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Pluto retrograde 1991

Pluto retrograde 1991: 1 period, 157 days inside the year — 43% of 1991. Pluto turned retrograde at 1:28 AM UTC on February 22 at 20°22′ Scorpio and turned direct at 11:48 PM UTC on July 28 at 17°33′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Feb 22 1:28 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jul 28 11:48 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1991
157 days 43% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 2.81°
Pluto Retrograde 1991 Dates: Feb 22 – Jul 28

Pluto’s path through 1991, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1991
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1991. Pluto starts 1991 at 19°27′ Scorpio and ends it at 21°58′ Scorpio — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 157 days, from 20°22′ Scorpio on Feb 22 back to 17°33′ Scorpio on Jul 28. Fastest day: Nov 11, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 11, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1991 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 6, 1990 – Feb 22, 1991Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 28, 1991 – Nov 15, 1991Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 9, 1991 – Feb 24, 1992Retrograde: Feb 22, 1991 – Jul 28, 199117° Scorpio18° Scorpio19° Scorpio20° Scorpio21° Scorpio22° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 22, 1991, 1:28 AM UTC, 20°22′ ScorpioR Feb 22Stations direct Jul 28, 1991, 11:48 PM UTC, 17°33′ ScorpioD Jul 28JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1991. Pluto starts 1991 at 19°27′ Scorpio and ends it at 21°58′ Scorpio — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 157 days, from 20°22′ Scorpio on Feb 22 back to 17°33′ Scorpio on Jul 28. Fastest day: Nov 11, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 11, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1991 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 6, 1990 – Feb 22, 1991Post-retrograde shadow: Jul 28, 1991 – Nov 15, 1991Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 9, 1991 – Feb 24, 1992Retrograde: Feb 22, 1991 – Jul 28, 199117° Scorpio18° Scorpio19° Scorpio21° Scorpio22° ScorpioStations retrograde Feb 22, 1991, 1:28 AM UTC, 20°22′ ScorpioR Feb 22Stations direct Jul 28, 1991, 11:48 PM UTC, 17°33′ ScorpioD Jul 28JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1991 at 19°27′ Scorpio and ends it at 21°58′ Scorpio — 2.5° of net progress: 5.3° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.81° in 157 days, from 20°22′ Scorpio on Feb 22 back to 17°33′ Scorpio on Jul 28. Fastest day: Nov 11, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 11, 0.028°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1991 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1991: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 1:28 AM UTC on February 22, 1991 at 20°22′ Scorpio — 10:28 PM on February 21 in Santiago, 8:28 PM on February 21 in New York, 1:28 AM in London and 10:28 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Feb 22 · 20°22′ Scorpio Sun, Jul 28 · 17°33′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 3:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−10 1:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−9 3:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 5:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−8 4:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 6:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−7 4:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−7 5:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 7:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−6 6:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 7:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−6 5:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−6
New York United States 8:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−5 7:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 8:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−5 7:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 8:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−5 6:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−5 6:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−4 7:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 10:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−3 7:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−2 8:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:28 PM Thu, Feb 21 · UTC−3 8:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC 11:48 PM Sun, Jul 28 · UTC
London United Kingdom 1:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC 12:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 2:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+1 12:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+1
Paris France 2:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+1 1:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 2:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+1 1:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 3:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+2 1:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+2 2:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 3:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+2 2:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 3:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+2 2:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 4:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+3 2:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 4:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+3 2:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:58 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+3:30 4:18 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+4 3:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+5 4:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:58 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+5:30 5:18 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:13 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+5:45 5:33 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+6 5:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+7 6:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+7 6:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+7
Singapore 9:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+8 7:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+8
Beijing China 9:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+8 8:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 9:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+8 7:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+8 7:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+9 8:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:28 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+9 8:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:58 AM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+10:30 9:18 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 12:28 PM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+11 9:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 12:28 PM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+11 9:48 AM Mon, Jul 29 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 2:28 PM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC+13 11:48 AM Mon, Jul 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.

157 days · retreats 2.81°

February 22 → July 28, 1991 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Feb 22, 1991, 1:28 AM UTC at 20°22′ Scorpio
Stations direct Jul 28, 1991, 11:48 PM UTC at 17°33′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Nov 6, 1990, 7:52 PM UTC (107 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 15, 1991, 6:41 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 Leo — Feb 22 to Mar 30, 1991 (36 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Apr 4 to Apr 28, 1991 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Capricorn — Apr 18 to Jul 28, 1991 (102 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Apr 19 to Jul 28, 1991 (101 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aquarius — May 17 to Jul 28, 1991 (73 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 1991

Previous

1990 Ended July 26, 1990 after 157 days, moving back 2.82° through the zodiac.

Next

1992 Begins February 24, 1992 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 1991

Pluto through the zodiac in 1991

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1991, 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.

1991 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1991

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
Mercury in Aries Apr 4, 1991 – Apr 28, 1991 · 24 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 18, 1991 – Sep 19, 1991 · 154 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 19, 1991 – Sep 26, 1991 · 160 days
Saturn in Aquarius May 17, 1991 – Oct 5, 1991 · 141 days
Venus in Virgo Aug 1, 1991 – Sep 13, 1991 · 43 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 7, 1991 – Aug 31, 1991 · 24 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 28, 1991 – Dec 18, 1991 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Dec 30, 1991 – Apr 30, 1992 · 122 days
← 1990 Pluto retrograde in 1990. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1992 → Pluto retrograde in 1992.

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