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Pluto retrograde 1996

Pluto retrograde 1996: 1 period, 158 days inside the year — 43.1% of 1996. Pluto turned retrograde at 8:18 PM UTC on March 5 at 3°07′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 12:35 PM UTC on August 10 at 0°19′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 5 8:18 PM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 10 12:35 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1996
158 days 43.1% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.78°
Pluto Retrograde 1996 Dates: Mar 5 – Aug 10

Pluto’s path through 1996, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1996
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1996. Pluto starts 1996 at 1°57′ Sagittarius and ends it at 4°23′ Sagittarius — 2.4° of net progress: 5.2° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 158 days, from 3°06′ Sagittarius on Mar 5 back to 0°20′ Sagittarius on Aug 10. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 6, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 19, 1995 – Mar 5, 1996Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 10, 1996 – Nov 28, 1996Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 20, 1996 – Mar 8, 1997Retrograde: Mar 5, 1996 – Aug 10, 19960° Sagittarius1° Sagittarius2° Sagittarius4° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 5, 1996, 8:18 PM UTC, 3°07′ SagittariusR Mar 5Stations direct Aug 10, 1996, 12:35 PM UTC, 0°19′ SagittariusD Aug 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1996. Pluto starts 1996 at 1°57′ Sagittarius and ends it at 4°23′ Sagittarius — 2.4° of net progress: 5.2° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 158 days, from 3°06′ Sagittarius on Mar 5 back to 0°20′ Sagittarius on Aug 10. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 6, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 19, 1995 – Mar 5, 1996Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 10, 1996 – Nov 28, 1996Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 20, 1996 – Mar 8, 1997Retrograde: Mar 5, 1996 – Aug 10, 19960° Sagittarius1° Sagittarius4° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 5, 1996, 8:18 PM UTC, 3°07′ SagittariusR Mar 5Stations direct Aug 10, 1996, 12:35 PM UTC, 0°19′ SagittariusD Aug 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1996 at 1°57′ Sagittarius and ends it at 4°23′ Sagittarius — 2.4° of net progress: 5.2° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.78° in 158 days, from 3°06′ Sagittarius on Mar 5 back to 0°20′ Sagittarius on Aug 10. Fastest day: Oct 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 6, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 1996 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1996: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 8:18 PM UTC on March 5, 1996 at 3°07′ Sagittarius — 5:18 PM in Santiago, 3:18 PM in New York, 8:18 PM in London and 5:18 AM on March 6 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Mar 5 · 3°07′ Sagittarius Sat, Aug 10 · 0°19′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 10:18 AM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−10 2:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:18 AM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−9 4:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 12:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−8 5:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 1:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−7 5:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−7 6:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−6 7:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−6 7:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−5
New York United States 3:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−5 8:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−5 8:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−5 7:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−5 7:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−4 8:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 5:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−3 8:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−3 9:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−3 9:35 AM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 8:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC 12:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC 1:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+1 1:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+1 2:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 9:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+1 2:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 10:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+2 2:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+2 3:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 10:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+2 3:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 10:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+2 3:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+3 4:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 11:18 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+3 3:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:48 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+3:30 5:05 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+4 4:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+5 5:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:48 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+5:30 6:05 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:03 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+5:45 6:20 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+6 6:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+7 7:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+7 7:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+7
Singapore 4:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+8 8:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+8
Beijing China 4:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+8 8:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+8 8:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+8 8:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+9 9:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+9 9:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:48 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+10:30 10:05 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 6:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+10 10:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+11 10:35 PM Sat, Aug 10 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:18 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+13 12:35 AM Sun, Aug 11 · 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.

158 days · retreats 2.78°

March 5 → August 10, 1996 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 5, 1996, 8:18 PM UTC at 3°07′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 10, 1996, 12:35 PM UTC at 0°19′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Nov 19, 1995, 6:17 AM UTC (108 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 28, 1996, 1:11 AM UTC (110 days after)
Full window including shadows 375 days

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Neptune in Capricorn — Apr 29 to Aug 10, 1996 (103 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — May 3 to May 27, 1996 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — May 4 to Aug 10, 1996 (98 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — May 8 to Aug 10, 1996 (94 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Gemini — May 20 to Jul 2, 1996 (43 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aries — Jul 18 to Aug 10, 1996 (23 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Pluto retrogrades either side of 1996

Previous

1995 Ended August 8, 1995 after 157 days, moving back 2.79° through the zodiac.

Next

1997 Begins March 8, 1997 and runs 158 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 1996

Pluto through the zodiac in 1996

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1996, 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 Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

1996 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1996

Mercury in Aquarius Jan 9, 1996 – Jan 30, 1996 · 21 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 29, 1996 – Oct 6, 1996 · 160 days
Mercury in Taurus May 3, 1996 – May 27, 1996 · 24 days
Jupiter in Capricorn May 4, 1996 – Sep 3, 1996 · 122 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 8, 1996 – Oct 10, 1996 · 154 days
Venus in Gemini May 20, 1996 – Jul 2, 1996 · 43 days
Saturn in Aries Jul 18, 1996 – Dec 3, 1996 · 138 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 4, 1996 – Sep 26, 1996 · 22 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 23, 1996 – Jan 12, 1997 · 20 days
← 1995 Pluto retrograde in 1995. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1997 → Pluto retrograde in 1997.

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