpio16° Scorpio17° Scorpio19° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 19, 1990, 6:31 AM UTC, 17°47′ ScorpioR Feb 19Stations direct Jul 26, 1990, 1:26 AM UTC, 14°58′ ScorpioD Jul 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1990. Pluto starts 1990 at 16°56′ Scorpio and ends it at 19°27′ Scorpio — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.82° in 157 days, from 17°47′ Scorpio on Feb 19 back to 14°58′ Scorpio on Jul 26. Fastest day: Nov 11, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 6, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1990 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 4, 1989 – Feb 19, 1990Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 26, 1990 – Nov 12, 1990Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 6, 1990 – Feb 22, 1991Retrograde: Feb 19, 1990 – Jul 26, 199015° Scorpio16° Scorpio19° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 19, 1990, 6:31 AM UTC, 17°47′ ScorpioR Feb 19Stations direct Jul 26, 1990, 1:26 AM UTC, 14°58′ ScorpioD Jul 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1990 at 16°56′ Scorpio and ends it at 19°27′ Scorpio — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.82° in 157 days, from 17°47′ Scorpio on Feb 19 back to 14°58′ Scorpio on Jul 26. Fastest day: Nov 11, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 6, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1990 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1990: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 6:31 AM UTC on February 19, 1990 at 17°47′ Scorpio — 3:31 AM in Santiago, 1:31 AM in New York, 6:31 AM in London and 3:31 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Feb 19 · 17°47′ Scorpio Thu, Jul 26 · 14°58′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 8:31 PM Sun, Feb 18 · UTC−10 3:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 9:31 PM Sun, Feb 18 · UTC−9 5:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 10:31 PM Sun, Feb 18 · UTC−8 6:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:31 PM Sun, Feb 18 · UTC−7 6:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−7
Denver United States 11:31 PM Sun, Feb 18 · UTC−7 7:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 12:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC−6 8:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 12:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC−6 7:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−6
New York United States 1:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC−5 9:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 1:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC−5 9:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC−5 8:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC−4 8:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC−4 9:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 3:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC−3 9:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC−2 10:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC−3 10:26 PM Wed, Jul 25 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC 1:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC
London United Kingdom 6:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC 2:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+1 2:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+1
Paris France 7:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+1 3:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 7:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+1 3:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 8:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+2 3:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+2 4:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 8:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+2 4:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 8:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+2 4:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+3 5:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 9:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+3 4:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 10:01 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+3:30 4:56 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+4 5:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:31 AM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+5 6:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:01 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+5:30 6:56 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:16 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+5:45 7:11 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+6 7:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+7 8:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+7 8:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+8 9:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+8
Beijing China 2:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+8 10:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 2:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+8 10:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+9
Perth Australia 2:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+8 9:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+9 10:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+9 10:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:01 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+10:30 10:56 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+11 11:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 5:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+11 11:26 AM Thu, Jul 26 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 7:31 PM Mon, Feb 19 · UTC+13 1:26 PM Thu, Jul 26 · 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 2.82°

February 19 → July 26, 1990 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Feb 19, 1990, 6:31 AM UTC at 17°47′ Scorpio
Stations direct Jul 26, 1990, 1:26 AM UTC at 14°58′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Nov 4, 1989, 12:13 AM UTC (107 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 12, 1990, 8:57 AM UTC (109 days after)
Full window including shadows 373 days

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Cancer — Feb 19 to Feb 24, 1990 (6 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Capricorn — Apr 13 to Jul 26, 1990 (103 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Apr 16 to Jul 26, 1990 (101 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 23 to May 17, 1990 (24 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Capricorn — May 4 to Jul 26, 1990 (82 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 1990

Previous

1989 Ended July 23, 1989 after 157 days, moving back 2.82° through the zodiac.

Next

1991 Begins February 22, 1991 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 1990

Pluto through the zodiac in 1990

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1990, 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.

1990 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1990

Jupiter in Cancer Oct 29, 1989 – Feb 24, 1990 · 119 days
Venus in Aquarius Dec 29, 1989 – Feb 8, 1990 · 41 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 30, 1989 – Jan 20, 1990 · 20 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 13, 1990 – Sep 14, 1990 · 154 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 16, 1990 – Sep 23, 1990 · 160 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 23, 1990 – May 17, 1990 · 24 days
Saturn in Capricorn May 4, 1990 – Sep 23, 1990 · 141 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 25, 1990 – Sep 17, 1990 · 23 days
Mars in Gemini Oct 20, 1990 – Jan 1, 1991 · 73 days
Jupiter in Leo Nov 30, 1990 – Mar 30, 1991 · 120 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 14, 1990 – Jan 3, 1991 · 20 days
← 1989 Pluto retrograde in 1989. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1991 → Pluto retrograde in 1991.

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